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- Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:49 pm
- Forum: Naval Technology
- Topic: Kamikaze damage on warships
- Replies: 16
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Re: Kamikaze damage on warships
How about the COMFORT? You can research her history. A hospital ship which I beleive to have been the first hospital ship hit by kamikzes off Okinawa while taking abord battle casualties. She was painted white, had her lights on and the Red Crosses prominently displayed but that seemed to create a T...
- Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:02 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Diesel engined battleships
- Replies: 18
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Re: Diesel engined battleships
RE: Graf Spee: How were the main diesel engines connected to the propulsion shafts? Was it through couplings, mechanical or electricaL? Were there speed reduction gears between the main diesel engines and the propulsion shafts? Seems to me that the main diesel engine RPM's had to be reduced somehow ...
- Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:25 pm
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Graf Spee Diesel Engines
- Replies: 28
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Re: Graf Spee Diesel Engines
Thank you Marcelo. That sounds reasonable. Large ocean going multi-diesel driven vessels generally would not have their engines directly connected to the propeller shafts. My Navy ship had 6 engines - three to a shaft - all connected to the propulsion shafts via electrro magnetic couplings. I also s...
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:29 am
- Forum: Naval Propulsion
- Topic: Graf Spee Diesel Engines
- Replies: 28
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Graf Spee Diesel Engines
Who can tell me how the diesel engines of the Graf Spee were connceted to the propeller shafts? Or tell me where I can find that information. I was Engieering Officer on a US Navy ship that had six diesel engines. The diesel engines were connected to the propeller shafts via electro-magnetic couplin...