September 25th Photos

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The welding shop aboard the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, which sees use in some capacity every single day. (Fred Marin)
It’s hard to make sense of what is going on here, but this is the mechanism which turns the ships massive single rudder. (Fred Marin)
Ohms Wheel painted on the door. (Fred Marin)
One of the three drive shafts turning the propellers.  This is the point at which the spinning shaft exits the ship, so there are a complex series of seals around it keeping water out. (Fred Marin)
The starboard drive shaft in motion. (Fred Marin)
There are windows in almost every line or covering to check that fluids are circulating, boilers are lit, or that electrical components aren’t getting too hot. (Fred Marin)
Port drive shaft next to a network of valves moving oil to keep the parts in motion well lubricated. (Fred Marin)
One of the electrical generators powering the drive shafts. (Fred Marin)
A window allows the brushes on this motor to be monitored. (Fred Marin)
Enter the control room. (Fred Marin)
Engineers monitor the ships systems around the clock in the engineers control room. (Fred Marin)
Just a few valves for controlling the water system aboard the ship. (Fred Marin)
One of the ships five massive diesel engines. (Fred Marin)
Little windows to monitor everything.  This one is for checking that the boiler is lit. (Fred Marin)

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