I'm enjoying reading the Sea Stories.
Now this is no sh!t... We did a screw change on a tin can (USS Whitehurst) after she hit a whale off the California coast and bent one of the blades of the port prop back in '66 in San Diego. Very interesting project and no easy task.
Ahhh, memories. Just in time for Veteran's Day.
Diver Dave, eh? You had an interesting rating, no doubt...I'll bet it was a damned tough job sometimes. How the heck did you do that screw change? Did you guys have a block and tackle or something to pull it into place once it was underwater?