hi all
isn't it funny how things come around; when I first began to work for PJ Engineering Co, (a small engineering company near where I live) my first 'away' contract was to work aboard the diving vessel 'Challenger' - unhappily our task was to remove all diving chambers/compression chambers/associated workings from her - also to strip out the really well equipped workshops. All just to go to the scrapman. Shame....there was an awful lot of 'money' went into someone's pocket. The other thing, if HMS Endurance is built the same way as the James Clarke Ross Vessel, which PJs also did a lot of work on the hydraulic motors on her, the engineers aboard HMS Endurance would have had a hell of a time, trying to secure any pipework/valvework in emergencies - because everything was literally lagged aboard the James Clarke Ross for thermal reasons. Before we did any lifting/shoring work which required any lifting points for lifting gear on bulkheads/pipes we had to remove 3 1/2 inches of thermal insulation and steel meshing before we could get to the steel work. What would normally take say 10 minutes to set up a lifting point for block and tackle; it would take us at least 3 hours at least to get to the bulk head. So, if it is set out the same as the James Clarke Ross, no wonder the engineers almost lost her.
aye
john
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