That's a good point, some of the block liners are missing in that shot. Those holes are much bigger with the piston liner/sleeve pulled. But, in that photo, those are huge! Very good analysis, as usual, Van Hilde
The only transfer-at-sea I did aboard TRUTTA (I had the Armory then, so I was the messenger line gun guy) was delivery of some liners and pistons to another squadron boat off Haiti. Why they did the repairs underway and not in Cuba or Key West is still beyond me. A dirty, hard, cramped job in the best of conditions -- that's when it sucked to be a snipe.
The only transfer-at-sea I did aboard TRUTTA (I had the Armory then, so I was the messenger line gun guy) was delivery of some liners and pistons to another squadron boat off Haiti. Why they did the repairs underway and not in Cuba or Key West is still beyond me. A dirty, hard, cramped job in the best of conditions -- that's when it sucked to be a snipe.
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