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Liberty Ship

take a look at this drawing as it shows what those doors might access to.
can you post better pictures of the cable reels tho i think they are directly connected to the masts' rigging.
the air vents are swivel mounted so that only air access them not water from rain & ocean spray which is not good for the ship's engine.

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Skipper1952 said:
Also, which direction should the air vents be facing? It wouldn't make sense to have then facing forward which would allow heavy seas to enter.
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These are swiveling ventilation pipes; depending on the wind, they can rotate in any direction. The largest ones are also equipped with a rotating mechanism.

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Skipper1952 said:
I've noticed that there were 'access' doors on the bases for the masts. Not sure what the bases are called. I'll have to model them and add them. There are also cable reels on the top of the bases. Does anyone know that they were used for? Also, which direction should the air vents be facing? It wouldn't make sense to have then facing forward which would allow heavy seas to enter.

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Perhaps access to the holds? That would be a good position for it. Maybe they have stairs/ladders down below?
 
Those are known as deck houses.
They stored everything in them.
Rope, paint, cargo gear like blocks, snatch blocks, heaving lines, cordage.
Spare parts, lumber, tarps, anything that wasn’t paying cargo would be stored here.
Cable reels would store spare wire for the winches perhaps?
No 100% sure.
The vents would face aft, to avoid boarding seas filling the cargo hold.
 
Gentlemen, is there any communication here on the forum with the communities of museums and veterans of the SS John W. Brown in Baltimore and the SS Jeremiah O’Brien in San Francisco?
 
Does anyone know the blueprint page # for the deck life rafts for the C2 or similar, or does anyone have a picture of one? I searched for it, can't find one andassume that it wasn't part of the construction documents and probably supplied by a vendor as pre-built. Any help is appreciated.
 
Global America Corporation built a lot of lifeboats, including many for Liberty ships, Victory ships and C2s. They are out of business but MAYBE you can find drawings at the National Archives. Not sure which department but maybe start with the Cartographic Research Department in College Point, Maryland.
Allan
 
Thanks for the help but even if I open it in photoshop the resolution is not good enough to read the dimensions. I took an educated guess on the dimensions based on the photo above that shows the raft. I believe this is going to work. Still need to do some sanding and painting.

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files sent. reason you could not read the dimensions on this site is that the site does not allow full size files as these files are over 7mb in size each. let me know if can read them better after receiving them.
 
Vfordyce said:
Perhaps access to the holds? That would be a good position for it. Maybe they have stairs/ladders down below?
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Having sailed merchant ships, I can tell you. Those hatches allow access into the winchhouses. There are no ladders leading below the weather deck inside. Access to the holds was gained by vertical ladders through the main hatches on liberty ships. Vertical access to the holds from the winchhouses was found on later versions of victory ships, however. The winchhouses on my C-5 cargo ship contained motor-generator sets which converted alternating current to direct current because the winch motors were DC powered. DC motors have lots of torch at very low speeds, but AC motors do not, making them ideal for cargo boom winches. Some things such as rope and other deck gear may also be stored in the winchhouses. DC power was probably provided on liberty ships using diode banks instead of MG sets.
 
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