Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume I
Forfatter: Archibald Williams
År: 1945
Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World
Forlag: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Sted: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York
Sider: 456
UDK: 600 eng - gl.
Volume I with 520 Illustrations, Maps and Diagrams
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46
ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
SCENE ON THE BATTLESHIP AFTER PUMPS HAD BEEN TRANSFERRED TO HER DECK.
Observe the wooden caissons round the ship. Photo, 8. Cribb, Southsea.
A
Pumping
Difficulty
overcome.
of the compartments so leaky that the inflow
of water almost counteracted the utmost efforts
of the pumps. A thorough examination of
these minor damages was made
by divers. As the leaks could
not be staunched with, metal,
resort was had to the expe-
dient of distributing straw in
the compartments. The suction of the pumps
drew the straw to the points of leakage,
against which, it was held by the pressure of
the water outside. Any one who has experi-
enced the difficulty of filling a garden syringe
with water in which a number of leaves are
floating will appreciate the efficacy of the
principle.
The pumps now had a much fairer chance,
and in due course the masts of the Gladiator
were once more vertical. But it was difficult
to keep them so, as the starboard camels,
having now reached the surface, exerted a
less effectual pull. Captain Young therefore
decided to shorten their cables and bring them
nearer the keel. To allow this to be done,
the strain on the cables was relieved tem-
porarily by transferring the camels’ burden to
the Ranger, while the cylinders were sunk and
their cables hauled in to make a shorter sling
under the vessel. The operation was carried
through very successfully, and checked the list
to starboard.
Matters were now far enough advanced to