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conning tower
conning tower.
1. The armoured control centre of a major warship after the change from wood to iron and steel from which, originally, the ship was navigated in battle. Later, with the increasing sophistication of weapons and their control, it also became the centre of communications with the guns and torpedoes, and all information, such as radar plots and ranges, is fed into it. It was occupied only in battle; on all other occasions navigation and weapon control was exercised from the bridge. 2. The connecting structure between the bridge and the pressure hull of a submarine. In the oldest submarines it was no more than a trunk with an internal ladder, sealed at both ends by watertight hatches which were closed when the submarine submerged. In modern submarines the conning tower provides space for equipment and the captain's cabin, and is usually known as the ‘sail’. |
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"conning tower." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "conning tower." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-conningtower.html "conning tower." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-conningtower.html |
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conning tower
conning tower ˈkäniŋ ˈˌtow(ə)r the superstructure of a submarine, from which it can be commanded when on the surface, and containing the periscope.
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"conning tower." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "conning tower." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-conningtower.html "conning tower." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-conningtower.html |
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conning tower
conn·ing tow·er • n. the superstructure of a submarine, from which it can be commanded when on the surface. |
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"conning tower." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "conning tower." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-conningtower.html "conning tower." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-conningtower.html |
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