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Topic: ELCO Cutaway drawings |
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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 Posted on: Jun 9, 2021 - 10:43pm
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Hello Phil,
I have asked some of the vets that were around helping restore the PT658 and several were Elco boaters, they told me the 2 or 3 senior enlisted often claimed the Day room as their bunk. I suppose it depended upon who was the crew chief ands the skipper and what they allowed. I am sure that varied between crews and boats.
Jerry Gilmartin
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Jun 10, 2021 - 3:02pm
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Interesting, thanks Jerry. Which theater were they in?
At least the day cabin had windows that could be opened:
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Grady
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Posted on: Jun 11, 2021 - 2:45am
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In Dick Kereseys boot PT 105 he relates the idea of “day room” was for off duty crew to sit in there when underway. He never saw anyone sit in there. On the 105 boat the quartermaster and Chief Gunner appropriated the day room for their private sleeping quarters , which cured the overload in the crew quarters, of course most slept on deck between almost nightly rain showers
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Jun 11, 2021 - 4:16pm
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Thanks Mike, more good info!
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Jun 15, 2021 - 11:34am
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Dick,
I just wanted to thank you for posting your great Elco cutaway illustrations.
They are magnificent.
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Rock55
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Posted on: Jun 16, 2021 - 12:02pm
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Hello all. I would like to agree that these cutaways are something special and invaluable. I hope thought is being given to publishing these in a booklet so they are available to model builders as well as historians. They would be very useful references in both cases....take care and be healthy...
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