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by Javier L.
Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:47 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Boilers per shaft
Replies: 8
Views: 4846

That is what I've always thought until someone in another forum said that this was not the case in Bismarck. :think:
by Javier L.
Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:14 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Boilers per shaft
Replies: 8
Views: 4846

Boilers per shaft

Hello all,

The Bismarck had 12 boilers and 3 shafts, that equals to 4 boilers per shaft. Does this signify that if a shaft was put out of action then its 4 associated boilers were of no use even if they were intact? Could these boilers provide power to any of the other 2 shafts instead?

Javi
by Javier L.
Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:35 am
Forum: The Age of Sail (1571-1860)
Topic: Bicentenary of trafalgar, events
Replies: 6
Views: 14772

Latest photos of the construction of Santísima Trinidad replica

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by Javier L.
Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:55 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Photo # NH 69722 distance evaluation
Replies: 80
Views: 40507

To Marty1: The reference points that you have circled are correct as I see.

To Ulrich: It is a real man and gun to the right of the photo not a shadow. Did I say shadow? :oops:
by Javier L.
Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:08 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Color of Bismarck turret tops
Replies: 38
Views: 52885

Antonio, so you are saying that the Bismarck had the top of the turrets painted red at sometime during the Baltic trials? Can you confirm that?
by Javier L.
Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:54 am
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Photo # NH 69722 distance evaluation
Replies: 80
Views: 40507

To marty1: I see your point but on the photo being discussed the photographer is looking aft and not towards the forward section of the ship like the photos you show. But I think your point is valid too for Photo # NH 69722. If you look carefully to the right, the shadow of a man can be seen. In my ...
by Javier L.
Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:21 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Scharnhorst and Gneisenau vs Yamato
Replies: 77
Views: 21036

The problem is that even a single hit by Yamato's 18 inch shells could be disastrous, and the Japanese mammoth can resist several 11 inch hits without much problem. If I were the German commander I wouldn't close the range. In my opinion, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau should attack separately fighting Y...
by Javier L.
Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:51 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Color of Bismarck turret tops
Replies: 38
Views: 52885

I have just bought the New Vanguard/Osprey book by Gordon Williamson titled: German Battleships 1939-45. There, right on the front cover, is a computer rendered 3d picture of Bismarck with red turret tops on all main turrets and also the six secondary turrets! For many years I thought the turret to...
by Javier L.
Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:52 pm
Forum: Bismarck General Discussion
Topic: Photo # NH 69722 distance evaluation
Replies: 80
Views: 40507

Antonio are you sure the vertical back side of C and D turrets is the same? In the Hipper Class, A and D turrets were a bit different than B and C turrets because A and D didn't have the rangefinder. And the distance of 10.5 meters between C and D turrets, is it from center point to center point of ...
by Javier L.
Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:30 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class 1.5-inch STS decapping plate
Replies: 7
Views: 6786

Thank you Tiornu, I read Nathan Okun article here http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-045.htm and Tony DiGiulian says: " On the South Dakota's, this shell plating is 1.25" thick (3.2 cm) and on the Iowa's it is 1.5" thick (3.81 cm). Using Nathan's formula above, the South Dakota's...
by Javier L.
Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:41 pm
Forum: Naval Technology
Topic: Iowa Class 1.5-inch STS decapping plate
Replies: 7
Views: 6786

Iowa Class 1.5-inch STS decapping plate

Is the 1.5-inch STS decapping outer plate in the Iowa Class battleships enough to decap a heavy shell before it hits the main belt? What is exactly decapping a projectile? Wouldn't have been better to add this 1.5-inch thickness to the main 12.1-inch belt and form a single thicker plate of 13.6 inch...
by Javier L.
Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:39 am
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: The Greatest Naval Battle in History
Replies: 257
Views: 277431

My vote is for Lepanto. Stats: > Number of warships involved: About 600 galleys and smaller ships. > Number of men involved: More than a hundred thousand. > Number of warships lost: About 30 galleys sunk (15 Christians and 15 Turkish). 190 Turkish galleys captured later. > Number of men lost: About ...
by Javier L.
Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:09 pm
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: The Greatest Naval Battle in History
Replies: 257
Views: 277431

Re: The Greatest Naval Battle in History

Tiornu wrote:I believe Leyte had the greatest number of ships involved, but Jutland had a greater tonnage of ships involved.
Hi Tiornu,

I didn't put Leyte because I consider it a naval campaign consisting of many small engagements (not a single battle), like Guadalcanal, or the battle of the Atlantic 1941-43.
by Javier L.
Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:31 pm
Forum: Naval History in General
Topic: The Greatest Naval Battle in History
Replies: 257
Views: 277431

The Greatest Naval Battle in History

Hello all, Considering the following factors: > Number of warships involved > Number of men involved > Number of warships and men lost > Consequences and importance of the battle result. What do you think was the greatest naval battle in history? Salamis (480 BC) Lepanto (1571) Trafalgar (1805) Tsus...
by Javier L.
Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:50 pm
Forum: Hypothetical Naval Scenarios
Topic: Nelson and Rodney vs Bismarck and prinz Eugen
Replies: 20
Views: 12125

Are you sure they were bad protected under the waterline, Nelson survived a powerful torpedo hit from Italian aircraft and the POW as we know was sunk after japanese air attack, certainly after more than one hit but yet still! Yes the Nelsons underwater protecction was not very good, but I was talk...