Hello to all!!!
I’m working on my Halifax class frigate and there is an item on the aft deck that has me stumped. My plans show something called a “senhouse slip”. Spelling may be wrong, as the words are a bit blurry. It’s triangular in shape with something at the apex.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks.
Paul
Senhouse slip, a slip designed to secure the end of a cable. In this slip the tongue passes through the end link of the cable, which is studless, and not across a link as in the other slips. Its normal place in a ship used to be in the cable lockers where the inboard end of the cable is secured, but in modern ships the end of the cable is shackled on to a deck bolt in the locker, no Senhouse slip being used. Smaller Senhouse slips are used in many smaller vessels and yachts to hold the ends of the guardrails to the stanchions. In these cases the tongue passes through an eye in the end of the guardrail.
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Rick
Paul,
Generally the slip is used when replenishing at sea, however given its position I suspect it would be used when towing another ship.
cheers,
Bill