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Through the next watertight door is
the control room. This compartment contained all
the controls used during submerged operations, including
the submergence ready light panel (Christmas tree: photo
to right), bow plane and stern plane controls (bottom
photos), inclinometer, depth gauges and hydraulic
manifold. |
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It
also contained other critical facilities such as the ship's
master and auxiliary gyrocompasses, an auxiliary steering
position, SD radar, IFF interrogator, and the IFF transponder.
The pump room is below the control room deck plates.
It contained hydraulic pumps, air compressors, the trimming
pump, and other small pumps and equipment. |
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On
the aft end of the compartment is the radio room. Barely
large enough to allow two operators, this room contains (or
contained) all the radio transmitters and receivers |
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