[bob deluke]

I was on the USS Hancock CVA 19 for 3.5 years during Nam. 3 cruises there. My dad was on the Wisconsin during WWll. Saw some action in the Pacific. The Hancock was also an Essex class carrier built a couple years before the Yorktown. I knew a couple engine snipes on the Hanna. They told me the engine room was so hot, they would only work 20 minutes shifts. They told me the engine room temps would hover around 110-120 degrees. First cruise on the Hanna the ship had no A/C in the sleeping compartments. Engine room had fans that brought in outside air at 90+degrees in the Tonkin Gulf. We used to bring a pillow up on the flight deck, climb over the side and sleep in the safety nets. Not during flight ops though….