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Re: Ship hulls question
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 16 Sep 1999 19:22:11 GMT
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On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 06:38:34AM +0000, Selçuk <teyyareci> wrote:
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> John DiRienzo wrote in message ...
> > I am wondering if the hulls in set 315 (container ship) and 1650 (Maersk
> > Ship) are the same? Its hard to tell from the pictures. Does anyone know
> > the dimensions of either hull? What did these ships use for ballast?
> > Thanks
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> Hulls are not the same, but built using same pieces. Look at:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0315-1976/0315-04.jpg
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> These old boat hulls consist of three different pieces (bow, mid and aft
> sections). Maersk ship looks longer than the container ship, so it should
> have more mid sections. The ballast they use is also visible in same
> direction sheet at the above address.
The biggest difference is that the container ship had a different "mid"
section with a pit or hollow in it, I didn't see that on the Maersk ship.
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