In the Navy...

[Geo]

More to come later, but as an appetizer:

[Rusty Edge]

Awesome! The Harry Truman yacht!

[Geo]

Awesome! The Harry Truman yacht!

Funny you say that.

[Geo]

Let's start with the silent service...

1) The USS Bowfin.
2) This is where the heavy hauling was done: the forward torpedo room. Probably the most open space in the whole boat.
3) The 'lesser hauling' section. The aft torpedo room. I *think* it looked more cramped.

[Geo]

Slow, slower, slowest upload speed.

Let's try some more...

1) Hotbunking section. Rumour is this part of the boat wasn't even empty during action stations.
2) I believe coffee was here served in the finest Navy tradition... for the ratings, that is. Couldn't find enough space to take pictures in the officer section. Not with the other visitors milling around.
3) IIRC, this is where the boat was steered. We weren't allowed in the section above it. The combat center I think, where the periscope stands.

[Geo]

And the engineering spaces.

Diesel generator, electric propulsion, and there's a switch compartment between the two propulsion options after that, but it was too cramped to make it worthwhile taking a picture.
And to close up on the Bowfin, the deck.

[Geo]

1) Now, which Missouri was it again?
2) This one? BB 11?
3) Or the latest BB of this name? BB 63?

[Geo]

I'll quit for the night. Transfer to the northshore tomorrow, and I'd like to get there sooner rather then later during the day.

[Geo]

Some pictures of the interior.

1) Officer mess/lounge. I didn't see the captain's quarters, but the XO could invite his/her spouse over. At least, the bed was queen-sized. Funny to see how the size/position of an officer cabin was related to its position on the deck. The chaplain's cabin was kinda fun.
2) NCO's mess.
3) And the ratings' mess. This one at least was painted in eighties' style (blue) and fifties' style (white).

[Rusty Edge]

It's nice to see these pictures. I've never been to Hawaii.

I have been aboard the USS Pampanito in San Francisco, which is similar, and the USS Massachusetts, in Fall river Mass., which was the previous class. The battleship didn't see duty after WWII, so it  didn't undergo modernization, and it wasn't as well maintained, but the interior spaces appear similar in size.

The model of the earlier Missouri was a pleasant surprise. For better and worse, those pre-dreadnought Maine class battleships ( and their contemporary cruisers ) are what made the USA a world power.

[Geo]

Ah, the time of the Great White Fleet.
I have a weakness for these kind of ships as well.

Sorry about not showing more pictures yet, but uploading through hostel routers is a real pain. Should go better once I'm back home.

Talking about pain: the navy dentist office.

[Buster's Uncle]

Not as much pain as the soldiers my dad worked on in Korea in the army, I bet.  Daddy could only see out of one eye at a time, was only a medic with no college, and I can attest that he did not have a gentle touch...

[Rusty Edge]

Don't worry, it can wait. I just wanted you to know that I appreciated seeing your pictures.
These guys in the Missouri still had it better than seeing the WWII dentist.


Japan beat Russia to become a world power with their fleet in the Pre-dreadnaught era, too.
The Mikasa survives in Yokosuka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mikasa

The USS Olympia (Dewey's flagship from Manilla Bay ) is the oldest steel warship afloat, and you can see it in Philadelphia.

[Geo]

 

Don't worry, it can wait. I just wanted you to know that I appreciated seeing your pictures.
These guys in the Missouri still had it better than seeing the WWII dentist.


Japan beat Russia to become a world power with their fleet in the Pre-dreadnaught era, too.
The Mikasa survives in Yokosuka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mikasa

The USS Olympia (Dewey's flagship from Manilla Bay ) is the oldest steel warship afloat, and you can see it in Philadelphia.

Ah, first thing I hear about a still existing pre-dreadnought. And in Japan of all places!
I first thought of the HMS Warrior, but that one is iron-hulled.

[Rusty Edge]

I think the HMS Warrior is a wooden ship with iron plating, but I could be wrong.

And to be fair, I think they had to pull the Olympia out because they couldn't afford to repair and restore it to keep it afloat, so it probably lost that distinction.