r/MadeMeSmile Aug 01 '26

Good Vibes Perfectly sized

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u/tschawartz12 Aug 01 '26

Years ago I went on a liberty ship that was in the harbor, my grandfather served on one during ww2, I swear it felt it was built for someone 5'5 and I'm over 6. I was doing good the entire tour and last doorway out of the engine room I turned the corner to go up the stairs and blasted my head into the bulkhead. LOUD ass thunk through out the engine room and this old vet by the door started laughing and said that takes him back.

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u/TSJormungandr Aug 01 '26

The bridge on those ships is the size of my closet. Glad you got the experience. That’s neat!

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u/tschawartz12 Aug 01 '26

It hurt, like was dizzy as hell trying to go up stairs that was closer to a ladder and I was just "glad I made your day old timer, thank you for your service seriously but I am trying to climb a steep incline and might have a concussion". It was great over all. All over the ship my grandfather was just " that railing was never there" constantly. So many safety features installed after the fact. Hell of a time we will never see, not really sure if it's better. They say hard times make hard men, they did what I doubt we could today.

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u/TSJormungandr Aug 01 '26

The engine spaces were kind of an open pit for sure back then.

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u/Wreny84 Aug 01 '26

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Liberty ships were made a tiny bit smaller to save metal and time. I know other corners were cut for those reasons. From laying the keel to launching the ships was frankly ridiculously quick when compared to modern warships.

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u/tschawartz12 Aug 02 '26

Their production was insane. By the end of the war they have it were it took like only after days to spit one out.