[BITList] Fwd: [BIship] Re:J Class

[Michael Feltham]

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From: "Gwyn Lewis" <g.lewis530 at ntlworld.com>
Date: 8 April 2009 10:21:58 BST
To: <BIship at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [BIship] Re:J Class
Reply-To: BIship at yahoogroups.com

Salaams,

I sailed on Juwara's last voyage of as 5 E/O. She had twin 9 cylinder  
Sulzers SG58's and I can remember the electricians indignation when  
chiefy tried using the magnetic coupling to see if it was possible to  
"bump start" the port engine. The engine room filled with smoke from  
several burnt out coils. I think the elect engineer was either John  
Lewis, a fellow Welshman,or "Chip" Carpenter. It was a good excuse to  
use up spares if nothing else!!
They were fairly fast vessels and the coupling made for easier  
manouevring. Though I believe the starboard engine had been severly  
damaged when it went over speed during a start up in Aussie and she  
had to sail on one engine whilst it was being rebuilt. Afterwards a  
hammer was always positioned near the governor when kicking over on  
starting air. Something that seems to have been lost in this computer  
age!!

Gwyn Lewis

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