One of the few remaining steam ships. If the boilers are lit off, it’s just as much work pier side as it is “Best Speed” to the Red, for the Machinists Mates. Unlike the gas turbine propulsion on cruisers and destroyers that literally start with the push of a button, we would start pre-light off checks two days in advance, all in the process of lighting off the boilers, stabilizing the plant, and getting the bitch underway.
Bravo Zulu Snipes. You run the fucking Navy.
MM3