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Drawing showing third deck access to the passageway.

Drawing from ship's plans.

This project was needed due to years of water intrusion into this area of the ship. Beginning on the third deck and going down three levels (third deck, first platform, second platform).  This is the normal access to enter Plotting and the Interior Communications Room.

For those of you that have taken the Hard Hat Tours you have seen this area of the ship.

I want to thank the following Volunteer Restoration Crew members for working on this project.

Chuck Moore, Steve Bostick, Andrew Bostick, Mike Fisk, Wesley Grace, David Glass, Brian Planz, Lisa Kolb, Dennis Kwiecien, Kenneth Leasure, George Ridgley, Ron Roemer, Mark Tibbitts.

As a Volunteer I want to stress to everyone that if we did not have the support from the ship's staff that none of the projects we do would have been possible. On this particular project Mr. Barry Ward the ship's manager, Mr. George Templin ship's maintenance supervisor, and Norman Snipe ship's welder helped us out a great deal.

Again thanks to all that helped.

Dennis Mitchell

Volunteer Restoration Coordinator of the First Texas Volunteers

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All photos are by D. Mitchell

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During Restoration This is the view from the third deck looking into the upper area of the passageway.	After Restoration Same view as the one on the left.
During Restoration Same are different view	After Restoration View from the first platform looking down at the hatch to Plot.
After Restoration This is the counter weight for the "Armored Hatch" between the  Third Deck and the First Platform.	After Restoration Hatch on the First Platform leading to the Second Platform

Sorry about not taking any photos of the before but if you take the Hard Hat Tour you will see the before and after.