There are some sounds I don’t miss; like the suction of the intake, followed by the tail-hook smacking the deck, and the screeching of the fourth arresting gear cable, all right over-head, from the first jet of nite-ops.
You forgot the dragging of the AG cable over the nonskid; 03 berthing forward of the arresting gear, I hear ya shipmate. Funny thing though, you get used to it and when we pull into port, takes a while to get used to the quiet.
hah.... i slept under the THIRD wire... but I worked night shift, so i got to listen to it all day while trying to sleep.... SCCRREEECHHHHH.... BANG... WHOOOSH..... DRAGGING SOUND....SLAPPING OF WIRE WHILE COMING BACK UNDER TENSION.. then about a minute later, repeat..