Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

which open the radio and theological
rooms, quarters for the captain and part
of the officers and also an Office space
/ and Photographic laboratory.
Living accommodations are concen-
! trated an1idships. to either side of the
airplane hangar in which the airship's
complement of four or five fighting
! planes will be carried On the port side
| is a promenade. about 20 feet long. with
| windows let into the side of the hull.
From this promenade OMEN seven state
rooms. each having four hunks, for
members of the crew. A wash room is
at the end of the promenade.
| A catwalk. suspended in space above
the floor of the airplane hangar. which
opens to permit planes to be dropped
or caught and lifted back into the ship.
leads across to the starboard, where
there are the generator room. galley.
crews mess, chief petty officers mess,
officers mess and two four bunk rooms
! for officers.
No pains have been spared to save
weight aboard the Akron. since every
ounce of surplus cuts down by just that
| much the usefulness of the giant for
military purposes. Furniture is of exc
tremely light welded aluminium. Sturdy
/ stools of aluminium tubing, weighing but
q few ounces each are used in the mess
rooms. officers and crew eat from pa
per plates and drink from paper cups,
Knives and forks are light as feathers
and paper spoons are used. Serving
dishes are Of a material like celluloid,
indestructible and amazingly light.
Flying Kitchen Described.
The cooking galley is ultra modern,
equipped with electric and propane gas
stoves. and the meals put out are sec
ond to none in the Navy. For lunch on
| the initial flight the two cooks turned
out roast pork with apple sauce, mashed
potatoes. peas. bread and butter, coffee,
ice cream and two kinds of cake. There
was no limit to the amount each man
got except his own appetite. The serv-
ing dishes were kept full as long as any
man wanted to eat. During the after
noon sandwiches and hot coffee were
! available.
Elaborate arrangements are made for
taking care of garbage until 1t can be
dumped overheard as ballast, without
becoming a nuisance below On over
land cruises it is kept aboard custo-
marily until the ship lands. Provisions
are carried in conveniently arranged
store rooms and cold storage arrange
ments are to be added. Drinking water
Is carried in special tanks filled through
an independent piping system.
| by IIle UlIIl6 dppeblUeS IldU DS6H APP
peased and the mess tables cleared the
Akron had passed Philadelphia, after
circling leisurely above the city, and
headed for Trenton. A southerly course
was followed across New Jersey and
New York was approached by way of
Perth Amboy, Staten Island and the
upper bay. The day was amazingly
clear and while over New York cities as
distant as Trenton could be seen. The
Jersey mountains raised q low, dark
rampant to the northwest and Long
Island Sound and miles of dark Allan
tic water were visible.
After leisurely circling New York and
its neighbor cities. the Akron turned of
over Coney Island and headed directly
out to sea. AS the land dropped away
astern. all pitching of the airship
ceased and she droned along more
steadily than a boat on calm water
Ambrose Light Ship passed below and
further out a three master under light
sail in stiff wind stood off up the
| coast toward the Newfoundland banks
! The shore was snudge astern and I'M
doubtedly was completely invisible from
| the four master below.
Slowly the nose was turned and the
airship made land again near Asbury
Park. heading inland toward home port
at Lakehurst Naval Air Station. amid
the scrub-pine wilderness and cranberry
boys of the jersey coastal country.