Who remebers cleaning the stacks and the soot in the stacks turned into an acid that burned the piss out of your eye's and any cuts you had and the lagging that was full of asbestos. The Chicago was a great ship to be on.
Read more…nsfo sucked f-76 was pretty good burning jp-5 you could burn but superheater temps woud be higher and it did burn cleaner but was expensive to burn in a boiler and we made ourown overloads on the coral sea drilled out some 11s and made 9s for full po
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a couple pieces of memorabilia from my four years (1970-1974) on the blue ridge. this ship is
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a couple pieces of memorabilia from my four years (1970-1974) on the blue ridge. this ship is
Read more…I remember going into bars when others from ships company were there and you would hear whispers from others while we were in blues "man dont mess with the snipes you fight one you fight em all and they will kick your ass" Served on the belknap in b
Read more…RETIRED now oct 1 2012. had both knees replaced must of come from kneeling on the tube sheet in the steam drum too long.
Read more…Those of you seeking information on retiring here in the Philippines might want to check this out.Retired Activities Office (RAO) Subic Bay, Philippines Warning we throw slimmy WOGS in the S--t river!!
Read more…USN 65-68 on board CASCADE AD-16 and SHENANDOAH AD26. DID MED cruise on both.WORKED at BETHLEHEM STEEL 30 YEARS STEAM-WATER -AIR DEPT . NOW at ESSROC CEMENT 15 YEARS. LEFT the NAVY AS BT2. DO not regret being a BT HARDWORKING GROUP.
Read more…Wanted to be a deisel Mechanic and got stuck in the boiler room and have been loving it ever since. Assigned to DDG-7 from 77-81. After fireroom and oil shack. Got out and have worked for Hartford Steam Boiler ever since.
Still love what I do and deal
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I found some BT pins on the tin can website along with other good stuff.
I served on the N.K. Perry dd883 from 1973-1976 in the aft fireroom.
Glad to join your BT site
Thanks
Paul Lane BT3 ret.
I was a boiler tech 1200 Super Heated steam on board the Constellation from 1973 to 1976. The last year I spent in the Oil Lab
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Hey all you BT's don't forget us lab guys, we were part of the group too, Worked in the hole about 3 months then was in lab the reat of my time.
Read more…Kevin: I've already got a BT cup,license plate,and a BT "T' shirt which you can get at www.cafepress.com. I wore it to the reunion i just came home from. The U.S.S.Yorktown CVS-10.in Mount Pleasant,South Carolina. There's usuallt only one BT at the
Read more…WAS A BOILER TECH ON THE WADDELL 1200LB SUPERHEATED SIDE 72-74 RIGHT OUT BOOT CAMP. WAS IN VIETNAM WATERS 54 DAYS ON THE GUN LINE OPS END SWEEP CROSS THE EQAUTOR BECAME A SHELL BACK MANY OF SIGHTS AND SOUNDS. ALSO 74-75 WAS ON 600LB BOILER ON THE COR
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