wind scopes

[Bryan Portwig]

2 images attached - the black and white is of the stirling castle - i have indicated with a red ^ - and i ask - where these wind scopes ? - the second is of the sa oranje - showing " wind scopes " which i believe were to relay cold air into cabins

stirling castle.jpg

sa oranje.jpg

[Ivan Cloherty]

These are 'wind scoops' (not scopes) Some shipowners supplied them (Aluminium or galvanised steel)through ship chandlers as nearly all portholes were three standard sizes. Others were made by crew members for their below deck cabins, made from a variety of things from orange boxes to cardboard cartons, as most owners too tight to supply them. It should be noted that cardboard cartons were stronger than those used shoreside, because of the multiple handling. I believe there was a B O T specification for such.

Not always to catch cool air, but any air in the tropics into cabins below decks to give some circulation warm or cold, as those cabins fitted with punka louvres usually had steam pipes running through them lagged with asbestos.

[Johnny Kieran]

I can remember on the Rangitoto when we had scoops out, and usually, it was relayed down to our cabins that we were changing direction, then they'd all be pulled inboard and ports closed. Nobody informed us, and I was almost washed out of my top bunk, with a huge spout of seawater. The cabin was completely flooded, as were others. We all spent the rest of the night drying out everything.
I never heard of anyone getting even a rollocking.
It was also a bit of a lark, getting a plastic cup of water on the top deck, and dropping it over the side to crash into one of the catering porthole scoops. We were always up for a lark.

[Doc Vernon]

As that is the Stirling Castle , i was on her and Yes they are Wind scoops as said !
However as also noted there were many made by the Crew as well, like the one we made for our 6 Berth Cabin. It was a must on the UCL Ships, as through the Tropics one really needed them. Also on the Round African Runs, it got really Hot in some places!
Cheers

PS Seen these Pics on FB as well Cheers

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Always had metal wind scoops on tankers, problem was going to sleep in calm waters then waking up with a smashing noise as the wind scoop was smashed in along with half the Persian Gulf, them one had to struggle to get the mangled scoop in or out of the porthole before another sea hit it.
Des

[Bryan Portwig]

thank you