[Boatanchors] Tube data VT-41 (CG-851)???

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Olaf,

I don't have anything specfic but VT-41 crosses to 851.  CG just means 
General Electric.  They won't be (or shouldn't be) cataloged that way.  Try looking 
for 851 without the prefix.

In a message dated 6/3/2006 2:53:51 PM Central Daylight Time, 
Olaf at carolina.rr.com writes: 
> I ended up with two ''humoungus'' tubes from the 40's or so ,which I want 
> to 
> use as display along with my other ''boatanchors''
> they are Triodes,approx 18 inches tall and 6'' diameter,the anodes are about 
> 
> twice the sizee of the old  833's.
> 
> They are made by GE and marked  VT-41    CG-851 and have a US Navy stamp on 
> it.---Does anyone have data on those monsters ??---I have not been able to 
> find anything meaninngful on the Internet.---Any of the old Navy folks 
> remember where they were  used.???

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