This may help. USS
Alaska CB-1:
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Cylinders on USS
Missouri BB-63 have been identified as acetylene and oxygen used for welding.
On
Alaska, the cylinders appear to be tall, slender steel "T" cylinders, which are 55 inches (140 cm) tall by 9.25 inches (23.5 cm) in diameter.
Missouri's oxygen cylinders were also probably "T" cylinders. But her acetylene cylinders were squat and fat, probably "WK" cylinders or similar, which are 39 inches (99 cm) tall by 12.4 inches (31.5 cm) in diameter.
Here are the colors which indicate the type of gas contained by the cylinder. When looking at photos of the cylinders in their racks, try not to confuse the retaining straps holding the tanks in the racks for colored stripes painted on the cylinders.
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Below are cylinders on USS
Missouri BB-63 and USS
Hazelwood DD-531. Note the two types visible on
Missouri:
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acetylene and oxygen cylinders BB-63 1945 016341c.crop.comment.jpg [ 125.43 KiB | Viewed 3022 times ]
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acetylene and oxygen cylinders DD531x37nh-Jun59.comment.jpg [ 291.75 KiB | Viewed 3022 times ]