On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:51:23 -0400, Gogarty
wrote:
In article ,
says...
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:41:41 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:08:09 -0400, Gogarty
wrote:
One could run the rode back to the primary winches but I don't
think they would handle chain very well.
The sailing battleships had a hemp rode something like four inches in
diameter, They would attach a length of smaller stuff to the rode and
lead that to the capstan.
Casady
They also had a crew of 400 men.
In a 100 ft. vessel.
Bruce-in-Bangkok
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You said Battle ship.
I was wrong.
The HMS Victory, which was a First Rate ship of the Line, is 186 ft.
on the gun deck. Displaces 3,500 tones, has a draft of 28 feet.
The officers and crew comprised approximately 850 personal.
A broadside threw approximately 1,148 lbs. of iron.
Bruce-in-Bangkok
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