Going Down
by bjolester
The moon on 31.12.2012.
The construction/metal poles in the Trondheimsfjord is something that has intrigued me for a long time, and is included in many of my photos. Recently I learned that also this is a remnant from WW2. The German occupation forces built a de-magnitazion construction to de-magnitize ships and boats so that they would become less prone to attract a certain kind of floating mine. I believe they also calibrated the navigation equipment onboard with the same system. During WW2 there were metal plates along the seabed from the shore out to a control house that was built on these poles. High voltage electricity was connected to the metal plates, and boats and ships passed over the plates in order to be de-magnetized.
The construction/metal poles in the Trondheimsfjord is something that has intrigued me for a long time, and is included in many of my photos. Recently I learned that also this is a remnant from WW2. The German occupation forces built a de-magnitazion construction to de-magnitize ships and boats so that they would become less prone to attract a certain kind of floating mine. I believe they also calibrated the navigation equipment onboard with the same system. During WW2 there were metal plates along the seabed from the shore out to a control house that was built on these poles. High voltage electricity was connected to the metal plates, and boats and ships passed over the plates in order to be de-magnetized.
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Posted 21/01/2014 - 18:23
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What a lovely picture.
Posted 21/01/2014 - 18:40
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senn wrote:
marvellous view and stunning history Bjørn
Yes - I agree
marvellous view and stunning history Bjørn
Andy
Posted 21/01/2014 - 18:43
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De-Gaussing, I think it was called.....
Roger.
Roger.
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Posted 21/01/2014 - 23:57
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A lovely shot, this really stands out to me.
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David
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David
Posted 22/01/2014 - 13:36
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Thank you all for taking time to comment on my photo! Much appreciated.
It is interesting to hear that similar technology was used by the Royal Navy during WW2. I googled "De-Gaussing", and there is interesting material about this on the Internet. Thanks coker for supplying the correct term for this "un-magnitizing" practice.
Best regards
Bjørn
It is interesting to hear that similar technology was used by the Royal Navy during WW2. I googled "De-Gaussing", and there is interesting material about this on the Internet. Thanks coker for supplying the correct term for this "un-magnitizing" practice.
Best regards
Bjørn
Posted 22/01/2014 - 16:41
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Interesting info and what a wonderful shot.
Posted 22/01/2014 - 21:33
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Absolutely fascinating to read and a stunning image as well!
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Posted 23/01/2014 - 12:25
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Superb photo Bjorn and a great bit of history learnt too. Very handy WW2 leaving behind all these interesting structures for us to photograph. We have a fair few around the south coast.
Posted 23/01/2014 - 14:22
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Thank you Ian and Russ!
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Bjørn
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Superb photo Bjorn and a great bit of history learnt too. Very handy WW2 leaving behind all these interesting structures for us to photograph. We have a fair few around the south coast.
I can image that you have quite a few structures left behind from WW2 in the UK. I have always been interested in WW2 history, and fortunatly many of these structures also represent good photographic motives.Superb photo Bjorn and a great bit of history learnt too. Very handy WW2 leaving behind all these interesting structures for us to photograph. We have a fair few around the south coast.
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Bjørn
Posted 23/01/2014 - 16:46
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Lovely image and a fascinating historical background.
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