Vulcan was built in 1940, I think. She served in the Pacific and there were stories about her getting damaged carriers back into the fight after a couple of the battles.
We had it pretty nice in comparison with the WWII Tin Can sailors, and your dad and his shipmates as well. Tight quarters on those cans!
Heh, from a carrier that I served on, I thought much the same thing.
I recall seeing a Knox class frigate in the North Atlantic, and thought “How the hell do they eat and sleep on that thing, slewing, pitching, and yawing through the ocean as it is?”