Steamship Construction 2

[The Old Ruminator]

Part Two. The Ships
Bridge and its Instruments.
You may recognise a few photos from previous posts. Just thought it would be nice to reuse a few in a new context

An open bridge which was quite common in pre WW2 ships. Initially a bridge was literally that. A walkway from one side to the other.It eventually evolved into a wheelhouse.The only shelter on an open bridge was canvas dodgers.



Telegraph and unhooded binnacle



The bridge wing telegraph.





Divers view of a telegraph.Bet it is gone now.

[The Old Ruminator]

Ha Ha I am an awful tease you got to see it twice


Enclosed wheelhouse.

[The Old Ruminator]

A variety of steering positions.










The after end of the steering system - The steering quadrant fitted directly to the rudder post.

[MixedUp]

Fantastic pics Nick, then you go and spoil it by putting a pic of that ugly b@stard on there.

He doesn't look at this Newsgroup does he????


Steve

[The Old Ruminator]

You are banned ! Ha Ha

[MixedUp]

Originally Posted by salsettediving

You are banned ! Ha Ha

Well at least it isn't a pic of someone kissing his @rse this time.

Steve