I camped on the battleship USS Massachusetts with my sons' Cub Scout Pack in
2005. We roamed the open parts of the ship freely and slept in one of the
big bunk rooms. They had a fully equipped "carpenters shop" (per the sign)
and there wasn't a small tool in the place. Nor were there any small tools
in the metal shop. Apparently all the machinery was left on the ship when
it was decommissioned. Given that it was only in service for about 5 years
the machinery appeared to be pristine.

Much of the ship was not open to the public so I cannot say what may have
been stored in the holds in terms of wood.

Regarding wood on the battleship... not a lot compared to all the steel!
The decks were the most obvious things of wood and there was some wood in
some cabins.


"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7:05:04 AM UTC-4, Just Another Joe wrote:
In article , Markem
wrote:

Well it is a jointer 12" for sale on Craiglist


https://carbondale.craigslist.org/tl...-joiner/717645
8489.html

Many years , I took a night class at the local tech school. They had a
16" jointer (I never knew they made them that big.) The instructor said
it was from the damage control department off of a Navy battleship.

Joe

I'd like to know what damage they were controlling with a 16" jointer.

I'm thinking there is more metal in a battleship than wood, but even if
there
are large wooden beams, why would you need a 16" jointer - on board - to
repair them? Did they also have a stockpile of rough cut beams that they
would need to clean up before replacing whatever it was that got damaged?

Any idea what they would do with something that big?