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Raised command platform on a naval vessel
give the conning team good visibility of the entirety of the ship, ocean conditions, and other vessels. On surface ships, the conning tower was a feature
Conning_tower
German Imperial Navy battleship class
armored conning tower forward with a bridge and chart house atop it; a smaller, secondary conning tower was located further aft. Each conning tower also
Kaiser-class_battleship
Naval officer assigned to give orders to the helm
perform the role of conning for him or her. Such an individual has the title of "officer of the deck" (abbreviated OOD) or "the conning officer" while on
Conn_(nautical)
Topics referred to by the same term
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Conning
Battleship class of the German Imperial Navy
control tower, which stood atop the main conning tower. Campbell also provides a thickness of 17 cm for the main tower roof. The rear conning tower was less
König-class_battleship
American newspaper columnist (1881–1960)
Famed for his wit, he is best known for his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower", and his appearances as a regular panelist on radio's Information Please
Franklin_P._Adams
1911 class of battleships of the Royal Navy
the conning tower were protected by 11-inch plates, although the roof was 3 inches thick. The gunnery control tower behind and above the conning tower had
King George V-class battleship (1911)
King_George_V-class_battleship_(1911)
British battleship (1906–1919)
high-angle mounts for anti-aircraft duties and the two guns abreast the conning tower were removed in 1917. A pair of QF six-pounder (2.2 in (57 mm)) Hotchkiss
HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)
1916 Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy
20-foot (6.1 m) rangefinder was added to the armoured hood over the conning tower. From January to March 1920 Renown was refitted more extensively as
HMS_Renown_(1916)
Coastal defense ship class of the German Imperial Navy
important areas of the ships were covered by the thicker armor. The conning tower roof was 30 mm (1.2 in) thick and the sides were 120 mm (4.7 in). The
Odin-class coastal defense ship
Odin-class_coastal_defense_ship
Class of British dreadnought battleships
8 inches thick. The armour of the barbettes and the conning tower was 15 inches thick and the conning tower's communications tube to the upper deck was 8 inches
N3-class_battleship
Class of British battlecruisers
a pole mast, not a tripod. The spotting tower at the rear of the conning tower was removed, the conning tower enlarged, the nine-foot Argo rangefinder
Lion-class_battlecruiser
British Fast battleship
armour belt was reduced by 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) in compensation. A small conning tower was added aft, and four Unrotated Projectile mounts were added to supplement
HMS_Vanguard_(23)
Planned class of battleships for the Royal Navy
the conning tower served any real purpose, given that the chance of hitting the conning tower was very small, and protected the forward conning tower with
Lion-class_battleship
Last class of diesel-electric submarine operated by US Navy
USS Albacore, and the first to combine the control room, attack center, and conning tower in the same space in the hull. They were of double hull design with
Barbel-class_submarine
Pair of German cruisers, classified as Panzerschiffe
9 in)/55 SK C/28 quick-firing guns in four twin turrets, two abreast the conning tower and the other pair abreast the rear funnel. The guns fired a 45.3 kg
D-class_cruiser_(Germany)
German type of large ocean-going submarines
the conning tower, one 3.7 cm SK C/30 mounted behind the conning tower and one 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 mounted on a platform aft of the conning tower. From
Type_IX_submarine
Ship class built for the Royal Navy during the First World War
decks. The conning tower armour was 10 inches (254 mm) thick and it had a three-inch roof. The primary fire-control director atop the conning tower was protected
Courageous-class battlecruiser
Courageous-class_battlecruiser
Admiral-class battlecruiser/fast battleship
controlled by two fire-control directors. One was mounted above the conning tower, protected by an armoured hood, and was fitted with a 30-foot (9.1 m)
HMS_Hood
US Navy aircraft carrier class
below the protective deck by a "conning tower tube" that was c. 3 feet in diameter. Sources indicate that the conning tower setup was significantly different
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
Yorktown-class_aircraft_carrier
Chinese diesel-electric submarine class
Song-class submarine is in the conning tower. The conning tower of Type 039A is similar to that of Type 039G, but the tower lacks the fin-shaped extrusion
Type_039A/B/C_submarine
1942 naval action of World War II
from reaching their deck gun to return fire on Roper and the U-boat's conning tower was damaged by one of the destroyer's naval guns. The damage sustained
Sinking_of_U-85
Museum in Germany
been associated by guides with the stem of a Viking longship or the conning tower of a submarine. The memorial complex was taken over by Britain’s Royal
Laboe_Naval_Memorial
Class of armored cruisers of the German Imperial Navy
consisting primarily of an armored conning tower forward, along with an open bridge, and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. Both ships were fitted with
Scharnhorst-class_cruiser
Battlecruisers built during the First World War
the protective wing bulkheads. An enlarged torpedo control tower. An enlarged conning tower with the armour rearranged for better access. A protected spotting
Renown-class_battlecruiser
WWI Royal Navy submarine class
design was a 12-inch (305 mm) gun mounted in a casemate forward of the conning tower. Due to the limitations imposed on submarine armament by the Washington
British_M-class_submarine
Sargo-class submarine of the US Navy
stars. She was decommissioned in October 1945 and later scrapped. Her conning tower is on display at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Squalus's
USS_Sailfish_(SS-192)
Class of battleships of the Royal Navy
the conning tower were protected by 11-inch plates, although the roof was 3 inches thick. The spotting tower behind and above the conning tower had 6-inch
Colossus-class battleship (1910)
Colossus-class_battleship_(1910)
Class of Royal Navy battlecruisers
A communications tube with six-inch sides ran from the conning tower down to the lower conning position on the main deck. The three torpedo bulkheads
Admiral-class_battlecruiser
2022 survival film by Scott Mann
best friends who climb a 2,000-foot-tall (610 m) television broadcasting tower, before becoming stranded at the top. It was theatrically released in the
Fall_(2022_film)
Royal Navy ships
crown of the base of the rear conning tower. It was 2 in (51 mm) over the crown of the base of the forward conning tower. The lower deck armour was 1.5 in
Invincible-class battlecruiser
Invincible-class_battlecruiser
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
minimal, consisting primarily of a short, armored conning tower forward and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. Prinzregent Luitpold was fitted with a pair
SMS_Prinzregent_Luitpold
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
craft made up of the remains of midget 14 and 21, while the remaining conning tower (from midget 21) is on display at the Royal Australian Navy Heritage
M24 Japanese Midget Submarine wreck site
M24_Japanese_Midget_Submarine_wreck_site
1940 class of British submarines
fuel tanks and ballast tanks on the inside. The superstructure and conning tower were built with free-flooding holes and storage for cables, anchors
British_U-class_submarine
1981 West German war film
while the British ships were models.[citation needed] A mock-up of a conning tower was placed in a water tank at the Bavaria Studios in Munich for outdoor
Das_Boot
Early 20th century gunboat class built for the Royal Thai Navy
These were fully enclosed armoured turrets at the fore and aft, a conning tower and a fire-control system (a 9 ft, 2.7 m rangefinder on the foremast)
Rattanakosindra-class_gunboat
Lost Israeli submarine
Crete at a depth of approximately 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The submarine's conning tower was salvaged and is on display outside the Clandestine Immigration and
INS_Dakar
Class of diesel-electric submarines
guns and the replacement of the conning tower with a "fin", a smooth-surfaced and far more symmetrical and streamlined tower. An extra battery was installed
British_T-class_submarine
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
minimal, consisting primarily of a short, armored conning tower forward and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. Friedrich der Grosse was fitted with a pair
SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911)
SMS_Friedrich_der_Grosse_(1911)
Russian dreadnought class
Krylov stadimeters were situated in the lower level of the forward conning tower. These would provide data for the central artillery post to calculate
Gangut-class_battleship
Early Cold War Soviet ship class
the Soviet Union. Whiskey I − twin 25 mm (1.0 in) guns mounted on the conning tower Whiskey II − twin 57 mm (2.2 in) guns and twin 25 mm guns Whiskey III
Whiskey-class_submarine
US Navy Pennsylvania-class battleship sunk in 1941
armor of the barbettes was 18 to 4.5 inches (457 to 114 mm) thick. The conning tower was protected by 16 inches (406 mm) of armor and had a roof eight inches
USS_Arizona
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
fitted with 15-foot (4.6 m) rangefinders. One was mounted above the conning tower, protected by an armoured hood, and the other was in the spotting top
HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(1913)
Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
armored conning tower at the front of the superstructure that used the Mark 27 fire-control radar positioned on the top of the conning tower. Each turret
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
British actor
1 (2023), Communications Officer - Conning Tower Rebel Moon Part 2 (2024), Communications Officer - Conning Tower "Shivered Review". Fourth Wall Magazine
Robbie_Jarvis
Class of Italian battleships
below the upper deck. The forward conning tower had walls 320 millimeters (12.6 in) thick; those of the aft conning tower were 160 millimeters (6.3 in) thick
Andrea_Doria-class_battleship
United States Navy submarine class
thus the boats had very little superstructure topside and a very small conning tower. Since these boats were intended for harbor defense and would be operating
Plunger-class_submarine
Light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy
consisted primarily of a conning tower forward. She was fitted with a pair of pole masts, the fore just aft of the conning tower and the mainmast further
SMS_Wiesbaden
Dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
ships had a minimal superstructure, consisting of a heavily armored conning tower directly aft of the forward main battery turrets. They were completed
Nevada-class_battleship
Navy Cross recipient (1919–1943)
saw his physical prowess, so he ordered him to accompany him to the conning tower on the flag bridge to assist in moving the ship's captain, Mervyn Bennion
Doris_Miller
Abortive class of British Royal Navy battlecruisers
director-control towers (DCT). The primary DCT was mounted at the top of the forward superstructure. Another was mounted on the roof of the conning tower in an armoured
G3_battlecruiser
Cancelled battleship design of the German Imperial Navy
of armor plate. The forward conning tower had 350 to 400 mm (13.8 to 15.7 in) of armor protection and the aft conning tower received just 250 mm of side
L_20e_α-class_battleship
1915 Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy
fitted with 15-foot (4.6 m) rangefinders. One was mounted above the conning tower, protected by an armoured hood, and the other was in the spotting top
HMS_Malaya
Last British battlecruiser built before WWI
conning tower that fed range data into an Argo Clock Mk IV (a mechanical fire-control computer) located in the transmitting station below the conning
HMS_Queen_Mary
Room or platform from which a ship can be commanded
captain's command of the vessel. In older warships, a heavily armored conning tower was often provided, where the vital command staff could be located under
Bridge_(nautical)
gun turret was protected by 140-millimeter (5.5 in) armor plates. The conning tower armor was also 127 millimeters thick. Lindormen, named for a serpent
HDMS_Lindormen
1931 Leninets-class submarine
front of the conning tower, although this was replaced by a B-34 gun of the same size and moved to a position forward of the conning tower. At some point
Soviet_submarine_L-3
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
fitted with 15-foot (4.6 m) rangefinders. One was mounted above the conning tower, protected by an armoured hood, and the other was in the spotting top
HMS_Barham_(04)
Planned class of Soviet battlecruisers
130-millimeter (5.1 in) guns was too small and that the armor on the turrets, conning tower and the forward transverse bulkhead was too thin. A revised, 35,000-ton
Kronshtadt-class battlecruiser
Kronshtadt-class_battlecruiser
Planned class of Soviet battleships
thick. The forward conning tower had walls 425 mm thick while the rear conning tower had only 220 mm (8.7 in). The flag bridge in the tower-mast had 75 mm
Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleship
Sovetsky_Soyuz-class_battleship
Battlecruiser of the Royal Navy
turret, the armoured hood above the conning tower (also known as the gun control tower), and the torpedo control tower had 15-foot (4.6 m) instruments. A
HMS_Tiger_(1913)
Cable stretched between the bow and stern of a submarine
wire cable stretched between the bow and stern of a submarine, via the conning tower or periscope standards. Its purpose is to allow the submarine to pass
Jumping_wire
1939 class of battleships of the Royal Navy
Nelson-class battleships, the King George V class had comparatively light conning tower protection with 4-inch (102 mm) sides, 3 in (75 mm) forward and aft
King George V-class battleship (1939)
King_George_V-class_battleship_(1939)
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
the lead ship of the new class was designed with an extra deck on the conning tower specifically for this purpose, although the increase in space and weight
South Dakota-class battleship (1939)
South_Dakota-class_battleship_(1939)
Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation
and "fin" in European usage. A feature of earlier designs was the "conning tower": a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that enabled
Submarine
Class of US Navy submarine
guns, with one mounted on the "cigarette deck" on the aft end of the conning tower fairwater and one on a mount on the main deck forward. These guns were
United States Porpoise-class submarine
United_States_Porpoise-class_submarine
Lead ship of the US Navy Alaska class of large cruisers
superstructure that included an armored conning tower with a tall tower mast, along with a smaller, secondary conning position further aft. She carried four
USS_Alaska_(CB-1)
Cleveland class light cruiser
just forward of the aft turrets. Two more were placed abreast of the conning tower and the other pair on either side of the aft superstructure. Anti-aircraft
USS_Cleveland_(CL-55)
Soviet Sverdlov-class cruiser
armored deck. The turrets were shielded by 175 mm (6.9 in) armor and the conning tower, by 150 mm (5.9 in) armor. The cruisers' ultimate radar suite included
Soviet cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov
Soviet_cruiser_Mikhail_Kutuzov
Balao Guppy II class submarine of the Argentine Navy
seriously damaged and subsequently sank along a pier, with just her conning tower (sail) visible above the waterline. The submarine was raised, towed
ARA_Santa_Fe_(S-21)
Class of light cruisers built for the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy
(25 mm) over the steering gear and 3⁄4 inch (19 mm) elsewhere. The conning tower was protected by 6 inches (150 mm) of armour, with the gun shields having
Town-class_cruiser_(1910)
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
minimal, consisting primarily of a short, armored conning tower forward and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. König Albert was fitted with a pair of pole
SMS_König_Albert
Imperial Russian Navy warship
roofs was increased. To offset this additional weight, a planned rear conning tower was removed entirely and the thickness of the main belt was slightly
Borodino-class_battlecruiser
French class of fast battleships
counter-balanced rudder; the rudder could be controlled via the conning tower, the secondary conning position in the superfiring main battery turret, or directly
Richelieu-class_battleship
Electromechanical analog computer
against surface ships. The TDC was a rather bulky addition to the sub's conning tower and required two extra crewmen: one as an expert in its maintenance
Torpedo_Data_Computer
German class of heavy cruiser
gun shields. The forward conning tower had 150 mm (5.9 in) thick sides and a 50 mm (2.0 in) thick roof. The rear conning tower was significantly less well
Admiral_Hipper-class_cruiser
1910 battleship
turrets, immobilising them. The bridge was also situated above the conning tower, which similarly risked being obscured if the bridge collapsed. Neptune
HMS_Neptune_(1909)
Royal Navy battleships
the conning tower were protected by 11-inch plates, although the roof was 3 inches thick. The spotting tower behind and above the conning tower had 6-inch
Orion-class_battleship
Armored cruiser of the Russian Imperial Navy
consisting primarily of her main conning tower forward with a command bridge and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. She was completed with just the
Russian_cruiser_Rurik_(1906)
US Navy Alaska-class large cruiser
superstructure that included an armored conning tower with a tall tower mast, along with a smaller, secondary conning position further aft. She carried four
USS_Guam_(CB-2)
French submarine, first practical submersible vessel
observation dome, somewhat similar in appearance, if not function, to the conning tower of later submarines. When surfaced, a fan-shaped collapsible sail, reminiscent
Nautilus_(1800_submarine)
Queen Elizabeth–class battleship
fitted with 15-foot (4.6 m) rangefinders. One was mounted above the conning tower, protected by an armoured hood, and the other was in the spotting top
HMS_Warspite_(03)
German naval ship class (1911–1950)
fairly small, consisting of a large, armored conning tower forward and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. Later in her career, Moltke had an enclosed
Moltke-class_battlecruiser
Battleship class of the German Imperial Navy
forward conning tower was protected with heavy armor: the sides were 400 mm (16 in) thick and the roof was 170 mm thick. The rear conning tower was less
Bayern-class_battleship
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
minimal, consisting primarily of a short, armored conning tower forward and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. Kaiser had additional facilities for an
SMS_Kaiser_(1911)
Imperial Russian Navy's dreadnought
(19 ft 8 in) rangefinders were originally going to be fitted in the conning tower, but this was changed during construction to mounting them in the forward
Russian battleship Imperator Nikolai I (1916)
Russian_battleship_Imperator_Nikolai_I_(1916)
Königsberg-class cruiser
Her superstructure consisted of a conning tower forward with a heavy, tubular mast and a secondary conning tower further aft. Königsberg had a crew of
German_cruiser_Königsberg
French cruiser submarine (launched 1929)
203 mm Modèle 1924 guns were in a pressure-tight turret forward of the conning tower. The guns had a 60-round magazine capacity and were controlled by a
French_submarine_Surcouf
Imperial Russian Navy's Imperatritsa Mariya-class dreadnoughts
older ships mounted Zeiss 5-meter (16 ft 5 in) rangefinders on each conning tower, but Volia was given four 18-foot (5.5 m) Barr and Stroud rangefinders
Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship
Imperatritsa_Mariya-class_battleship
Imperial German Navy ship class (1909–1919)
forward conning tower had a roof that was 8 cm (3.1 in) thick; the sides were 30 cm thick. Atop the conning tower was the smaller gunnery control tower, which
Nassau-class_battleship
Colossus-class ironclad
caused damage to the deck. Before Edinburgh the positioning of the conning tower in British ironclads had produced a variety of solutions; the difficulty
HMS_Edinburgh_(1882)
Class of German battlecruisers
The forward conning tower was protected with heavy armor: the sides were 300 mm thick and the roof was 130 mm (5.1 in). The rear conning tower was less well
Mackensen-class_battlecruiser
French class of super-dreadnoughts
all on the centerline, with two in a superfiring pair forward of the conning tower, one amidships between the two funnels, and two superfiring aft of the
Bretagne-class_battleship
Pre-dreadnought battleship class of the British Royal Navy
the base of the foremast behind the conning tower to prevent a battle-damaged bridge from collapsing around the tower. The Majestics were considered good
Majestic-class_battleship
US Navy submarine class of World War II
forward engine room and crew's quarters, the shape of the horizontal conning tower cylinder, and, most significantly, the closure of the main induction
Salmon-class_submarine
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
(295 mm) facing the centerline, extending down to the main armor deck. The conning tower armor is Class B with 17.3 inches (439 mm) on all sides and 7.25 inches
Iowa-class_battleship
Battleship of the German Imperial Navy
minimal, consisting primarily of a short, armored conning tower forward and a smaller, secondary conning tower aft. Kaiserin was fitted with a pair of pole
SMS_Kaiserin
Proposed cruiser class of the German Navy
superstructure consisted of a large, armored conning tower with a heavy tower mast; a smaller secondary conning tower with a pole mast was located further aft
P-class_cruiser
Proposed class of German battleships
conning tower had 350 mm (13.8 in) thick sides composed of KCA and 200 mm (7.9 in) thick roof composed of non-cemented steel. The rear conning tower had
H-class_battleship_proposals
United States Navy ironclad ship
improve the visibility from the conning tower, but the fumes from the funnel nearly asphyxiated the men in the conning tower and on the gun deck, and the
USS_New_Ironsides
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