TM 55-607/NAVSEA OP 3221 Rev 2
contact between loads and the ship's deck must be
(2) The loads can be placed to bear fully
avoided.
against the strip sheathing and the heat bulkhead, as
shown, to provide a tight stow with relatively little
b. 500-Pound Fire Bomb, BLU-32/B, Palletized
dunnaging. Stowing one load fore and aft in the corner
Unit Load (Air Force).
created by the heat bulkhead and filling the resultant
(1) The 500-pound fire bomb, BLU-32/B, can
void between this load and the three stowed along the
be stowed readily in most holds of the ship, including
sweatboards with a full-block structure will result in a
those having severe camber and sheer angles as in the
solid stowage. Although the stowing of subsequent
forward area of lower hold number 5 (or the aft portion
loads will produce rows that are offset somewhat, this
of lower hold number 1), as shown in figure 9-2.
condition is not uncommon and does not result in a
Acceptable stowage configurations for this load in lower
marginal stowage. When the final row is stowed,
hold number 5 with the sweatboard-to-sweatboard
compensation for this displacement can be provided by
technique are shown in the two insets. The basic
construction of a full-block structure or an end bulkhead,
illustration depicts the loads stowed as in inset B.
whichever is appropriate. The decking shown in figure
because metal pallets are used, and metal-to-metal
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