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In naval architecture
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, a mack is a structure which combines the radar masts and the exhaust stack of a surface ship, thereby saving the upper deck space used for separate funnels and the increasingly large tripod masts used to carry heavy radar
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aerials. The word is a composite (portmanteau
A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordswarship
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s, (e.g. the rebuilt Baltimore class cruiser
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s), and on some cruise ships
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.
The Marine Nationale
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used a combined exhaust stack and rear director mast on Richelieu class battleship
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s in the late 1930s. The Royal Navy
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used this design feature on the 1944 Weapon class destroyer
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II. They were the smaller counterpart to the (which followed them) and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the ...
s, and the subsequent ''Daring''s, and in the diesel-engined Type 41 "Cat" class and Type 61 "Cathedral" class frigates of the 1950s. It provided unbalanced and unattractive designs, which led to a reversion to separate masts and funnels in subsequent RN vessels.
The close proximity of exhaust fumes to delicate radio and radar equipment led to corrosion problems, making macks unpopular for later designs.
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