[TheForge] Welding advice -- Now Heavy Welds

[Chuck Robinson]

OK so they are heavy rivets.
Chuck
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> Armor plate was bolted in place. see 
> http://www.usswashington.com/pnybuild/pny_55.htm and
> http://www.usswashington.com/pnybuild/pny_56.htm
> 
>>In the 20's ships hull plates were riveted not welded. It wasn't 
>>till the 40's before the process to weld hulls was perfected enough 
>>so that the hulls could flex enough in heavy sea states so they 
>>wouldn't stress crack and fail.
>>Chuck
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Vida" <osan at netlabs.net>
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>>>David E. Smucker wrote:
>>>>As to Andy's original question I would guess that the heavy plate 
>>>>sections were welded using a submerged arc weld system.
>>>
>>>But how would they have done it in the 1920s?
>>>
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