Forum: The Engine Room
3rd May 2013, 08:12
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,776
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Forum: The Engine Room
19th March 2013, 09:16
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Replies: 15
Views: 899
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Forum: The Engine Room
19th March 2013, 09:14
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Replies: 15
Views: 899
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Forum: The Engine Room
25th February 2013, 09:10
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Replies: 6
Views: 548
Allens Epicyclic gears?
Are there any of the Large power transmission epicyclic gear boxes still in service? Or presevered for curiosity reasons? Or Even are they still produced, or are they relics of the past???
They were...
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Forum: The Engine Room
15th February 2013, 09:22
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Replies: 2
Views: 552
The Taile whaller
That banging or ringing of the blank flange by the tailwaller in the boiler room, or by the tail end to call the next india crew mebers to the engineroom watch. Any of you wags out there dare ring...
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Forum: The Engine Room
14th February 2013, 09:42
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,829
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Forum: The Engine Room
18th December 2012, 09:05
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,138
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Forum: The Bridge
19th November 2012, 09:28
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,735
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Forum: The Bridge
18th October 2012, 08:10
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,007
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Forum: The Engine Room
17th October 2012, 08:49
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Replies: 3
Views: 997
turbines and gear boxes
A lot said about the opposed piston engines Doxfords, B&W's, then their is the Sulzer range and the pielstick variety, and an occassional Stork or That swedish Gothenborg engine, but no(Applause)...
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Forum: BP Shipping
7th September 2012, 08:06
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Replies: 3
Views: 856
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Forum: The Engine Room
3rd September 2012, 08:07
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Replies: 77
Views: 10,259
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Forum: BP Shipping
7th August 2012, 08:22
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,255
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Forum: BP Shipping
6th August 2012, 08:03
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,423
In memory with rose tinted specks, a good time,...
In memory with rose tinted specks, a good time, but not all the time was easy? The thermometer you quote is a sledge thermometer for the fridges? as quoted in the ER Stores ordering catalogue-Usually...
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Forum: BP Shipping
24th July 2012, 16:44
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,005
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Forum: BP Shipping
15th July 2012, 07:58
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,005
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Forum: Tugs
11th July 2012, 08:17
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Replies: 2
Views: 837
Admiralty Tugs Deep Sea
In the 60's or 70's I am not sure whether again it was on the tyne or on the humber: There where 3 new deep sea tugs built for the admiralty, and | wonder if they are still around.
RollicKer,...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
29th June 2012, 08:10
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,603
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
26th June 2012, 08:03
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,603
Middleborough 59-61
I remember as a BP Apprentice many a visit to the Middlebrough town docks and being shown round by the engineers of the Brockbank ships their engine room. It was the first time I had seen double...
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Forum: The Bridge
26th June 2012, 07:53
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Replies: 42
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Forum: The Engine Room
26th June 2012, 07:49
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,115
Just one minor point, I believe the pipes were...
Just one minor point, I believe the pipes were not fully coloured as to the contents)fluid) But banded every so often ( Two define bands about 4 inches wide per band?)? So it was still a fact one...
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Forum: Tankers
7th June 2012, 13:34
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Replies: 2
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spiked |Crude
INTERESTING READING THE ACCOLADES IN the mess room SN site and the film cargoes. I was idly wondering if any of you sailed from mena/Kuwait or zelutennia/Libya with some of the volotile spiked crude...
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Forum: The Engine Room
2nd June 2012, 08:00
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,973
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Forum: Special Purpose Vessels
21st May 2012, 16:36
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,226
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Forum: Fishing Vessels
21st May 2012, 16:08
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,311
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