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"Jim Blanton, check out the Historic Naval Ships Assoc at www.hnsa.org. They list all the museum ships. The ORLECK is in Lake Charles, LA and the KENNEDY is in Battleship Cove, MA. But there are also a few SUMNER and FLETCHER class around…"
"Charlie, if you say she steamed at 1200, I believe you. You're the first person I've talked with from NORFOLK. Did she have ACC? I was on MITSCHER after she had her forced-circulation boilers replaced with "normal" natural circulation boilers and…"
"Charles, was NORFOLK a 1200 pound plant? I have some boiler specs and prints of her boilers, but have seen evidence that she may have steamed them at only 900 psi."
"Charlie, your picture shows she was a stick plant. In the bottom of the picture is the controller for a Copes-Vulcan feedwater controls. If she had that, she did not have ACC. Thanks, you've answered some questions I've had for years!!!"
"Jim Blanton, We have two GEARING class DD's as museum ships, the ORLECK and the JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR. You might want to check with the orgs that maintain them for help."
"JP5 was still better than dealing with the Black Oil (NSFO), which they say was better than the days of coal!"
"I was one 2 ships during the ND conversion. In fact, the second one (USS MITSCHER DDG-35) was the only ship in the Navy that converted to ND and had to convert back to NSFO. We couldn't burn ND!!!"
"Boy you guys sure bring back the memories. Went to GL 27 March '68, CO 176. Remember doing a lot of things they don't do anymore like washing your clothes and hanging them outside with the "clothes stops" and ironing your clothes with your soap…"
"I help with the week-long working party on the ROCK every spring in Buffalo, but more importantly, I do line drawings of warships in AutoCAD. I've attache one of LITTLE ROCK for anyone that wants it. Do what you want with it and enjoy. Thanks for…"
"Grad from BT "A" in Oct '68. Served on Wm V Pratt (DLG-13), Mitscher (DDG-35) (ex DL-2) and John King (DDG-3)"
"Alphonse, I have the sprayer plate, intermediate plate and nozzle block from a return-flow, 1200 pound, Iowa type burner from DLG-13."
"Kevin, I was a BT on three 1,200 pounders, but my dad was also a GM2 in WWII, first on the carrier LEXINGTON in the Battle of the Coral Sea and then in turret 1 on the IOWA from her commissioning in '43 till the end of the war."
"Bobby,
I remember being on the Pratt in Mayport and tied up to the pier ahead of us was the Forrest Royal while she was being transferred to the Turkish Navy."
I remember being on the Pratt in Mayport and tied up to the pier ahead of us was the Forrest Royal while she was being transferred to the Turkish Navy."
"SERVED ON WM V. PRATT (DLG-13) IN MAYPORT FROM '[68 - '72). LIVED IN A DUPLEX MOBILE HOME IN A TRAILER PARK RIGHT OUTSIDE THE GATE. REMEMBER GOING TO JAX LIQUORS FOR A MIXED DRINK FROM THEIR DRIVETHRU AT THE CORNER OF MAYPORT RD. AND ATLANTIC BLVD."
"I was on Wm V Pratt (DLG-13), flagship of DESRON 14 from '68 till '72."
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