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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Navy - Military - Battleships: => Topic started by: David gray on March 15, 2018, 06:50:45 pm

Title: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: David gray on March 15, 2018, 06:50:45 pm

Dose anyone know if the sloping hand rail above the anchor on the front of the superstructure,  is actually a hand rail or is it some sort of conduit or just
Decoration , I have looked at many photos but can't find any close enough or clear enough  to tell
  David

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: TailUK on March 15, 2018, 07:56:11 pm

Looks a bit too far up to be a handrail, I presume you're talking about the tubes that angle downwards from the centreline of the ship from just below the bridge windows?   
Could it be part of the ship's "pre-wetting" system?  That's the spray system that's used to wash the ship down in the event of fall out contamination.

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: David gray on March 15, 2018, 08:32:53 pm

Yes it makes sense what you say  I agree
      Thanks David

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: raflaunches on March 15, 2018, 09:31:12 pm

Hi David


Try these for help, I took the pictures when I served on board HMS Edinburgh for 8 hours.
Look for reply #283 on this link:


http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38863.msg409379.html#msg409379 (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,38863.msg409379.html#msg409379)

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: David gray on March 15, 2018, 10:08:36 pm

Great photos shows so much more detail that shows that
 they are pipes and not hand rails
  Thankyou
                David

 

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: big_bri on March 15, 2018, 10:30:21 pm

Awning rails :-)) 

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: TailUK on March 16, 2018, 08:22:28 am

Quote from: big_bri on March 15, 2018, 10:30:21 pm

Awning rails :-))

Of course! you forget that the Royal Navy still gets to go somewhere hot, occasionally!

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: Geoff on March 16, 2018, 01:28:56 pm

I was just about to say the same. These are also visible on the aft superstructure of WW1 dreadnoughts and it took me a while to figure out what they were. Once you look they are in all sorts of places!


Geoff

Title: Re: Type 42 hand rails
Post by: David gray on March 16, 2018, 09:09:16 pm

Well after all that , an awning rail  {-) 
      Thanks David