Los Alamos (AFDB 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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. C'.F'F 5 9' ' Q A l I In M Vw' Kamp? A --LW.-.: 1 K A ...fn , 0 -.--,'.'-.7-L. ','?': e ma, 1- gf U. W ,, , 11. ., ,gg Editor' s Statement A Welcome to LOS ALAMOS fAFDB'7l1 THIRTY YEARS ON THE BUBBLE, a book designed to commemorate the long and illusf trious history of the U.S. Navy's best and funtil recentlyl busiest floating drydock! As l write these words, the deactivation of LOS ALAMOS is already underway. The last crew is dwindling rapidly, member by memf ber. All hands are scheduled to depart, or have departed, to their new commands. This book is for you, shipmate, to use as a reminder of people you served with, friends l96Os: The town of Sandbank, as seen from the alpha starboard wing- wall, is almost unrecognizable to the modern visitor. The drydock has as yet no outriggers, the quarterdeck is the shack suspended by block and tackle fit was hauled up for docking evolutionsl, and the flying bridge appears to be a structure only a fool would cross. you met and made onboard, and of all the hard work you did to make our mission a SHG, cess! We on the staff of THIRTY YEARST ON THE BUBBLE hope you enjoy the book you are now holding, for years to come, every time you open it. , Peter J. Lutz DCI, U. S. Navy Editor l lllmlc TODAY: Obviously, a bit of progress has made it to the town in 30 years., One can plainly see the improvements on the dock as well - the flying! bridge, for one - and catwalks, outriggers, lifelines, and doghouses. What On the Bubble Means 1 l A floating drydock is a series of ballast tanks that can be flooded to a predetermined volume based on a calculated pumping plan. A certain amount of positive buoyancy is creat- ed in this process and must be maintained or else the drydock would completely submerge. Additionally, the wingwalls have a safety deck, and vent for dip , pipes which extend into the floodable wingwall tanks about six feet. The dip pipes allow an air bubble to be trapped inside the wingwall tanks. This air bubble gives the drydock a maximum freeboard of five feet. Without the dip pipes, the draft would be about five inches for lessl. So, in other words, when the drydock is On the Bubble, il. V means that it is at the draft necessary to dock a submarine OI' ' other unit. ' 5 ' 1 A r. r lx.. 'i'-. Q, 'x . iff i sim!