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Originally posted by RustyBattleship View PostSorry guys. But when that picture was taken she had just been towed in from Bremerton as was at the South end of Pier Echo. But as soon as we installed a wide gangway aboard her, about 200 yardbirds stormed aboard her and started work on chipping paint, marking up access cuts, inventoring wood decking that needed replacement, hooking up shore power, running fire hoses to strategic locations, etc.
Unfortunately I spent 2 months on a staging crew in 1991 (when my shop work got slow) and I know how long it takes to put up staging, and the amount of staging shown took a couple of days from start to finish. The staging people won't carry staging pipes, clamps or wood boards on board the ship, they require it to be lifted on board in an open tray. There's even staging around the optics, or whatever you call them, on the main gun.
As I remember, the ship came in very late in the day and I wasn't going to hang around after work to see it come in. I was working on Pier 3 on a CG and throughout the day, every time I came off the ship I'd look to see if it was in. The Misery came in during the morning to Pier E, west side and I had my little green Misery badge, #957 and went aboard as soon as the brows were put on.
The only way you're going to convince me of the location of this picture is if you can show the rest of the picture with the "Mole" in the backgroundLast edited by Ytlas; 07 Feb 08,, 21:50.
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When scanning and cropping the picture, I cropped it a tad too much. One of the smaller truck cranes was used to "swing" Sophie from the rounded end to the pointy end. Audie Bransford used those pictures as a basis for a portrait he made of the ship. But I had to go in and correct a lot of stuff because he didn't know what the modernized version would look like (good thing i'm a fairly good sketch artist - or used to be).
Will this pic satisfy your doubts?Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by Silent Hunter View PostSince no-one's asked one for a while?
What was the first (and so far only) SSN to sink a ship in a war?
Sorry, forgot the name of the sub but it would be unfair to Google it.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by Silent Hunter View PostIndeed. It was HMS Conqueror, sinking the General Belgrano.
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Why the long ton instead of the standard 2,000 lb ton?Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by RustyBattleship View PostHere's one and the answer is almost stupidly simple. But when a ship's displacement is given, such as 35,000 tons (which in turn gives you the weight of the ship) we use the long ton at 2,240 lbs per ton.
Why the long ton instead of the standard 2,000 lb ton?
How about, because the Brits used the long tonne...?
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Originally posted by RAL's_pal? View PostStupidly simple for whom?
How about, because the Brits used the long tonne...?Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Seawater weighs 64 lbs per cubic foot. 35 cubic feet of seawater weighs 2,240 lbs or one LONG tonne. Therefore when calculating the volume of a ship's hull below waterline, you merely divide the cubic footage by 35 to get its displacement tonnage. It is of extreme importance to know the exact cubic footage of each tank, void space and compartment below the water line so correct counterflooding can be done in case of a hole in the hull.When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic
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