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March 27th Photos Page |
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Onboard again on March 13th and again today. It seems like lately I've fallen into the routine of putting up photos once a month even though I'm typically onboard several times a month. For my last two visits we've continued to work in the Anchor Windlass area, which is looking great. The first four photos below were taken on the 13th just before leaving the ship for the day, the rest of the photos were taken on the 27th. On both days the Brass Team had a good turnout, today we had 10 people onboard and worked in several different areas of the ship. Today we also had two new volunteers, and that makes me very happy, because there is plenty of work to do! When I left on the 13th I thought we were just about done in the Anchor Windlass area, but things can sure change in two weeks. Today we had to do a lot of cleanup following painting in the area, what a mess. We also received an assignment to strip the paint off two large copper/brass hydraulic fluid tanks on the ceiling of the compartment, thanks PJ (ships painter)! One of those tanks is plainly visible in the first photo below, it has the red valve on the end. Anyway, a lot of effort was put into stripping those tanks today, what a messy job!! There was a lot of progress made on that task though, we're just hoping ole PJ doesn't find anymore surprises for us! Hey PJ, I think you owe the Team some thanks for their efforts, a little liquid refreshment could be in order!! Anyway, hope you enjoy the photos, my next day onboard should be April 10th, hope to see you then. Oh, one more thing... Planning is currently underway for this year's Battleship Blast, which will be held onboard on July 2nd. It's the second year for this event, a major fund raiser for the ship. The event allows visitors to enjoy a night of fireworks and festivities onboard the ship while at the same time contributing to help fund the ships operation and ongoing projects. So, mark your calendars for this gala event, a great night out plus the proceeds go to a good cause, what's not to like!! Hope to see you there!! For information call (856) 966-1652 (ext 207). |
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| Overall view of Anchor Windlass area, which will be added to tour routes soon. |
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| Massive braking unit that controls movement of one of the ships anchor chains. |
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| Closeup of one of the 4 brass control wheels found in this area. |
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| OK Frank, two down, and only 998 to go... Keep up the good work!! |
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| Visitors
arriving on a rainy Saturday morning, the sun did manage to make an appearance in the afternoon though and it turned out to be an OK day. |
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| Construction of new berthing areas down on Deck 2 near the Machine Shops. |
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| Not sure what this area will be used for, but it looks pretty nice so far! |
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| One of our new volunteers working in the Anchor Windlass area. |
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| Another new volunteer, together we got a lot accomplished today! |
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| Volunteer working on stripping one of the tanks ole PJ discovered. |
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| This is the other tank that was visible in the first photo above. |
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| PJ, I think you owe these guys a brew buddy!! |
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| Photo opportunity, OK now smile and say Whiskey!! |
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| I ate lunch in the Wardroom today, this was the view from my seat. |
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| Helmets
stacked at the ready in a passageway just off the Wardroom that leads to the portside weather deck. These kinds of details are everywhere on the ship, it makes you feel like she's ready for action at any time! |
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| Hey
Ken, these next three photos are for you. I took a look inside
Turret #2 for the Brass plaque you described but I couldn't find it. From your e-mail I think this is where it should have been, but it seems to be MIA. |
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| Another shot along the rear bulkhead inside Turret #2. |
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| This
should look like old home to you, those are the hatches leading to the left gunroom and powder hoist compartment in Turret #2. Sorry I couldn't find the plaque, it's possible the ships curator has removed it for future display in the ships museum, but I don't know for sure. |
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| Knock... Knock... Anybody home in the 1MC Area?? |
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| Members
of the Radio Club were hard at work when I visited this area before leaving the ship today. The Radio Club has done an outstanding job of getting many of the ships communications systems up and running again. They always have a good turnout of volunteers on Saturdays too! |
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| Equipment
that makes the 1MC system operate throughout the ship. The 1MC area is on Deck 3, just behind Turret #2, and directly above the CIC. |
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| Another Radio Club member checking plans and wiring diagrams in the 1MC area. |
