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| LST 325 Steering Committee Report
From Anna Koepp Dated 23 March 2003 The past three months have been filled with continual activity. Much
of our efforts for August were centered on making preparations for the
US LST Association Convention. Those of you who receive the Scuttlebutt
have already had the opportunity to read the numerous ways that the LST
Ship Memorial Inc. was involved in the convention. For those who do not
receive the Scuttlebutt Captain Jornlin gives a review in our Captain's
Corner. I would like to acknowledge our numerous volunteers without whom
we could not have had a presence at the convention. Captain Bob Jornlin,
Bruce Voges, Dewey Taylor, James McCandrew, Donald Lockas and Ed Strobel,
all members of the Gold Crew, donated their time at our autographing table.
Our Steering Committee volunteers were: Melissa Wilkerson, Dick Renna,
Gene Inglish, Pamela Nelson, Bill Spencer, Gene Schaefer, Leo Browder,
Melody Harris, Elizabeth Taylor, Bob Flaugher, Bill Lawrence, Clare Tashner,
Susan Burns, Elaine Waller, Curtis Schrieber, Irene McCandrew, Katie, Bruce,
Sue and Tim Voges. The list of preparations below is by no means inclusive,
so you can see our volunteers worked hard and deserve our gratitude for
a job well done.
LST Association's Convention Preparations
We received a warm and generous response from the attendees of the U.S.
LST Association convention. The Captain's Corner gives a pretty comprehensive
picture of our activities at the convention. I have just a few things to
add.
The U.S. LST Association ran a number of drawings. Two of the lucky winners donated their winnings to us. Patty O'Day won $150 during the banquet Sunday night. She immediately announced she was donating it to the USS LST Ship Memorial Inc. An extraordinary limited edition sculpture of a sailor being guided and protected by an angel, donated to the LST Ladies auxiliary by John and Cathy Bush, was won by Mr. Robert Tweed of LST 525. He too immediately announced it should be presented to the LST Memorial in the hopes of generating funds or for permanent display. Look for future announcements about the destiny of our Seaside Savior sculpture. Our heartfelt thanks go out to these generous people. We too held a few drawings. Our lovely canvas tote bag with naval anchor design was won by Dennis McCann. Mr. Leo Browder won our toasty warm gray Memorial sweatshirt. The last drawing was for a beautiful garden stepping stone impressed with a blue mosaic anchor. This unique prize was donated to us by Irene McCandrew whose creative hobby is the making of stepping stones. Our fortunate winner was Mr. Lauren Whiting. Our thanks go out to all who participated in our drawings to benefit the LST Ship Memorial. "Meet Me in St. Louis" was the cry of two philanthropic gentlemen. I did and they came bearing gifts. Mr. Leslie (Les) Miller, representing the ship's company of LST 733, came to donate a handsome 12" brass ship's bell and bronze plaque. This donation was being made in honor of all LST sailors and in memory of all LST sailors who died in service to their country. It will reside on the quarter deck. Mr. Bill Jayne, LST 399, journeyed to St. Louis to make a $5,000 donation to refurbish the aft crew's quarters in memory of all his shipmates who shared those same quarters on LST 399. Gentlemen, we thank you for your generosity. We also express our gratitude to Mike and Linda Gunjak for all their assistance at the convention. Our six tables were strategically placed in a prominent area that enhanced both our sales and informational opportunities. Special thanks to Mr. Fred Cron who provided a WWII criteria MM/c1 uniform for our display at the membership table it generated much attention. The Gunjaks on behalf of the U.S. LST Association donated 200 decorative mirror etched LST Ship Memorial Inc. license plates that will be used for fund raising. Not to mention, they took a risk in having me be their first woman memorial chairperson and guest speaker. All told our combined efforts raised $8,975 for the ship. To all who
participated; job well done!
New Steering Committee Members
Pamela was born and raised in Chicago, one of four children of Lucy and the late Richard Nelson. Richard was a Navy radio operator during WWII, serving in the Pacific on Guadalcanal, the Treasury Islands, and Bougainville. Pamela has volunteered to:
Directors/Chairpersons: We put out an appeal for City Chairpersons and State Directors. These three courageous souls stepped forward. Their indispensable role is to co-ordinate publicity/fund raising for their city/state. If you reside within their city/state and would like to help them please give them a call. I am sure they will be delighted. State Directors: New Mexico: Jerry R. Chapman, SH3, served during the Korean
War 1952-1955 on LST 692. 1954 found him in French Indo-China taking part
in the evacuation of No. Vietnam known as the "Passage to Freedom" After
38 years of service to Reynolds Metals Company, I retired as National Accounts
Sales Mgr. of the Western Region.
Massachusetts: Frank Earley, Radioman 2/C, is a WWII Navy
veteran who served his entire tour of duty on the USS LST 923. He served
in the Pacific Theater returning to San Francisco in May, 1946. In 1950
Frank graduated from Boston College. He retired from Itek Optical, a division
of Litton Corp. in 1989. He is currently the Secretary/Clerk and Recording
Secretary of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National LST Association,
and editor of its quarterly newsletter, The Navigator. Frank has been,
and continues to be very active in matters involving the 325 and was the
initiator of the drive that raised $6,000 from the Massachusetts Chapter
of the National LST Association for the rectifier for the ship.
Chairperson:
Ongoing Projects
St. Louis Committee: Gene Schaefer and I have made initial contacts with hotels, The Visitor and Convention Center, the mayor's office, various veterans groups and representatives of The Fair St. Louis. We are continuing with the many other projects as listed in our previous
newsletters.
Accomplishments
In October a call went out to our members and supporters to help us with two urgent campaigns. First, the 325 was in need of two sets of regulation naval signal flags and storage bags. The flags are part of our U.S. Coast Guard designation requirements. Without them we could not leave the pier. Each set cost seven hundred dollars. Two groups dug down deep and stepped forward to supply our need. The "gators" of USS West Chester County, LST-1167 purchased the first set. Their checks have surpassed the campaign drive of seven hundred dollars and are still coming in. They have requested that the surplus funds be used for other Signal Bridge needs. The second flag bag set was purchased in loving memory of MM2/c Harold Edward Anderson, USS LST-352, by his wife and children. Our deepest thanks go out to these two groups. Their generosity has made it possible for us to visually communicate with other ships and to "full" dress the USS LST 325. Each time we fly our new flags...we will think of the contribution made by the LST-1167 and the Anderson family. (A special thanks to Anna Koepp for the Anderson family connection-MM2/c Anderson was her father.) Secondly, we put out an urgent time sensitive request that you contact The Honorable U.S. Senator Richard Shelby and the U.S. Congressman Sonny Callahan of the Great State of Alabama to continue their efforts to earmark government funds for the restoration of USS LST-325. Due to your flooding their offices with phone calls, emails, letters and faxes we were placed on a pentagon appropriations bill that was passed by Congress. We are part of the Pentagon legacy program that preserves America's wartime heritage. This bill is now awaiting the president's signature. We should be receiving an undisclosed amount of money in the coming year. The resounding success of both these campaigns was due solely to the
action of our members and supporters. Your response was swift and overwhelming.
We salute you.
Membership Renewals We would like to thank our members for their quick response to our expiration
letters. We have been able to renew a large number of memberships
that expired on October 1, 2002. However, due to the delay in our
notification of expiration, we would like to extend the expiration date
on those who have not been able to renew yet. We are granting an
additional two months grace period. This means, if your membership
expired on October 1, 2002 your membership will be good until January 1,
2003. It is our desire for everyone to renew their membership, we
hope you find the grace period acceptable.
SEARCH AND RESCUE Our Membership Coordinator is trying to rescue the following members correct address. Please take a moment to check below, maybe you know someone listed. If you have any information we would be grateful if you would contact us. Or if you could let the member know we need an address update from them. Please remember if your address changes for any reason, drop us a line and we will update our records. Thank you.
~ Anna Koepp, Chairperson, LST 325 Steering
Committee
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We are on the downhill side in regard to repairs on the proud ole girl. Seven new ladders that would make steel workers proud. Each one custom-made at different angles. Dan Toole, Ken and Anna Adams are the best welders money could buy. We just received a Miller 210 wire-feed welder from The Sheetmetal Workers Union Local No. 218 from Springfield, Illinois. We thank you, brothers and sisters, very much. We have the machine down on the tank deck, which is a 200 ft. long by 30 ft. wide area, which is the heart of the ship. This steel room carries 20 Sherman tanks and all other forms of equipment. The welder was loaded with 10-lb. roll of wire and was being used to build another ladder. We also have a new Hobart Handler 175 welder, a gift from two men. Earl Oaks from Tennessee came aboard last week and wanted the toughest job we had, to see if he could handle it. I gave him our biggest, baddest needle gun with a 3-inch wide chisel, and turned him loose. If he could have stayed longer, he would have had half the tank deck done by April. Boy, can that man work. The only bad thing is the noise, those needle guns are loud. Frank and Pat Perrella from Albany, NY, came back and painted the first coat on the starboard head. That is a big job. The prep time is longer than the painting. On the second coat we will try to spray it on. This project has been a complete remodel job. All the old had to be removed and repairs made before any new could be installed. We averaged five to six people per day for three weeks on this project. Needless to say, this was much more involved than anyone imagined. Our plumbers returned last week to complete their project. Without those guys and our Gold Crew plumber Dom Perruso, we would be using wash bowls and the European style toilets. On March 12, Gay Radrud and Jim Threlkeld returned one last time to see the water flow through all the pipes on all three decks. Everything worked perfectly. Now we will install a 40 gal. water heater in officer country, so they will look and smell as good as us. They drove 140 miles just to make sure everything was done before heading to Minnesota next week. We are finishing the new arrangements of bunks in the starboard crew's compartment. The old chief's lounge forward has been remodeled into living quarters for the crew. We will have ten additional bunks in that area. The new mattresses have arrived, and the sheets and blankets that we brought home from Greece will be laundered soon. The starboard side will hold about 38 men very comfortably. We really need help to get the area painted and ready by May 1. All the major electrical work was completed last Saturday. For all you "electricians," we have a 150 amp. 480 volt 3 phase shore power supply to a main switch on top deck. We have a 150 amp. 2/0 armored cable through the deck to a 400 amp. 480 volt 3 phase transfer switch on the bulkhead of the tank deck. The power is then divided to 1-200 amp switch to a 400 amp inverter to 120/240 volt DC power supply. This is connected by 3 -500 mcm cut through the deck to the main switch board in the auxiliary engine room to supply the ship with original DC power. All circuits on the ship are still original throughout the ship. All motors and lighting everywhere, except the tank deck, are all still DC. All distribution panels are still intact and power the ship as always. The galley is DC and all heavy motors still operate perfectly on DC. We have installed a new 150 amp. 480 volt 3 phase AC alternator in place of one of the three 400 amp. DC generators in the aux. engine room and is connected by three 2/0 armored cable to transfer switch. The purpose of a transfer switch is to hand transfer from shore power to ship power instantly. The AC power is also connected to two 100 amp. 3 ph. 480 volt disconnects. One feeds a 40 kw transformer to a 150 amp. 30 circuit 240 volt 3 ph. panel that supplies power to 3 -4 ton central air conditioners and our automatic sewage treatment plant. This panel will also supply a filter transformer to equipment(radar, radios, navigation and gyros). The second 100 amp. switch supplies 480 volts to a 112 kw. transformer to a 200 amp. 40 circuit 3 ph. panel for distribution to 4-60 amp. power panels. These panels provide 120 volt outlets plus 7 - 240 volt welder outlets. Seven 175 watt mercury vapor lights have been installed in the tank deck for safe movement of visitors and crew. We are installing emergency lighting in all areas for safe movement of visitors. Every circuit is connected by new required armored cable from New Orleans, custom ordered and manufactured. No company can provide this wire in Mobile, so we have to pay a premium to comply with regulations. We received a gift of a $10,000 150 kw 480 volt diesel portable generator that will be installed in the AC gen. room above the galley. This generator will be connected with a 150 amp. cable to the main deck disconnect. For all you "non-electricians," the above means that we are 95% electrically compliant. We now have four generators after having only two very tired generators when we came home. Don Chapman told me to make the system idiot proof. If we do that, we won't be called Power Distribution Engineers anymore. Equipment Rental Co. from Mobile will be here next week to remove the entire tripod mast structure. Equipment Rental Co. came to the ship last January 2002 with a brand new 40 ton crane and 5 men and did more lifting in and out of the tank deck than we could have done in 3 weeks. They helped us clean tons of junk out of the tank deck. When they finished after working six hours I asked the owner to send me a bill, as I gulped. He only said it's on us, you guys earned it. He said call anytime. I gave him six or seven hats to show some appreciation. On this next job he said no charge. Just thanks for coming to Mobile. That work was worth about $3,000 to the LST. This was the start of a wonderful relationship. Bill Arras is designing a new mast just like what was on the ship when it was built. Bill is designing this one to fold down to the rear of the ship, and will lay on the after gun tub. We have to stay under 48 ft. to go under the bridges up stream. Pictures will follow as work continues. We could really use about 20 general laborers. No special skills needed, just the desire to help the ship. We need things painted, and people that will clean and help repair the bunks in all compartments. We are now down to 8 to 10 workers. Five people are leaving next week and now we really need help. Instead of only coming down here to spend only 40 hours to get the blue badge, you can stay longer and really help us. It doesn't do any good now to say I only want to work 80 hrs. to sail up the river. You should try 6 months, 8 hrs. a day, 6 days a week. Do you know this is the first U.S. Navy warship to sail up the Mississippi since 1946? Even if you don't get to sail with us, meet us somewhere along the river with your kids and show them the ship you helped bring up the river. There are going to be thousands of wet eyes when this ole ship comes home to the midwest cornfield shipyards. A very interesting article appeared in the latest Scuttlebutt on page 57. Our cook Joe Sadlier returned to Greece to thank them for their help getting us home. The last paragraph stated that the U.S. Navy installed a complete modern galley and provided some communications equipment. Also General Motors is providing a complete overhaul of the main engines. That would be fabulous, except the U.S. Navy didn't give us a soup bowl, let alone a new galley. The Blue Crew would like a clarification where they were all that time. We worked a couple hundred hours and didn't see one sailor. Please get the story straight. Don Lockas of the Gold Crew arrived Monday, along with Charles Clark from Illinois, Ken and Betty Knight, Pat Johnston and Mary Lou Hatin, all Blue Crew people from Surprise, AZ, to help paint and clean the ole girl for the trip. All six of those people were here last January working. Unfortunately the last five have to leave next week. We really need help, we would even take a skinny Rocky Hill minus his speedo. ~ Gary Lyon |
Betty Knight and
Previous wiring
Bulkhead holes from
Blue crew removing rust
George Pickell and
Adna Mumford
Miller 210 welder donated
by
Don Lockas
The tripod mast will soon
Ken & Anna Adams
Dedication plaque to the
IN MEMORY OF
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LOIS AND I LEFT FOR THE SHIP IN EARLY FEBURARY. ON ARRIVING, I WAS VERY MUCH SURPRISED AT ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE GALLEY IS ALL DONE; THE STBD HEAD WAS ALMOST DONE. PUMPS IN HOUSTON WERE READY TO BE PICKED UP. THE FRESH WATER VALVES WERE BACK AND READY TO BE INSTALLED. THE MAIN ENGINES WERE BACK TOGETHER, EXCEPT NOW WE NEED A MUCH LARGER AIR TANK TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY AIR TO THE AIR STARTERS THAT HAD BEEN PUT ON THE 12-567 ENGINES. IF THERE IS NOT ONE PROBLEM THERE ARE TWO! ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE MUST SOLVE ARE PROJECTS STARTED BUT NOT COMPLETED. WE HAVE TOO MANY OF THESE. GARY AND BILL HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB KEEPING EVERYONE WHO HAS COME DOWN TO THE SHIP TO WORK BUSY. SOME ONLY COME FOR A FEW DAYS AND END UP STAYING FOR WEEKS. WE LOVE IT AND NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET. WE HAD A BOARD MEETING ON FEB. 12, 2003, WITH ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS THERE EXCEPT MR. BARTLETT AND MR. KAUPAS. WE DISSCUSSED NUMEROUS BUSINESS ITEMS AS TO THE SUMMER CRUISE. APPLICATIONS FOR CREW, DEADLINES FOR RETURN OF APPLICATIONS, DEADLINES FOR SELECTION OF CREW AND CRITERIA. MR. EDWARDS GAVE A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UPDATE. HE SAID HE WOULD BE ON THE SHIP APRIL 1 TO HELP INSTALL IT. THE INSTALLATION WILL BE FREE. WE TALKED ABOUT MEMBERSHIP, DUES, FUNDRAISING, AND THE NEWSLETTER. A POSSIBLE MOVE TO THE NEW CITY PIER WAS DISSCUSSED FOR ITS DEDICATION. CONGRESSMAN SHELBY OF ALABAMA TO DO THE CEREMONY WITH MAYOR DOW. IT WAS DECIDED IF WE COULD GET A TUG COMPANY TO PUSH US DOWN AND BACK THAT WE WOULD MOVE THE SHIP TO HELP MOBILE WITH THE CERIMONY. RIVER TRIP - UNIFORMS WERE DISCUSSED. EACH CREWMEMBER TO SUPPLY THEIR OWN. WE WILL PURCHASE THEM THROUGH THE COAST GUARD. GOLD CREW TO USE THEIR KHAKI UNIFORMS AS PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHO SAILED THE SHIP BACK AND THIS WOULD SAVE THE SAILING CREW SOME MONEY. TOUR ROUTE WAS DISCUSSED. GOING OFF THE MAIN DECK FWD THROUGH THE DOGHOUSE ON PORT SIDE THEN AFT AND DOWN TO TANK DECK. BACK UP STBD SIDE AFT TO STERN WINCH. UP TO 01 LEVEL FWD THROUGH RADIO ROOM AND WHEELHOUSE. DOWN PORT SIDE TO MAIN DECK AND OFF. THIS WAS DECIDED AS THE BEST ROUTE. THIS KEEPS THE STBD SIDE FOR THE CREW WITH NO VISITORS ALLOWED. THE NIGHT WATCHSTANDERS CAN SLEEP, SHOWER, ETC. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: LIFE JACKETS, MATTRESSES, LOCKERS, FUEL, AND FRESH WATER. PRICE OF TICKETS: $8 FOR ADULTS, $4 FOR K-12TH GRADE, AND $20 FOR A FAMILY. WE HAD A FULL 10 DAYS ON THE SHIP. IT WAS GOOD TO FINALLY BE BACK AGAIN. THEN IT WAS TIME TO TAKE LOIS TO FT. MYERS, FL. WE HAVE BEEN GOING TO SANIBEL ISLAND FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. THIS GAVE ME A BREAK FROM MY JOB, THE FARM, AND LOIS TIME OFF FROM LOOKING AFTER OUR PARENTS, PAYING THE BILLS AND HER MANY VOLUNTEER JOBS -- THIS YEAR IT WAS A CHANCE TO GET AWAY FROM THE PHONE, E-MAIL, SHIP'S BUSINESS AND GET WHERE IT WAS WARM. ON THE WAY TO FT. MYERS, WE STOPPED TO SEE DEWEY TAYLOR AND HIS WIFE LIZ. THEIR HOSPITALITY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN, OR THE GREAT DEWEY TOUR OF PALM BEACH. ON OUR WAY BACK TO ILLINOIS, WE STOPPED FOR A SHORT VISIT WITH JOHN AND JUNE CALVIN. JUNE IS RECOVERING FROM BACK SURGERY AND DOING JUST FINE, BUT WE DID NOT STAY AS LONG AS WE WOULD HAVE LIKED, ALTHOUGH JOHN WAS INSISTING. OH! JOHN IS DOING FINE ALSO. THE SHIP WAS MOVED DOWN TO THE NEW PIER BY COOPER, PRIDE, AND WATERWAYS TOWING COMPANIES. I THANK EACH OF THESE COMPANIES AND THE MEN THAT MAN THE TUGS FOR MOVING OUR SHIP, AND MR. SLADE HOOKS AND CAPT. HAL PIERCE FOR ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS TO GET THIS JOB DONE. I ALSO THANK MR. CARL BLACK OF ALBATROSS MARITIME FOR HELPING US WITH THE LINES. THE LST 325 HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS IN MOBILE. YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY, BUT WE ARE TRULY BLESSED. I AM GOING BACK TO THE SHIP THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 22, AND HELP WITH TOURS. WE ANTICIPATE A LOT OF MOBILE PEOPLE COMING ABOARD TO SEE OUR PROGRESS. IN ADDITION, TO BE PRESENT FOR THE DEDICATION OF THE PIER. WE HAVE A LOT OF GOLD CREW DOWN IN MOBILE: DON LOCKAS, BRUCE VOGES, DEWEY TAYLOR, RON MARANTO, JIM BARTLETT AND GARY LYON. IT IS HARD TO LET A BUNCH LIKE THAT BE THERE UNCHAPERONED! THEY COULD GET IN TROUBLE! ~ Bob Jornlin, Capt. LST 325 [Ed. comment: I'm still backlogged on website updating. Still to be posted are Gary Lyon's most recent report (the pictures just arrived yesterday), a Steering Committee Report from Anna Koepp and an article received from Blue Crew member Patrick Johnston. That's not to mention being behind on updating the Blue Crew roster! I will get these posted as expeditiously as possible, and I apologize for the delay.] |
Dated 21 March 2003 First, my apologies to all those affected by the unexpected move of the ship to downtown Mobile. This was a frantic last-minute move, almost on the spur-of-the-moment. (See revised info in the header at the top of this page.) This was done at the request of the City of Mobile, who wanted LST 325 on hand for the dedication of a new park and dock. Final arrangements were completed only yesterday, and the ship was moved on extremely short notice. The ship will be returned to its normal dock in Chickasaw on March 31. There is currently no landline available for the ship. We have a temporary cell phone contact, but please use this number only for urgent matters! Because of this frantic, last minute activity, our crew is extremely overburdened and overworked at the moment. We simply do not have time to chat or chew the fat! Even more apologies. February was sort of a slow month on this Progress Report page. Suddenly, I have been inundated with new materials. Just within the past day, I've received an extensive Progress Report from Gary Lyon (but I'm still awaiting the pictures via snail mail), a two-page update from Capt. Jornlin, and a six-page Steering Committee report from Anna Koepp. I also have several additional names to add to the Blue Crew roster. Quite simply, I haven't a clue how long it's going to take to get all this new material posted. I'll do the best I can ... ~ Your WebSkipper P.S. This is not my preferred method of posting information, but
I'm going to make an exception here, simply because I believe in making
material available in a timely manner. I will make the "raw material"
for the mentioned reports available through download. Then I'll post
them in the "normal manner" as soon as I can. The files available
are:
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Wow! It's been almost two months since I was able to make a trip over to see the LST 325. I've been really excited to read Gary's reports and see all the progress that continues aboard the ship. I was eager to see all the changes for myself. Today there were a number of different projects continuing aboard the LST. Both ladders from the galley area down to the aft berthing compartment were being worked on. The port ladder was almost finished with just some additional railings being added. The ladders are now at a more graceful incline, making them easier for everyone to negotiate. A cutout in the exterior bulkhead had to be made, creating a small tunnel of sorts to increase the headroom over the ladder. Dan Toole was working on the portside ladder railings, while Ken and Anna Adams were busy on the starboard ladder. Down on the tank deck a number of Blue Crew were working on further electrical upgrades to meet all the proper requirements. Earl Oaks was also on the tank deck tending to the deck itself. He was chipping out all the manhole edges, where the bolts come out of the deck to bolt on the cover. He was also rethreading the bolts to get all the nuts in the proper places. It was really great to meet Pat & Frank Perrella from Gloversville, New York. Gary mentioned them in a previous report and they are even nicer then he described. Both are now Blue Crew members and had many insights on ship restoration from all their experience with the USS Slater. They were painting in the starboard crew's head and shower compartment. This area has been receiving major attention for over two months, so the summer sailing crew will have great new bathroom facilities. Ken Adams related a funny story about getting the replacement urinals from a school being torn down up north. The Blue Crew are resourceful and work hard to keep costs down. The galley is also looking super sharp. All of the installations look top-notch. In closing there is nothing else to say but that the ship is looking great! Volunteers keep on coming; all the hard work is really making a vessel everyone can be proud of. ~ Michael Smith |
The partitions in the head
Above and below:
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New mattresses for
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The crew's showers
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The new welding machine
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Earl Oaks cleaning
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Sinks being installed and
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Frank |
Dan Toole |
The new ladder from the
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To increase room for
the new
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The new heater provides
hot water
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Walter Isham |
This gate restricts
access
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The new insulation
in place
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The chiefs' area looks
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The new ovens and refrigerator
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