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By tk
Thursday, March 27, 2003
*Supreme Court rules for Savannah salvage company
*Legislator calls effort to tax charter fishing captains 'impractical'
-Coast News, 3-27-03
*Brunswick: Georgia's last full-time bridge tender will soon lose his bridge.
-Florida Times Union, 3-27-03
-Officials lift Silver Beach swim advisory
-Daytona News Journal, 3-27-03
*Bayfront development uncertain
*Sturgeon ruling won't stop Yellow River dam study
-Pensacola Beach News, 3-27-03
*Rescue attempt questioned by visitor
*Spring break: Familiar problems surface in Destin
-Destin Log, 3-26-03
Greetings from Adelaide, Mac, and congratulations on a most interesting
Web site.
I have an interest in the "Long Lace" torpedoes (and torpedo propulsion systems in general, for that matter...), and was surprised to see you showing the type 95's using liquid Oxygen - I had thought it to be compressed Oxygen only. Might you clarify this issue for me, I wonder..?
And the oxygen (enriched..?) torpedoes as used on the Canberra .. would
you happen to know their service type/mark please?
Best regards,
Geoff Chennells
Hello Geoff,
Thank you for your kind comments about Ahoy, it is always nice to be
appreciated.
The Japanese Type 95 torpedo was of course not a Long Lance as it was a 21
inch fish, used by Submarines.
Immediately following that paragraph I was talking about the 24 inch Long
Lance, which ran on ure oxygen as opposed to a conventional compressed air
driven torpedo. I may well be remiss in using the term liguid oxygen, perhaps I should have said running on pure oygen.
When Canberra used enriched air torpedoes, they were I believe, Mark
VII's, when they were replaced with compressed air driven torpedoes they would have been Mark IX** ones.
You can find some information on Japanese Torpedoes on
http://www.warships1.com/Weapons/WTJAP_Notes.htm
I trust I have helped in a small way.
Again my thanks,
Regards,
Mackenzie Gregory.
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