Halcyon Memories
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New Deck - 1964
Monday 30th October 2006
Taken from the Warsash School Of Navigation Archive, 1964:
Halcyon: Soon after the beginning of term our training vessel Halcyon was taken to Camper and Nicholson’s Northam Yard to have a new deck laid. The method of laying the deck is a fairly recent development and consist of screwing down ¾” plt to the beams and then glueing ¾” teak planking to the ply. It is interesting to note that the when the old deck was removed the beams were found, in the main, to be in good condition. After the ship’s return to her moorings all hands will have to take the greatest care not to damage or mark the new deck. A few improvements to the siting of some deck fittings is also being undertaken.