WILDCAT Handbook
Abstract
It seems that the Norfolk Navy Yard has earned for itself a reputation for building Wildcats. Much of the credit for this reputation is due the Pattern Shop; for until the present STANDARD PLAN DIMENSIONS FOR WILDCATS. 1947 Number changed to BU. Number 52601-860304 'o' was developed in 1936 by Mr. W. S. Dawley, the actual shape and dimensions of the whelps were left to the discretion of the Pattern Maker. In developing the present standard plan, Mr. Dawley has devised a graphic method of analyzing the chain motion as the links enter and leave the pocket. He has established various contact planes passing through the link and the whelp and by describing the traces of a point on the link as it passes along these planes, he has been able to definitely establish the shapes of the pocket and whelp and to furnish the Pattern Maker with accurate dimensions for making the Pattern. This handbook has been prepared primarily as a guide to understanding the standard plan, but it is possible to make the complete layout from the information contained in this book without referring to the standard plan.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1943
- Accession Number
- ADA072490
Entities
People
- Bernhardt Kurt Stumberg
- Emanuel Joseph Clemente
Organizations
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard