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View of the main driving gears (gearbox).

The turbine shaft, inside the spindle casing at left, drives the main gears (two large gears at top and bottom), which engage the two bevel gears which are attached to the forward and after drive shafts.

 
Main driving gears and gearbox of Cutaway Mark 23 Torpedo Afterbody at Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Time picture taken Sat Sep 27 07:28:18 2014
Location picture taken Museum Galleries
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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