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RE: The Story of My Life so Far - Part 53 - 1976-1977: In Brest on the Corvette Georges Leygues
now they're looking more like time portals.
Stargate?
What are those 2 massive gear-looking things at rhe end of the boat?
These are for the variable depth sonar. On the photo, the support hardware for the sonar is on the rear deck of the ship. When deployed at sea, using these two big gears, it is put over the water.
See these two pictures from Wikipedia:
Thanks, Wow! that's pretty massive. I didn't realize how big the ship was because the equipment didn't seem so large. The comparison with the helecopter really shows the scale.