HMS Conundrum

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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.

HMS Conundrum was the unofficial name given to the large CONUM drums used for laying the PLUTO pipeline. They were 30 foot diameter and weighed 250 tons.[1][2][3][4]

References

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