HMS Conundrum was the unofficial name given to the large drums used for laying the World War II Normandy landings PLUTO pipeline. Operation Pluto The drums were cone-ended, hence the abbreviation CONUN and were used in the sea, hence subsequent ship HMS Conundrum nickname. They were 30 feet in diameter and weighed 250 tons.PLUTO - PIPELINE UNDER THE OCEANPluto and its whereabouts in EpsomPicture of a "HMS Conundrum"Pipeline Under the Ocean
Views of "HMS Conundrum" components
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