Ships ahoy!

[llcoolvad]

Today was our work's summer outing. The powers that be chose the Charlestown Navy Yard, which I probably had been to as a child but honestly don't remember. It's part of the National Park Service, so it's all free, and it's very close to our office.

For our corporate thing, they set up a big tent with a DJ and endless tables of food (lobster, steak tips, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, clam chowder, various salads, corn on the cob, then strawberry shortcake and watermelon for dessert. And italian ice. And an open bar with everything), and they had set up tables for Texas Hold 'Em and areas for various sports. It was pretty good. I didn't play anything, but I did tour the two ships they have there, the USS Constitution, and the USS Cassin Young.


We went aboard the Constitution, a still-commissioned 1797 frigate


I looked up at the rigging


I wondered about mystery holes


I enjoyed the shipyard flavor


And I saw the Cassin Young, a retired WWII destroyer


I visited sick bay


Saw torpedoes


And thought about war.




It was a nice day. Loads more pictures over at my Flickr stream. Slideshow here (You can turn on info about photos in a slideshow by pointing at the middle of a picture and clicking the big "i" that appears.

Comments

[p-j-cleary.livejournal.com]

Very nice! The shipyard must have set off your picture-fu like nobody's business. :)

Mystery Holes

[rolandgsl.livejournal.com]

...are for maintenance, so you can get at the heads of the spikes to remove them, and then replace the plank. Looks like most of the spikes have already been pulled in this picture. Pretty much a constant process on old wooden boats.

Here's a simiar project: Schooner repair.

(PS--I highly recommend a windjammer cruise if you get the opportunity.)