Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Historical question: Chariot Mk I

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

Hi Mike:
I just received another book in the mail.  This time a little Ballantine
book intitled,
"Midget Submarine" by James Gleason and Tom Waldron(1975).
In their description of the "Chariot" (sometimes referred to as "Jeep"),
they refer to both fore and aft trim tanks in addition to the main amidship
ballast tank that is the seatback for 'number one".  Looking at the drawing,
I see no fore and aft tanks.  Still, the cutaway view does show the small
pump used to transfer water between the fore and aft tanks as well as the
pipes.  Judging from the drawing, I would say the tanks are quite small and
hidden aft inside the tail cone, and forward below the control console just
behind the forward bulkhead.
I'm going to get my scanner hooked up to my new computer this weekend along
with the modem.  If everything works out ok, I'll scan some images for you.

Best regards,
BigDave
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael B. Holt <mholt@richmond.edu>
To: PSUBS List <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Thursday, January 25, 2001 2:02 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Historical question: Chariot Mk I


>I found Warren and Benson's book "Midget Raiders."  In it there is a
>good drawing of a Chariot.  It's the same one we see everywhere, but
>it's labelled much better.
>
>The box behind the pilot is called the main ballast tank.  OK, this
>suggests that the Chariot's body ("same size as a normal torpedo,
>twenty-one inches") is positively buouyant .. or does it?  Whichever
>is correct, reserve buouyancy can't have been much.
>
>It's too cold here for me to think about it much, anyway.  But
>a Chariot could ride on a motorcycle trailer ...
>
>
>
>Mike
>