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((short description|Naval mess for commissioned officers))
((Use British English|date=August 2021))((Use dmy dates|date=August 2021))
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[[File:The Royal Navy during the Second World War A18040.jpg|thumb|300px|Wardroom of the [[Royal Navy]] submarine depot ship [[HMS Forth (A187)|HMS ''Forth'' (A187)]], from a series titled 'The Royal Navy during the Second World War'.]]
The '''wardroom''' is the [[mess|mess cabin or compartment]] on a warship or other military ship for commissioned naval [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] above the rank of [[midshipman]].<ref name=Lexico>((Cite web|url=https://www.Lexico.com/definition/wardroom|title=wardroom – meaning of wardroom in English|website=www.Lexico.com|publisher=Lexico.com – [[Oxford University Press]]|date=2021|access-date=24 August 2021))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Definition of wardroom|url=https://www.Merriam-Webster.com/dictionary/wardroom|website=www.Merriam-Webster.com|publisher=|access-date=2020-07-26))</ref>  Although the term typically applies to officers in a [[navy]], it is also applicable to marine officers and coast guard officers in those nations that have such service branches. On larger vessels, such as aircraft carriers of the [[United States Navy]], there may be more than one wardroom.  It may also be used on [[stone frigate]]s to refer to similar officer mess facilities at naval, marine, and coast guard installations ashore.

==Terminology==
The term ''the wardroom'' is also used ([[Metonymy|metonymically]]) to refer to those individuals with the right to occupy that wardroom, meaning 'the officers of the wardroom'.<ref>wardroom.  [[Oxford English Dictionary]]</ref> 

==Usage==
The wardroom provides a place of rest, relaxation and recreation, as well as being an officers' [[dining room]].<ref name=Lexico/><ref>((Cite web|title=Onboard a US Navy nuclear submarine under arctic ice - Smarter Every Day 240|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXMJAU6vY8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/RXXMJAU6vY8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=www.YouTube.com|date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020))((cbignore))</ref>  Usually, a [[galley (kitchen)|galley]] or [[scullery (room)|scullery]] adjoins the wardroom.  Table service is provided by [[Chief Steward|stewards]], now known in some services as mess specialists or culinary specialists.

On warships other than those of the  U.S. Navy, there is usually a [[Bar (counter)|bar]] where alcoholic drinks may be purchased.  Ships may be either 'wet' or 'dry': the former allowing the consumption of alcohol whilst at sea (though may still be prohibited during [[action stations]]), whilst a dry ship only allows alcohol to be consumed when alongside at port, if at all.  Ships of the United States Navy have not allowed alcohol consumption onboard since 1913, although since 1980 unique, by exception, single-day waivers have been granted to vessels deployed in excess of 60 days without a port call.

==Etiquette==
[[File:The Royal Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Q18597.jpg|thumb|Royal Navy officers seated toasting the King, from a series titled 'The Royal Navy during the Second World War'.]]
Wardrooms have rules governing [[etiquette]] ''and'' military customs.  Traditionally considered taboo are three topics: politics, religion, and sex (earlier guidebooks referred to the latter as 'ladies', this being changed as increasing numbers of female officers joined the wardrooms of warships and coast guard vessels).  On large ships in peacetime, talking about professional business is also frowned upon.  It is also considered inappropriate to perform work, or to meet with subordinates in a wardroom.  Typically, upon entering the wardroom at meal time, members ask permission from the most senior officer present before joining the table.

The ship's [[executive officer]] is usually the ''mess president''. On warships and coast guard vessels, the [[commanding officer]] is normally not a member of the wardroom, but is invited to join the members for special occasions.

Of significant note in ships' wardrooms of the Royal Navy is the daily [[Loyal toast|toast]] to the monarch.  In all other circumstances and settings, those toasting the monarch would first rise to their feet and face the monarch before raising their glass and declaring their affirmation.  In ships wardrooms, officers remain seated to toast the monarch.  This practice came about following the permission of [[William IV of the United Kingdom|King William IV]]; when the King who was dining in a wardroom aboard a warship himself rose to return the compliment and banged his head, due to the low headroom height between warship decks of the period.<ref>Imperial War Museum.  London, England.</ref>

==Gallery==
((Commons category|Wardrooms))
<gallery>
File:US Navy 110923-N-HA376-005 Capt. William Lovely, deputy commodore of Task Group 73.1, speaks with Capt. Shumon Mahmud Sabbir, commanding officer o.jpg|The wardroom on the [[Bangladesh Navy]] corvette [[BNS Bijoy|BNS ''Bijoy'']]
File:US Navy 070329-N-8591H-014 Jeopardy host Alex Trebek enjoys lunch with USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Sailors in the wardroom.jpg|[[Alex Trebek]] in Wardroom II of the aircraft carrier [[USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)|USS ''Kitty Hawk'']] (CV 63)
File:"Steward's mates joke as they dry silverware in the wardroom of U.S.S. Ticonderoga (CV-14).", 11-1944 - NARA - 520869.jpg|Steward's mates polishing silverware in the wardroom of the former aircraft carrier [[USS Ticonderoga (CV-14)|USS ''Ticonderoga'']] (CV 14)
</gallery>

==References==
((Reflist))

[[Category:Ship compartments]]
[[Category:Royal Navy]]
[[Category:Military terminology]]
[[Category:Military catering]]

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[[ru:Кают-компания]]

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