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Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar
Posted by: ROBERT M. ()
Date: August 15, 2002 11:53PM

Raimer:

The aluminum is a powder mixed with the synthetic rubber when the tile material is manufactured. The adhesive that is applied over the special pimer is rather thick.

There is no "metallic" contact with the hull. This system has been in use since
1988 and is very reliable; no galvanic-action/electrolysis occurs. It sure beats the
Soviet application of 2" thick rubber (bolted) on the external hull of the K-81 guided-
missile boat (U-484) used in "K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER."

The KURSK had a thick "blanket" of rubber (4") around the pressure hull, to limit its
accoustic signature. This caused delays during the salvage operation, 'cause the 22,000psi water/abrasive slurry used to cut the 26 holes in the pressure hull would just "chip away" small bits of rubber.

Regards,

ROBERT M.

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Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Durand 08/10/2002 04:49PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Don Baker 08/12/2002 03:13PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Durand 08/13/2002 09:50AM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar FUBAR 08/13/2002 12:29PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Ken du 08/13/2002 01:22PM
Thanks to all. Very Helpful. (n/t) Durand 08/13/2002 10:56PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar ROBERT M. 08/14/2002 12:40AM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Rainer Bruns 08/14/2002 01:41AM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar ROBERT M. 08/14/2002 02:40AM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Rainer Bruns 08/14/2002 01:35PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar ROBERT M. 08/15/2002 04:16AM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Rainer Bruns 08/15/2002 01:09PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar ROBERT M. 08/15/2002 11:53PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Sander Kingsepp 08/19/2002 09:35AM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar Don Baker 08/14/2002 01:50PM
Re: Depth Charges and ASDIC/Sonar JIM CAMPBELL 08/24/2002 02:59AM


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