THE WHANGAPE’S STERN TUBE. In order to effect temporary repairs, Chief Engineer Swann and his staff had to drill 150 holes through this steel tube two inches thick, and the difficulty was accentuated by the cramped situation in which the whole work had to be done —close up to the stern post, the narrowest part of the ship.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 21, 18 November 1908, Page 28
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58THE WHANGAPE’S STERN TUBE. In order to effect temporary repairs, Chief Engineer Swann and his staff had to drill 150 holes through this steel tube two inches thick, and the difficulty was accentuated by the cramped situation in which the whole work had to be done—close up to the stern post, the narrowest part of the ship. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 21, 18 November 1908, Page 28
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