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June 2nd Photos Page |
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I must apologize to those of you who visit regularly expecting new photos of our work onboard the Big J, I've just been swamped at work lately and working on this site has slid down the priority list. That doesn't mean I haven't been onboard the ship working though, that is something that is always close to the top of the priority list! I've been onboard the Battleship two Saturdays since my last posting, below are a few photos taken on those two days. The first six photos below were taken onboard on Armed Forces Day (May 19th) and the last eight were taken on June 2nd. For the next two Mondays in a row I'll be participating in Parts Raids on the USS Puget Sound (AD-38) so my next day onboard the Battleship will be June 23rd, hope to see you there! |
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| Armed Forces Day Services onboard the Battleship. |
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| It was a beautiful Spring morning, there was a nice crowd on the Forecastle. |
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11:00 am these guys played an outstanding rendition of Echo Taps. The band is a NJ Middle School band led by one of my Brass Team buddies. In fact, several of the band members have been onboard shining brass, most recently this Spring (See April 21st photos). Great job gang, Bravo Zulu! |
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playing Echo Tabs on the forecastle the band moved to the fantail and performed a selection of songs for those onboard. I never have good luck taking photos under these tents during the day. The bright sunshine outside messes with my camera and most of my photos turn out too dark. Oh well, they sounded great, even if I couldn't get a good photo of them! |
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| Newly
welded steel decking in place repairing weak sections in front of the Flag Bag on the Starboard side, level O3. |
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| Another
shot of the new steel decking. I've posted photos of this area before what's different here now is that the new Teak planking is in the very early stages of being replaced. |
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| This photo was taken two weeks later showing the work is progressing. |
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| Several
large saws have been setup to perform the work onsite, allowing visitors the opportunity to witness first hand one of our ongoing restoration projects. I think it's good to let visitors see these type of work going on, it gives them a better understanding of the tremendous amount of work that is required to keep the ship looking good for all who visit. I can't wait to see the finished product, after this section is done I imagine the next two places would be down on O2 outside the Captain's and Admiral's cabins. |
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| All
day long the ship was buzzing with activities, getting things ready for a birthday party for Tom Clancy on the fantail. They even rolled out a red carpet on the deck, pretty cool! |
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the guests arrived a band assembled on the pier, along with a healthy contingent of Sea Cadets ready to perform escort duties. |
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next four photos show guests arriving for the party. I couldn't
tell you who anyone is, just a few shots before heading back home to Virginia. |
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| More guests arriving. |
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| Some more guests, check out those Sea Cadets, looking pretty Spiffy! |
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| OK, that's it for the guests arriving, time to go home! |
