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June 18th Photos Page |
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I've been really busy lately and haven't been posting a lot of photos. I have been putting my Saturdays to good use though, having been onboard working three out of the last four. Below are a few photos from my last few days onboard, most of my time has been spent cleaning up the brass on the Magnetic Compass Deck. My next day onboard should be July 2nd. It will be both a work day and a party day, as I'll be polishing brass all day and then attending the ships annual Battleship Blast fundraiser that night, hope to see you there! |
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| Memorial Day weekend on Big J. |
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| That's me hamming it up for the camera along with some friends. |
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gentleman on the right was onboard interviewing volunteers today. He also conducts interviews with former crewman and shipbuilders in an effort to preserve the ships history through the stories told by those who know her best. It's a great idea and the records will be available forever. |
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continue to work on the Magnetic Compass Deck, it's looking better up here, but there are still several more Saturdays to go before I'll be happy with it and ready to move on to a new project. |
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one of the ships crew getting ready to fire the Port Ceremonial Gun to honor the Tall Ship going down river, I think she was from Delaware. I believe we will be firing both ceremonial guns again on Saturday, July 2nd after the fireworks during the Battleship Blast fundraiser, Prepare to Fire! |
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| A look inside the new Brass Shop, the place looks great and ready to go! |
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is the Iowa class prop I showed you a few weeks ago sitting on the pier. Now it's all cleaned-up and mounted in a traffic circle near the ship. Luckily, the Brass Team wasn't asked to work on polishing this item, it would have been a huge effort. Instead, I believe it was sandblasted and looks great except for a couple dings. |
