
I'm posting an actual walk through starting with the Laundry stb side.
(this walk through pertains to the AGILE/AGGRESSIVE and ACME CLASS
Sweeps).
Note: Possible modifications from ship to ship.
STBD SIDE
Main Deck:
Laundry
Navigator's Stores
Supply Office
CPO W.R:(with 2 double berths with single Head and Shwr)
Ship's Pantry
Scullery
Crews Head:(which included (4) Johns (2)Urls,(3) Lavs, (2)Showers)
Crew's Berthings: (3)racks of 3 stbd & port, there were (12)racks
centerline with (3)racks off center between those and the port side
racks.
Medical Storeroom
Repair 2(adjacent to Windlass Room and chain pipes)
BOATSWAIN'S Storeroom (centerline to stem)
PORT SIDE: (passageway)
Starting aft at down ladder entrance(which I'll provide later in this
series)
Good Ole Ship's Office
Pharmacy
Wardroom Stateroom (aft port) which included (1)double berth with
adjoining toilet case -WRB
Wardroom Stateroom (fwd port) which included (1)double berth
Wardroom Mess (40" round table (4)chairs pass through window to Galley)
GALLEY (2 sinks, 2 kettles, type "A" range, type "B" range, steam table)
Mess Deck (serving counter, with (2) 6' tables and (1) 5'9" table all
with benches.
STBD SIDE (aft, up ladder located beside laundry going forward)
UPPER DECK - 01 Level
QUARTER CRANE,(motor,elect,brake & reduction gear box power training
STBD
FLOAT with DAVIT
Portable Fire Pump exhaust hose (located on stbd blkhd of Magnetic
Cable Reel Well)
Portable Fire Pump Eductor Hose (located a little fwd of exhaust hose)
same blkhd.
Portable Log Desk Port/STBD next to Boiler & Uptake Trunk
Small passage Port/STBD (prior to FRAM job)
Radio Emerg Diesel Gen. & Electronics Storeroom No 1
Fan Room Supply
Passageway with watertight door (which led to Radio Central/Radio &
Radar XMTG Center which included equipment such as Teletypewriter,Freq.
Shift Conv.Comparator,(3)Radio Rec,(2)Radar Rec,Ant Coup.,Trans,Req
Meter,) on your left as you walked straight through, also to small
passage as you turned right which might include Flag Office on right on
to CAPT's Stateroom which was STBD side with the DIV CDR Stateroom
across from the CO's Stateroom.
Back out on Deck, STBD side going FWD:
Small Arms AMM. LKR
Port Fire Pump Exhaust & Suction Hose
Portable Davit Stowage
Portable Fire Pump Disch Hose
Wash Deck Hose
Crane Assembly Stowage
40mm Gun Mount or Transducer Hoist
Gun Tub with hose racks
Capstan/Chain Pipes
Chafing plates
Tow Line Saddle
Chain Stoppers
Danforth Anchors P/S
Bow Chock
Flag Staff
PORT SIDE (01 level aft going fwd)
King Post
Vegetable Locker
26' Whale Boat
Damage Control Shoring & Painters Stages (located port side of Magnetic
Cable Reel Well near Fire Station #4)
D.O. Filling Hose for Small Boats
Portable Stanchions & Lifelines located at this area.
DAVITS
Boat Gear Locker next to Boiler & Uptake Trunk
PLENUM CHAMB P/S( Don't know about that one - help me Boats!)
Boat Davit Winch
Small passageway (again) Port/Stbd
Cable Reel
Refueling at Sea P/S connection
Hydraulic Fluid Filling Hose
Brow Stowage
FWD filling hose
HAWSER REEL P/S
Back to Gun or Hoist.....
02 Level Navigating Bridge and Pilot House
Aft of Ship's Mast(and Ship's Bell) was the shore power control box,
fwd was the Signal gear locker.
Stb side next to ship's mast (Air Cond Room?)
Port side behind ship's mast (supply vent, Air lift , Whistle Air Tank
Life jacket locker 20 jacket cap.)
Going FWD Port side, Inflatable Life Boat Stowage No.4
12" Signal Searchlight & Platform P/S
Inflatable Life Boat Storage P/S
Running Lights P/S
Grenade Lockers (PORT)
Replenishing At Sea Stanchion Supports P/S
Blasting Cap Locker (STBD)
Watertight door(STBD) passage to CIC on left with equipment such as
sonar/radar screens DRT auto plot table, chart table, fath, recs, )
Turn right from passage to Pilot House (chart table,steering compass,
steering console, control console, auto deg behind control console on
CIC bulkhead)
03 LEVEL (Top of Pilot House)Bridge
Ship's Mast (with lower station keeping light P/S)
Floodlights P/S
small arms amm locker (port side)
Chair on Port Wing just a few feet from ladder.
Inflatable life boat stowage no 2 (as you look left from chair)
Desk (Port)
Whip Antenna
Radar Repeater (left of centerline)
Gyro Repeater (centerline)
Masthead Light (centerline)
Bridge Chair (We all know that one!!)
Gyro Repeater P/S
Mag Standard Compass located centerline behind platform and in front of
Chart Desk
Chart desk located in front of UNIT COMMANDER PLOT station which
included radar,loran,chart table. (2) watertight doors P/S
04 Level - Searchlight Platform
Tuner & Coupler
Whip Antenna
Voice Tube
(By-the-way! I would sneak hot baked bread with government peanut
butter and coffee up there when I had the lookout watch!)
24" Searchlight
PLATFORM (Down below!)
I'll start this aft going FWD on the STBD side (center line to STBD)
Electronic Storeroom & Emergency Radio Room
Lube Oil Tank
Engineers's Storeroom
(blkhd)
AFTER MACHINERY ROOM
Air Storage no.2
STBD Magnetic M/S Generator & Propulsion Engine
Propusion Engine (left of above)
Air Storage Tank no. 1 STBD side #2-air comp above
Fuel Oil Service Tank
Purifier
Sound Proof Booth (centerline)
(Blkhd)
FWD MACHINERY ROOM
Ships Service Diesel 100KW (centerline)
Distiller
Diesel Generator Magnetic M/S
D.O. Service Tank aft of Ships Service Diesel Generator - 185 KW
(extreme STBD side.
M.G. SET (2) STBD side
(Blkhd)
Crew's (Snipes) Berthing 33 men
(6)racks of 3 from centerline to STBD BLKHD (also ladder leading up to
Mess Decks STBD side.
(Blkhd)
Water cooler (right of centerline)
Reefer (right of Water cooler)
Comp(2) (also right of Water cooler)
Manifold for Refrig controls on next Blkhd.
(Blkhd)
Freeze Room (STBD side)
(Blkhd)
Canned Goods Locker (centerline)
Dry Provisions Storeroom PORT/STBD (running out of space!)
(Blkhd)
Chain Locker
Paint & Inflammable Stores
Acid Stowage Box
STEM
Lets go AFT again.
Aft going FWD on the PORT side (center line to PORT)
Engineering Log Room (PORT QRTR)
Battery Charge Switchboard (right of log room)
Storage Battery Shop
Electronic Workbench (right of above)
General Workshop (centerline to PORT)
(Blkhd)
AFTER MANCHINERY ROOM
Air storage Tank no 3.
PORT propulsion Engine
Prop. Red.Gear (left of above)
Lube Oil Storage Tank (left of above)
Magnetic M/S Generator $ Propusion Engine (PORT)
Air storage Tank no 4 (left of above)
Fuel Oil Service Tank (next to Blkhead going PORT)
(Blkhd)
FWD MACHINERY ROOM
Acoustic M/S Generator
Diesel Gen 60KW (left of above)
Diesel Hydraulic Pump unit (fwd of above)
Switchboard Acoustic M/S (right of above)
Cont. Switchboard (right of above)
Switchboard Ship's Service (port to stbd across centerline)
Log desk (aft of above stbd side)
(Blkhd)
Crew's Berthing (PORT)
(4) rows of 3
Gyro Compass Room (centerline to PORT)
(Blkhd)
Sonar Sea Chest (centerline to PORT)
Sonar Room (left of above)
(Blkhd)
Dry Provision Stores
(Blkhd)
Chill Room
(Blkhd)
Dry Provisions Storeroom
(Blkhd)
chain locker
You know the rest!
FANTAIL
Stbd Side at Laundry going aft.
To your right is the Sweep Gear Drum Controller
next is the Rollers for the Magnetic & Accoustic Cables
Hammer Box AMK 6
RAWT Hatch
single Float
RAWT HATCH (to the right of above)
OTTER
Stbd Crane
Equalizing Bridle Towing Pad (left of STBD Float)
Roller Chock for Acoustic Cable (portable) centerline
Ensign Staff (left of roller chock)
Port Crane
OTTER
Port Single Float
Equalizing Bridle Towing Pad (right of PORT Float)
Port RAWT HATCH
Portable Tow Bow (left of RAWT HATCH)
Single Float (PORT)
Hammer Box AMK IV Type III (right of above)
Passage going to Ship's Office
down ladder to DC (where we would play poker)
I know there has been a lot left out! I just tried to hit the basics.
Maybe this will jog some memories.
THE HOLD !!
Starting aft going fwd centerline to STBD
After steering
Linen locker (right of steering gear)
(Blkhd)
Sweep Gear Storeroom (centerline to STBD)
Diesel Oil Tank
Chemical Warfare Locker
(Blkhd)
Diesel Oil Tank (centerline)
Diesel Oil Tank Compartment (right of above)
(Blkhd)
AFT MACHINERY ROOM
(Blkhd)
FWD MACHINERY ROOM
(Blkhd)
STBD Diesel Oil Tank
Diesel Oil Tank Compartment (right of above)
Sonar Seachest
(Blkhd)
STBD Fresh Water Tank
(Blkhd)
Fresh Water Tank (centerline)
(Blkhd)
Chain Locker Sump
(Blkhd)
Void Space to Stem
Let's go back to After Steering and hit the PORT side.
After Steering
(Blkhd)
Diving Gear Locker
Sweep Gear Storeroom
Moored Gear Locker
(Blkhd)
Diesel Oil Tank (centerline)
Dan Bouys WTS stowed below (left of above)
(Blkhd)
PORT AFTER MACHINERY ROOM
(Blkhd)
PORT FWD MACHINERY ROOM
(Blkhd)
PORT Diesel Oil Tank
(Blkhd)
Sonar Sea Chest
Sonar Room (left of above)
(Blkhd)
PORT Fresh Water Tank
(Blkhd)
Fresh Water Tank (centerline) (1) P/S
(Blkhd)
Chain Locker Sump P/S
(Blkhd)
Void Space to stem
Are we remembering what it was all about?
