[BITList] Fwd: BIGGEST ENGINE

[FS]

Forgot to mention the 9" armour belt around the Ceylons hull
frank
On 5/23/2013 12:29 AM, x50type wrote:
> Don’t forget
> KEEP-CALM-POSTER-LOW_large__78588.1291468232.280.280
> ct
> PS Not to worry, they said, it might never happen, and if it does .... 
> we'll find a way. – I like that Hugh.
> *From:* FS <mailto:franka at iinet.net.au>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:16 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [BITList] Fwd: BIGGEST ENGINE
> 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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