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ATAG_Colander
Dec-13-2017, 14:06
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Edit:
Interestingly enough, is a Brazilian ship converted to British escort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Harvester_(H19)

III./ZG76_Saipan
Dec-13-2017, 14:10
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chemical wise or purpose wise?

Tibsun
Dec-13-2017, 14:18
Steam driven sirene? But steam is short-lived isn't it?

ATAG_Colander
Dec-13-2017, 14:21
chemical wise or purpose wise?

both wise :)
Steam? what for and why on the bow?

Maru
Dec-13-2017, 14:25
I think someone smoking ganja

maybe this guy

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Tibsun
Dec-13-2017, 14:26
Steam for the foghorn maybe.

ATAG_Colander
Dec-13-2017, 14:34
Steam for the foghorn maybe.

I though that but I think the horn is not located there and if you look at the first pic, that's a hell lot of steam.

Kendy for the State
Dec-13-2017, 14:35
Seaplane catapult? I can't really see much detail on the deck.

ATAG_Lewis
Dec-13-2017, 15:20
To create smoke screen?

Just a thought...

:idea:

http://i.imgur.com/0FNXzv0.jpg

ATAG_Colander
Dec-13-2017, 15:30
To create smoke screen?

Just a thought...

:idea:

http://i.imgur.com/0FNXzv0.jpg

From the bow? :S

Maybe is the ship's dry cleaning?

Vlerkies
Dec-13-2017, 15:45
Interesting image.
Not much up that side to cause that smoke, other than a purposeful flare or the lads having some down time and tanning some meat maybe (braai/bbq)?

I'll go with the later for now, Smokey Robinson cooking up a storm for the Captain..

Silent135
Dec-13-2017, 15:55
From wiki smoke screen.

Naval methods:


"Warships have sometimes used a simple variation of the smoke generator, by injecting fuel oil directly into the smoke stack. An even simpler method that was used in the days of steam-propelled warships was to restrict the supply of air to the boiler. This resulted in incomplete combustion of the coal or oil, which produced a thick black smoke. Because the smoke was black, it absorbed heat from the sun and tended to rise above the water. Therefore, navies turned to various chemicals, such as titanium tetrachloride, that produce a white, low-lying cloud"

But like you say... from the bow? surely it would smoke out half of the crew...

DUI
Dec-13-2017, 16:45
A guess from JG4_Goddee: Steam from a pressure relief valve. Ship at full run might result in some over-pressure.

My guess: The galley.

RAF74_Buzzsaw
Dec-13-2017, 18:56
It's a generated smoke screen designed to obscure the view of gunner's on enemy warships.

I think this is a practice situation... but typically if a convoy was under attack, the escorts would lay a smokescreen to block the attacker's view.

Similar thing with larger Capital Ships like Battleships or Cruisers... their escorts would lay smoke when they wanted to break off an action and retreat... of course if they were firing back, the escorts would not lay smoke.

And yes, I believe the smoke could come either from generators on deck or from the funnels.

FightingSteel1
Dec-13-2017, 21:11
Smoke screens could be used to cover an attempted withdraw/retreat, or to obscure damaged or vulnerable allies to enemy units.

In the case of a convoy, escorting destroyers would do all they could to protect and mask the location of their merchant ships from enemy surface vessels. For the USN, those ships had large tanks on the deck (usually at the stern). Believe it was similar in other navies. Not sure what that smoke at the bow is about, but it's not the same thing.

1lokos
Dec-13-2017, 21:23
Put that smoke from the bow has the advantage to help mask the ship itself.

Vlerkies
Dec-13-2017, 21:46
If this is your 'smoke shield from the bow hail mary defense', you got problems man :)
https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=33018&d=1513191995
Thats some mutt on the deck cooking the Captains dinner, or someone with a serious bong that you need to contact and make friends with.

ATAG_Freya
Dec-13-2017, 21:56
It is Delousing powder

They were just in a sleazy port...now they are leaving.

:getaway:

ATAG_Ezzie
Dec-14-2017, 02:47
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Edit:
Interestingly enough, is a Brazilian ship converted to British escort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Harvester_(H19)

Its the Steam Overlay - you can disable it you know

Sorry..

ATAG_Snarglepuss
Dec-19-2017, 11:55
It is Delousing powder

They were just in a sleazy port...now they are leaving.

:getaway:

"Screwed, blued, and tattooed"as the ancients used to say
The 1st and 3rd go hand in hand with any sleazy port.
If I recall correctly, the "blued" refers to a concoction of coal oil and iodine that was applied
to ones person to kill uninvited passengers such as Scabies. Hence the other ancient maximum/admonishment,
"Keep a tight arse". A paint brush applied with a liberal amount of the blue solution jammed between the buttocks
would cause the individual to be stepping high for some time. "Feel the burn":recon: in a manner of speaking.

Not that I speak from experience of course....... Though long ago, and far away one of my younger brothers spoke out of turn.
My father's bottle of Old Spice after shave was ideally suited to the purpose and inserted betwixt his buttocks to teach him some respect.:devilish:
He had the sweetest south wind this side of Dixie for some time afterward. Or so twas' said.........

Dingo
Dec-19-2017, 18:14
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Edit:
Interestingly enough, is a Brazilian ship converted to British escort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Harvester_(H19)

In addition to powering the main turbines steam also powered auxiliary equipment, in this case the capstan and windlass on the bow for Working the anchors and cables