The Wagstaff & Hatfield yard used an age-old method for launching its vessel. In this seemingly straightforward method a vessel is allowed to slide stern first down a greased inclined plane that leads to the water.
Stories from the Launch Ways at the Wagstaff & Hatfield Shipyard |
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This launching system has several phases and each phase can produce unexpected events; a few examples are told in the following story from Jack Wagstaff (See the link Stories).
