18 October 2005

From : Stephen W. Whynot, Volunteer Coordinator (DD-850)

Rich Angelini, Asst. Curator

To: Jack Casey, Chief Operations Officer, Battleship Cove

Cc: Volunteer Crew

Subj: Fall Field Day – October 14-16, 2005

Despite one of the rainiest weekends in recent memory, a crew of approximately 30-35 Volunteers, once again, showed their resolve and dedication to the preservation and restoration of KENNEDY.

Included in the crew were an Eagle Scout and his support team working on his project (Chart Room Restoration) and several first timers as well as the return of some old timers.

In all a very productive week/weekend as you will see.

The summarization of the work done is concise as possible from the information available. As always, there is work done does not get captured and to those who performed the work my apologies for not being aware of it.

On Saturday night, the Volunteers host six Scout groups, for discussions and tours. The spaces included: IC Gyro, ASROC Control/DASH, Radio, Ship Fitters Shop, Bridge and Engineering. Special THANKS to those Volunteers who spent a long day aboard and gave even more time to share their knowledge about their specific area to the visitors. Who better to conduct these tours than the sailors that have been there – done that. The response continues to remain positive and we expect this program to expand as we moved forward.

The following - is the listing of what was accomplished over the weekend.

· Riveted WTD nomenclature back onto door on 01 Torpedo Deck

· Mounted 1^st Aid box on 01 level between Fr 76-77

· Unclogged sink drain in First Lieutenants Stateroom

· Reconfigured water line in the overhead, outside machine shop in after berthing

· Relocated and installed recently acquired Lube Oil Purifier to Aft Engine room.

· Opened the Ships Barber Shop for business.

· Mounted First Aid box in Aft Steering

· Installed heater in Aft Steering (Display Only)

· Removed non original former airline from ASROC magazine

· Removed old electrical wiring and outlets from ASROC magazine

· Welded and painted expanded metal bottom for visitor viewing area in Aft Engine room.

· Removed glass and replaced burned out light bulbs in Burke Museum hold

· Continued Overhead and bulkhead painting of Chartroom

· Enclosed open electrical box in DASH hangar

· Installed working original style WWII RCA speaker in original location.

· Stored helicopter blade storage containers onto their racks in DASH Hangar

· Completed chipping paint in Emergency Radio room

· Repaired shower in DivCom

· Removed adhesive residue from plexi-glass window on door of Engineering Office

· Trouble shot and repaired galley oven

· Acquired 50 gallon drum and brought to ship for gas rack restoration

· Relocated emergency light and installed work cabinet in machine shop

· Removed blue paper and Styrofoam from bookcase in mess decks

· Removed tape residue and freed up tracks on deck mounted book case

· Began sorting and stowing items from MG Room

· Began to clean, prep, and paint deteriorated areas of MT 53 handling room

· Installed two submersible pumps in original locations aboard ship in passageways

· Removed ship pictures from passageways

· Removed old tour route arrows from passageways

· Removed commercial speaker and wiring at FR 159

· Installed fire hose retainer bracket at FR 141

· Rerouted entertainment cable in radio central

· Installed T-knob and door mechanism on Repair II door

· Relocated ship’s clock and installed navy entertainment box in ship’s office

· Installed paper towel rack, book case, sink, medical lockers, and battle lanterns in Sick Bay

· Relocated eye machine from sickbay to storage

· Installed vent diffusers and mounted a ships clock in sickbay.

· Replaced red dual sound powered phone box with a replacement at FR 116

· Installed 1.5” sea strainer in Steam line compartment

· Stowed stainless steel shelves sitting near salad bar in steam line

· Mounted restored indicator alarm cover in Aft Engine Room

· Stored boxes of Navy china

· Checked Aft berthing area heater for noise and that it provides sufficient heat. (Note: It checked out ok for operation but there was no hot water to confirm heat)

· Completed painting of DD850 ship logo on DA Tank in Aft Engine room

· Painted boilermaker and machinist mate rate symbols in engineering office

· Installed and wired fan in ship store

· Wired and tested surgical lamp, power receptacle, and battle lanterns in sick bay.

· Wired fans and battle lanterns in Barber Shop

· Vacuumed rugs

· Secured Drill Press in Ship Fitter Shop.

· Replaced and tightened nuts/bolts on mess deck table benches

· Exercised anchor windlass

· Exercised Aft Diesel generator

· Cooked meals for the weekend crew from Wednesday evening through Sunday morning.

· Supported the USS Bache destroyer reunion

· Conducted discussions with Scout Troops Saturday night.

· Repaired 1MC speaker in the Chiefs Mess by routing new wire from the Chiefs Pantry.

· Replaced the wiring on the Starboard Break Water Bulkhead (Frame 70) 1MC speaker.

· Fixed the speaker in the Passage Frame 42CL.

· Checked out all the 1MC speakers throughout the ship. Of the total 58 speakers, there are a confirmed 26 that are operational.

· Mounted and wired in 1MC speaker in the DASH Hanger

As you can see, despite the inclement weather, much was done aboard.

The crew taking part in this Field Day and undertook these numerous projects are to be commended for their attention to detail and passion to bring KENNEDY back to her configuration.

If there are any questions on the work that was accomplished over the Field Day please let me know.

Stephen W. Whynot

SK1 – USNR-Ret

Volunteer Coordinator

USS Joseph P. KENNEDY Jr. (DD-850)

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