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NAVY SHIPS OF THE EARLY XXTH CENTURY

Cruisers and destroyers constructed at the end of the XIXth and beginning the XXth centuries had ideal architecture of the hull by all the criteria.

The destroyer used a storm course in a mode "cut through" of waves. It is known, that in 1887 there were the sea keeping experiment for destroyer on 6 ball roughness, where she went towards to a wave and burying (going too far) on running cabin, showed 15.5 knots, and 17 knots at a course on a wave. According to the drawing it is clear that the bow had not a property to climb on a wave, on the contrary, it provided

Pic. 42. Destroyer of type “Izmail”

pressing of the hull to a surface of a wave on the ship motion that was necessary for stabilization of work of rowing screws in conditions of large roughness.

A cruiser had international form of hull, and her sea keeping quality is very similar to above-mentioned destroyer. The essence was non-resistance of storm phenomena. The inside tilt of boards and absence of the large continuous areas on the top deck was characteristic for the ship. There was obvious technological complexity of the hull, in contours of which there was no direct line.

Her modification were the battlecruiser, a vessel nearly equal in armament to other battleships but very much swifter, a ship that could cruise ahead and scout for the main battle fleet, and be capable of overwhelming any conventional cruiser. Actually, the concept arouse from a simple fact that existing cruisers had evolved into ships so large and expensive that they soon reached the end of their development.

Linear ships of that time had non-smaller seaworthiness. They had low and pointed bows and quarterdecks, which basic surface volumes were going in an average part of the hull. It provided a steady movement on roughness in conditions increased sweeps of extremities.

In 1904 in Great Britain there was appointed a committee to study a concept of a warship, which would carry a battery of 305 mm guns but would be much faster than any other type of a battleship, having a speed of 45 km/h (25 kt) or thereabouts. A prototype of this “super-battleship” was laid down by Portsmouth Dockyard in October 1905, and she Pic. 43. HMS “Dreadnought”

was constructed in great secrecy and in record time, a year and a day later. The name given to the formidable new ship was the Dreadnought. The prototype was a success and the construction of this revolutionary type of battleships proceeded rapidly, at the rate of three or four per year. The last dreadnoughts were launched in 1913. Their appearance changed the face of naval warfare and began an arms race with Germany in the years leading up to World War I.

There were no special requirements of propulsive quality of ship at stormy ocean to transport steam vessels because of cumbrousity and low power of the main engine. The vessel had pointed vertical stem and rounded hanging above water to an aft. In case of storm weather the vessel should take a course by a bow to a wave and to be kept on it with the help of engines before improvement of weather.

 

THREE FROM CATALINA

Two new designs and an update of an older one will be represented by this American yard, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. All three are in the company’s tradition of spacious, practical cruising yachts, which offer a lot of boat for the money.

The 12.3 m Catalina 400 has a massive interior with the galley being the central feature. The saloon has a dinette with seating for seven and the self-contained forecabin is also generously proportioned. Astern she can be fitted with a huge master cabin or two, still sizeable, cabins for crew. On deck she has a powerful masthead rig and large cockpit, with twin steering position and a large table. She is available in different keeled (deep fin or shallow wing) versions.

The Catalina 380 (11.75 m) is a very similar package on a slightly smaller scale.

The Catalina 34 MkII is based on the well-proven hull but with an improved interior.

A “BABY” IN THE CATS’ FAMILY

The Venezia 42 is anew “baby”, the smallest one, in a fleet of cruising cats ranging up to 20 m. A big looking, even by catamaran standards, craft (12.6 m), she is only 6.6 m wide and weighs about 6.5 t. In common with her larger sisters, she has a moulded pod extending forward from the bridgedeck. It looks attractive in the drawings and in reality is probably most suitable for children.

The interior is clean, light and functional with a minimum of wood trim to keep building simple, weight low and maintenance easy. It has two double cabins and a heads compartment in each hull, an efficient galley, a bit awkward but large dining saloon, and rather small navigation area on the bridgedeck.

In other words, being efficient but not overlarge, the interior is the sort, which encourages the outdoor life.

ADDISON’S SHIPYARDS

During the 19th century, Maine coast villages revolved around the construction of wooden sailing vessels. The vessels in Addison helped transport agricultural products to distant markets. Addison's shipyards built mostly schooners but barks and brigs were also built there.

British ships along the Maine coast brought Maine ship building to a halt during the Revolution. At the beginning of the 19th century, ship building had recovered.

Leander Knowles was the most productive shipbuilder in Addison. He built 50 vessels in his lifetime and died in 1888.

Shipyards were places for people with little or no skills to be employed. In 1850, 25 men from Addison were filed as ship carpenters. Most work was done by ax, adz, saw, auger, and hand. You could even make a living by sealing cracks between planks.

The ship's blacksmith made a great deal of items that held the ships together. There were spikes, bolts, mast caps, and chain links used on the ships.

One of Addison's independent sail lofts was owned by Oscar Brown.

Francis Aymer made "Pump and Block." He supplied blocks for many shipyards in coastal towns. The 1850's census indicated that Aymer used lignumvita, ashplanks, and iron sogs to produce 2000 block shells, 16 vessel wheels, 12 vessel pumps, 1400 vessel blocks in a single year.

Shipbuilding was definitely a big industry in Maine during the mid–19th century. By 1850 Maine had made more ships than any other state.

 

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