Saphroneth
Lt. Colonel
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2017
I'm unsure if you could manage a system along the QD mount lines that would be able to quick-release but still hold up tons of weight. The way it was done on HMS Polyphemus (a semi-submersible torpedo ram of the Royal Navy) was that the detachible keel was held on by two spindles - presumably both spindles had cutouts and two sections (the top one holding the keel, the bottom one rotating) and one would rotate the bottom section of each spindle so the cutout in that lined up with the cutout in the upper part).What it needed was a quick release system, much like the QD mounts for today's rifles, in particular, the AR system.
It can probably be done, though it might have too much of a space penalty for an early submersible.