Calling all "Big 5" Tennessee-class & Colorado-class fans

[MartinJQuinn]

Thanks Jeff. I guess it was the incinerator then. From the port side it looked like the pipe went much farther forward.

[MartinJQuinn]

Found some additional photos, cropped them to show the forward funnel piping arrangement on BB-48. First one is from 1937, the second from 1939. Photos are from NARA II, via Roger Torgeson.

BB48 West Virginia 6Apr1937 80-G-466160_crop.jpg (45.52 KiB) Viewed 1715 times

BB48 West Virginia 9Feb1939 80-G-466161-crop.jpg (71.32 KiB) Viewed 1715 times

[MartinJQuinn]

Comparing the picture that Jeff posted (left) to the 1937 shot I posted (right), it does seem like that pipe from the incinerator to the funnel was modified at some point.

[MartinJQuinn]

36" searchlight?

[FFG-7]

is at least a 36" when doing a size comparison with the 2 men to the left of it.

[Dan K]

I have to disagree. It's a 24" signal light. Compare it to the other 24" on the deck below vs. the 36" lights aft.

[FFG-7]

Dan, look at the size of the light compared to the 2 guys to the left of the light.

[BB62vet]

In comparison between the photo presented and official 24" searchlight photos - details point to it being a 24" searchlight, not a 36". And also as mentioned, the size!

[FFG-7]

it appears I stand corrected because of this tho 1939 Wee Vee version.

[MartinJQuinn]

Thanks all! Appreciate the assist!