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either fore and aft or athwartships. Random voids
(7) Stowage
of
propellant
charges.
occurring within the stow are shored with full-block
Propellant charges normally accompany shipments of
structures or void tables. Securing procedures for
155-mm projectiles and are stowed as shown in figure 9-
compartments with significant hull curvature are similar
25. Commonly known as "prop" charges, these items
to those employed for the stowage of rectangular unit
are efficiently block stowed with a minimum of securing
loads, as described above.
in tween-deck compartments. The load can be oriented
Figure 9-25. Stowing and securing of M4A2 propellant charges in tween-deck compartment.
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