Thursday, December 12, 2013

USS Stewart Destroyer Escort and USS Cavalla Submarine


Before leaving Houston I had time to run down to Galveston and walk through the Stewart and Cavalla.  








 Officers quarters
 Bridge
 Combat Information Center (CIC)


 Kitchen

 Crews bathroom with adjustable toilet.  The boards you sit on slide apart so it can be sized for everyone!  Pretty fancy.
 Depth charges and launcher



 Crew quarters



 Torpedo door






 Forward torpedo room

 They got to sleep on the torpedoes!


 Captains quarters
 Bridge/Control Room





 Crews quarters
 It has 4 diesel engines that ran generators to power the electric motors that turned the prop.  When submerged the batteries ran the electric motor to give propulsion.



 Engine controls

 Aft torpedo room




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