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Online Thomas Hypher

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Re: Listing
« Reply #15 on: Jan 13, 2018, 03:32 AM »
Quote from: Trevor Casey on Jan 13, 2018, 03:15 AM
Don't they make ships her size list to the dock when in port?

Maybe some of the time, but this sometimes happened when she was docked facing out to sea from Southampton where her portside was dockside and she had a slight starboard list.
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Re: Listing
« Reply #16 on: Jan 13, 2018, 01:37 PM »
When I was working on the QE2 during the late 80's it was quite commen to experience a list due to the wind hitting the superstructure on one side. Remember one atlantic crossing where we were about 5 degrees off vertical for three days....lot of jokes about one leg being shorter etc going around!!
Another time on smooth seas and no wind she suddenly took on a list that lasted for several minutes....turned out that some engineering cadets were experimenting with the stabilizer machinery!!!!
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Re: Listing
« Reply #17 on: Jan 13, 2018, 02:48 PM »
Does anyone have any photos?  I've just been looking for mine, I thought I had some, but I can't find one!
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Re: Listing
« Reply #18 on: Jan 13, 2018, 11:54 PM »
Quote from: Rob Lightbody on Jan 13, 2018, 02:48 PM
Does anyone have any photos?  I've just been looking for mine, I thought I had some, but I can't find one!

I have tried to find some photos illustrating this slight list in me and my parents photos but have not succeeded so far. The webcam photos are the best examples (excluding the fish eye etc) I've found besides our memories.
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