It is August 01, 1945, at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco...
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The KIDD is just completing repairs following the April 11 kamikaze hit that killed thirty-eight of her crew off of Okinawa. It is the days before television, plastic, OSHA, and warning labels on everything. It is back when personal safety was a matter of alertness and common sense.
The KIDD is a 1945 ship, so exercise caution as you visit. It is six days before the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Most of the crew are ashore enjoying their last stateside liberty. The remainder are readying the ship for the war’s final campaign–the invasion of Japan. Over 350 ships were sunk or damaged at Okinawa, and rumor has it that the invasion of Japan will make Okinawa look like a Sunday picnic…
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Level 1
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The Chartroom & Radio Central
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The Pilothouse, the Bridge, the Captain’s Sea Cabin, and Main Sonar Control
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The Flying Bridge & the Mk-37 Gun Director
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The Searchlight Platform
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The 40mm Gun Mounts
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The Torpedo Tubes
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Level 2
01
Approaching the Ship
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The Quarterdeck & The 5″/38-cal. Guns
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Depth Charge Projectors & Life Rafts
04
20mm Anti-Aircraft Guns
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The Midships Passage
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The Laundry & The Whaleboats
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The Galley
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The Site of the 1945 Kamikaze Attack
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The Officer’s Wardroom
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The Foc’sle
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The Food Service Area, the Scullery, and the Crew’s Mess
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Combat Information Center
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The Captain’s In-Port Cabin & the Small Arms Locker
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The Aft Enlisted Head
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Level 3
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Steward’s Berthing
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Bosun’s Locker & Forward Enlisted Head
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Chief Petty Officers’ Mess & Quarters
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5-Inch Gun Ammunition Handling Rooms
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Officer’s Staterooms
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The Logroom, the Ship’s Office, and IC-PLOT
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The Steering Gear Room, The Armory, and the Shipfitter’s Shop
30
The Enginerooms & Firerooms
