Naval Quiz

**Gun Grape** · 27 Jun 12,, 01:07

To keep it going.

In addition to an Ensign, this warship flies a Black flag.

Who is she?

**bigross86** · 27 Jun 12,, 10:44

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HMS Monmouth

**blidgepump** · 05 Sep 12,, 13:14

Bring quiet for some time hear on this sticky....

So here is a trivia question referring to the Fletcher DD thread.

Name the typical 8-man crew on the "Watch of the Bridge" for a WWII Fletcher Class DD.

The first position is Captain, what are the other seven ?

**Ytlas** · 05 Sep 12,, 14:05

Originally Posted by blidgepump

Bring quiet for some time hear on this sticky....

So here is a trivia question referring to the Fletcher DD thread.

Name the typical 8-man crew on the "Watch of the Bridge" for a WWII Fletcher Class DD.

The first position is Captain, what are the other seven ?

Sneezy
Sleepy
Dopey
Doc
Happy
Bashful
Grumpy

**Doktor** · 05 Sep 12,, 14:11

/\/\/\ Sounds a lot like The Smurfs.

**bigross86** · 05 Sep 12,, 16:09

You mean the Seven Dwarfs, yes?

**blidgepump** · 05 Sep 12,, 16:20

Originally Posted by Ytlas

Sneezy
Sleepy
Dopey
Doc
Happy
Bashful
Grumpy

Much understated......

**Ytlas** · 05 Sep 12,, 17:32

Originally Posted by blidgepump

Much understated......

Bridge Terminology

**qaz14595** · 25 Nov 12,, 13:47

Mhmm...I think this hopefully will be a good way to bump this thread. Before I post the picutres from yesterday at Slater; I want to see if anyone has an idea on what went on/what we tried to use was!

1. It uses DC power -

2. Through a little viewing window on what we are trying to run (Its outside this piece of equipment

) -

3. With the back of it opened up (after running it for a minute or two) -

**DragoonGuard** · 25 Nov 12,, 16:15

Something to do with communication/signalling?

**qaz14595** · 25 Nov 12,, 16:32

Yes, one of its uses was for signalling.

**RustyBattleship** · 25 Nov 12,, 18:53

A carbon arc signal light. The peephole has a very dark glass in it because the arc between the carbon rods is brighter than sunlight. The purpose of the peephole is to check to see if the gap and position between the two carbon rods is correct.

Actually I'm sort of guessing. I've never run a "small" signal light but in my "salad days" I ran 60-inch diameter searchlights for an advertising company. All of them used carbon rods to produce the arc centered at the focal point of a parabolic mirror.

The parabolic mirror behind the carbon rods is plated with Rhodium. Rhodium never oxidizes, retains a mirror finish and (at least in the 1940's to 1960's) was more expensive than pure Gold.

**qaz14595** · 25 Nov 12,, 19:50

Originally Posted by RustyBattleship

A carbon arc signal light. The peephole has a very dark glass in it because the arc between the carbon rods is brighter than sunlight. The purpose of the peephole is to check to see if the gap and position between the two carbon rods is correct.

Actually I'm sort of guessing. I've never run a "small" signal light but in my "salad days" I ran 60-inch diameter searchlights for an advertising company. All of them used carbon rods to produce the arc centered at the focal point of a parabolic mirror.

The parabolic mirror behind the carbon rods is plated with Rhodium. Rhodium never oxidizes, retains a mirror finish and (at least in the 1940's to 1960's) was more expensive than pure Gold.

Yep! Its from one of our carbon arc searchlights. & there was also another peephole sorta thign they where checking (With some line on the glass I think).

And that it sure did have quite a mirror finish!