Here are two photos of the Queen Mary`s wheel house and telegraphs, and two photos of the Control Platform in the engine room.
Brian
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Here are two photos of the Queen Mary`s wheel house and telegraphs, and two photos of the Control Platform in the engine room.
Brian
First ship I sailed on didn't have any of that stuff. Brass mouthpiece in the wheelhouse and a pipe direct to the engine room controls. Only thing required was a good strong voice. The direct steering chain ran right past the end of my bunk. Sleep had a different meaning!!
Mechanical connections from memory worked well, but no doubt could go wrong.
Modern computerized is good, but when something goes wrong it takes a lot more than just a chippy to fix it.
Hi corrientes.
I was on a ship with rod and chain steering, something I still remember was the chains running below the bulwarks down aft . I do know one thing it was bloody hard going crossing the North Atlantic in bad weather, Ive feel that I still have muscles on my arms from steering her.
Des
To show how far things have come, I was on a ship recently where the Master told me not to worry about the flashing lights on the steering gear as it turned itself off unless it was obeying a helm order! Stop/start steering anyone? What made it even worse was the fact it was a 100,000t oil tanker...
And as an aside, most of the MSC ships (container ships admittedly) I’ve dealt with have been, how shall we say, challenging.
Has Benji moved location?
Get rid of this post, it does a disservice to the sit.
Vic
When I was working Channel ferries MSC fleet ships were always known as " Must Steer Clear". Perhaps this is appropriate.
On the old Carnarvon castle, the steering gear was electrical, but was well maintained, also the Chief Lecky was on standby in the steering flat during entering/leaving harbours. The old girls never let us down. Old technology, old design but an excellent sea boat.
Just a response to RLT. Under