Heads were forward, not aft.
Poop deck was not a head
In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or “aft”, part of the superstructure of a ship. The name originates from the French word for stern, la poupe, from Latin puppis. Thus the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or “after” cabin, also known as the “poop cabin
This is for the enlisted.
This was Captain Hardy's quarter galley on HMS Victory.
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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
“...which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or after cabin, also known as the poop cabin”
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Where the crew would assemble for “The Plan of the Day” to be read...Hence “The Straight Poop”
About 10 minutes but side-splittingly funny.