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Naval <strong>Engineering</strong> Bulletin • June 2001<br />

ated underwater to a limited degree. At this point the Engineer<br />

Officer returned onboard and found near the gangway<br />

an eager team of stokers preparing grease, bolts,<br />

stringlines etc. He was appraised of the situation and the<br />

proposed impending fix and was then led to the site of the<br />

flood.<br />

There were rivets in an all-welded Daring hull. The lost<br />

rivet was eventually replaced. The onboard stock of QC<br />

cement increased as the ship aged and copies of the Fleet<br />

Maintenance Bulletin were thereafter sought out and studied<br />

by the <strong>Engineering</strong> Department - a proven source of<br />

knowledge on interesting and useful engineering practice.<br />

The end of the story sees the Engineer’s acceptance of the<br />

“novel” idea of the bolt fix and a call for a wider search for<br />

divers. The Chief proudly sees the bolt fitted and he and<br />

the duty watch gain pleasure from achieving such a tidy<br />

job, which would be readily accessible for future, more permanent<br />

repair. The Engineer, however, ever cautious, then<br />

covers his bets by having the bolt boxed in and covered with<br />

quick setting cement!<br />

73

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