It was not only loud, but hot in the engine room! I stood many hours on watch at the electrical switchboard as an EM on the USS Stienaker DD-863. Have a buddy EM who was on the Laffey before transferring to the Steinaker and we still keep in touch after almost 50 years
One time on MM upper level watch I hung a plumb line from the evaps and drew compass lines around the plumb. Told the messenger (who was kind of blue in the face) to watch the plumb and if it reached “this point” to come tell me. He sat there watching that plumb swing back and forth until he puked.
sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the password. I love any tips you can give me
@Jordan Ahmed I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Hot? During mid watch, we would send the messenger up to the spud locker and secure a few good size spuds. Wrap them in foil and set them on the steam turbine to bake. Thanks Chief Kell. DD764 1971-72. After engine room.
Remember.....while all this is happening the ship is rocking/rolling (It's a destroyer) , much more noisy (turbines, pumps, reduction gears are noisy), HOT....about the only place you could be for a while is under a fresh air blower, not to mention surrounded by all that asbestos insulation....some of which is crumbling apart. Sounds like fun, huh. (EX EM...electrician mate) destroyer/tanker.
Would someone please help me . My Father was on board this ship during zero attack n bikini atom bomb test. I'm trying to get info. He was 1st torpedo man
just click-bait, would have liked to see a "REAL" steam up, using the boilers, not just the toys & wistles, you must think all the tourists are just kids, and we are dumb or someting??
The Navy may have prohibited the steam plant from being fired up as part of the agreement for it to be a museum ship along with other things done to ensure the ship cannot move under its own power or fire its weapons. Often things like that are done by the Navy to prevent someone from doing something nefarious with the ship. Be glad they did what they did versus it being a mere static display like so many are.
I like this idea, it gives people an opportunity to participate in what they're learning.
More museum ships should do something like this.
It was not only loud, but hot in the engine room! I stood many hours on watch at the electrical switchboard as an EM on the USS Stienaker DD-863. Have a buddy EM who was on the Laffey before transferring to the Steinaker and we still keep in touch after almost 50 years
I was an EM on the Steinaker in the early 70's. Did the North Atlantic cruise where we ran aground in Norway.
On throttles dd830 71 to 72 Nam 🔥
One time on MM upper level watch I hung a plumb line from the evaps and drew compass lines around the plumb. Told the messenger (who was kind of blue in the face) to watch the plumb and if it reached “this point” to come tell me. He sat there watching that plumb swing back and forth until he puked.
This took me back a ways to B2 on DD862. There is alot more to standing Throttle Watch but this is a start. Thanks
Awesome job, really brings the feeling of a working engine room.
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sorry to be so off topic but does anyone know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the password. I love any tips you can give me
@Evan Idris instablaster ;)
@Jordan Ahmed I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Jordan Ahmed It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account !
Hot? During mid watch, we would send the messenger up to the spud locker and secure a few good size spuds. Wrap them in foil and set them on the steam turbine to bake. Thanks Chief Kell. DD764 1971-72. After engine room.
We had several engine room chefs on DD-863 1972-73
I was on Eaton DD510 1967 # 2 engine room.
Gotta be a whole lot faster than that.
EX Throttleman (1958-19620
Opening the Astern while shutting the Ahead for that reverse rooster tail over the fantail!
Wonder why the engine telegraph was not acknowledged?
This is the After Engineroom, they answered the EOT and RPM's in the Forward Engineroom (Main Control)
what about the heat, smell, and motion, with bilge water roaring around
The throttleman never opened the astern by-pass valve............so the collision wasn't averted!
No where near as loud as the real engine room. No chief cursing at the throttleman.
Don't drag the boiler off-line....
We would tell the BT's to keep up with us!
Spoken like a BT
Remember.....while all this is happening the ship is rocking/rolling (It's a destroyer) , much more noisy (turbines, pumps, reduction gears are noisy), HOT....about the only place you could be for a while is under a fresh air blower, not to mention surrounded by all that asbestos insulation....some of which is crumbling apart. Sounds like fun, huh. (EX EM...electrician mate) destroyer/tanker.
Would someone please help me . My Father was on board this ship during zero attack n bikini atom bomb test. I'm trying to get info. He was 1st torpedo man
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just click-bait, would have liked to see a "REAL" steam up, using the boilers, not just the toys & wistles, you must think all the tourists are just kids, and we are dumb or someting??
The Navy may have prohibited the steam plant from being fired up as part of the agreement for it to be a museum ship along with other things done to ensure the ship cannot move under its own power or fire its weapons.
Often things like that are done by the Navy to prevent someone from doing something nefarious with the ship.
Be glad they did what they did versus it being a mere static display like so many are.