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- Wed May 27, 2020 10:06 am
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Specs for Bureau Express and Babcock & Wilcox boilers Standard Type Battleships
- Replies: 7
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Re: Specs for Bureau Express and Babcock & Wilcox boilers Standard Type Battleships
I was ultimately looking for the weight for an individual boiler and the final standing water capacity, and maybe some classifications of types.
- Tue May 26, 2020 1:19 am
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Specs for Bureau Express and Babcock & Wilcox boilers Standard Type Battleships
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3081
Re: Specs for Bureau Express and Babcock & Wilcox boilers Standard Type Battleships
Well, I have but I don't have much hope, as the "contact us" page requires a bunch of corporate information, like which company you work for and other such details. That's why I came here, cuz if anyone knows anything about any of this, it'd be someone here.
- Mon May 25, 2020 10:57 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Specs for Bureau Express and Babcock & Wilcox boilers Standard Type Battleships
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3081
Specs for Bureau Express and Babcock & Wilcox boilers Standard Type Battleships
I'm trying to find specs for Babcock & Wilcox, Bureau Express, and any other Boilers that were used in the US battleships from South Carolina (BB 26) to the Colorado class (BB 44) In addition to other specs for the Turbine Plants. As usual any help, including but not limited to places to find th...
- Mon May 11, 2020 6:53 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Prinz Eugen bow trim tank?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2228
Re: Prinz Eugen bow trim tank?
Thanks for the info. I'll make sure it gets disseminated properly.
- Sun May 10, 2020 3:51 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Prinz Eugen bow trim tank?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2228
Prinz Eugen bow trim tank?
Highlighter.jpg So on one of my other forums, this picture surfaced. No one seems to know what it is, but I'm guessing it has something to do with keeping the boat from pitching wildly in a storm... I've highlighted it as follows: Red open to sea. Green: part of the tube closed by valve. Purple: Fr...
- Sun May 19, 2019 5:17 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Need help with WW2 Torpedo performance.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4701
Need help with WW2 Torpedo performance.
I'm playing World Of Warships and i've gotten into an argument about how torps work in the game vs. how they worked in reality. I've posted the remarks that have driven me to start this topic, and I'm looking for all the help I can get. Please note that I would like to use the information here to po...
- Sat May 11, 2019 5:23 am
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Bismarck Alternate Propulsion
- Replies: 44
- Views: 38451
Re: Bismarck Alternate Propulsion
Thank you, Alberto. That is a huge help in visualizing the setup.
Of course now that you've posted it, I've only got more questions, but isn't that par for the course?
Now I'm off to try and formulate a question more directly related to the topic at hand. (Or create a new topic)
Cheers.
Of course now that you've posted it, I've only got more questions, but isn't that par for the course?
Now I'm off to try and formulate a question more directly related to the topic at hand. (Or create a new topic)
Cheers.
- Fri May 10, 2019 12:09 am
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Bismarck Alternate Propulsion
- Replies: 44
- Views: 38451
Re: Bismarck Alternate Propulsion
Sort of an aside, but I hope its still in the main vein of the discussion. Does anyone have any blueprints or schematics of the Wagner Boilers that the Bismarck used? I've seen plenty of pictures of LaMont boilers and such, but there hasn't been much clarity of the difference between the Wagner and ...
- Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: HMS Hood & USS Arizona Magazine Explosions
- Replies: 66
- Views: 28602
Re: HMS Hood & USS Arizona Magazine Explosions
Here's another interesting magazine explosion: HMS Barham. She was torpedoed, & in her sinking her magazines exploded. It's been attributed to her 4 in AA ammunition touching off the 15 inch magazines. It would seem 4 inch ammo The video of the explosion is quite clearly caught on film, and the ...
- Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:53 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Battleship Vanguard Armor
- Replies: 65
- Views: 94322
Re: Battleship Vanguard Armor
What do you mean by "underneath her" ? Torpedoes that come up vertically and hit the ship exactly at her maximum draft ? The most devastating torpedoes are those designed to pass beneath the target and explode some meters below the keel triggered by the magnetic field. In addition to the ...
- Wed Jun 11, 2014 2:55 am
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Battleship Vanguard Armor
- Replies: 65
- Views: 94322
Re: Battleship Vanguard Armor
My question was more about the survivability of Vanguards structure against the weapons. could she survive a spread of 4 torpedoes blowing up underneath her? Her broad flat double hull near the keel seems to be her weakest point in the grand scheme of things, a hold over from the days where her only...
- Wed Jun 04, 2014 11:35 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Battleship Vanguard Armor
- Replies: 65
- Views: 94322
Re: Battleship Vanguard Armor
Well, I'm back after a somewhat long hiatus. I guess what I'm curious about in all this is the idea of influence detonations. I know both the US and the Germans tinkered with magnetic detonators that were meant to permit the torpedo to blow up UNDERNEATH the vessel and break its back, at which point...
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:45 am
- Forum: Military History and Technology
- Topic: What is a depression rangefinder, who used it, and where?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12501
Re: What is a depression rangefinder, who used it, and where
Actually, Mr. Rather, that is everything I was looking for to explain it.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
- Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:26 am
- Forum: Military History and Technology
- Topic: What is a depression rangefinder, who used it, and where?
- Replies: 3
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What is a depression rangefinder, who used it, and where?
I found this thing on one of my ebay walkthroughs, which I do when I'm bored and I'm looking for something to give me something to chew on. This one just took me aback by a mile or so. Any information that anyone would be willing to scare up on it would be greatly appreciated, so I can understand it...
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 6:52 am
- Forum: Books and Reference
- Topic: Looking for an instruction manual...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10568
Looking for an instruction manual...
So, as of late, I am the proud owner of a Soviet ZDN-1 Stereoscopic Rangefinder. Unfortunately, among the list of missing items in the box, was the instruction manual.
Anyone one know where I could find an instruction manual for it???
Many thanks in advance.
Anyone one know where I could find an instruction manual for it???
Many thanks in advance.