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I
arrived and signed in at 0800, and it was already hot! I was
assigned the job of cleaning and painting one of the hatches and opening
on Mount 56, which I've recently learned is the mount the Marine
Detachment manned during battle stations. For all you ex Marines,
the mount is looking great and in good hands! In the afternoon I
spent time removing damaged plugs from the deck so they can be replaced
with new ones. Lots of plugs in that deck, many crews of volunteers
were on the job though taking care of business. While there on
Tuesday I also learned that storm activity in the Gulf of Mexico has slowed the
delivery of steel piles which are to be used in the battleships
pier. This is expected to delay the ships planned opening on
September 2, 2001. I will update this site as new information becomes available, stay tuned,
more to follow. Below are the photos from my August 7th visit,
every time I go onboard I'm amazed at the progress, the transition in the
last 6 months has been incredible! I can't wait for opening
day! Sorry if some of these photos look a little on the bright
side, I use one time use cameras to take all my site photos and
sometimes they are lacking in quality on outside shots in bright
sunlight. One of these days soon I hope to purchase a nice digital
camera, before opening day for sure. If anyone out there knows where
a good deal can be had on an Olympus 3040 Digital Camera, please let me
know, I want one bad!!
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The hull has now been
painted, she is sure looking good! |
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A shot down the Starboard
Side, a beehive of activity. |
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Close-up view from the
gangway, looking pretty spiffy! |
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Volunteers power washing
the ladders from Turrets #1 & #2 |
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Volunteers removing
damaged plugs in deck and
cleaning holes so new plugs can be put in place. |
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Volunteer power washing deck level O1 below
Bridge. |
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The Tool Man, if you need
anything, he's the man to see! |
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These guys were having a hard time moving
the
anchor so it can be placed where it belongs again. |
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Just arrived, Four Phalanx Gun Systems and
Two
Whale Boats being readied to be placed onboard. |
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One of the Whale Boats ready to go onboard. |
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Future home of
one of the
Whale Boats on the Port Side. |
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Four Phalanx Gun Systems ready to mount
onboard. |
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Technicians routing ammunition belts on one
system. |
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Future home of one of the Phalanx
Gun Systems, forward mount, Port Side. |
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