I went in expecting to work on diesels (an Engineman so I found out later) but found myself instead a Machinist Mate working on turbines, heat exchangers, air compressors, and any other main engine room equipment I could get my hands on. I knew I was going in as a MM but so far as what we did 'my recruiter lied to me...' What the heck though I enjoyed the job anyway and had the opportunity to learn alot of new stuff, on top of what I had already learned from my Dad growing up about engines.
Anyway I remember on the Pratt (DDG 44) they had a small lathe, and I believe a Bridgeport in the machine shop, but on the America (CV 66) they had some really nice sized lathes, mills, and turret drills in their machine shop. Can't remember any definate names but I do remember they were all, well known, quality, branded machines. Funny thing is I remember they had some rather large equipment on the America...but hey, it was a carrier. Even so I also remember having problems getting something as 'small' as a main condensate pump housing down through the hatch and into their space so I don't have a clue how they would have handled, and gotten into or out of the space, other parts that would take even half of the capacity of the machines they had. I spent a good bit of time in the machine shop as my office was the next space over from theirs and can never remember seeing them with anything of any substantial size in there so I have no clue how, or even if, they could actually get anything that large in the space.
I know the Pratt has since gone to scrap and the America was 'shot at' and sunk as a muntions 'test' platform. I guess it's probably a good thing that I don't know what happened to all that equipment...it might be upsetting... I still wish I had been able to get the brass Allis-Chalmers plaque off the front of the main turbines on the Pratt. That would have made a beautiful wall hanging as it had the words in relief and they were always highly polished while the background was painted a glossy bright red. Knowing the Navy it probably went to scrap too.....even the thought of that is upsetting even now, nearly 20 years later...LOL
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