§ Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYasked whether in the "Vanguard," "Collingwood," "St. Vincent," and other recently- 26 built vessels, the cause of the choking of the condensers with ashes is the placing of the ash outlet at some depth below the water line; whether the cure of this defect is to be attempted by raising the height of the condenser water inlet; whether this, as now proposed, will have the effect of emerging the water inlet at a small angle of inclination of the ship; and whether the Board of Admiralty consider that a vessel the working of whose engines would be stopped at a small angle of roll is seaworthy?
§ Mr. McKENNAAsh ejectors discharging at some depth below the water line have been fitted in several warships previous to their installation in the "Vanguard," "Collingwood," and "St. Vincent." In the latter vessels, however, the inlets are at a lower level than in the previous ships, and difficulty has been experienced through a small proportion of the ashes ejected entering the condenser inlets. In these three ships the inlets are now being placed in similar positions to those in the ships in which the ashes from the ejectors have been found not to enter the inlets. The angle of inclination at which the new inlets would emerge is not a small one. From experience in the older ships it is not considered that any difficulty will be found in working the engines in the "Vanguard," "Collingwood," and "St. Vincent" as regards rolling.
§ Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYWhat would be the angle of inclination?
§ Mr. McKENNAIt would be a very large one, much larger than any ordinary roll, or even any roll would give rise to.