SHIPBOARD DAMAGE CONTROL, PERSONNEL PROTECTION, FIREFIGHTING AND CBR-D
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DAMAGE CONTROL MUSEUM
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Shoring, Pipe Patching, and Plugging
 
Plugging Team Tools
 
Plugging materials were provided in each damage control repair locker. A metal tool box contained 1-inch cold chisels, caulking irons, a ball peen hammer, a hatchet and a flashlight. A canvas bag containing oakum, marlin, a 5-pound spike maul, a 26-inch crosscut saw, and numerous plugs and wedges of varying sizes was carried to the damage scene.

Some tools were taken from the main locker as needed. A 21- or 36-inch Stillson wrench, or a crow’s foot, was used to secure valves that were seized, sprung or otherwise impossible to close or open without a leverage tool. Portable flood lanterns, or emergency lighting that could be rigged, was provided when there was a loss of electrical power in the space. A ½-inch electric drill, with a 50-foot extension cable added in 1958, a pneumatic drill with up to 100 feet of air hose or a hand drill were also available in the repair locker if required.

 
 
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