For the Enginemen!

iPOD	Posted 2012-01-03 3:30 AM (#53524)
Master and Commander Posts: 1247 Location: Rockingham Western Australia	Subject: For the Enginemen! Three OBERON'S and a pair of Admiralty Standard Range (ASR 1) V16 Supercharged Diesels each connected to an English Electric DC Generator no connection to the shafts. Edited by iPOD 2012-01-03 3:32 AM (3 OBERONS.jpg) (ASR 1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 3 OBERONS.jpg (101KB - 720 downloads) ASR 1.jpg (110KB - 1226 downloads)
Ralph Luther	Posted 2012-01-03 4:29 AM (#53525 - in reply to #53524)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 6180 Location: Summerville, SC	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! Nice
Runner485	Posted 2012-01-03 6:31 AM (#53526 - in reply to #53524)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 2725 Location: New Jersey	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! Wiping up the oil....Great shot. Thanks
Coyote	Posted 2012-01-03 7:48 AM (#53527 - in reply to #53524)
Master and Commander Posts: 1374 Location: NE Florida	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! What are the small white-faced one-per-cylinder gauges? Cylinder head temperature? Exhaust temperature? Most of them seem to be pointing to something in the 800 (of something) range. Coyote
Holland Club	Posted 2012-01-03 8:17 AM (#53528 - in reply to #53524)
Master and Commander Posts: 2490 Location: East Coast of Wisconsin	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! Good looking engines. For the FM dudes, the dome looking things are cylinder head covers (with two brass knobs). The gauges are readouts for thermocouples attached to the exhaust elbows. Don't want to be too basic but the Fairbanks boys need some school housing from time to time. Seriously, nice engine room. POD, I assume this type of engine powered the Oberons??? Ron (former EN1(SS))
Pedro	Posted 2012-01-03 10:28 AM (#53530 - in reply to #53524)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 2974 Location: Liverpool, England	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! POD, Thanks for the post mate and the memories of what used to be my daily domain – the donk shop. I had lots of experience in the RN with diesels from the old straight 8’s on the A Class diesel electrics thumping away, to the screaming ASR range of supercharged V16 diesels of the Oberon boats. Luckily both these engine types can still be seen in preservation. The former on HMS Alliance at Gosport and the latter on HMS Ocelot at Chatham and HMS Onyx at Barrow. The ASR diesel certainly needed a lot of air on full tilt dive. A few minutes with the snort head below the surface and your ear drums were sitting on your shoulders. Those were the days…… I know that somewhere they are still building diesel boats so before anyone starts reminding me about the wonderful advancements of technology, remember a couple of things. Marine diesel engines 50 years ago and now: 1. Still go suck/squeeze/bang/blow. 2. Still go up and down and round and round. Pedro The Satanic Mechanic
rover177	Posted 2012-01-03 3:02 PM (#53537 - in reply to #53524)
Master and Commander Posts: 1576 Location: Wollongong, NSW	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! The ASR1 was originally designed as a standby diesel generator for a hospital - it was then supercharged and put in a submarine. And now for the Green Steam brigade who may be feeling a little missed out. have been cleaning our concrete patio and paths with 50/50 pool liquid chlorine and water. It does remove the mold and other crud very well - finish off with the blaster to rip into anything left. The chlorine smell is very pervasive; so for the greenies who are missing their battery dips, enjoy the memories or go get a sniff of chlorine.
iPOD	Posted 2012-01-04 12:37 AM (#53546 - in reply to #53537)
Master and Commander Posts: 1247 Location: Rockingham Western Australia	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! Nope no wont to catch the smell of Chlorine, Chlorine to a Battery Electrician means you, your crew mates and your Submarine are probably in a world of hurt. Saltwater in the people tank is bad ju ju, salt water in the Battery Tank is very very bad ju ju!
Ric	Posted 2012-01-04 12:57 AM (#53547 - in reply to #53546)
Plankowner Posts: 9191 Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! What he said...
Ralph Luther	Posted 2012-01-04 1:10 AM (#53549 - in reply to #53546)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 6180 Location: Summerville, SC	Subject: RE: For the Enginemen! Sure does clear the sinus' though.