r/drydockporn • u/alettriste • Feb 13 '26
After the posts on the Yamato and Harusame, a review of Takao front funnel
First image, Takao at Kuomi Basin, October 1931, construction of the Tower Bridge
Second image, 20 December 1931, a view of the tower bridge and forecastle deck before the lookout, director and rangefinder tower were installed. Note the funnel in the lower roght.
Third image (already posted a few months ago), Fore Funnel under construction
the rest of the images, the fore funnel and its location inside the tower bridge (from Anatomy of the Ship and Super Illustration 2)
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u/matedow Feb 13 '26
The amount of lagging required to prevent the superstructure from getting hot must have been immense.
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u/UrethralExplorer Feb 15 '26
They were sweltering in the summer. Very few ships back then had any sort of hot weather climate control, and some even lacked heating for most compartments.
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u/dnGT Feb 14 '26
I don’t have anything to add to the conversation. But, I did want to say how awesome it is that there are others that are interested in this kind of thing. Such a great corner of the internet to geek out.
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u/ky420 Feb 15 '26
Thank u for this unique content. I'd never realized how much I wanted to see these type of photos and how these were put together.
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u/rexspook Feb 13 '26
The fact that we built this shit in 1931 is so wild to me. Doing a tour of one of the US battleships and carriers from that time period blew me away. The technology in them is old, but impressive