HMS Terror water tanks

[Alastair]

Hi

I'm building HMS Terror with full interior. I have read a lot of the interesting reference books including the recent one by Mathew Betts. However, I cannot find what the water tanks would be made of. Can anyone help?

Thanks

 

[pebbleworm]

Iron?:

The Royal Navy’s Difficulties with Implementing Iron Water Tanks, about 1815 to 1840

It would appear logical to assume that the introduction of iron water tanks into the Royal Navy during and after the Napoleonic War facilitated better water quality by using containers that were ch...

www.tandfonline.com

Full article is behind a steep paywall, unfortunately. A search for the exact title on academia.edu did not find it, but there could be something there.

 

[Alastair]

Thanks Pebbleworm. I agree Iron seemed sensible and I have now managed to find an article which confirmed this - at least in respect of HMS Terror

 

[Uwek]

Hi

I'm building HMS Terror with full interior. I have read a lot of the interesting reference books including the recent one by Mathew Betts. However, I cannot find what the water tanks would be made of. Can anyone help?

Thanks

There are several contemporary drawings existing showing in longitudinal, cross section and top view the location and size of the wtaretanks

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/object?vessels%5B0%5D=Terror%20%281813%29&page=0

 

[Alastair]

Thanks Ewek. I already had these drawings which have been very useful but as far as I can tell they make no reference to the actual material used to make the tanks. As per above I have now found out they were made of iron so I will proceed on that basis. I must admit this has been quite a challenging build combining extensive research and modelling problems but nonetheless highly enjoyable.

 

[Don Case]

I'm wondering how they kept them from freezing solid. There was no central heating Would having them at the bottom of the ship help?

 

[Uwek]

I'm wondering how they kept them from freezing solid. There was no central heating Would having them at the bottom of the ship help?

The water outside the hull under the waterline has usually positive temperature
Like you can see at the cross section - these tanks were installed midship directly on top of the keelson

 

[JPSteve]

I'm wondering how they kept them from freezing solid. There was no central heating Would having them at the bottom of the ship help?

The actually did have central heating. Hot water was pumped round the cabins to provide warmth. Michael Palin referred to the system in his excellent "Erebus: The Story of a Ship."

 

[Uwek]

Hi

I'm building HMS Terror with full interior. I have read a lot of the interesting reference books including the recent one by Mathew Betts. However, I cannot find what the water tanks would be made of. Can anyone help?

Thanks

Hallo @Alastair
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[Uwek]

Hi

I'm building HMS Terror with full interior. I have read a lot of the interesting reference books including the recent one by Mathew Betts. However, I cannot find what the water tanks would be made of. Can anyone help?

Thanks

Hallo @Alastair
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY