Bronze Rudder and Propeller Resurfacing Techniques
Resurfacing of bronze rudders and propellers is required after the boat has been subjected to the ravages of seawater immersion. This causes several …
Continue ReadingResurfacing of bronze rudders and propellers is required after the boat has been subjected to the ravages of seawater immersion. This causes several …
Continue ReadingMeasuring the contents of a tank is a job which most mariners hate to do. For this reason, many gauges and devices have been produced for reducing the …
Continue ReadingA full broadside salvo fired by battleship is one of the most fearsome and destructive forces in military affairs. Battleships of the 20th century …
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Continue ReadingJapanese heavy cruiser development was at the cutting edge in the 1930s. The deployment of several IJN cruiser classes with five twin or triple …
Continue ReadingThe USS Maryland was one of three Colorado Class battleships that all fought during World War II and for much of the Interwar period represented the …
Continue ReadingGuadalcanal is the site of one of the key battles of the Second World War as well as one of the most lengthy naval engagements in all history. Fought …
Continue ReadingWhen I was serving my apprenticeship in Harland and Wolff Belfast in the 1960’s, estimating costs for shipbuilding and repair was carried out in a …
Continue ReadingMarine diesel engines and engine rooms have changed a bit since I was a young engineer at sea in the 1960’s. Nowadays modern engines are designed to …
Continue ReadingScapa Flow is a stretch of shallow water off the north coast of Scotland within the Orkney Islands. It has been used for centuries as a safe …
Continue ReadingThe best port of the world ensures that the mariners get all the facilities that not only make their ship perfect again during a short break on a …
Continue ReadingCarrier tactics were relatively poorly developed at the start of World War II, but a shortage of capital ships and ocean-wide operational requirements …
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