Anchors on submarines

[seeSimon]

On a more serious note, we should eternally be grateful for the bravery of those in the special boat services. My generation has been one of the few that have not experienced the sacrifices and horrors of war.

Agree, and Generally...and certainly not on a conscription basis...speaking as a late "boomer".

Sadly, there are still plenty of "veterans" being generated.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

Yes,

I don't believe in heavy anchors,

Ours were either aluminium alloy of thin HT steel. Heavy, or not light, is for the Luddites and should have no place on a modern yacht.

Ballast has a place, but only at the bottom of a fin keel and never in the 'ends'.

Jonathan

So where do you keep the anchor chain and the spare anchor chain? Main chain on ours is in bows anchor locker, spare is in stern locker where i can find it at need

 

[Muddy32]

My father had one of the MFVs as captain that were involved, having been "repatriated" following his human torpedo activity and capture.,
Another book, "Above us the waves" gives background and information about both Human torpedoes and X craft.
Father didn't talk about his war activities much and then only 2 weeks before his death.

 

[dgadee]

I think that's the one I have. It was older than Vyv's.

A very good read.

 

[Neeves]

So where do you keep the anchor chain and the spare anchor chain? Main chain on ours is in bows anchor locker, spare is in stern locker where i can find it at need

We had a cat and the windlass was in the bridgedeck just forward of the mast. The chain was stored under the windlass. The anchor chain was downsized from 8mm to 6mm. The spare rode was 15mm of 6mm and 40m of 10mm 3ply nylon, stored in the milk crate between the main rode and the mast. The fuel, 200l was also stored at the mast (and water 200l each hull) in tanks under the cabin sole roughly just aft of the mast location. The batteries were stored together not far from the mast in one hull, the galley offered some balance to the batteries.

Most, if not all, modern cats store the ground tackle, including the anchor, in a similar position - in the bridgaedeck just forward of the mast. The bow roller can be a long way forward of both the mast and windlass but sometimes the anchor is stowed on the roller all just forward of the mast. This centralises weight but also means the windlass is buried deep in the bridgedeck and sometimes access to the windlass and bow roller needs a wiry person. The bridle, often non elastic (builders have not learnt about snubbers), is still secured at the bows and is brought back to the bow roller/windlass location (but extends forward when in use).

Often cats cannot use a roll barred anchor because of the bow roller configuration, Odin has overcome this problem (or one of the ballasted other anchors).

Jonathan

 

[dgadee]

Is this a classic example of thread drift?

Read the book! Forget about the anchor! Though the attachment of mini subs to their mother ship seems to have been a consistent problem, leading to several loss of life incidences.