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- Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:33 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Forward mainmast? Really?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2200
- Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:07 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Forward mainmast? Really?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2200
Re: Forward mainmast? Really?
The old sailors were slow to realize the massive difference between, say, HMS Victory and HMS Prince of Wales. As they were likely the ones to approve designs the old ways lived on.
- Sun Jan 23, 2022 2:35 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Forward mainmast? Really?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2200
Re: Forward mainmast? Really?
Read Horatio Hornblower in middle school. Tough read for a Indiana boy. Strained a few librarians in the process.
- Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:15 pm
- Forum: Naval History in General
- Topic: Forward mainmast? Really?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2200
Re: Forward mainmast? Really?
Wonky translation?
- Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:34 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Carrier SOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4010
- Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:09 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Lt Cmdr 'Red' Coe and submarine S-39
- Replies: 7
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- Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:05 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Carrier SOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4010
Re: Carrier SOP
The SOP for GQ on a carrier would be a rather large document. Some things common to all warships, some things specific to a type. Battle stations may or may not be specific to a person's rating. I was in Repair 3 (zone for after part of cruiser), Main Engine Space (when I got my "crow") an...
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:48 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Carrier SOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4010
Re: Carrier SOP
Sidebar: The Special Attack units, aka Kamikazes, counted their successes in a problematic way. Special Attack (SA) planes are escorted to their target area by Observer Planes (OP). They have orders to attack carriers first. Obviously the SA guys couldn't report back. The success tally was produced ...
- Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:16 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Carrier SOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4010
Re: Carrier SOP
I don't know about Lady Lex, but having airplanes loaded with fuel during an attack would seem to be risky. I guess it might be the same response we'd get from the question "How fast can you run?" "Depends on how scared I am."
Look into "The Big Blue Blanket".
Look into "The Big Blue Blanket".
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:08 pm
- Forum: Naval History (1922-1945)
- Topic: Carrier SOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4010
Re: Carrier SOP
Sounding "General Quarters" would send everybody to their battle stations. I doubt there was a difference between surface and air GQ manning.
- Sat Jan 01, 2022 2:00 pm
- Forum: Naval Weapons
- Topic: Recovering a contact mine for reuse
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1339
Re: Recovering a contact mine for reuse
Carefully?
- Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:03 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: How did dumb gate vessels work the boom gate?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1472
Re: How did dumb gate vessels work the boom gate?
Systems varied widely, commands had some flexibility as to what they develop. Net tenders could be used to operate the nets as well as repairing/inspecting them.
- Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:56 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: How did dumb gate vessels work the boom gate?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1472
Re: How did dumb gate vessels work the boom gate?
Never worked on them, but a thought would be to have two motorized boats, one on either side of the boom. Both locked on near the end of the boom. One would be towed along with the gate when the other pulled it close in to the shore.
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:39 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: When it comes to warships, bigger is usually better.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3793
Re: When it comes to warships, bigger is usually better.
I don't understand why the Atlanta class being ordered for a second time, with fewer 5in guns makes them a success, when the same thing happened with the Dido class, but they were failures? Really? The USN promptly laid up the Atlanta class post war whilst the Didos served for decades post war. The...
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:37 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: When it comes to warships, bigger is usually better.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3793
Re: When it comes to warships, bigger is usually better.
I don't understand why the Atlanta class being ordered for a second time, with fewer 5in guns makes them a success, when the same thing happened with the Dido class, but they were failures? Really? The USN promptly laid up the Atlanta class post war whilst the Didos served for decades post war. The...