Thanks for this Tuppence.
Interesting stuff!
wwp

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:51:57 GMT, "Tuppence"
wrote:


"wwp" wrote in message
.. .
Can anyone tell me what the diagonal things on a ship's hull are for?
I see them quite often on the older ships and always wondered what
they were.
Thanks
wwp


They are booms for supporting anti-torpedo nets.

More info he http://www.btinternet.com/~philipr/nets.htm

Regards,
Tuppence