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Re: Weird ships.

by Jimmy Conway » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:14 am

Guess what happened here......
What ship? Many questions..... :heh:
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Strange but practical

by Seasick » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:00 am

FLIP was floating insturmentation platform. Flip up where it is needed so that you can do experiments on the water column. It makes a lot of sence when you know what it is used for.

Re: Weird ships.

by Timmy C » Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:13 pm

Well, we can't forget the battleship whose gunners got so demoted that they were reduced to using 5"/38 for their main guns, eh? :big_grin:
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Re: Weird ships.

by Yevgeniy » Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:51 am

Want something weird? See this.
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Explanation (this is NOT phoroshot):<br />USS Tucker (DD-374) with canvas hung from her masts, during the later 1930s. This is probably an experiment in using makeshift sails to extend the ship's low speed cruising range. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. (A note from Sinclair Geraing; &quot;As far as I can tell, the notion of, essentially, spreading the ship's awning vertically to make a sail was entirely LCDR Gearings idea.&quot;)
Explanation (this is NOT phoroshot):
USS Tucker (DD-374) with canvas hung from her masts, during the later 1930s. This is probably an experiment in using makeshift sails to extend the ship's low speed cruising range. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. (A note from Sinclair Geraing; "As far as I can tell, the notion of, essentially, spreading the ship's awning vertically to make a sail was entirely LCDR Gearings idea.")
Uganda crossing Bay of Biskay. Can you see her sails?
Uganda crossing Bay of Biskay. Can you see her sails?

Re: Weird ships.

by Jimmy Conway » Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:22 am

aleccap wrote:Hello there, although I haven't bothered with the pix, there are several strange looking research ships around the world, some with 4 huge legs, some that sink allowing oil rig platforms to slide off, some made completely of concrete, the odd and strange type of shipping is rather eye catching.
Ships made of concrete are the weirderst for me.... :big_grin:

Re: Weird ships.

by aleccap » Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:16 pm

Hello there, although I haven't bothered with the pix, there are several strange looking research ships around the world, some with 4 huge legs, some that sink allowing oil rig platforms to slide off, some made completely of concrete, the odd and strange type of shipping is rather eye catching.

Weird ships.

by Jimmy Conway » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:47 am

Weird ships in this link:

http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/naval- ... -ever.html


No, no, FLIP is not sinking.........
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