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[Martin (Admin)]

The rudder frame, belonged to the British battlecruiser HMS Hood.
 

[Colin Bishop]

And a study of the wreck showed that it had been turned to bring the ship's guns to bear on Bismarck immediately before Hood was fatally hit and blew up.

Her recovered bell is now preserved at Portsmouth and it was quite  poignant to see it on display a while back.

Colin

[gingyer]

The forge that made it is now a shopping centre near to where I stay. 
It has old pictures like this hung at the entrances
I’m sure this is one of them. Next time I’m in I will see
If there are others

[Mark T]

I see engineering like this and realise what our country has lost - How do we get the government and young engineers in the UK to get back to ship building?  Why has cost become the be all and end all.

[ballastanksian]

This and the stern and Stem posts were feats of superb engineering, sometimes single piece structures and sometimes made in tow or more parts depending on the capacity of the builder or supplying company.

[Geoff]

Have a look at how armour and big guns were made, quite amazing. A big gun would typically take a year to build - lots of machinery to build them 10 or 20 at a time!!


Cheers


Geoff

[Martin (Admin)]

 

HMS Hood  just before her launch

[ballastanksian]

Bless her 

[ballastanksian]

Putting the job of machining her rudder pintle into perspective. Comparing this with turning 15inch gun barrels and turret rings etc, the pintle would not even have been a challenge.