U.S.S. TEXAS - BB35

 

Crew Accommodations

A considerable infrastructure was required to support the needs of the crew.  In fact, most of the ship's second deck is dedicated to just that.  From sleeping accommodations, to medical facilities, barber shop, chow lines, even showers and heads, most needs for over a thousand men were met on this level.

Galleys & Mess

 Showers & Heads

 Medical 

Bunks & Berths

 

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A battleship had to have all of the facilities necessary to meet the needs of a very large population.  Not only was there a well equipped barbershop, there was also a soda fountain, commonly referred to as the gedunk stand.

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The first photo shows some of the ventilation holes to allow air exchange into smaller compartments.  Note the flower petal shape that shows some of the extra care that disappeared from newer ships.  The remaining photos are of graffiti found in some of the corners of the ship.  Note the little "Kilroy" below the "BH No 9" in the last photo.

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The ship had a well appointed tailor's shop.  The right photo shows one of hundreds of lockers on board the ship and how it may have been used by a crew member.  The last two photos are of the ship's laundry containing a large washer, wringers and ironing machines.

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The left photo is of a water cooler, or "scuttlebutt" that used electric refrigeration to chill the water.  The earliest scuttlebutts on Texas used a chilled brine system that was cooled by the ship's CO2 refrigeration system.