I
was onboard again on September 28th working down on Broadway.
We're getting close to being finished down there, but I expect to
continue working on Broadway for at least the next several visits. Right
now it appears that the next area to open to the public could be the
ships Machine Shops and other areas on Deck 2. This Saturday volunteers spent the day in those areas cleaning up equipment in
preparation for adding those areas to the Tour Route. Some photos from today's
visit are below.
The
GeeDunk (Snack Bar), located on Deck 2 aft of the Mess Areas.
Volunteer
Cleaning up equipment in the Machine Shop.
Another
volunteer cleaning up in the Machine Shop.
The
Machine Shop spaces have just been given a fresh coat of paint and
could be the next area of the ship to be included on the Tour Route.
Much
of the equipment in the Shops look brand new.
These areas will make a nice addition to the Tour Route.
A
group shot of a few of the ships regular volunteers. I see them
onboard all the time, doing whatever needs to be done, great job guys!
Fellow
Brass Team member working down on Broadway outside Engine Room #3.
Hey
Romeo, this one and the next one are for you. You wanted a photo
of the Damage Control Office, I'm pretty sure this is it, but it is
currently
used as the ships Maintenance Office so it was locked and inaccessible
when I was onboard on Saturday. I'll try again next time I'm
onboard.
This
is the Damage Control Compartmentation Plates station forward
and around the corner from the office shown in the above photo.
These
next nine photos are for you Martin. You asked for some photos
of the spaces below the aft CiWS mounts to try and persuade Jerry
to
come visit the ship. This first one is looking up the ladder to
those
spaces from outside the hatches leading to the Band Room and Gym.
Hatch
at the top of the ladder in the above photo.
Inside
the compartment at the top of the ladder shown above.
Inside
another one of the spaces in that area.
Yet
another compartment in the area under the aft CiWS mounts.
Another
shot of the compartment in the photo above.
This
compartment was directly under the Starboard CiWS mount. It was
pitch
dark in this area so I just pointed the camera and let the flash do the
rest.
Shot
looking up the ladder through the hatch at
the Port CiWS mount on the weather deck above.
Shot
of the same CiWS mount seen in the photo above. Hope the photos
made you want to come visit Big J Jerry, she's really looking great.
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