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| Russian B-39 Foxtrot in Seattle - School of the Boat Photo |
| Series One: Forward Torpedo Room (Compartment No. 1) |
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| Photo #115 is of the overhead, aft of the breech doors, forward of the racks.
The large mechanisms shown with the red handles are the actuators for the bow
planes. The Port unit is for elevate and depress the planes, a brass plate and
pointer is visible on the left side on the vertical shaft going up through the
pressure hull to indicate angle. The STBD unit is retract and extend, the scale
for position is visible between the 2 actuators next to the horizontal manual
torpedo moving shaft. The red handles are the brakes or locks that are operated
when the planes are centered so they can be retracted and not move while doing
so, and to keep the planes from drifting back in while operating when the
hydraulic "switch" is off and the ram has internal leakage. The dark spot on
the right of the photo just above the centerline is the hydraulic "switch" to
operate the extend/retract actuator. The shaft between the actuators with the
pulley at the forward end is part of the Torpedo Lift and Traverse mechanism.
If they had a casualty, no power, or needed to be quiet while loading (right),
we have the black plastic with metal rings imbedded "chain" to operate
manually. The vertical orange bar is the forward skid support, but Igor tells
me its primary purpose is to keep the fish from falling off the skids in rough
seas. The forward end of the STBD pressure ventilation duct is between the skid
support and the bow planes actuators. |
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