# Talk:French submarine Mariotte

Her deck is practically awash - how is that high freeboard? --Badger151 (talk) 16:48, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Did you notice the high forecastle?--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:01, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
I did.  But that's the forecastle, not the lowest weather deck. --Badger151 (talk) 17:21, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Freeboard is measured at different points, not just the lowest. And the French were concerned with freeboard at the bow, to maximize surface speed.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:32, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
Sorry - I came off as being rude there - not intended.  I had always thought that freeboard was an indication of how far the water had to rise to wash over the lowest deck and enter the vessel.  I guess I was a bit off there. --Badger151 (talk) 22:29, 20 July 2015 (UTC)