M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Voice Tube

A back up or secondary means of communication on board the M.V. Sergeant Floyd is the system of voice tubes.

Previous articles:
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Before the Boat
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Laying the Keel, Naming, and Launch Announcement
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Fire Extinguishing System
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Plan Views
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Pilothouse Controls and Equipment
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Bell
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Horn

M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Horn

The M.V. Sergeant Floyd has a ships horn used to signal the crew and other water vessels.

Previous articles:
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Before the Boat
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Laying the Keel, Naming, and Launch Announcement
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Fire Extinguishing System
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Plan Views
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Pilothouse Controls and Equipment
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Bell

M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Bell

The M.V. Sergeant Floyd has a bell that was used to signal the crew and others as to the time during a work shift and to signal other vessels on the water. The bell was controlled from the pilothouse.

Previous articles:
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Before the Boat
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Laying the Keel, Naming, and Launch Announcement
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Fire Extinguishing System
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Plan Views
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Pilothouse Controls and Equipment

M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Pilothouse Controls and Equipment

Commands were sent to the engine room from the third deck pilothouse instructing the crew in the engine room what to set the engines to via the ships telegraph.

The pilothouse also had other equipment used by the crew including, but not limited to: radar, port "spotlight" control, signal bell, depth finder, wiper control, compass, ships telephone, rudder control, voice tube, bell signal, and starboard "spotlight" control.

Previous articles:
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Before the Boat
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Laying the Keel, Naming, and Launch Announcement
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Fire Extinguishing System
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Plan Views