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Angled bars alog side of Varyag
burbankbill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 03:01 AM UTC
Hello all;
Anyone know what those angled bars are along side of the Varyag hull and what there used for.

Bill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 04:08 AM UTC
They were used for anti-torpedo nets deployment.
burbankbill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 05:01 AM UTC
Thanks I never would have thought of that.

Bill
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 09:24 AM UTC
Here's a photo of the booms and nets deployed.



The ship is the Russian battleship Evstafi. Al
burbankbill
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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 12:50 AM UTC
That is a cool picture. Thanks

Bill

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