USS PENSACOLA 64 2 ½ # PLATE STEEL INBOARD OPERATING ROOM BULKHEAD LOOKING TO PORT SHOWING INTERMITTENT WELDING AT HEEL OF STIFFENING FLANGE OF BULKHEAD PLATING FASTENINGS OF ELECTRIC LEADS ETC AND PART OF DOOR FRAM AND DOOR (SAME LOCATION AS PREVIOUS PICTURE EXCEPT OTHER SIDE OF BULKHEAD DUE TO COSTLY TEMPORARY STIFFENING NECESSARY TO PREVENT WARPING DURING WELDING OTHER 2 ½ # BULKHEADS WERE RIVETED USING TAR FELT BETWEEN SURFACES FOR AIRTIGHTNESS


Object Type
Photograph
Object ID
9669
Date
March 24 1930
creator
Bureau of Yards and Docks, Department of the Navy
Related Collection
Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments
Naval ID
f1000c153
Subjects
Ships and Vessels, USS Pensacola (CA-24)
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