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Sanitary Facilities for IXC
Posted by:
Scott
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Date: May 06, 2001 04:14PM
Sanitary Arrangements on this type of vessel are as follows:
a) Forward torpedo room - two folding washbasins, one W.C.
b) Petty officers quarters - one folding washbasin.
c) Chief petty officers quarters - one folding washbasin.
d) Galley - one sink.
e) Wardroom - one folding washbasin
f) C.O. statroom - one folding washbasin
g) After torpedo room - one fix wash bowl, one W.C.
h) Bridge - one urinal funnel.
Potable water supply consists of one tank in each of the following compartments:
a) forward torpedo room.
b) Below the galley in the battery compartment,
c) control room.
d) After4 torpedo room.
Total potable water tank contents, when full are 4070 liters (1075gals)
Wash water is obtanied from two tanks, one in each torpedo room, and at the start of a voyage from the WRT tanks. Tank capacity is as follows:
a) Wash water tanks - 60 liters
b) WRT tanks - 19260 liters
One dirty water tank with a capacity of 1140 liters (301gals) is located below the galley.
Gargage is desposed by collecting it in cans and throwing it over the side.
Ships cleaning gear consists of hose, buckets, brushes and brooms. Locker stowage is provided for this equipment.
Toilet Space
Water closets originally provided were of the Mergus type, consisting of a vitreous bowl with a wooden seat, a receiving chamber, and a provision for evacuating the receiving chamber either by means of compressed air or by a hand pump, discharging overboard. This unit discharged dirctly overboard.
On some vessels the water closets have been replaced by siphon type domestic vitreous units, equiped with a flushing supply from the sea which empty into a sanitary tank of varying capacity depending on space available. This sanitary tank is blown to sea periodacally.
Folding washbasin are of pressed metal, built into a cabinet standing on the deck. The upper part of the cabinet contains a gravity tank which can be filled from a bucket, and has a mirror front. The bottom of the gravity tank is provided with a faucet which permits water to flow into the bowl. Water is vacated from the bowl when it is raised into t vertiacl position.
In the case of washbasins forward of the control room, the vacated water flows from the basin through drainage piping to the main ships santiary tank. Used water from the washbasin in the aft torpedo room empties into a container, which must be carried forward and emptied at intervals.
The bridge urinal is no more than a funnel with a pipe leading down to the tank top.
Potable Water System
This system is provided with suction lines from each potable water tank to a maniflod in the galley, from which a hand pump delivers it, either by way of the water heater or by way of cold water lines to the faucet at the galley sink.
In addition, an emergency hand pump is provided in each torpedo room, which takes a suction dircet from the potable water tank in the compartment and delivers it to an outlet.
All three of the lines by which water may be obtained from the tanks are equiped with activated charcoal filters with replaceable filter cartridges.
The interior of all potable water tanks is cemented.
Each tank is fitted with a sounding tube, and the tube on the tank in the control room is provided with a small container on a chain so that, in case if emergency, the sounding tubecan be used as a means of obtaining water for persons in the compartment.
Wash Water System
This is divorced from the potable water system. It conisits of a hand pump in each torpedo room, with suction piping connection to the WRT tanks in the room, and discharge piping to a small gravity tank or into a bucket.
The connection in the forward torpedo room is so made that it is possible to mix wash water and hot sea water when filling the bucket.
Bathing facilities consist of the folowing:
a) A sprinkler pipe which can be hung from the radio antennas aft of the fairwater, and provided with clod salt water by a hose connection to the deck wash and fire line.
b) A shower head at the forward end of the engine room, on the starboard side, with hot and cold salt water connections to the circulating water system. Water from this shower empties into the engine room bilge.
Sanitary Drains and Piping
These are confined to piping from the forward washbasins, the galley sink, and the galley and provision locker deck to the drain tank (dirty water tank). The contents of this tank are pumped to sea by way of the forward drain pump.
Each of the foregoing drains is provided with a connection for an air hose to permit blowing the line clear.
Separate deck drains lead from the battery deck to the control room bilge, from the conning tower to the control room bilge, and from the forward and aft torpedo room lavatory decks to the respective bilge.
I hope this helps in some way. But remember, this system is for the IXC type boats.
a) Forward torpedo room - two folding washbasins, one W.C.
b) Petty officers quarters - one folding washbasin.
c) Chief petty officers quarters - one folding washbasin.
d) Galley - one sink.
e) Wardroom - one folding washbasin
f) C.O. statroom - one folding washbasin
g) After torpedo room - one fix wash bowl, one W.C.
h) Bridge - one urinal funnel.
Potable water supply consists of one tank in each of the following compartments:
a) forward torpedo room.
b) Below the galley in the battery compartment,
c) control room.
d) After4 torpedo room.
Total potable water tank contents, when full are 4070 liters (1075gals)
Wash water is obtanied from two tanks, one in each torpedo room, and at the start of a voyage from the WRT tanks. Tank capacity is as follows:
a) Wash water tanks - 60 liters
b) WRT tanks - 19260 liters
One dirty water tank with a capacity of 1140 liters (301gals) is located below the galley.
Gargage is desposed by collecting it in cans and throwing it over the side.
Ships cleaning gear consists of hose, buckets, brushes and brooms. Locker stowage is provided for this equipment.
Toilet Space
Water closets originally provided were of the Mergus type, consisting of a vitreous bowl with a wooden seat, a receiving chamber, and a provision for evacuating the receiving chamber either by means of compressed air or by a hand pump, discharging overboard. This unit discharged dirctly overboard.
On some vessels the water closets have been replaced by siphon type domestic vitreous units, equiped with a flushing supply from the sea which empty into a sanitary tank of varying capacity depending on space available. This sanitary tank is blown to sea periodacally.
Folding washbasin are of pressed metal, built into a cabinet standing on the deck. The upper part of the cabinet contains a gravity tank which can be filled from a bucket, and has a mirror front. The bottom of the gravity tank is provided with a faucet which permits water to flow into the bowl. Water is vacated from the bowl when it is raised into t vertiacl position.
In the case of washbasins forward of the control room, the vacated water flows from the basin through drainage piping to the main ships santiary tank. Used water from the washbasin in the aft torpedo room empties into a container, which must be carried forward and emptied at intervals.
The bridge urinal is no more than a funnel with a pipe leading down to the tank top.
Potable Water System
This system is provided with suction lines from each potable water tank to a maniflod in the galley, from which a hand pump delivers it, either by way of the water heater or by way of cold water lines to the faucet at the galley sink.
In addition, an emergency hand pump is provided in each torpedo room, which takes a suction dircet from the potable water tank in the compartment and delivers it to an outlet.
All three of the lines by which water may be obtained from the tanks are equiped with activated charcoal filters with replaceable filter cartridges.
The interior of all potable water tanks is cemented.
Each tank is fitted with a sounding tube, and the tube on the tank in the control room is provided with a small container on a chain so that, in case if emergency, the sounding tubecan be used as a means of obtaining water for persons in the compartment.
Wash Water System
This is divorced from the potable water system. It conisits of a hand pump in each torpedo room, with suction piping connection to the WRT tanks in the room, and discharge piping to a small gravity tank or into a bucket.
The connection in the forward torpedo room is so made that it is possible to mix wash water and hot sea water when filling the bucket.
Bathing facilities consist of the folowing:
a) A sprinkler pipe which can be hung from the radio antennas aft of the fairwater, and provided with clod salt water by a hose connection to the deck wash and fire line.
b) A shower head at the forward end of the engine room, on the starboard side, with hot and cold salt water connections to the circulating water system. Water from this shower empties into the engine room bilge.
Sanitary Drains and Piping
These are confined to piping from the forward washbasins, the galley sink, and the galley and provision locker deck to the drain tank (dirty water tank). The contents of this tank are pumped to sea by way of the forward drain pump.
Each of the foregoing drains is provided with a connection for an air hose to permit blowing the line clear.
Separate deck drains lead from the battery deck to the control room bilge, from the conning tower to the control room bilge, and from the forward and aft torpedo room lavatory decks to the respective bilge.
I hope this helps in some way. But remember, this system is for the IXC type boats.
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Sanitary Facilities for IXC
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