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The sea chest provides an intake reservoir from which piping systems draw raw water. Most sea chests are protected by removable gratings, and contain baffle plates to dampen the effects of vessel speed or sea state. The intake size of sea chests varies from less than 10 cm 2 to several square metres. [1]
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... move to sidebar hide. Sea chest may refer to: Sea chest (nautical) Seaman's chest ; See also ...
It is arranged so that, under normal operating conditions, sea pressure keeps the valve closed. [2] When opened from the ship's interior, [ 3 ] the Kingston valve allows sea water to enter the tank. The mechanism was introduced in 1837 [ 4 ] by John Kingston (1786–1847), an English engineer after whom it is named.
Seaman's chests at the Åland Maritime Museum in Finland Seaman's chests from Sild island with the Dannebrog og North Frisias flag. A seaman's chest is a wooden chest which was commonly used by sailors to store personal belongings. They are also known as sea chests, not to be confused with the recesses found in the hull of certain ships.
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