When I wrote:
I needed Clamps for a Ship model of a Laker for U.S.Steel for a friend. Well, He will give me the name tomorrow.This fellow does large and small clamps in H.O.Scale. I did a wee bit of research today and as a mariner was astounded by what I found out. Number one, Lakers have ballast tanks ( Of Course) But! Here's the Killer. I don't know about New Builds, But the old ones didn't have WATERTIGHT Bulkheads breaking up the holds into independant sections!
So picture a Ship Like the Edmund Fitzgerald! Over 700 ft. long and no Bulkheads sectioning off the hold. One hatch fails and you got the whole cargo area flooding and according to the items I read. Capt. Mc Sorley was asked by the Man on the other vessel the Anderson, that as how he had a list was he running his pumps. Replied Capt. McSorley "Yes, Both are running!" Hmmmm! A ship that large and she only had two? They must have had a heck of a lot of power!
Why, on my Destroyer we had pumps in every major, in Hull, compartment and Watertight Doors. Plus there were Watertight doors above main deck too.!In reality I cannot imagine a ship as big as the U.S.S.Piedmont ( A Destroyer tender, 794ft. long,L.O.A.) not being divided into sections that could be closed off in case of flooding!
These Fresh water Sailors, Knowing this had more You Know What than I . If I found that out about a ship I was signing on to I would NOT put My John Hancock on those ship's articles,For Sure!!