I must admit I hadn't realised that Gerhard Junack had survived. Surely he was a key person to provide information on the efforts made to overcome the rudder / steering gear problems? Is there any transcriptions of his information? Am I wrong in thinking Bill G had some talks with him?
Regards
Bob
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- Sat Jul 18, 2015 11:32 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck Steering Gear
- Replies: 9
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- Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:00 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck Steering Gear
- Replies: 9
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Re: Bismarck Steering Gear
Does anyone know of any drawings or photos of the steering gear of the ship? Any other relevent information please.
Kind Regards
Bob
Kind Regards
Bob
- Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:40 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck Steering Gear
- Replies: 9
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Re: Bismarck Steering Gear
Thanks for that Bill. One of my colleagues on the ship was trying to find a drawing of the worm wheel steering, which is what we suspected she was fitted with. However you look at it, they were very unlucky.
Regards
Bob
Regards
Bob
- Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:32 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Worst admiral of all time
- Replies: 49
- Views: 49984
Re: Worst admiral of all time
Slightly off track. This would be easier if it related to the worst generals!
- Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:55 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck Steering Gear
- Replies: 9
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Bismarck Steering Gear
Good Evening, I'm very new on here. I'm a Marine Engineer, so have a reasonable understanding of Naval Architecture and Ship Contruction. What I am interested in is to find out what type of steering gear was fitted to the ship. Were both rudders linked? Is it an electro hydraulic design? I did wonde...
- Mon Jul 13, 2015 1:43 pm
- Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
- Topic: Bismarck's engine spaces
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10980
Re: Bismarck's engine spaces
Despite this thread being dead, I thought I might be so bold as to add something. The problem with many of the analogies is that this is a complex subject. In general terms, comparing RN capital ships with the German capital ships is fraught with problems. We should really look at steam conditions a...