Thanks for posting that Dianavan. The diary on that link relating to a trip on the HMCS Windsor is an intersting one as it does talk about continous problems during the trip. Hydraulic leaks, water seal leaks.


I just hope that the enquiry is not whitewash.

With regards the insulation problem it would be very difficult to upgrade the insulation. Cable insulation is an integral part of the cable. The solution would have been to re-cable. But that is almost impossible to do in a completed submarine. Normally the cable goes in as they build the boat, then followed by the heavy equipment it will be used to power. The cables would run through watertight bulkhead glands. These boats were built in sectional rings and there are miles of cable inside a boat. I am not making excuses but just pointing out how difficult it is to re-wire.

As I said in an ealrier post when these boats were first commissioned into the RN we were hearing of problems with them.