vela

English translation: sail

15:56 Aug 25, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense
Spanish term or phrase: vela
This appears to be a part of the submarine, Screenplay for an Argentine film that takes place in a submarine. One of the mates has to attempt a dangerous maneuver outside the vessel to retrieve what turns out to be a loose part:

Ahi esta el chanfleado. Hay que arrastrarse desde la vela, no sé…
That’s the trick. You have to pull yourself over from the vela, no sé…

hull? turret?
Thanks
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 03:54
English translation:sail
Explanation:
Una torreta, llamada vela, que sobresale en la parte alta del submarino alberga los periscopios y los mástiles electrónicos, que pueden incluir radio, radar, armas electrónicas y otros sistemas. En muchas clases primitivas de submarinos, la sala de mando se ubicaba en esta torreta, conocida como «torre de control». Sin embargo, desde entonces la sala de mando se ha ubicado dentro del casco del submarino. No debe confundirse dicha sala con el «puente», que es una pequeña plataforma abierta situada en lo alto de la vela y usada para observaciones oculares mientras se opera en superficie. Puede haber también una plataforma cerrada adicional bajo ésta con ventanas y limpiaparabrisas para el mal tiempo.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarino

A raised tower on top of a submarine accommodates the periscope and electronics masts, which can include radio, radar, electronic warfare, and other systems including the snorkel mast. In many early classes of submarines (see history), the control room, or "conn", was located inside this tower, which was known as the "conning tower". Since then, the conn has been located within the hull of the submarine, and the tower is now called the "sail". The conn is distinct from the "bridge", a small open platform in the top of the sail, used for observation during surface operation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine

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Note added at 36 mins (2019-08-25 16:32:49 GMT)
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Sail (US) or bridge fin (UK)

The sail is the streamlined shaped non pressure resistant part of the submarine over the outer hull. Its different types of masts that are deployed from within the submarine when snorkels or sails just under the free surface. The different masts used in a submarine are periscope mast, communications mast, radar mast, weapon sensor mast, etc. These are raised from the bridge fin when the submarine requires surface monitoring in stealth mode. Figure 7 shows the sail in a submarine, when the masts are not deployed.

https://www.marineinsight.com/naval-architecture/introductio...

In naval parlance, the sail (American usage) or fin (European/Commonwealth usage) of a submarine is the tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines. Submarine sails once housed the conning tower (command and communications data center), the periscope(s), radar and communications masts (antenna), though most of these functions have now been relocated to the hull proper (and so the sail is no longer considered a "conning tower"). In the US Navy, the structure is frequently called a fairwater, and diving planes mounted on it are called fairwater planes. When above the water's surface, the sail serves as an observation platform. It also provides an entrance and exit point on the submarine that has enough freeboard to prevent the submarine being swamped. Under water, the sail acts as a vertical stabilizer. In some submarines, the sail also supports diving planes, which are control surfaces used for underwater stability and steering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail_(submarine)

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Local time: 07:54
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sail


Explanation:
Una torreta, llamada vela, que sobresale en la parte alta del submarino alberga los periscopios y los mástiles electrónicos, que pueden incluir radio, radar, armas electrónicas y otros sistemas. En muchas clases primitivas de submarinos, la sala de mando se ubicaba en esta torreta, conocida como «torre de control». Sin embargo, desde entonces la sala de mando se ha ubicado dentro del casco del submarino. No debe confundirse dicha sala con el «puente», que es una pequeña plataforma abierta situada en lo alto de la vela y usada para observaciones oculares mientras se opera en superficie. Puede haber también una plataforma cerrada adicional bajo ésta con ventanas y limpiaparabrisas para el mal tiempo.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarino

A raised tower on top of a submarine accommodates the periscope and electronics masts, which can include radio, radar, electronic warfare, and other systems including the snorkel mast. In many early classes of submarines (see history), the control room, or "conn", was located inside this tower, which was known as the "conning tower". Since then, the conn has been located within the hull of the submarine, and the tower is now called the "sail". The conn is distinct from the "bridge", a small open platform in the top of the sail, used for observation during surface operation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine

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Note added at 36 mins (2019-08-25 16:32:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Sail (US) or bridge fin (UK)

The sail is the streamlined shaped non pressure resistant part of the submarine over the outer hull. Its different types of masts that are deployed from within the submarine when snorkels or sails just under the free surface. The different masts used in a submarine are periscope mast, communications mast, radar mast, weapon sensor mast, etc. These are raised from the bridge fin when the submarine requires surface monitoring in stealth mode. Figure 7 shows the sail in a submarine, when the masts are not deployed.

https://www.marineinsight.com/naval-architecture/introductio...

In naval parlance, the sail (American usage) or fin (European/Commonwealth usage) of a submarine is the tower-like structure found on the dorsal (topside) surface of submarines. Submarine sails once housed the conning tower (command and communications data center), the periscope(s), radar and communications masts (antenna), though most of these functions have now been relocated to the hull proper (and so the sail is no longer considered a "conning tower"). In the US Navy, the structure is frequently called a fairwater, and diving planes mounted on it are called fairwater planes. When above the water's surface, the sail serves as an observation platform. It also provides an entrance and exit point on the submarine that has enough freeboard to prevent the submarine being swamped. Under water, the sail acts as a vertical stabilizer. In some submarines, the sail also supports diving planes, which are control surfaces used for underwater stability and steering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sail_(submarine)



Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 07:54
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agree  philgoddard: Though I think "conning tower" would be better, as most people won't be familiar with "sail". I wasn't!
2 hrs
  -> According to references, the tower is now called the sail (or bridge fin). Wendy can decide what she wants to use. Cheers, Phil :-)

agree  Wendy Streitparth
18 hrs
  -> Thank you, Wendy :-)

agree  Carlos Heras
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Carlos :-)

agree  Robert Carter: Interesting, I had no idea it was called that.
2 days 9 hrs
  -> I'd heard of conning tower but didn't know the name had changed. Thank you, Robert :-)

agree  Marco Belcastro Bara
3 days 4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marco :-)
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