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Onboard two Saturdays in a row again, I wanted to make the trip today for several reasons including the opportunity to see 4th of July fireworks. I arrived about 9:00 and went to work shortly thereafter down on Broadway. We had a good turnout of volunteers onboard today and got a lot done. I picked up pretty much where I had left off last week, doing the tedious job of cleaning paint from, and polishing, small brass fixtures in place along Broadway. Well, it's finally July, the month that was set a long time ago as the target time to open Broadway and Engine Room #4 for tours. There is still a lot of work remaining to be done both in the Engine Room and on Broadway, but we've made a lot of progress so far and the end is in sight, just four compartments down... Since the fireworks display was scheduled for dusk, I stayed onboard until almost 7:30 getting as much done as I could in the extra time. When I finished and cleaned up for the day I think I can say we are officially halfway done Broadway! Afterwards I roamed around a little and was tempted to stay onboard and head up to O8 to watch the fireworks, but instead I went ashore at about 8:15 and joined my fellow volunteers on the pier for hot dogs and refreshments provided by the Home Port Alliance. While on the pier I met the ships new Chief Operating Officer, Troy Collins. I only had a brief chat with him, he was a very busy man that night, but he is someone I hope to work with in the near future to implement some much needed improvements to the Home Port Alliance's official site for the ship. I also learned Jack Shaw was in the hospital, hope you're feeling better my friend. I must admit I was a little disappointed that we couldn't be onboard to watch the fireworks and instead of staying to watch them from the pier, I headed for the parking lot and made my way back to Virginia. Below are some pictures from today's visit which include some taken by request for a former crewman. They are pictures of the 1st Division's berthing area on Deck 2 around Turret #1. How does the old place look Tom? Hope it looks familiar to you, not a very photogenic area, but I tried. Anyway, that's it for today's visit, looks like my next visit won't be until July 27th. Hope to see you onboard then, ready to roll up your sleeves and get dirty down on Broadway! |
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| Today's
photo taking tour starts far aft and way below the main deck in "Shaft Alley". Not a place for the claustrophobic to visit. |
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| One
of the ships 4 main shafts. It delivered some 53,000 HP to the propeller on the other side of the bulkhead you see above. |
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| Another one of the shafts in "Shaft Alley" |
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| Large Thrust Block assembly on shaft. |
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| Entrance
into 1st Division Berthing Area. We are looking forward, the wall of Turret #2 is just out of sight to the left. |
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| Through the hatch above looking aft back at Turret #2. |
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| Continuing forward, the wall of Turret #1 is visible ahead. |
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| Looped
around Turret #1 looking aft, berthing spaces in dead end area. (Turret #1 wall would be to the left just out of the picture) |
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| Phone and 1MC station in 1st Division Area. |
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| Typical
Berthing Area, I think this one was just outside the entrance to the Head shown below. |
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| Entrance to the Head in the 1st Division Area |
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| A shot inside the Head, lots of fond memories here I'm sure. |
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| Leaving
the 1st Division's Berthing area, I continued forward. The bow of the ship is very compartmentalized with vertical bulkheads that divide the ship into zones. Much of the bow area is designated for storage of all kinds of things. Many compartments are full of cabinets like this for storage. |
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| Area designated as the "Ships Computer Room", far forward on Deck 3. |
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| The
end of the line forward on Deck 2. The area visible in the center of the picture is the ships bow. |
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| The ships Commissioning Pendant and other items adorn the Wardroom walls. |
