Have you ever plumbed a ship?

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Have you ever plumbed a ship?
Author: ArthurPeabody (NM) I heard a story on the news about the USS Gerald Ford, the aircraft carrier deployed in the Caribbean. Its toilets are leaking and backed up, allegedly due to improper plumbing. The story mentioned finding a t-shirt in the drain, so there may be carelessness too. They use vacuum flush.
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Re: Have you ever plumbed a ship?
Author: Don411 (IN) With 4,000 crew on board between officers, sailors, and airmen, that's a complex plumbing layout with plenty of room for stuff to malfunction. I wouldn't be surprised if they had some maintenance crew designated and specifically trained as plumbers.
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Re: Have you ever plumbed a ship?
Author: ArthurPeabody (NM) I heard a profile of life on an aircraft carrier. 2 people had the full-time job of keeping the vending machines stocked.
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Re: Have you ever plumbed a ship?
Author: packy (MA) i was a pipwfittr for almost 6 years aqt the boston navy yard. we were handed a set of plans for the piping and we put things together like a jigswaw puzzle, we didn't even layout nor drill our own holes. 2 inspectors for our work. civilian and naval
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