50 Years Ago Today - Mux Leaves Wilmington enroute to Norfolk and Dry Dock
Excerpt from “The Last Gun Ship - History of USS Mullinnix DD-944” - A Historical Novel By Frank A. Wood
The ship steamed from Wilmington on 9 April, enroute to Norfolk, arriving at 1057 on 10 April. A few days later, she entered dry dock for routine maintenance. The following report was provided the CO on 16 April:
“The underwater body paint appears in good condition, only a few areas are peeling away in the vicinity of overboard discharges. The paint on the rudders is almost entirely removed. All spots left by the previous docking will be touched up and the defects noted will be corrected during this availability. There are several bolts missing from the retaining rings around the port and starboard rudder posts. These will be replaced by the shipyard at this time. The cavitation previously noted and repaired by the shipyard during the interim availability is again present but does not seem serious enough to warrant additional expenditures for repairs at this time. The fairing strip on the sonar dome is being renewed by the shipyard. All sea valves and sea chests appear in excellent material condition and no work will be done on these at this time.”
To be continued...
Woody
The ship steamed from Wilmington on 9 April, enroute to Norfolk, arriving at 1057 on 10 April. A few days later, she entered dry dock for routine maintenance. The following report was provided the CO on 16 April:
“The underwater body paint appears in good condition, only a few areas are peeling away in the vicinity of overboard discharges. The paint on the rudders is almost entirely removed. All spots left by the previous docking will be touched up and the defects noted will be corrected during this availability. There are several bolts missing from the retaining rings around the port and starboard rudder posts. These will be replaced by the shipyard at this time. The cavitation previously noted and repaired by the shipyard during the interim availability is again present but does not seem serious enough to warrant additional expenditures for repairs at this time. The fairing strip on the sonar dome is being renewed by the shipyard. All sea valves and sea chests appear in excellent material condition and no work will be done on these at this time.”
To be continued...
Woody
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