For those BP Tanker specialists (A) .... what was special about the Valour and the Courage ???? ... I know but do you??
Barnsey (==D)
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British Valour and British Courage
Yup you are all nearly right .... cant let you get away with too many Kudos .. that would not be correct!!! (Smoke)
They had an Admiralty subsidy so that they could be used as fleet bulk supply vessels. The "Normal" 33 to 37's Quite a bunch of variations ) had what seemed a standard fit of 15,500 shp turbines but, these particular two had 25,000 shp turbines and it seems the Boilers were suitably endorsed to supply the ergs for that extra grunt they had. I always had it in my mind they had a third boiler but that really wouldn't make a lot of sense I suppose? Our resident Engineer's will no doubt comment on that aspect???
Lovely era of designs ....powerfull and purposefull. (K)
Barnsey
Yup you are all nearly right .... cant let you get away with too many Kudos .. that would not be correct!!! (Smoke)
They had an Admiralty subsidy so that they could be used as fleet bulk supply vessels. The "Normal" 33 to 37's Quite a bunch of variations ) had what seemed a standard fit of 15,500 shp turbines but, these particular two had 25,000 shp turbines and it seems the Boilers were suitably endorsed to supply the ergs for that extra grunt they had. I always had it in my mind they had a third boiler but that really wouldn't make a lot of sense I suppose? Our resident Engineer's will no doubt comment on that aspect???
Lovely era of designs ....powerfull and purposefull. (K)
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More or less right, It was a sled, somewhat like Donald Cambells "Bluebird" jet boat with a cross beam at the front with a foot on either side for stability. At the rear end of the centre beam was a metal scoop which shot a jet of water vertically in the air by which the following vessel astern could steer when in poor visibility.
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