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Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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Originally posted by Dreadnought View PostHi Salty, I can give you the frame numbers they are located at and a general description of the equipment nearby, but I dont think I can post the pics. Engineering has yet to be opened to the public so I'm not exactly sure how the powers that be would percieve this. Trying not to rock the boat.;)
I don't think I ever used the escape trunks on the BB's in the approximately 10,000 manhours I worked on them. There's only a little work for our trade on the lower levels of the fireroom. There's the steam fuel oil service pumps and the casing for the steam driven fire pumps. Geeze, I think it's the main feed pumps that are on the lower level of the fireroom that I'm mistaking for fire pumps. The majority of our work is on the upper level with the steam drum and forced draft blowers.Last edited by Ytlas; 28 Oct 10,, 15:19.
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Originally posted by blidgepump View PostYtlas,
When you fabricated pads for pipes and lines.... what material did you use?
You have mentioned snaps and zippers (?) In previous post on other threads.
Seems as if you are qualified as a tailor, too.
For each overhaul one or two insulators would be tasked with sketching the necessary pads to fit various systems. The sketches on cards would be turned into the "Pad Shop" to be manufactured. The insulators would then be expected to take the pads out to the ship when finished and install them. Sometimes you'd have the supervisor's favorites who would just walk around all day with sketch cards and do nothing else. When their pads were finished, the supervisor would get other people to try to install them. They rarely fit.
I used to hate working in the Pad Shop. I got stuck up there as a part of my apprenticeship, but once I had my required hours, I requested to go back on the ships.
The supervisor's office was part of the Pad Shop and you could see the suck ups hanging around all day long.
Naturally since I hated the pad shop, in later years when they got back logged I got pulled into the shop for weeks at a time until they caught up. When I was on graveyard some nights I'd have to go out to the ship, make my sketches, go back in the shop and manufacture them and then install them in the same shift. No fun.
In my 20 years, there were probably only 3 of us who could do the complete job of insulator from shipboard work, to fabrication shop to miter shop. There were people who could do very good work on one type of insulation or another, but not every little thing.
Since you mentioned a "Local Power Plant" it probably has a lot of portable insulation pads on the systems. We also manufactured "Spray or Splash shields" to be installed on fuel oil and lube oil flanges to stop the spray of hot liquids to flammable surfaces. Hopefully your local power plant has silver covers on the fuel and lube oil flanges for safety.
Lastly, there were times on graveyard where the work would be slow and we could finish in a few hours. There was a six month time where I was in charge of myself and two other workers. When we finished early on those nights the two workers would run off and find a place to sleep and I'd go upstairs and grab a chunk of heavy canvas or Herculite and lay out and manufacture tool bags, aprons, covers, etc.Last edited by Ytlas; 28 Oct 10,, 17:29.
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Slight hijack. What's the Broadway deck?Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.
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Originally posted by bigross86 View PostSlight hijack. What's the Broadway deck?Last edited by Ytlas; 28 Oct 10,, 18:12.
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Originally posted by bigross86 View PostSlight hijack. What's the Broadway deck?Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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Originally posted by Dreadnought View PostAs Ytlas mentioned deck #3 the most heavily armored deck aboard the ships. All of the ships vitals are located on this deck, everything from Engineering, SSTG's, water treatment, gun plot fore and aft, 5 in mags, gyro compass room, secondary Conn, among several others. Some call it Broadway, some call it the armored citidel. Broadway is the normal terminology.
But you guys have forced my hand to dig out a photo I took of Broadway on the Missouri when we inspected her in Bremerton for reactivation.
And you can see something else you can crunch your forehead on. That's the end of the monorail with a pad on the end. Sometimes the pads are left off so the monorail secition can be installed for moving machinery down Broadway.Attached FilesLast edited by RustyBattleship; 28 Oct 10,, 23:02.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Yes Mr. l. Agreed. It can also be said that the passageway leading from the CEC interior to the Flag Bridge has knee knockers in it as well and some pretty tight fitting ladders and low spaces before you get to the armored hatch leading out to the Signal bridge orAdmirals bridge.Last edited by Dreadnought; 29 Oct 10,, 01:16.Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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"Slight correction here. 3rd Deck is not the thickest deck."
Sorry Mr. L. What was meant that the armor protects the third deck or Broadway, not that it is the armored deck. My bad for using confusing terminology.
:highjacked: Sorry for the Hijack, We now return you too your regularly scheduled Fletcher Class Destroyer thread.Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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My goodness! What some paint can do to change the complextion of "Broadway" deep in the bowels of a BB.
Are those 8 x 8 inch square tiles on the floor? Martha Stewart touch or did they really serve a purpose to reduce wear and tear?
Mr. L when the tour continues of the Flectcher Class Destroyer USS Kidd, some illustrations will be offered to support questions generated as a result of reading your "yellow book". So please stay tuned!!! Also I'm glad to know that the royalty of my purchase went toward spoiling your grandchildren.
To all who contribute to the Fletcher Class thread, please no apology for "hijacking". Some thread starters may be sensitive for good reason, but I perfer spontaneous discussion. I learn quite a bit from the "sidebars", so it is hoped others interested in Naval ships benefit, too.Last edited by blidgepump; 29 Oct 10,, 03:37.
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Originally posted by Dreadnought View PostThe machine shop areas aboard also have the knee knockers to access the main passageway. This is a shot from New Jerseys machine shop (One of them)
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Originally posted by blidgepump View PostTo all who contribute to the Fletcher Class thread, please no apology for "hijacking". Some thread starters may be sensitive for good reason, but I perfer spontaneous discussion. I learn quite a bit from the "sidebars", so it is hoped others interested in Naval ships benefit, too.
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