Thread: Machine shops in BB's
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Old 03-25-2008, 13:36 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Dreadnought View Post
After speaking with one of the Machinist Mates this weekend onboard the Iowas was normally 8 men assigned to the machine shop (only) (not HT or the other shops). Pending damage to the ship or ships in the group could have up to 15 men in the machine shop.

And the people assigned, were they (pre 1974 rates) MM's, ME's, SF's???

Seems like a waste of manpower to have 8 full time machinists on stand by.
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