TM 55-607/NAVSEA OP 3221 Rev 2
(c) Figure 9-53 shows 500-pound-bomb loads, in this case four-way unit loads, stowed in the aft end of hold
number 3 tween decks. The loads are positioned fore and aft here to make full use of the inset area at the heat
bulkhead. The loads are blocked fully in the top tier, and void tables are used as required. A cleat frame is installed
along the chine as shown. (Two-way loads are stowed longitudinally athwartships in this particular area.) Notice that at
the strip sheathing in the top tier, the full-block structure extends even with the overhanging of the unit loads. This
arrangement provides bearing surfaces for the adjacent load stowed subsequently, as shown in figure 9-54. When the
inset stowage has been completed, a dunnage structure is placed across the front of these loads and then loads are
stowed athwartships in the conventional manner. This structure, seen in figure 9-54, serves to protect the bombs,
strapping, and pallets of the athwartship loads from damage (luring stowing operations and provides a straight, solid
surface against which the loads should be made to bear. Two acceptable stowage orientations for the 500-poundbomb
unit load are illustrated. Nose-to-nose stowage requires contact between the flat nose plates of adjoining loads. Nose
boards illustrated are required only if nose-to-base contact on centers cannot be achieved. Stowage with bomb noses
intermeshed is not permissible. Short random lengths of 4 by 4-inch dunnage are placed wherever nose-to-nose
abutment occurs, to provide support for tier stripping.
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