Cornishman
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Tonight's programme on Channel 4 gave me even more confidence in the CQR anchor
Battle Stations - Mulberry
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themount2
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I thought it looked familiar. Was that the first time it was used? How come the Yanks always think they know better?
Mirelle
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Actually no, the CQR was invented for yachts, by Professor Sir Geoffrey Taylor, FRS, a member of the RCC, in about 1934, and if you find a bound edition of Yachting Monthly for that date you will find his description of his invention. He was simply fed up with the Fisherman.
It was quite widely used in WW2, and I fancy that, apart from the Mulberry version, smaller ones were carried by British flying boats, which gave rise to the rumour that it was invented for flying boats. The American Northill anchor, also excellent but no longer made, actually was invented for flying boats. British flying boats also had a lightweight aluminium version of the Baby Blake, by the way!
It was quite widely used in WW2, and I fancy that, apart from the Mulberry version, smaller ones were carried by British flying boats, which gave rise to the rumour that it was invented for flying boats. The American Northill anchor, also excellent but no longer made, actually was invented for flying boats. British flying boats also had a lightweight aluminium version of the Baby Blake, by the way!
Col
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Have you been to Arromanches, went there last year.
Unbeliveable amount of wreckage still there to navigate through. Good D day museum.
I found the war graves up on the hill a bit humbling.
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Unbeliveable amount of wreckage still there to navigate through. Good D day museum.
I found the war graves up on the hill a bit humbling.
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Johnjo
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Have never been to Arromanches, But remember as a child part of the
harbour or so I believed it to be, moored for many years at Malpas on
the Truro River, we used to spend hours playing on it, fishing etc.
If I remember rightly it was built of steel not concrete so I could be
wrong, would be interested to know one way or the other?
regards mike
the one with a Sabre!
harbour or so I believed it to be, moored for many years at Malpas on
the Truro River, we used to spend hours playing on it, fishing etc.
If I remember rightly it was built of steel not concrete so I could be
wrong, would be interested to know one way or the other?
regards mike
the one with a Sabre!
Gunfleet
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Part of the Mulberry was towed all the way round Brittany to La Roche Bernard at the end of the war as a temporary bridge over the Vilaine, since the Germans blew up the original bridge as a leaving present in 1944.
vyv_cox
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Did you sail in, anchor and go ashore by dinghy? We went in but soon realised (possibly mistakenly) that there must be all sorts of foul stuff on the bottom. We anchored a long way out from the beach for a couple of hours, then sailed out again.
However, we returned by land this October and spent a day in the museum and cinema. Excellent presentation that really makes you think. My uncle was leading officer on a tank landing craft on D-day and thereafter - not an enjoyable experience.
However, we returned by land this October and spent a day in the museum and cinema. Excellent presentation that really makes you think. My uncle was leading officer on a tank landing craft on D-day and thereafter - not an enjoyable experience.
Col
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Yep, went right inside the concrete cassions, then dinghy. As the tide drops, a lot of wreckage becomes visible.
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Chris_Robb
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Re: The Navy\'s bit
I only saw the first half - but it was just coming onto the only contribution by the navy - that of floating wave breaks. - did it work?
Brilliant bit of pongo engineering - but sure upset the navy!
I only saw the first half - but it was just coming onto the only contribution by the navy - that of floating wave breaks. - did it work?
Brilliant bit of pongo engineering - but sure upset the navy!
Col
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Re: The Navy\'s bit
No, Navy contribution caused lots of problems. They broke free and smashed into the Cassions, damaging several of them.
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No, Navy contribution caused lots of problems. They broke free and smashed into the Cassions, damaging several of them.
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ccscott49
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Northill anchors are still made, even the collapsable flying boat type (in stainless), available in the states, haven't found one here yet, but probably getting a big 110lb stainless one made in Spain this year, I think it would woprk very well, in the weed in the meddy, it does on the west coast of the States/Cananda, up in BC, where theres lots of weed.
charles_reed
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Don Street had a very low opinion of the Northill - his comment was that it's only benefit was that it was easy to stow.
I'm afraid you'll find no comparative tests done on the Northill, but one or two ex-BOAC flying boat types, in a recnt book I read, reckoned that it was a typical Government procurement choice - expensive, unpopular and impracticable, but great in theory
I'm afraid you'll find no comparative tests done on the Northill, but one or two ex-BOAC flying boat types, in a recnt book I read, reckoned that it was a typical Government procurement choice - expensive, unpopular and impracticable, but great in theory
