. Cassier's magazine . raming and plating ofthe decks, bulkheads and inner bot-tom and other longitudinal andtransverse framing are shown intheir true relation to one another,and their relative importance on 44 CASSIERS MAGAZINE structural strength and water-tight-ness portrayed. The skeleton modelis so constructed that it may betaken apart in order that the in-terior may be more readily visibleand that every nook and corner ofthe vessel may be revealed to theobserver. The first skeleton model that cameto the notice of the writer was car-ried by a German cruiser. All thesailors had ready acces
. Cassier's magazine . raming and plating ofthe decks, bulkheads and inner bot-tom and other longitudinal andtransverse framing are shown intheir true relation to one another,and their relative importance on 44 CASSIERS MAGAZINE structural strength and water-tight-ness portrayed. The skeleton modelis so constructed that it may betaken apart in order that the in-terior may be more readily visibleand that every nook and corner ofthe vessel may be revealed to theobserver. The first skeleton model that cameto the notice of the writer was car-ried by a German cruiser. All thesailors had ready access to it, and From these models the outer skinof the vessel is usually omitted, butthey are made with all the water-tight floors sub-dividing the innerbottom and the bulkheads markingthe larger sub-divisions of the ves-sel. The engines, boilers and muchof the piping, as well as the variouswatertight doors and manholes, arealso portrayed. The models canthus be used as a guide for accessto remote corners of the vessel ob-. SKELETON MODEL OF THE INSIDE VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES MONITOR MONTEREY By W. H. Beehler, U. S. Navy the ordinary seaman who showed meover the vessel, in taking it all apart,named with surprising accuracy allthe intricate parts and compartmentsof his vessel. In keeping with theGerman character for thorough-ness, it is the practice of their navyto carry one of these skeleton modelson all of its naval vessels for theeducation of its seamen. They costanywhere from $500 to $2,500, de-pendent on the size and type of thevessel. tained by tortuous routes and some-times not visited for months. Theyare used, too, as a means of readilyascertaining the full effect on the ves-sel of a puncture of the armour bya lucky shot or a tear in the vesselsshell by grounding, and can also beused to impress upon the sailor thevalue of eternal vigilance in keepinghis watertight doors closed and se-cured, or dogged, in seamanparlance. Some of the photographs show MODELS OF VESSELS 45
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