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Left:
The cutaway display shows the decks and internal spaces
of the Alabama. Right: The main galley. Alabama carried a complement of at least 1800 sailors. In this galley, there are a half-dozen huge 30-gallon coffee pots. |
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Left:
A fully equipped barber shop. Click any photo to see the larger version. Right: The print shop. The press in the left side of the photo is a Davidson 10x15 offset press. Oddly enough, in 1969 I started my printing career running a similar WWII model Davidson. On the shelves at right are various lenses and large camera accessories. |
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Left:
The Alabama carried state-of-the-art diving gear
for underwater inspection. Right: There's much, much more to see on the Alabama. I haven't shown the superstructure or even a third of the decks open for viewing. But for today we had to bid the old girl farewell. |
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Battleship Memorial Park includes many other exhibits. There is a hanger full of wonderful aircraft, including an impressive SR-71 Blackbird. Outside, there are more aircraft, tanks, and helicopters. Here is the submarine USS Drum. |  |
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interior of the Drum is accessible. Here Linda
steps through a hatch.
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The forward and aft
torpedo rooms.
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Left: The main control room. The large
wheels are dive plane controls. Below: The conning tower and periscope. Space is extremely limited in here. The reddish glow in this photo and the control room photo is the emergency lighting.
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