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Incredible.

World War I is an area I'm regrettably far behind in as far as my knowledge of naval operations (being confined more to the second world war)... as I read more about it it's funny how many interesting things they did. Aerial blimps, the first aircraft carriers, "amphibious" operations at Gallipoli, Jutland, etc.

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Out of interest, what was the purpose of the picket fence along the sides of the fore flight deck?

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windbrakes. it made that the aircraft were not blew off the deck, and made it possible for people to work there, IIRC.

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That's about right.Getting the planes out of the hanger was a bit tight too.Colo if you wan't a good read.......Castles of Steel by Robert K Massie.

That looks like a fun little trip to get around the superstructure.
Weird ideas like this is why I love the WWI and interwar period.

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You've really gotta wonder what went through the designers head when he drew that hatch. Neat, never would have guessed that.

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I suppose they just made it up as they went along.The launching gear amused me.

Yeah, this whole thing reeks of old men in sheds.

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Seconded. There's not a lot of technical information, but it does cover a lot of the different personalities and the German and British fleets. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it doesn't cover much of anything aside from the British and Germans: if you want anything on the other powers (A-H, Italy, France, Russia), a more specialized book would be necessary. But Castles of Steel does give a good entry level history to WWI at sea.

Quality. Superb drawing. And a very apt title for this excellent thread.

(I also recommend CoS and any other book written by Massie... esp. Peter the Great)