10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIREROOM»
Discover the use of
fireroom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fireroom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers
inch galvanized steel tubing to the main circulating pump in each engine room. In
each engine and fireroom this drain has a branch suction pipe which extends
down close to the inner bottom. In these branches are 14-inch stop check valves
...
room with steam and noxious gases. Some of the men in attempting to escape up
through the fireroom sprung the cover of the escape hatch in the roof of the
fireroom, relieving the air pressure in the fireroom, thereby increasing the escape
of ...
The 500-pound bomb, which was slung beneath the plane, exploded below the
water, just outside the after fireroom. This blew out the bulkhead between the
after fireroom and after engine room, instantly flooding them and killing six of the
ten ...
4
Railroad Ferries of the Hudson: And Stories of a Deckhand
Here again, the steamboat was far superior, as you could always duck down in
the fireroom and dry yourself and your clothes. On a damp, foggy, cold day it was
always a godsend to be able to go in the centerhouse and just stand over the ...
Raymond J. Baxter, Arthur G. Adams, 1999
It was in the fireroom that their chief difficulty lay. The fireroom of a large steamer
is a veritable furnace, and when to this heat was added that from the hold of the
ship, it was truly a miracle that any living thing could exist there. But Harrigan was
...
LAYING A FIREROOM FLOOR The fireroom floor should be planned not only to
give good .wearing value, but for comfort as well. The following plans, with
modifications to suit the individual needs, is excellent: 'Brick Clay Laying a
Plreroom ...
The steam leak from the forward fireroom was diminishing as the boiler emptied
itself. Marsh prayed that all that steam was coming up through the stack;
otherwise, his whole forward fireroom crew had been roasted at six hundred
degrees.
8
Hell on Ice: The Saga of the Jeannette
that fireroom by hand someway to keep it down till my boiler's filled and I get
steam up, or we're done for! And it'll take three hours yet. My gang's all busy. Who
can you spare?” De Long gazedatme somberly. “Except Danenhower, who's
blind, ...
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Relations Between Local Magnetic Disturbances and the ...
On account of their shape and location a large part of the contents of the coal
bunkers must be shoveled out when wanted in the fireroom. The spaces are so
narrow that a man can not turn around inside of them with a shovelful. The
openings ...
George Ferdinand Becker, 1909
10
The Battle to Save the Houston: October 1944 to March 1945
On the other side of the bulkhead that separated air plot from the forward fireroom
there was never any doubt. The compartment was flooding rapidly and would be
filled within ten minutes. But that was enough time for all hands to escape and ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIREROOM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fireroom is used in the context of the following news items.
10 Things That I Loved About Morocco
I listened to mystical Gnawa musicians on the streets, almost meditative as if in a trance; I even listened to one in the fireroom of a hammam. «Huffington Post, May 15»
The 'Nightmare' Night USS Houston Went Down
... rapid turn of events as the Exeter is hit by a Jap shell which does not explode, but rips into her forward fireroom and severs a main steam line. «USNI News, Aug 14»
San Francisco Labor's 1860 fight for a 10-hour work day
He was working at a city job, assistant to the city engineer, and most of the Council business was conducted from the fireroom of the City Hall. When the ... «SanFranciscoSentinel.com, Sep 11»
The Saga of a Medal of Honor - CWT Peter Tomich, US Navy (1893 …
... the engineering plant of the U.S.S. UTAH (AG-16), until he saw that all boilers were secured and all fireroom personnel had left their stations, ... «Hawaii Reporter, May 11»
US Military Aid Paid for Mubarak's Yacht Repairs
... 1999 and May 1999, after the Contractor inspected the Presidential Yacht, Contractor personnel removed asbestos and cleaned the fireroom. «Mother Jones, Feb 11»
SERMC Holds Change of Command
Cook's shore duty assignments include: Fireroom and Engineroom Inspecter at CINCPACFLT Propulsion Examining Board (PEB); Project ... «Florida Times-Union, Sep 10»
A new book by a Tacoma Wobbly: Yardbird Blues; 25 Years of a …
... Such a Foolish Notion; Environmentalism and the Maritime Industry; In the Belly of a Love Boat, or I got them Old Fireroom Blues Again; ... «Anarkismo.net, Jul 10»
Report: Cable sailors 'heroic'
All but one sailor who'd been in the fireroom were injured. Six were burned seriously enough to be evacuated to Brooke Army Medical Center ... «NavyTimes.com, May 07»
