IndigoBlue
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Don Burke once bubbled...
If the people asking want something official, here's a link:
http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/traditions/html/navyterm.html
Nice citation, sailor!
I always thought it meant the "bulkhead" versus the "head of the ship." Crew quarters were forward, indeed, while officers' quarters were aft, near the captain's cabin.
What say ye? Bulkhead or head of the ship?