This is for a script I m writing that takes place in the 1700 s. I can t seem to find the word I m thinking of. First I thought mess hall but that might be too modern. Then I was thinking galley? But is the galley just the kitchen? Or do people eat there too? Thanks!
To make it clear this would be for a British navy ship...
Marli
Read "Feeding Nelson's Navy" by Janet MacDonald. Also "Lobscouse and Spotted Dog", "The Wooden World" and any other books about tall ships and the sea. Moby Dick was written by old seaman Herman Melville. Books by and about Capt. Bligh and Cook and Nelson or Drake Frobisher Baffin Sir John Franklin's Arctic fiasco and those who searched for him. Also books describing emigration if you want how the passengers ate. I suppose it also depends on the time period. Look up "mess" and "messmate" in a large good dictionary..
Anonymous
A mess, also called a messdeck aboard ships) is an area where military personnel socialize, eat, and in some cases live.
I don't know what you'd call it for the public.