Figure 33. Pedestal grinder for tool sharpening.
k. Portable fire-pumping equipment. The portable fire-pumping equipment consists of a two-wheeled trailer pumper with a capacity of 500 gpm and four 50-foot lengths of 21⁄2-inch hose.
l. Hoisting equipment.
(1) The hoisting equipment consists of the 40-ton cathead mounted on the prow, one 50-ton and four 10-ton booms on the foremast, and two 5-ton booms on the mainmast, together with the winches for operating them. (See fig. [45].)
(2) The cathead (fig. [46]) is used to raise debris and sunken small craft that are hazards to navigation or prevent vessels from coming alongside wharves or piers. It is operated by a two-speed winch installed in the forecastle peak on the shelter deck.
(3) The 50-ton boom is operated by a two-speed winch and the four 10-ton and the two 5-ton booms are run by single-speed winches. (See fig. [47].)
Figure 34. Power hacksaw for metal cutting.
