sick berth

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Being carried to the sick berth, my foot was treated and bound, and I was ordered to my hammock.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry

I was taken to the sick berth, and the doctor treated it with oil and flour, which gave me a little ease.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry

With these departmental chiefs came their respective staffs of warrant officers, petty officers, wireless operators, engine-room artificers, motor mechanics, shipwrights, carpenters, smiths, naval police, signalmen, storekeepers, sick berth attendants and parties of seamen.

From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)

I managed to get on board to the sick berth, and after the steward's treatment it ceased bleeding.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry

Will, with the greatest difficulty, restrained his feelings till he reached the sick berth, and then he threw himself into a hammock and burst into tears.

From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)