I was at the recycling yard today with about 20 -30 years worth of accumulated paper.
Almost threw out some of my history.
The Bar on MT Torm Kristina, behind it the pool, in the bar more seats then needed for the 17 man crew. ( that is counting every single soul on the ship )
Part of the Bridge.
Looking back from the front of the ship.
On the very left is a " torpedo " it is a pressure release valve from the cargo tanks, i assume you have seen when tanker trucks get under a vacuum or for that matter too much pressyre,,,,,, you do NOT want to super size that.
Looking forward from up high on Monkey island ( that's above the wheelhouse )
The manifold where our cargo went in / out, i think never used at its full capacity, or for that matter even half of it.
Connected with a single 8" hose normally and running 1 pump it took a couple of days to empty the ship, pumping 24/7.
Took the same time filling the ship.
Engineer at work,,,,, guess who have to clean up their mess.
Down in " the hole" where i normally roamed.
Me tearing into a Centrifuge / or if you like filter in laymen terms.
The two fresh water generators on the ship, boiling sea water in a vacuum using the main engine heat, output = fresh water and a NASTY brine.
The engine top looking back at a few of the Cylinders ( tops ) on the Right.
In the background a spare Cylinder liner bottom part of the pushrod, and a spare piston on the top part of a piston rod.
On the Left some spare Cylinder heads ( these are not tightened with tongue wrench like a car head would be, you pull the threaded rod ( about 2" in diameter ) that hold them long with hydraulics and then you hand tighten the nut, and then release the pull on the boldt )
There is also a spare exhaust valve somewhere, i know cuz we had to replace one while adrift in the Indian Ocean, the seat on one of those suckers, almost the size of a LP record.
Burned a hole in / by the seat, almost big enough to put your pinkie finger thru.
This engine topped out around 90 - 100 RPM, but we mostly ran around 80 something RPM, enough HP / torque to snap something really big.
This is back in 1991, before age set in,and my government ruined my dreams and mental health.
BTW the pictures was developed in Japan, by two girls in a photo shop, very giddy girls, i think they have naver seen a Gaijin that good looking before.
A few hours later with a belly full of Kobe steak - Japanese beer, and of course " warm Sake " i picked up my developed film, and the girls had calmed down.
Still think of that day, every time i get to Kill bill chapter 4 ( the Hattori Hanzo scene that always give me goosebumps )