My name's Lieutenant Lindsay, I am one of the
JO's onboard the mighty Texas.
Today I'll be giving you a slight preview of
what life is like for 120-130 people on board
this mighty war ship. So, come on with me.
Right now we're in the ah, the galley. This is
where the world's greatest Chefs create the
best pastries and desserts, having spaghetti
this evening as you can see, and lasagna, both.
It's a known fact that submariners have the best
food on board. Steaks, crab legs, what are
some of your favorites?
[ Um, lobster tail, crab legs, prime rib. ]
Nothin but the best, nothin but the best.
This is the point right here where the crew
grabs their plates, spoons, knives, and forks.
Soup of the day, all that stuff, it's right
here for you to take. The dessert's always laid
out right here, along with the fruit. Gotta eat
healthy. Gotta eat healthy while underway.
Looks like you're makin some punch.
[ Nah some bug juice. ] Some bug juice.
The most important piece of equipment in the
galley, there have been many dance-offs in this
galley. Many dance-offs. Many men have shown
their true value, showing their moves and
showing their groove.
Alright here we are in Crew's Mess, this is where
the crew both relax and enjoy life onboard a
submarine. As we know it everything's bigger and
better in Texas and that's certainly the case
here. Two large flat screen displays, all these
are for their enjoyment and entertainment. Some
of the finest upholstery in the Navy, Texas red
and black. Doesn't get any better than that.
There's one thing I gotta point out, it's the
coffee maker. This is almost like the blood
and the veins of submariner. Another thing right
here, is our homemade cow. This is where we get
our milk from. And then last but not least, one
of the most important quality of life items on a
submarine, ice cream. We have a ice cream soft
serve machine here. One, two, three flavors of
bug juice and then we also have our tea.
For [inaudible] guys this is their den, this is
their room, this is where they come and relax.
Give you a quick preview of the bathrooms, we
call 'em heads onboard a submarine. This is for
all the Officers, with the exception of the
Executive Officer and the Captain, use this head.
We have one stall, vacuum flush just like an
airline, uh we have one sink, it's all push
button. And then we have one shower. It's big
enough to get the job done. Really, it's just
enough to get the job done.
So, uh, continue on our tour of the mighty Texas.
So here we are in work department upper level.
Uh, as you see there's a lot of six man berthing
space on board, this is where a lot of guys
will sleep and catch up on their rest when we're
underway. Alright. And to our surprise we have
one of the greatest sonar men on board, Petty
Officer Dunn. Uh, as you can see we've got three
bunks forward and three bunks aft. How could you
describe living in one of these six man bunks?
Petty Officer Dunn: Well these six man bunks, a
lot of people call like a coffin, I just call it
cozy. Really nice to sleep in here. Comfortable.
So, on the submarine our major access while
in port is the plug trunk. Plug trunk has a lot
of purposes, besides just ya know access it can
also be used for, ah, dry deck shelter which is
DDS Operations, SEAL units, and um, advanced
SEAL delivery vehicles. Last but not least,
I have to point out the engine room. Uh, that's
where a lot of hard work goes down on the boat.
Couldn't take you back there, but if you could
go back there you'd be both amazed and impressed
by the high caliber of Sailors back there, as
well as highly dedicated they are to getting
the submarine mission done.
So, hope you ah enjoyed a brig visit to the
mighty Texas, again the mighty submarine in the
world's mightiest Navy. Uh, hopefully one day
I'll see you in the ranks of the war room
on board the ship but until then, there's a lot
of work to be done to get this boat back out to
sea and accomplish the mission that we're
supposed to be doin. I'll see you next time.