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September 1998
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 we
went on board this historical ship before it was filled with aircraft and
before it's working areas were turned into exhibits.
we got to wonder the endless corridors, ready rooms, bunk rooms, the whiteboard in the command section still had final movement orders on it. |
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were probably no more than 50 people on board, and many were employees
and workers. it was a rare treat.
many of the folks who lead us around were veterans who actually served on the hornet throughout it's many many years of service. they were eager to tell us about it and we were eager to listen. |
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 i
tried to imagine 5000 men and women living in these corridors, those bunk
rooms. i tried to imagine seas rough enough to heave such a gigantic
piece of metal and powerful enough to crush the bow of the ship (as it
happened just at the end of ww2). i failed. |
 each
piece of this ship has purpose. i walked along pipes, finding meters, valves,
lamps, air shafts, access panels, plumming, distribution boxes, the complexity
of this machine is staggering. |
 you
have to wonder, does any one person know everything about this ship?
is there a set of blueprints somewhere that detail every pipe, meter, valve, lamp, etc.? |
 i
would have loved to have met one person whom i could lead to any corner
of the ship, point at some valve and ask "what does this do?" |
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