sternwalk
{{Short description|Balcony on the stern of a ship}}
A sternwalk (also stylised as stern walk{{Cite web |title=Definition of STERN WALK |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stern+walk |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}} and stern-walk{{Cite web |title=stern-walk — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik |url=https://www.wordnik.com/words/stern-walk |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Wordnik.com}}{{Cite book |last=Smyth |first=William |title=The Sailor’s Word-Book |year=1867}}) is a balcony on the outside of the hull on the stern of a ship, usually reserved for the highest-ranking officer on board. They became less common on warships in the twentieth century.{{Cite web |title=Sternwalk {{!}} Naval Terminology {{!}} ReadyAyeReady.com |url=https://readyayeready.com/jackspeak/termview.php?id=1871 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=readyayeready.com}}
The Japanese battleship Ise is thought to be the last ship with a sternwalk as part of its design, launched in November 1916.