Question - Agincourt - What is it?

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

I think I got an answer for the pipes, however the other objects I can't find anything on them. Does anyone know what the two objects (last picture) are?

[Wolfswetpaws]

 

[Efros]

Tea plumbing, it's how the guncrews got their 2 gallons of tea they need during battle.

[Yedwy]

Looks like the meat lockers? 🤔

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

I got some news from Reddit. It appears the pipes are for voice communications from CIC on the ship targeting. The sleds are called paravanes for minesweeping. BB's for minesweeping? I was not aware that BB's did that action. You learn something new everyday.

[Project45_Opytny]

6 minutes ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said:

I got some news from Reddit. It appears the pipes are for voice communications from CIC on the ship targeting. The sleds are called paravanes for minesweeping. BB's for minesweeping? I was not aware that BB's did that action. You learn something new everyday.

Paravanes are modelled even on some aircraft carriers.

And it seems that they do work well against old-fashioned mooring mines. I recall having read the war memoir of an Australian naval officer, claiming that the County-class heavy cruiser he served on disarmed about 3 Japanese mooring mines by her own with paravanes.

[Admiral_Karasu]

25 minutes ago, Project45_Opytny said:

Paravanes are modelled even on some aircraft carriers.

And it seems that they do work well against old-fashioned mooring mines. I recall having read the war memoir of an Australian naval officer, claiming that the County-class heavy cruiser he served on disarmed about 3 Japanese mooring mines by her own with paravanes.

Only thing is, those don't look like any other paravanes you see in pictures.

[Sidelock]

23 hours ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said:

I think I got an answer for the pipes, however the other objects I can't find anything on them. Does anyone know what the two objects (last picture) are?

The first one dunno, They look like voice tubes to me.

Now the second pic those look like a 10ft Punt, also called Balsa life raft

 

[HogHammer]

Great detective work @Sidelock

[Wolfswetpaws]

2 hours ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said:

I got some news from Reddit. It appears the pipes are for voice communications from CIC on the ship targeting. The sleds are called paravanes for minesweeping. BB's for minesweeping? I was not aware that BB's did that action. You learn something new everyday.

The USS Massachusetts still has her paravanes on display.  I've seen them.
https://www.battleshipcove.org

But, in this situation, I think @Sidelock has found and shared the correct answer.

Edited August 21, 2023 by Wolfswetpaws

[Admiral_Karasu]

Looks like we got the right answer there. This model page shows you how they look like in detail.

https://www.shapeways.com/product/8EHCJEPQY/1-128-royal-navy-10ft-punt-balsa-life-raft-x2

[Wolfswetpaws]

56 minutes ago, Sidelock said:

The first one dunno, They look like voice tubes to me.

Now the second pic those look like a 10ft Punt, also called Balsa life raft

 

Well done!  🙂

Looks like the concept has survived into modern times, too.
https://portlandpudgy.com/