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October 2nd Photos Page |
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The first three photos below show the start of the effort to replace the rest of the teak on the O3 Level. As you'll recall the teak on the starboard side Signal Bridge has been recently replaced and now work has begun to replace the teak on the rest of the O3 level. In the photos below the original teak decking has been removed from the area just aft of the port side Signal Bridge and the metal decking is now visible. I'll continue to post progress shots of this work which will likely take a year or more to complete. I think I'll call the rest of this entry Boat, Helicopter and Fire Truck photos, I'll explain more in the captions below. I'll be taking a cruise on the S.S. John Brown out into the Chesapeake Bay on October 16th, so my next photo page will likely be from that adventure. She is one of the last Liberty ships still operational and going for a cruise on her should be awesome. I'm especially looking forward to seeing those old engines of hers fired up and underway. |
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| Photo one of Teak Decking Replacement work on O3. |
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| Photo two of Teak Decking Replacement work on O3. |
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| Photo three of Teak Decking Replacement work on O3. |
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Today I had the rare
opportunity to climb up on the ships Radar Platform which is situated high above the superstructure. I accompanied a Radio Club volunteer up there to work on an antenna that was damaged when it became entangled with the ships ensign. The view from up there was phenomenal! Here is a shot of the Olympia from that vantage point. |
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This is a shot of the
large radar antenna up on the platform, you may recall I posted photos of this item when it was setting on the pier waiting to be put in place up here. |
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| Here is a shot of a tug heading down river, the second of the boat photos. |
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Here is a shot of the
New Jersey State Police helicopter that flew by and then landed nearby while I was up on the platform. I also got to see us fire Mount 51 four times while up on the platform, that was awesome! This was a Red Letter Day in my book for sure! |
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Now were into the fire
truck photos. One of my fellow volunteers on the ship owns this 1953 Packard Fire Truck which he has meticulously restored. He was returning from having it on display at a Boy Scout Jamboree going on nearby and stopped by to so I could take a look at it. He has done an outstanding job on the restoration, and he had all the brass shinning too! |
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| This truck looks like it is ready to respond to a call anytime! |
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| The little Dalmatian is a nice touch, and the bell sounded good too! |
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I'm sure this truck
makes friends wherever it goes. Here is one of it's newest friends ready to take it for a spin! |
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| There he is, fireman's hat and all, the compete package for sure. |
