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Mess cooking
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| Subject: RE: USS SILVERSIDES
"D'Oh!"
Jon:
I mistakenly answered your questions over on the other Silversides string. Here's what I shared:
Dear Jon:
I was present in July 1979 when Silversides got her first main engine (No. 3) running for the first time in more than 30 years. As I understand it, all four mains have been returned to operating condition. Her two auxiliaries also could be run at one time but I believe it has been decades since they have.
Two of those main engines are usually run on the Sunday before Memorial Day.
Power was put to one shaft within the last 10 years. Rumor had it that the motors were suppoed to be preserved in cosmolene as part of the mothballing process but I believe they were actually were not and were dry. Some seals broke and there was some oil spilled.
Silversides does not have her propellers. They were removed when she was mothballed in April 1946. Two props are on display at the museum but I believe they are from the USS Pompon.
Hope this helps!
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