Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud

I have no idea what a "Red Head" is, but this picture has several interesting
features:

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ima...23465&z=19&w=2

A Fletcher Class destroyer
A Lightship
A Famous Frigate in unusual circumstances
A Sailing Club named after a famous 12-meter (the 12-meter is not present in
this pic)
Two marinas with 5 slips I've occupied (I'm currently about a mile North)


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud

On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 12:23:01 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote this crap:

I have no idea what a "Red Head" is,

It's a cedar bucket.




This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ...
I have no idea what a "Red Head" is, but this picture has several interesting
features:

Not many people talked about the redheads.



http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ima...23465&z=19&w=2

A Fletcher Class destroyer
A Lightship
A Famous Frigate in unusual circumstances
A Sailing Club named after a famous 12-meter (the 12-meter is not present in
this pic)
Two marinas with 5 slips I've occupied (I'm currently about a mile North)


Nice, Some day I will get to Boston, Its got some great ships and
history, has to be one of the top seafaring towns in America. Great
place for a tea party! Bet you can find all kinds of nautical antiques
in the local area.

Go visit that Fletcher and ask anyone that served aboard about the
Red Head.

If you walk thru the whole ship you will see the redhead, If its still
true to WWII standards.

No one wanted to be restricted to the red heads!

I will wait till Ol Thom tries to answer this one before I give the
answer to the quiz. He's a old salt from the old navy and probaly
knows about the red heads. He is most likely smart enough to avoid
that type of redhead.

Joe
MSV RedCloud




"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud

Speaking of redheads, was Ms Terry a man at one time?

Gay Boy



"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
I have no idea what a "Red Head" is, but this picture has several
interesting
features:


http://terraserver.microsoft.com/ima...23465&z=19&w=2

A Fletcher Class destroyer
A Lightship
A Famous Frigate in unusual circumstances
A Sailing Club named after a famous 12-meter (the 12-meter is not present
in
this pic)
Two marinas with 5 slips I've occupied (I'm currently about a mile North)


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud

Weren't they for the sailors with VD?

Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
Weren't they for the sailors with VD?


Yes they were Scotty. The heads on Fletcher Tin Cans were long troffs
that salt water ran thru all the time dumping overboard. The troffs
were covered with boards with cut outs to sit on. The crew members
that had vd were restricted to useing the boards that were painted
red. Hence the name redheads.

This was shown not to be an effective and was phased out.

Joe






Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud

Joe wrote:
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...

Weren't they for the sailors with VD?



Yes they were Scotty. The heads on Fletcher Tin Cans were long troffs
that salt water ran thru all the time dumping overboard. The troffs
were covered with boards with cut outs to sit on. The crew members
that had vd were restricted to useing the boards that were painted
red. Hence the name redheads.

This was shown not to be an effective and was phased out.

Joe

On the one ship I was on that employed these troughs, they were referred
to as "Mississippi's" (not the boards, the troughs).
One of the nastier tricks was to wait until the spaces were relatively
full, with butts, the brains of which were concentrating elsewhere .....
light a roll of head paper on fire and deposit it in the upper end, to
be washed down the length of the trough.
Timing, was everything, but the results could prove, errrr, interesting.

otn

otnmbrd wrote in message news:XjPVb.20922

On the one ship I was on that employed these troughs, they were referred
to as "Mississippi's" (not the boards, the troughs).
One of the nastier tricks was to wait until the spaces were relatively
full, with butts, the brains of which were concentrating elsewhere .....
light a roll of head paper on fire and deposit it in the upper end, to
be washed down the length of the trough.
Timing, was everything, but the results could prove, errrr, interesting.

otn


Ouch!

Sounds like a classic!

As good as the coke bottle in the overhead, or dumping marbles/BB's
down the soundpipes.

Joe

3 more points then?

Scotty

"Joe" wrote in message
om...
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Weren't they for the sailors with VD?


Yes they were Scotty. The heads on Fletcher Tin Cans were long troffs
that salt water ran thru all the time dumping overboard. The troffs
were covered with boards with cut outs to sit on. The crew members
that had vd were restricted to useing the boards that were painted
red. Hence the name redheads.

This was shown not to be an effective and was phased out.

Joe






Scotty


"Joe" wrote in message
om...
Why was Seaman Broady required to use the Red Head during WWII?

Broady was stationed on a fletcher class tin can?

But most early WWII and WWI ships had red heads to.

The Battleship Texas has 2.

Good for 5 asa points


Joe
MSV RedCloud