Bow
Section
Vern's had two
duties
in this area.
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Repaint the "146"
while sitting on a rope seat that hangs over the side and pulling
himself
in close to the ship with a hook tied to an eye that exsisted there.
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In the powder
room,
way below deck, he loaded powder bags onto the elevator that assends up
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Mid Section
The
center of Refueling
activities.
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Stern
Section
Most crew
quarters
were in this area.

There were
quarters
also for as many as 100 hospital patients on the original
configuration.
The area was later changed into CPO quarters.
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