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Hugh
Re hatches the trouble with the RN is when the vessel is built hatches 
are installed to enable access but as the vessel ages they cant bare to 
see all these unused areas ie the top of the hatch I remember on HMS 
Ceylon a cruiser I had to take a genset out of the engine room and yes 
there was removable hatches all the way up to the shelter deck and every 
one of them had equipment installed on top of it, it took me nearly a 
month to get the hatches clear before I could even start on the genset 
removal. had a similar problem in Singapore needing to change 4 x main 
gensets but this time I was in dry-dock so just cut a hole in the side 
of the vessel and shunted them out into the dry dock 4 units out and 4 
units in complete with bed modifications in under a week
frank

On 5/22/2013 11:10 PM, HUGH wrote:
> Colin,
> Wow!  So they cut a hole in the hull and take the engine out whenever 
> it needs replaced.  Every time I see that engine something new 
> emerges.  However, I do recall that, when I was on the design of HMS 
> Newton, I informed the MOD(N) that there wasn't a snowball's chance in 
> hell of removing the port or starbd propulsion generators unless the 
> design was drastically changed. The centre was OK, since it was 
> possible to have a big enough hatch over it.  Not to worry, they said, 
> it might never happen, and if it does .... we'll find a way.
> Hugh.
>
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