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Re: OT: Interesting video
From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2013 Dec 16, 20:25 +0000
From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2013 Dec 16, 20:25 +0000
With regard to Liberty ships, I've heard that they also lacked watertight compartments. Thus, if the hull was breached, there was no way to seal off the affected part of the ship to prevent the entire ship from sinking. True?
Only two Liberty ships remain out of the approximately 2500 manufactured in WW II. One is the "John W. Brown" in Baltimore; the other is in San Francisco. A dynamic non-profit association keeps the "John W. Brown" in operational condition. Its steam engine (already old technology in WW II) is a wonder to behold.
JMcD
From: debray1@mac.com
To: jacksonmcdonald@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:58:56 -0800
Subject: [NavList] Re: OT: Interesting video
On Dec 16, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Sean C <yhshuh---.com> wrote:
: http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=125759
From: debray1@mac.com
To: jacksonmcdonald@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:58:56 -0800
Subject: [NavList] Re: OT: Interesting video
Our electrical shop on the USS Everglades (a destroyer tender) was situated at an expansion joint. When we were at sea I would enjoy watching the flexure at that joint and was reminded that the Liberty ships did not have this feature in their design and, hence, many broke up at sea. I am an engineer, no surprise.
DEB
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On Dec 16, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Sean C <yhshuh---.com> wrote:
A video of a corridor on the MSC Buran (minesweeper?) flexing with the hull while at sea:: http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=125753
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7da_1387178760
Cheers,
Sean C.
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