Ken regaled us with a rich description of what life was like in the engine room.
110 degrees with insanely high humidity with asbestos shedding off of the pipe insulation.
No EPA back then!
The high pressure steam at 800 PSI and 850 degrees was invisible and could cut off body parts; sailors poked around with broom sticks before venturing forward or reaching for a valve.
Two men were decapitated, arms severed and fingers lost.
In battle conditions, they were bolted in an armored containment vault around the turbines with no way out.