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rsterne
 Post subject: Sail Powered Sub-Chaser
PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:51 pm 
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My Dad served as the Chief Engineer Officer on Fairmile Class "B" Motor Launches during WW2.... They were a 112' wooden hulled sub-chaser (most were built in Canada) powered by two Supercharged V-12 Sterling engines, with a top speed of about 23 knots.... I found this newspaper clipping from the war in his Memorabilia a few days ago....

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Judging from the photo, with the square sails pulling hard, and the huge bow wave, the Fairmile in the photo was probably doing hull speed, which was about 14 knots.... I just loved this photo, and thought I would share it....

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A salute to your Dad, Bob & thanks for sharing. I'm an old country boy from the Great Lakes area, and the shown rigging is what I would call "farm boy engineering" - LOL. May look strange but it works!
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Thanks for sharing.

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Very cool. I wish my grandfathers were still around. Alot of history went missing when they passed/went missing. Esp their military service.

My grandfather mom side only ever talked about WW2 with my dad. And since I served he probably would have told me. All I know he was a tanker. Grandfather Dad side, went missing in 1965. When family was flying back from Belgium to Halifax.

But it's cool using 2 technology.
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Heck of a trip for a small boat like that.
Saw this one first hand, this summer - August.


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Daryl wrote:
Heck of a trip for a small boat like that.
Saw this one first hand, this summer - August.


Our money pit.

My wife grandfather was a cook on it. And my step father, uncle was the blacksmith/fabricator that did a lot of work on it. Dad was posted to 434 Bluenose Squadron. I worked on the Generators that came off it.
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rsterne wrote:
My Dad served as the Chief Engineer Officer on Fairmile Class "B" Motor Launches during WW2.... They were a 112' wooden hulled sub-chaser (most were built in Canada) powered by two Supercharged V-12 Sterling engines, with a top speed of about 23 knots.... I found this newspaper clipping from the war in his Memorabilia a few days ago.... I just loved this photo, and thought I would share it....Bob


Great picture Bob, Thx for sharing. Image
Ya know if that was a modern picture everyone would be screaming "PhotoShop" Image
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For sure!!!

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Not many photos of that class of ship, with the sails deployed.
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