Oiling a Destroyer in Dirty Weather
... By Wing-Commander E. G. Oakley Beuttler E. G. Oakley Beuttler The tanker and the destroyer steam head into the wind at about eight to ten knots. After certain mutual operations have been performed with the necessary skill and precision, the hose is then passed by the tanker and is coupled into the oiling connection of the destroyer. The hose is a 10-in. armoured flexible piping. The sketch, ...