TM 55-607/NAVSEA OP 3221 Rev 2
c. 2,000-Pound Bomb, Palletized Unit Load. Unlike other bomb-unit loads, the 2,000-poundbomb unit load has four
stacking pins that fit into corresponding holes in the fore-and-aft skids of the pallet. Thus, 2,000-pound-bomb loads
interlocked on the stacking pins can be stowed in even tiers. This stowage pattern is most compatible in holds having
sheer angles more nearly vertical and camber angles more nearly parallel with the ship's center line, such as in amidship
tween-deck compartments.
(1) General stowage requirements. Since the 2,000-pound-bomb loads have metal pallets, 1-inch minimum
strip decking is required to prevent metal-to-metal contact with the ship's deck. The 2,000-pound-bomb unit load can be
stowed either fore and aft or athwartships using block stowage or sweatboard-to-sweatboard techniques; however, only
the aft portion of the two-way load offers adequate bearing surface for bracing by dunnage structures or support of
adjacent loads.
(2) Tween-deck stowage. Figure 9-64 illustrates stowage of 2,000-pound(-bomb unit loads on tween deck
number 3. Loads are aligned vertically with stacking pins interlocked. Those unit loads next to the heat bulkhead in the
inset portion of the hold are stowed fore and aft; all other loads are stowed athwartships. A full-block structure provides
an uninterrupted bearing surface extending from the sweatboards to the loads stowed athwartships along the face of the
heat bulkhead as shown. Notice that the adjoining loads at the corner of the heat bulkhead are stowed so that the aft
ends of the athwartship loads abut the aft sides of the fore-and-aft loads. As described previously, this technique
provides greater bearing surface between adjacent loads.
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