Showing posts with label R. Show all posts
Showing posts with label R. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
R 9 no more
R 9 was one of the British Navy boats sent world wide, she was really a kit boat and sent CKD and then assembled where ever she was to be based? They were used as WW2 Air Sea rescue boats.
Dated from around 1940 and 63 feet long they have lasted well but were re planked ( where required?) after 1972 when they went into service in Hout Bay on the Duiker Island trips route (seal island)
Dated from around 1940 and 63 feet long they have lasted well but were re planked ( where required?) after 1972 when they went into service in Hout Bay on the Duiker Island trips route (seal island)
Used by the South African Navy, she was later sold to a well known day charter company in Hout Bay.
That's the deck or coach roof on the side
I had wrongly assumed these boats were double planked but they are just close planked and then caulked on the outside.
Two engines once occupied that space.
Mr Panda, the demolition forman.
MV Circe, a sister ship, will she also be cut up?
The property that both boats are on was recently sold at an auction, I expect everything must go?
Roy
Folks, its now the 29th of September 2013, I drove past the site where the R9 was being dismantled, its gone, nothing of the hull remains.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Design 2601 R P I C
R.P.I.C. stands for Riverine Patrol Interdiction Craft. The object was to design a small, fast military craft that could be launched from a flying Lockheed Hercules C130 cargo plane with 6 crew members onboard at an altitude of 10', survive and deliver a top speed of 45 knots for rapid deployment where needed.
Here is the general arrangement of the aircraft.
Here's the cross section showing the launch parameters.
Originally a modified stock production boat with twin outboards (note the sketch above still shows that boat) was to be used but it was proven that the boat couldn't handle the slamming load of being dropped out of a plane. This new boat was then designed. In addition to withstanding slamming loads, G-forces sustainability for the crew members (seat and cockpit sole design) was engineered as well as light armament protection (Kevlar panels).
Power was provided by a single Seatek 6-4V-9D marine diesel generating 600 bhp at 3,150 rpm coupled to a Hamilton waterjet.
Here is the general arrangement plan.
Principal Dimensions
LOA 27'-5"
LWL 23'-7"
Beam 9'-2"
Draft 2'-0"
Displacement 10,725 lbs
LOA 27'-5"
LWL 23'-7"
Beam 9'-2"
Draft 2'-0"
Displacement 10,725 lbs
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