fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 What's this all about then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 The original guidance system for the Royal Engineers coastal defence torpedo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 The original guidance system for the Royal Engineers coastal defence torpedo? Quick off the mark there Tony, warming up for another win I suppose. :-D Suggestion sounds very plausible, but it isn't that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yes, but a bit up the wrong track, a submarine detector is the next guess. :-D I have seen something similar, which is why I thought torpedo. The RE had a lot of weird river and costal defence gadgets in the late 1800 early 1900. So how close am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yes, but a bit up the wrong track, a submarine detector is the next guess. :-D I have seen something similar, which is why I thought torpedo. The RE had a lot of weird river and costal defence gadgets in the late 1800 early 1900. So how close am I? Not very Tony, none of those & a difference era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Cleared a lot of obvious then. A 2 ton sinker? Must be quite a beast. A difrent era. De gausing kit for ships? Or the opposite to map a ships magnetic feild? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) A method of moving position of sinkers which are used to secure buoys? The cylinder being filled with compressed air to lift the sinker. Edited November 26, 2012 by Richard Farrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Cleared a lot of obvious then. A 2 ton sinker? Must be quite a beast. A difrent era. De gausing kit for ships? Or the opposite to map a ships magnetic feild? None of those Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 A method of moving position of sinkers which are used to secure buoys? The cylinder being filled with compressed air to lift the sinker. Ingenious thought Richard but nope. There is air in the tank but not compressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 It looks like tongs to dunk a hot oil filter in water before handling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Is it a mine sweeper? Drag it behind a smaller boat, change air pressure up and down to change hieght in the water, used against hidden under-surface contact mines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 It looks like tongs to dunk a hot oil filter in water before handling I think you need to think in a larger scale :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Is it a mine sweeper? Drag it behind a smaller boat, change air pressure up and down to change hieght in the water, used against hidden under-surface contact mines? Nope not that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Floatation for moving bridge footings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Anything to do with refloating beached landing craft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Gin and Tonic:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Am I right in thinking the part connected to the hauling out cable is a pipe or tube the same as those coming from above the surface? Or maybe they are electrical cables,in which case is it some sort of current of flow direction finder/measurer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Floatation for moving bridge footings? Nope not bridges. There is some equipment above the surface that I have blotted out otherwise it would give the game away pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Anything to do with refloating beached landing craft? Nope nothing like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Gin and Tonic:-) Stirred & not shaken? If it helps this particular installation was intended for a lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Am I right in thinking the part connected to the hauling out cable is a pipe or tube the same as those coming from above the surface?No Bernard they are different Or maybe they are electrical cablesYup is it some sort of current of flow direction finder/measurer?Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 If it helps, the tank is 4 ft diameter. The tank & its contents weigh 16 cwt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Could it be used to measure underwater shockwaves? Testing the effect of depth charges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Could it be used to measure underwater shockwaves? Testing the effect of depth charges? A good possibility but nothing like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Is it for the footings on coastal defence forts like the ones in the thames? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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