HMS Conundrum

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HMS Conundrum was the unofficial name given to the large drums used for laying the World War II Normandy landings PLUTO pipeline.[1] The drums were cone-ended, hence the abbreviation CONUN and were used in the sea, hence subsequent ship HMS Conundrum nickname.[2] They were 30 feet in diameter and weighed 250 tons.[2][3][4][5]

Views of "HMS Conundrum" components

  • A Conundrum being moved into position into a specially constructed dock in preparation for the winding on of the pipe.

  • Pipe being wound onto a Conundrum, June 1944.

  • A Conundrum loaded with pipe, ready to be towed across the Channel.

  • A Conundrum being towed across the English Channel laying out pipe behind it.

References[]

  1. ^ Operation Pluto
  2. ^ a b PLUTO - PIPELINE UNDER THE OCEAN
  3. ^ Pluto and its whereabouts in Epsom
  4. ^ Picture of a "HMS Conundrum"
  5. ^ Pipeline Under the Ocean
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