Subject: Equipment salvaged for USS J.P. KENNEDY JR. DD850 All Hands, On 9 - 10 April 2007, Ed Zajkowski, Gene Byers, Bobby Young, Brown Beezer, Danny Issacs, Steve Whynot, Mike Angelini, Rob Angelini, and Rich Angelini stripped equipment off USS PUGET SOUND AD-38, USS RADFORD DD968, and USS TROUT SS566 at the old Philly Naval Shipyard as part of the HNSA Open House. While working with many other museums which included NEW JERSEY, ORLECK, SLATER, BECUNA, CAVALLA, TORSK, and ALBACORE , we believe we succeeded in acquiring some rare and valuable items for our destroyer as well as supporting our berthmate, USS LIONFISH SS298. The items are the following: (Quantity in parenthesis) (All) Complete suite of the ECM system AN/WLR-1 -- Note: This was probably the rarest equipment we obtained and completes a entire system aboard the ship where we had hardly any of it. Of note, it goes into two rooms aboard 850 that were previously thought unrestorable, essentially completing one totally. (1) Fire Axe (1) WRC-1 Radio set (12) Hand held battle lanterns (1) UNQ-7 Reel to Reel Recorder with controller (1) UQG-25 teletype with cover (4) Canvas TTY covers for gear already aboard DD850 (15) Misc antenna and patch panel cables (3) 21 MC units --vacuum tube type (Misc) Shackles, pulleys and other deck gear (36) Sound Powered Phone headsets (20) Electrical distribution board indicator lenses (1) USN drop light (1) URC-9 receiver set for spares (1) Large alarm bell assembly (1) roll of rubber matting for work bench tops (2) Wardroom stateroom curtains (7) bunklights (1) Complete surgical light in case with instructions (1) SONAR headset (60) new fuses in boxes (30) small pilot lamps new in boxes (1) SONAR spectrum analyzer (3) Water tight doors (2) Sheets of plexiglass (4' x 8') (1) Aluminum grating (4' x 10') (60) screwdrivers of various sizes for field day work (40) open end wrenches for field day work (1000) drill bits of various sizes for field day work (20) Macrometers (15) files (20) spanner wrenches (1) Sewing machine with table for canvas locker (4) sledge hammers (5) Misc signage like SPS-10 and SAT-2 (1) B-4 throttlemens blower funnel (4) Pantry/Wardroom serving door handles (6) correct style porcelain sinks with plumbing for Aft Officers Country (6) Aluminum stanchion Pipe (8-10 ft) (2) Fire Wands (2) cranks for 5"38 magazine sprinkler system (2) stools (1) Underway replenishment refueling receiver with hose (1) Speedclave for sickbay (2) deckcrawlers (3) Parallel motion protractor sets (2) PRP valves for gun magazines (9) WW2 style battle helmets (1) AN/SAT-2 infrared signalling transmitter box (1) telescopic alidade (1) Vise (3) vent diffusers   Besides the slew of maintenaince equipment and tools acquired this trip, rare artifacts were acquired to complete KENNEDY's WLR-1 passive ECM suite, AN/SAT-2 infrared beacon system, and support other ongoing or restored areas. These strip trips are very long, tedious, and tiring. Yet it feels extremely good to come back to KENNEDY and put a item that one works so hard to acquire in a rack or location that was once empty. This trip allowed our crew to feel this accomplishment several times. Fair Winds and Following Seas, Rich Angelini Assistant Curator, J.P. KENNEDY Jr. DD850