What the tank was used for
![[The Tank at Chelston Cross, designed by William Froude]](/thumbs/t2x22x802.jpg)
This was the testing tank built at Chelston Cross, Seaway Lane, Torquay. The idea was that model ship hulls would be towed through the water and flow movement characteristics studied. The results of Froudes experiments were still used by naval architects 50 years later.
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| Title | Value |
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| Description: | |
| Written by | unknown author |
| Organisation | not stated |
| Website | not stated |
| Contributor | Unknown author |
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 802 |
| Format | greyscale photograph; 163 mm x 211 mm |
| Coverage | Devon. Torquay |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Brunel. Maritime. Engineering. Safety |
| Type | Image |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | AEW |
| Keywords | construction engineering froude ship architecture hull design admiralty |
