aametalmaster Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Cool iron here...BobBattleship USS New Jersey BB-62 November 30th Recent Photos Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I have sat in the captain's chair on the New Jersey when it came to port in Northern CA, and had tours. Been on the Missouri up in Washington. The Iowa had just been brought out to the Mothball Fleet where I grew up, and I met a guy who said he could get me aboard, but hadn't taken him up on his offer before I moved to NV. You can look at all of the pictures that you want, but until you stand on the decks you really don't realize the scale of things---BIG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 My kitchen isn't that clean....let alone my shop! welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgtwister Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 did some say you could eat off those machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Some level of clean is good, it is safe and organized. It is also a good sign to customers if you have them. Pride in your workplace is valuable. When my dad was a mechanic he had a manager who never understood why the cleaner the shop got the busier they were! The place went from needing a square edge garden shovel to peal caked grime off the floor, with a reasonable amount of business when my dad was assigned, to spotless floors, washed every day, and the same number of guys putting through 10x the work! The manager never understood how my dad, and several other mechanics would be there for 30 hours and get a 50 hour paycheck. Book time can be a wonderful thing! Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Goldstock, Do you wipe your butt? It will only get dirty again. I can tell you have never served aboard anything bigger than a row boat. A clean shop is a safer shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 If anybody is in the Wilmington North Carolina area you can go on a the USS North Carolina and see the Machine shop I could'nt belive how big of machines was on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Iowa class battleship. Looking back that is the best time I had in the Navy serving aboard the USS Missouri. Dont ever pass on a chance to tour one of these awesome machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Incredible photos. Thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick C Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 (edited) Speaking of battle wagons I have a photo of the USS Iowa. I was on the FF1085 at the time of the photo and the Iowa on the horizon. This was off of the coast of Libya Edited December 4, 2009 by Rick C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Just a quick sea tale. when the Enterprise was going through her second overhaul the ship yard couldnt find a wt door that was suppose to be on the ships drawings. So they cut a hole to see what was what, There were no door way was ever cut was a machine shop fully outfitted no one knew about. These big boys are cities unto them selves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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