nnsy: the yardbirds
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The latest product from NNSY's Outreach Program. The Yardbirds will be used at various outreach events to give to the kids to learn more about NNSY and what work is done here. Illustrations by Christopher Watt, Code 1160.TRANSCRIPT
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YARDBIRDS
. . . . . . . .
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NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARDPRESENTS
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WHILE YOU ARE READING, SEE HOW MANY
OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS YOU CAN FIND
IN THE PICTURES:
p AIRCRAFT CARRIER
p AIRPLANE
p BLUE WIRE
p CRANE
p DUFFLE BAG
p FISH
p FLAMINGO
p FLOWER
p FROG
p HAMMER
p HARD HAT
p MAGNIFYING GLASS
p MONKEY WRENCH
p RED QUESTION MARK
p RED WIRE
p SAFETY GLASSES
p SAILOR’S HAT
p SCUBA DIVING MASK
p SUBMARINE
p TEST TUBE
p VENTILATION FAN
p WHITE WIRE
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I GET TO GO ALL OVER THE SHIPYARD!
HELLO! MY NAME IS SAM
AND I’M A SHIPYARD STRIDER.
I RUN TOOLS AND SUPPLIES TO MY FELLOW YARDBIRDS
WORKING ON THE SHIPS.
Welcome to NORFOLK NAVAL
SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
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WE’RE GETTING ANOTHER SHIP IN
TODAY ...
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IT’S AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER—A FLOATING AIRPORT.BIG ENOUGH FOR 5,000 SAILORS AND
MORE THAN 60 AIRCRAFT.THE BIGGEST SHIP I’VE EVER SEEN!
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IT’S VERY TRICKY TO DOCK THIS HUGE SHIP IN SUCH A SMALL SPACE.
ONCE THE SHIP IS PIERSIDE, THE SAILORS
AND YARDBIRDS GO TO WORK.
IT TAKES MANY PEOPLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT TALENTS TO REPAIR OUR SHIPS ...
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TUGBOAT CAPTAINS
WELDERS
PAINTERS
PIPEFITTERS
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When U.S. Navy ships and submarines are broken or just need to feel better, they sail here to the Norfolk
Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
We’re the ship doctors!
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We repair all kinds of N
avy ships ...
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... in
clud
ing
subm
arin
es
(Sub
mar
ines
can
go
deep
un
derw
ater
for a
long
tim
e.)
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. . .
and
airc
raft
carr
iers
. (A
n ai
rcra
ft ca
rrie
r is a
n ai
rpor
t on
a sh
ip!)
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ELECTRICIANS
MECHANICS
MACHINISTS
ENGINEERS
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SPEAKING OF ENGINEERS, OUR SHIPYARD HAS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS
WORKING ON OUR SHIPS. OUR SCIENTISTS STUDY:
STRUCTURES
WE MAKE SURE OUR SHIPS ARE
STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE STORMS AT SEA.
NUCLEAR POWER
WE USE MATH AND SCIENCE TO KEEP OUR
REACTORS RUNNING SAFELY
CIVIL ENGINEERING
WE BUILD HABITATS FOR PEOPLE AT SEA AND ASHORE.
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OCEANS
WE STUDY THE OCEANS TO LEARN HOW TO PROTECT THE OCEANS AND
THE SEALIFE.
SAFETY
WE MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS
A SAFE PLACE TO WORK.
WE WORK ON ALL THE MODERN
TECHNOLOGY USED ON A SHIP.
ELECTRONICS
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ENVIRONMENT
WE KEEP NATURE ON AND AROUND THE SHIP SAFE
AND HAPPY.
ELECTRICITY
WE MAKE SURE OUR SHIPS HAVE PLENTY OF SAFE
ELECTRICITY.
MACHINES
WE KEEP ALL THE ENGINES ON A SHIP RUNNING
STRONG.
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AND WE HAVE MANY OTHER TALENTED YARDBIRDS WORKING HERE TOO.
IN FACT, MORE THAN 9,500 OF US WORK ON MULTIPLE SHIPS AT THE SAME TIME.
THAT’S LIKE A WHOLE TOWN IN ONE SHIPYARD!
WE USE OUR SKILLS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND
MATHEMATICS EVERYDAY TO REPAIR OUR SHIPS AND SUBMARINES.
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WE USE ALL THE SKILLS WE LEARNED IN SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE OUR NAVY STAYS THE
BEST NAVY IN THE WORLD!
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WHO KNOWS? MAYBE SOMEDAY I’LL DELIVER
TOOLS TO YOU!
OR MAYBE I’LL GET TO DELIVER A NEW PART THAT YOU CREATED TO MAKE
OUR SHIPS EVEN BETTER!
SOMEDAY, YOU TOO COULD MAKE A GREAT NOFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD YARDBIRD!
SEE YA!!
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A product ofNorfolk Naval Shipyard
Outreach Program Code 1160Portsmouth, Virginia
Illustrations by Christopher Watt