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Originally Posted by RAL's_pal?
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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Pal, I am thinking this number also totaled the HT's (Hull-Techs) in the Blacksmith shop (Aluminum,Steel,SheetBrass, etc) which is located smack in the middle of the machine shop (but its own compartment). The Heat Treat shop and Motor winding shop would add additional men as well as the Carpenters shop and Sail Loft (Canvas,Cloth etc.)
I was surprised to see the additional machinery that was added after the refits in the 1980's and learning of some of the work that was completed aboard and while underway. Thought to myself why would they go to all this trouble for a warship that was supposed to be retiring. And to get this machinery to those spaces was certainly alot of work.
The machine shops aboard Jersey are full functioning and are used almost everyday in maintenance work and other work for the ship. And the man in charge keeps the shops immaculately clean.
I can imagine with a ship so large and intricate that there is always something for those men to be doing.