If a ship is without cargo and ballast, the top of the prop(s) and rudder(s) may show.

Posted by Fall Guy from pool1236.cvx21-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net on April 18, 2001 at 14:42:04:

In Reply to: I beg to differ.... posted by Austin Powers on April 18, 2001 at 14:25:47:

There may be a reason why a ship has its ballast removed. Why anyone would run the props in this situation is unclear to me.
FG
PS: The keel of a ship is the longitudinal structure at the bottom of the hull that runs from bow to stern and to which the ribs are attached on each side. Kind of like the backbone...
PPS: Keelhauling - very painful, usually leathal. :p

: The Titanic's propellors were set above the bottom of the ship, hence if the ship were on flat ground the propellors would not be "buried".

: With regard to scrapping, I said "who knows what they do BEFORE" scrapping a ship. Your clever idea about the propellors not moving after "gutting" the ship and removing engines is very insightful. But before scrapping begins they must get the ship in shallow water somehow, which brings us to the moving propellors.

: But like I said, I'm no ship expert. Hell, I'm not even sure what a "keel" is. But judging from the Titanic model sitting here, the scene in 'Crusade' IS possible.

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: There may be a reason why a ship has its ballast removed. Why anyone would run the props in this situation is unclear to me.
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: PS: The keel of a ship is the longitudinal structure at the bottom of the hull that runs from bow to stern and to which the ribs are attached on each side. Kind of like the backbone...
: PPS: Keelhauling - very painful, usually leathal. :p

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: : The Titanic's propellors were set above the bottom of the ship, hence if the ship were on flat ground the propellors would not be "buried".

: : With regard to scrapping, I said "who knows what they do BEFORE" scrapping a ship. Your clever idea about the propellors not moving after "gutting" the ship and removing engines is very insightful. But before scrapping begins they must get the ship in shallow water somehow, which brings us to the moving propellors.

: : But like I said, I'm no ship expert. Hell, I'm not even sure what a "keel" is. But judging from the Titanic model sitting here, the scene in 'Crusade' IS possible.

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