- A
conning tower is a
raised platform on a ship or submarine,
often armoured, from
which an
officer in
charge can conn (conduct or control) the vessel...
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perform the role of
conning for him or her. Such an
individual has the
title of "officer of the deck" (abbreviated OOD) or "the
conning officer"
while on...
- ever in an
American submarine. She was the last
submarine to have a
conning tower, as well as the last
American submarine to have twin ****s or a stern...
- the
conning tower were
protected by 11-inch plates,
although the roof was 3
inches thick. The
gunnery control tower behind and
above the
conning tower had...
- high-angle
mounts for anti-aircraft
duties and the two guns
abreast the
conning tower were
removed in 1917. A pair of QF six-pounder (2.2 in (57 mm)) Hotchkiss...
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armour belt was
reduced by 0.5
inches (12.7 mm) in compensation. A
small conning tower was
added aft, and four
Unrotated Projectile mounts were
added to supplement...
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Famed for his wit, he is best
known for his
newspaper column, "The
Conning Tower", and his
appearances as a
regular panelist on radio's
Information Please...
- as the Institute's secretary-treasurer. The dive
wheel from Triton's
conning tower is on
display in the lobby.
Triton was the 2003
inductee into the Submarine...
- 20-foot (6.1 m)
rangefinder was
added to the
armoured hood over the
conning tower. From
January to
March 1920
Renown was re****ed more
extensively as...
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follows two
women who
climb a 2,000-foot-tall (610 m)
television broadcasting tower,
before becoming stranded at the top. It was
theatrically released in the...
