[TheForge] tow tank Way OT

[Chuck Robinson]

Yes.
The process of cranking out test hulls from engineering drawings was 
something else.
They have a monster pantograph that turns the engineering drawings into wax 
hulls to use in the tanks.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:25 PM
Subject: [TheForge] tow tank Way OT


A "tow tank"?  Is that like a wind tunnel for ship hulls?
Bruce
NJ


>>> robi5515 at bellsouth.net 5/31/2007 3:17 PM >>>
Hey Dave,
If you think it's hard to understand Welsh you should try talking to the
old-time ship yard workers around Clyde Side West of Glasgow.
If you get to Glasgow and have time you might want to visit  the Denny Tank
Museum located at Dumbarton Castle. It is still a working tow tank that
dates back to Victorian times and developed and tested the hull models for
some England's most famous ships.
Chuck

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