The Firemens' Washroom Aboard the
Cruiser OLYMPIA
By
Patrick McSherry
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OLYMPIA
Moving forward on OLYMPIA's Berth Deck, a
companionway passes both ends of a small space which is the firemens'
washroom. The washroom has a sink running the full width of the space.
Hatches on the opposite bulkhead open to ladders that lead down into the
boiler rooms.
After a long shift down in the extremely hot and dirty boiler rooms,
the firemen and others who toiled away in the space would come up the
ladders and out into the washroom. Here they would get cleaned up as
much as was possible before proceeding to the deck and mixing with the
remainder of the crew.
This is a view of thefiremens' washroom. The
space has a tiled floor, and a sink (at left) running the full width
of the space. In the bulkhead at right are hatches that lead down to
the boiler rooms.
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