How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
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I am looking at a FORM U-1 from 1970 pertaining to a vessel purchased from an industrial resale yard that we are planning to use in a testing facility at our manufacturing facility. A vessel drawing number is noted on the form, but I do not have that drawing in-hand. How long are these drawings kept on the record, and are there any ways to retrieve this file?
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RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
Regards,
Mike
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
I'm not that familiar with this, but per the first page of that pdf, it looks like it should have a NB number on the nameplate if that is the case. Registration is not mandatory.
My guess: A vessel from 1970, even if you DO find the original manufacturer, odds of getting that drawing are not real good. But manufacturers go in and out of business, get sold, move, etc., and a lot can happen to a drawing in 47 years.
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
Good luck!
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
I'm not saying you wont have any luck, but we tried for quite awhile and could not find anything. Obviously the newer your vessel the more likely the shop still has records.
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
Here in the Houston area we have the Battleship Texas docked in the ship channel, commissioned in 1914. I recently spent the night on it with my son on a Boy Scout event and had a grand tour. It was just amazing to be on a steel ship from that era, thinking what a monumental feat that it was at the time. It must be special to look at the hand drawings for such ships.
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
RE: How to find old drawings for ASME U-STAMPED vessels?