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ridgewayranger · 10-30-09, 07:49 AM

Hi There,
Big ships of WW2 usually had 4 screws, but the engine and boiler rooms were not all abeam of each other, they were also staggered along the fore & aft line so if one was flooded the others would still be turning.
RR

10-30-09, 07:49 AM	#6
ridgewayranger Frogman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ipswich, England Posts: 302 Downloads: 281 Uploads: 0	Hi There, Big ships of WW2 usually had 4 screws, but the engine and boiler rooms were not all abeam of each other, they were also staggered along the fore & aft line so if one was flooded the others would still be turning. RR