Talk:Operation Pluto

message: In England, the PLUTO pipelines were supplied by a 1,000 mile network
 of pipelines built during the war at night to distribute fuel from
 ports including Liverpool and Bristol.
Were they built at night or used at night?
Shermozle
*explanation added 80.43.107.36 22:17, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  War at night 

message: Is it really "Pipelines" and "Oceans" or are either singular? Rich Farmbrough 09:23, 7 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acronym 

message: Some measurements in this article are given as 'Mg/km' and 'Mg'.
I assume Mg is meant to be Mega-grammes? It's a very unusual usage - SI unit of mass is the kilogramme (kg).
:Yes I also noticed that. There is also an inconsistancy in whether imperial or metric units are given priority. I can understand the use of nautical miles in this case as it is acceptable for use in SI. However the use of inches,  long tons and miles in the same article that talks about km and litres as the main unit seems a bit messy. Surely we can stick with SI units here (does anyone actually think in long tons?) Zarboki 17:56, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not common usage in the UK.  2240 pounds was the standard ton and the US short ton was not much used.  I think Mg may be overly pedantic SI (rather like insisting on quoting lengths in millimeters, e.g  1500mm for a car park barrier). Could easily be quoted as tonnes/kilometer. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Esthameian (talk • contribs) 23:37, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: On the contrary, the long ton (2,240 lb) was pretty much the only ton used in the UK prior to metrication.
== Eventual Fate?
* in operation until 1945?
* used in post-war?
* how destroyed?
Afabbro 18:55, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Units of measurement 

message: There is no mention of the role of the Corby steelworks.
I can remember there was a pub called The Pluto in the town. Complete with a picture of the underwater pipeline.
The town of Corby is about to (or has) named roads, squares after the pipeline.
Check out http://www.northamptonshire.co.uk/guides/corby/
I know the tube was produced in secret but it is a little bit crazy keeping it off Wikipedia after all these years!
Observantcynic (talk) 19:55, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where was the steel (vast majority) section of the pipeline made? ====

message: Would like it to be elevated - or even nominated for main page. 212.188.108.188 (talk) 13:39, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It would need at least a lot more refs.Geni 13:54, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cool project 

message: Archive footage of the ConunDrum in use is shown during episode 17 ('Morning') of The World at War.  Is this sufficient for inclusion in this section?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dajon (talk • contribs) 04:21, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: An excellent, if poor picture quality, ICE documentary on the PLUTO project here:   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.53.228 (talk) 09:36, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  In Film 

message: Remember reading somewhere that the Germans were well aware of the pipeline and wanted to inject corrosive liquids to break the pipes. 94.29.10.104 (talk) 20:33, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Form around early 1944 the RAF were preventing any German photo-reconnaissance aircraft from flying over any but selected areas of Britain. These areas almost certainly did not include the ones where PLUTO was being installed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.247.9 (talk) 09:34, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  German efforts to sabotage 

message: Found a decent pic, but lack the skills to add to the Wiki:
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib/38/media-38445/large.jpg?action=d&cat=photographs
135.196.94.75 (talk) 14:01, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pic of drum 

message: Is the title "History of, A Romance of Seventy-Five Years" correct?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.162.222 (talk) 15:07, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: No it was not right. Fixed now. 15:43, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further reading 

message: This is ridiculous. Either the person giving the interview wasn't being literal or someone is just vandalizing. This is an old joke about steam engines vs diesels, and it should not be treated as fact. When it comes to the actual power output at the bollard, there is no difference between a diesel and a steam tug. A diesel is geared down, both have identical propellers and rpms at the propeller; this is the only point of interface with the water as far as pulling. It's not like a diesel engined tug is going to lug down and stall or something. Utter bollocks. In fact, I'm just going to remove it, because if I don't, I'll come back in 4 years and find it's still there, just like the "photo of the very old pack of Camel Cigarettes" that someone pointed out as very obviously a picture of a counterfeit pack of Camels... "Dromedary" brand, no less...back in 2013: and it was still there when I saw it. AnnaGoFast (talk) 01:05, 27 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Pulled the bollard out of the quay" 

message: "Operation Pluto" or just "PLUTO" ? GraemeLeggett (talk) 12:05, 27 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name