All sorts of Navy stuff you (probably) never thought about before.
If you're idling about, with nothing to do, check out:
http://www.maritime.org/doc/index.htm
The link has a myriad of manuals on subjects such as:
"Booklet of General Plans (ships' drawings)" has many ship plans (I lost count at about 100). From AC (USS Olympia C6) to YOG (yard gasoline tanker - bet you didn't know that!), and everything in between.
"The Cookbook of the United States Navy, NAVSANDA Publication 7, 1945" shows
culinary arts in WW II. There are also 1904 and 1920 editions
"Gun Mount And Turret Catalog, Ordnance Pamphlet 1112, 1945" is a Navy catalog of Gun Mounts and Turrets that includes almost all the U.S. Navy WW II equipment.
"U.S.S. MISSOURI (BB-63) Salvage Report, 1950" describes the salvage of the
battleship after running aground.
"Naval Sonar 1953 How can you resist this one?
"Photographic Interpretation Keys Airfield Installations, AFM 200-40, NAVAER 10-35-611, 1954." This manual shows the basics of photo interpretation with the example of Cold War airfields.
"Know Your PT Boat, 1945." This is an introduction to PT Boats for crews' in training.
Re: All sorts of Navy stuff you (probably) never thought about before.
Chief,
Thanks for sharing the link. We just completed our annual Tin Can Sailor's work weekend on USS The Sullivans (DD-537) at the Buffalo Naval Park, and some of this information would have been gold!
Visitors are always drawn to the guns and, with a few of the manuals from your website, we may be able to really enhance some of the displays on the museum ship. Armed with this info, the ex-OTA (me) may be able to talk his way out of another chipping and painting detail next year!
Re: All sorts of Navy stuff you (probably) never thought about before.
Paul Lester
Chief,
Thanks for sharing the link. We just completed our annual Tin Can Sailor's work weekend on USS The Sullivans (DD-537) at the Buffalo Naval Park, and some of this information would have been gold!
Visitors are always drawn to the guns and, with a few of the manuals from your website, we may be able to really enhance some of the displays on the museum ship. Armed with this info, the ex-OTA (me) may be able to talk his way out of another chipping and painting detail next year!
I hope you are well!
Paul Lester
(OTSN on your team in Adak, 1984)
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Paul,
Thanks for the nice reply! The Sullivans has been on my bucket list for some time now. MANY years ago, my desire in life was to be a sonarman on a Fletcher DD. To me they represented the "real" Navy. Funny how things work out. Wish I'd gotten the data out to you sooner.
I can personally relate to your dilemma of being an OTA on a tin can. After retirement, I taught NJROTC for 16 years. Basic stuff like Naval history, ASW, uniforms, was no problem. But when I got into DC/firefighting/navigation, I really had to hit the books beforehand. Except for Mo boards - I just taught our standard "fixed sensor" stuff, and no one was the wiser (not a good thing for a teacher to say, I know!).
When I first read your name, it didn't ring a bell. But you know how it is - the more you think about something , the more you can convince yourself you DO remember? Confabulation. I DO recall your name now. Was that when Ens. Flaggs was with us? Maybe the PO teams of the Hogges or the Reules? Whoever it was, I was fortunate to have a good watch section to keep me squared away.
I'm in good shape (for the shape I'm in), and hope you and family are the same. Maybe I'll get to shake your hand on board 537 sometime soon.
Re: All sorts of Navy stuff you (probably) never thought about before.
Thanks, Lorren. This information might help me with interpreting the 16"/50 Cal gun turrets on board Battleship WISCONSIN (BB-64) where I'm a tour guide. Good stuff.
