Another one for you guys - I'm stumped by what "G.F.S." stands for in the CVL-26 booklet of general plans (see attached).
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This is in the forward-most area of the starboard galleries. The TFW plans of Princeton don't label anything in this location, despite the plans clearly showing some equipment in this location. The only thing that's actually labeled is the life ring with light - the rest is just drawn in without any labels (see below).
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For what it's worth, the TFW plans of Princeton show this area with a venturi shield that isn't there in the January 1944 refit photos. I'm also doubtful of the "door" indicated on the TFW plans. Photos of Cowpens at the 1945 refit show very obvious firefighting gear in this location, but no door. This brings me back to the "G.F.S." in the BOGP from Monterey - any idea what this could be? None of the abbreviations in the BOGP explain what it is. Here is a photo from the Cowpens refit in 1945 (yes, I appreciate this is not necessarily representative of the fit of Princeton in 1944, but this is all I've got to go off
) Is the box bracketed to the bulwark on this position the sound "reproducer" mentioned on the BOGP?
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From the above photo, it looks to me like this position was used for firefighting gear (I assume the rolled up hose on the hangar is a firehose). The two standing cylinders are new to me (this is my first time really digging in on a carrier) - but I assume these are related to firefighting (maybe pumps of some sort?) due to their proximity to the hose reel. I found this photo of CVL-30 postwar that seems to show a similar arrangement (any clarification on what this is would be really helpful):
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Any help is, as always, much appreciated. To summarize my areas of confusion:
1) What is the "G.F.S." mentioned in the BOGP of CVL-26?
2) What is located in the fwd most gallery position on the CVLs in general?
3) What is the box bracketed to the bulwark in the photo of Cowpens attached? If it's a reproducer - can someone shed some light on why carriers have so many reproducers? I assume this is because flight deck operations require a lot of coordination but again, I'm an amateur when it comes to CVs...