HMS_Conundrum Knowpia

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.

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

[1] Operation Pluto

[CD-2] 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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