Originally Posted by
Ninthace
My association with boats finished with the Swiftsure Class, I could not comment on later models. However, I would have though that flood alarms may have triggered and the change in trim might have been remarked upon.
Are the windows he is talking about the four circles within the larger circle at the farther end of the tunnel from the photographer ? I've never been on a V and it is a long time since I've been on an S/T but I do vaguely recall a place where you could peer down from within the tunnel.
Isn't the reactor compartment roughly at centre of gravity/boyancy ? and if so trim wouldn't really notice ?
Bouyancy depends on volume .... and most of the space is filled by the kettle and the plumbing, so the mass of additional water might not be that large. If the dit is true then obviously it wasn't too great.