What is in the after battery?
The after battery includes:
- Crew’s sinks, heads and showers. The two heads are behind the metal doors opposite the wash machine.
- A shower near the wash machine.
- Half of the boat’s battery, 126 cells, is on the lower level.
- Fan unit to pull the hydrogen out of the battery well so it does not reach combustible levels when charging the battery. The air from the battery well is dumped into the engine rooms so the hydrogen is mixed with outside air and can be burned along with diesel fuel.
- Main crew’s berthing with 36 bunks.
- Pharmacist mate’s medical locker.
- Locker to hang service dress uniforms.
- Smaller lockers for personal items. Some smaller items would be stored under the mattresses.
- Ice cream machine.
- Crew’s mess with four tables seating six men each.Two tables have game boards embedded.
- Galley, the small space next to the crew’s mess where meals are cooked. The third cook, the overnight baker, prepares bread, rolls, cakes and pies in this space.
- A large coffee maker; coffee is always available.
- The hatch to the ammunition locker is on the lower level, port side forward. The access hatch may be under the chest used for storage and seating.
- Cold storage on the lower level.
- Limited pantry space on the lower level.
- Sinks to wash dishes.