Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "The Drydock - Episode 244" video.
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@Concealed1911 My rack on the Lexington was on the starboard side, aft, one deck below the hangar, next to the Chief's mess, so must have been just about over the screws. Loudest noise I heard was usually the ventilation system. There were some places where I could hear an electrical hum. As the Navy's training carrier, "full" speed was the norm, as she was running air ops almost continuously. One day I happened to be in the wheelhouse and noticed the engine room telegraph pushed all the way to "flank". Never was really aware of the engines, except when the throttle was pushed to the last notch. Then she would really shake. The most irritating noise? The Lex steamed back and forth across the Gulf of Mexico, which required making 180 degree turns, at full speed, when she ran out of open water. The most irritating noise, often just as I was sitting down to chow, was the 1MC barking "heel to port", as she started one of those full speed turns.
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