USS Stewart (DE-238) - March 12th, 2019
Visit the Edsall-class destroyer escort, USS Stewart (DE–238) at Seawolf Park
The Stewart's propellers and two 3" guns from the USS Texas on display
Everyone is excited to visit a WWII museum ship!
View of the USS Cavalla (SS-244) from up top the USS Stewart
View of the two forward 3" guns
Look through the window of the closed off Pilot House
Circle around the front to view a mounted search light
Look down toward the stern beyond the single funnel
Location of removed triple torpedo tubes before four mounted 20mm guns
Twin 20mm guns mounted on starboard side behind the funnel
Twin 20mm guns mounted on port side behind the funnel
Head forward to tour inside the ship
Head inside and view the ships office beyond plexi-glass
The Radio Room has all the latest 1942 equipment
The Captain’s Cabin has its own attached bathroom
Another view of the pilot house, looking forward
Walk the hallway past the officer quarters
Named for Charles Stewart, longest serving captain of the USS Constitution
Not much entertainment available in the officers wardroom
The do have something interesting in the corner by the beds
An ice cream freezer that can cool 5 cartons of Blue Bell!
One of three Crew Berthing areas, nice and cozy!
Don't worry, they were worked hard until they were tired!
No paper plates or plastic wear in the 1940s
Galley prepared 3 meals a day for 200 sailors
Crew’s Head, or restroom, had plenty of sinks
30 second rinse, lather up w/water off and then a 30 second wash off
Toilet social distancing walls added 77 years early!
P L E A S E , use the restrooms outside the ship
Two depth charge tracks are located at the stern of the ship
Four "K" gun depth charge projectors on either side of the ship
MK-6 "K" Gun expanded depth charge patterns deployed against enemy subs
USS Cavalla (SS-244) off the port bow of the USS Stewart
Stern 3" gun points northwest toward the SS Selma
Dab our way under the starboard 20mm guns toward bow
The forward 3 inch gun has a hedgehog antisubmarine weapon launcher
The namesake animal roots through undergrowth in search of small creatures
There was no explosion unless a bomb struck a target
Pilot House with twin search lights above the two 3 inch guns
The 3 inch guns can fire a round every six seconds
Visitors investigate the compass between the two ships
The Compass lists the submarines lost during WWII
Exit the ship to the Texas' twin 3 inch guns
Head to the stern past the rear deck guns and depth charge racks
The USS Stewart, a fine ship, worthy of preserving and visiting!