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April 8th Photos Page |
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Onboard for another workday and to enjoy the Volunteer Barbeque held at noon on the fantail. It was a pretty rainy day so we looked for someplace dry to work, and ended up in the High Rent District, Officer Country! We worked in the Captain's and Admiral's Staterooms today, polishing brass lamps and other fixtures. The photos below show how those spaces looked when we were finished, and believe me they were standing tall and ready for inspection, Sir! |
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a little Brasso, and a lot of rubbing, I made this Lamp
and Table in the Captain's Stateroom shine! This area, along with the Admiral's Stateroom can be rented for parties and other events, pretty cool place for a small party! |
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| This lamp was polished by another member of the Brass Team. |
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| Large
table in the Captain's Stateroom. The Captain had his own Galley and used this space to entertain when the ship was in port. Quite a contrast to the cabin he occupied when the ship was at sea. Click Here to see a photo of his at sea cabin, just off the Bridge on O4. |
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| Opening visible in this photo was used to pass food from the Galley. |
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cabinet used to display the ships Silver Service and other items. Pieces of the ships Silver Service have recently been returned to the ship and today other members of the Brass Team were working back in the shop polishing it up and getting it ready to be put on display. |
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| Close-up of the display cabinet and items inside. |
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| One more overall type shot of the Captain's Stateroom. |
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| Large
safe in the corner of the Captain's stateroom, wonder what kind of secrets were kept in this baby... |
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Captain had a nice soft bed right just off the space shown in the photos above. Pretty nice digs compared to what the enlisted guys had down below, bunks stacked three high. |
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next to the Captain's Stateroom is the Admiral's Stateroom. The blue door you see in this photo is the same one visible in photo #3 above. This is a large conference table in that space. |
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| Another shot of the Admiral's Conference Table and large framed map. |
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little ensemble is also in the Admiral's Stateroom. I spent a fair amount of time today making this Lamp and Table shine too. |
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| Here we have the Admiral's bed... |
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we have the Admiral's Head, complete with ceramic tile floor, porcelain sink and shower! |
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| Sorry,
but I didn't really take any photos at the barbeque, I was too busy eating and saying hello to guys I don't usually get to see on Saturdays. The number of hours donated by the ships volunteers in the last 5 years stands at 351,000, that's a mind boggling number! My next day onboard will be April 29th, it will mark my 5-year anniversary as a volunteer and will be my 135th workday. We have a lot of very dedicated volunteers on Big J, and I'm just proud to call them my shipmates! All I can say is Bravo Zulu guys, now let's cut the cake!! |
