WINNER 2008 THEA AWARD
ARTICLES:
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USS TRAYER
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION
YORKTOWN
WELCOME ABOARD
PASSAGEWAYS
CENTRAL CONTROL STATION
MAIN & AUX ENGINEERING
BRIDGE
PILOT HOUSE
WEAPONS MAGAZINES
BATTLE DRESSING STATIONS
REPAIR LOCKERS
STORES
SHIP'S STORE
UNDERWAY
GENERAL QUARTERS
MASS CASUALTY COLLAPSED
MESS DECK
weighted and articulated mannequin, realistic to the touch with onboard MP3 sounds
FIREFIGHTING
FLOODED MAGAZINES
SMOKE EGRESS
CAPPING CEREMONY
PRODUCTION
RESEARCH
Research was done pierside and underway on five DDG vessels in 4 U.S. ports
DESIGN
Renderings were done by Nathaniel West from the developing design.
CONSTRUCTION
FABRICATION
SALVAGE
Salvage was done at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for mould replication.
INSTALLATION
REHEARSAL
Over a month of full technical and dress rehearsals of the entire
12 hour simulation took place using newly graduated sailors.
HONOR
The officers made me Honarary Surface Warefare Specialist in the U.S. Navy.
COMMISSIONING
The USS Trayor was formally commissioned as part of the Navy fleet.
