Refrigeration equipment, used to keep foods cold or frozen. The photo to the top left displays at the bottom right a freon compressor with controls above it. The compressor is against the aft bulkhead (wall). Most notable in this photo is the EMERGENCY FIRE PUMP, dark round object in center of photo. This is a 100 HP, 440 volt motor driven centrifugal pump which can deliver fire fighting water at the rate of 750 gpm at 150 psi. The gray pipe coming up from the deck is the suction line and the white pipe is the discharge line to the ship's fire main.



Scullery

SCULLERY--by definition is a room adjoining a kitchen where dishwashing and other rough kitchen chores are done. The galley (kitchen) and scullery are not adjoined on a destroyer in any way, in fact they are a deck apart. The rest is true. Most every sailor took a turn messcooking (not defined in a dictionary) which included a turn in the scullery. Into the scullery came the metal trays, garbage, ceramic cups and bowls, garbage, forks, knives and spoons and garbage. The garbage was hauled up the ladder in 30 gallon corrugated metal cans by 2 messcooks, carried along the main deck all the way aft and dumped over the side through a chute into the sea. The scullery was located just aft of the messdecks and across the passage from the IC room. Below the scullery was the forward emergency diesel room. When a sailor finished eating, he walked his stuff from the messdecks to the scullery, first dumping the garbage from his tray into beforementioned can (no liners). Tray, silver, cup and or soup bowl were deposited for the messcooks to deal with. They were rinsed off to rid them of accumulated garbage, and there was a garbage grinder under the sink for this. The stuff was then loaded into a large dishwashing machine on containers and automatically run through. After much hissing and other noise, the stuff came out the other end clean and very hot. Then recycled back to the serving line to start all over. The dishwashing machine stats;

Insinger Machine Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...This company started 100 years ago and still makes dishwashing equipment at the same location as it did for the destroyers in World War II. Model 60DA right hand 440 volt motor with a Cutler-Hammer controller (shown in photo). The machine came with galvanized steel baskets as follows;

(4) 12 bowl capacity

(4) 12 metal tray capacity

(4) cutlery

(8) 12 cup capacity Ship's Service Store

The Ship's Service Store was part of the Supply Department and serves the ship much like a small Notions Store. It sold to the Officers and Crew such varied items as underwear, candy, cigarettes and letter writing materials. The intention was to take the place of the land based Navy Exchanges and provide those personal comfort items not otherwise available while at sea. Profits from these sales were put into the Ship's Welfare & Recreation Fund.

Food Service (Steam Line)

Water tight door from the mess decks looking into the steam line(room where crew picked up their meals on trays). Notice the bench for a table secured to the bulkhead. Serving line is to the right, ladder goes up to main deck and inboard passageway. Similar to previous photo. Steam line showing opposite side of serving line. The shiny brass item at the extreme bottom left with 2 square is a sluicing valve, to be explained later. Dark object in center left is a sea strainer. Fire hoses get attached to it and debris is strained out of water before going to hose.

The serving line and at the close end is the “beverage” kettle. Can be used for hot or cold beverages. Has a hot/cold water inlet and steam piping to keep liquids hot and a drain. View of the steamline looking forward. Door leads to the mess decks. Notice sluicing valve and beverage kettle.

Storerooms Storerooms were located throughout the ship to keep repair parts, consumables (toilet paper), food and Ship's Store items. They were variously controlled by Commissary Men (Jack of the Dust), Ship's Servicemen and Storekeepers. It was the function of these ratings to store the allowed items for future issue and use, maintain records of what and where the items were stored and replenish the items as needed.

Supply Office





The Supply Office was the home of the Supply Officer and his staff. Here all the manuals (ERPAL, COSAL, NAVCOMP, etc.) were stored and accessed. The Equipage Logs, Pay Records, Inventory Status and other important documents were stored, updated and maintained. The cash for Payday was kept in the safe, visible under the shelf in the first image. Requistions for material from Shore Facilities and Fleet Supply Ships were created and when budgets came into existence those were maintained here.

Wardroom Pantry

Wardroom pantry--(right photo) double silex coffee maker. Black box above coffee is the "E" call system. Each stateroom (Officer's bunkroom) has a small switch, when pushed, the steward (Officer's attendant) picks up the phone and an order is placed for coffee, etc., to be delivered. The racks to the right are for dishes, Officers ate from dishes, enlisted from metal trays. ( left photo) To the left is the double Silex coffee maker, on the far bulkhead is a cutting board.



Doors, Hatches, Passageways, etc.

Doors