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Re: USS Arizona Missouri Book End Gun Barrels


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Posted by Billy NY on February 16, 2014 at 07:35:34 from (72.226.79.200):

In Reply to: Re: USS Arizona Missouri Book End Gun Barrels posted by Waltdavies on February 16, 2014 at 06:59:39:

They are huge, not sure all of what was made here, but the nearby Watervliet Arsenal made large gun barrels for the U.S. Navy. They were famous for the manufacturing of the 16" barrel. See the attached link, they have some displays on the premises. I am very familiar with this place, having made deliveries there for 4 years. We supplied all the lumber to stock their internal lumber yard for the dunnage, crating/packing of guns being manufactured. I've been in most of the manufacturing buildings in this arsenal, its an amazing place. Always made me worry because I am sure its a high profile target, maybe more so in recent times, it survived attempts to have it closed. I was the only person from the lumberyard that was allowed in there, well it seems the other driver had a dishonorable discharge, not allowed on any U.S. Military base, he was a great guy, as was his son who, he admitted he went awol, paid his debt too, so I made all the deliveries, they were a regular customer too, I would pick up from local and out of town mills for what they needed and the U.S. government specified top grade lumber for everything. They had this incredible remote operated warehouse, thick plywood, like 2" or better, plates that were on rollers, and they would get sent out into the warehouse with whatever it was, it would place it onto one of the tall warehouse racks, all automated, that was almost 30 years ago now.

Watervliet Arsenal

This post was edited by Billy NY at 10:14:32 02/16/14.



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