All Hands,   This is the annual late Summer email to let everyone know what has been going on as well as getting them ready to report back for duty now that the Summer is just about over.     The USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850  has completed her Annual Navy Inspection and the comments were good.  The Officers who came down to inspect her this Fiscal Year were impressed with the year over year improvements in her restoration.  Of note, they wish to convey a Bravo Zulu to our Combat Information Center,  DASH Hangar/Snoopy Drone, Scullery, and painting work.   Talking about work, over the Summer we did accomplish quite a few tasks.  These include: 1.  Painted the Focsle. 2.  Sprayed a first coat of White paint in the Bosun Locker. 3.  Laid down new Non-skid on the Focsle. 4.  Installed CIC Chair adapters and mounted two CIC chairs from USS Forrestal in ECM Room No 1. 5.  Began Wiring of WLR-1 system in ECM No 1 and have powered up some of the components. 6.  Began to clean, mount, and polish equipment, signs, and brass in ECM Room No 1. 7.  Brought power up to all three SPA-8 radar repeaters and are servicing them. 8.  Began undoing jury-rigged wiring in the Radio Section of CIC and attempting to rectify the amplifiers and patch panel.   Upcoming Field Day:   Our September Major Field Day is coming up in only a few short weeks during the week of 17-18-19-20.  Thankfully, our loyal cooks of Bill Hamilton, Jim Caruso, and Mike Tranquilli will be using their galley skills to ensure everyone is fed for the weekend.   Here's a typical Field Day weekend.  Most volunteers will arrive Thursday night or Friday afternoon if they are staying aboard with some local volunteers arriving early Saturday. We do work projects from 0730 to 1645, with an hour or so for lunch.  We have a lot of work to be done this September including: 1. Setting up some plexi glass display areas in the Steam line to finish off that restoration. 2.  Move Welder in ASROC Magazine and load up remaining 6 missiles received from the US Navy 3. Complete MK 25 Fire Control Room 4. Completing the painting of the Port Side main deck 5. Preparing and priming the 01 Torpedo Deck and Bridge Face. 6. Installing the Forward Refueling Station hoses and receptacle. 7. Miscellaneous maintenance issues to help the ship. 8. Electrical Ground Tracing 9. Much much more! We are developing more work projects currently, so more will be coming. Berthing is aboard Kennedy, so bring your sleeping bag and shaving gear. After dinner, we hang out and tell seas stories. We may have a DVD movie. The cost is $30 and you can send a check to Paula Hague, Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street, Fall River MA 02722. Please send questions about the field day to our Volunteer Coordinator, Bob Washburn, at b.washburn@cox.net or by phone at 401-682-2088. Lastly, please let us know if you are plan on attending (even if you wish to pay with cash upon arrival) in order to allow us to purchase and prepare food services for the crew.   ******************************************************************************************** Special News:   1. The USS Myles C Fox DD829 plans to hold a reunion/field day on 17 October 2009 to help support KENNEDY. This coincides with our October mini-field day and NAPS weekend.  We look forward to seeing you all aboard!   2. The New England Tin Can Sailors Bull Session for 2009 will include a visit to KENNEDY on 3 October.  I ask that all volunteers consider participating aboard the ship to welcome members and show off our Gearing class DD.  TCS will arrive at the Cove around 1200 hours.  This is also the same weekend that the USS J.P. Kennedy Jr DD850 Association is visiting our ship.   3. Our field day listing for the whole year can be found by going to http://jpkennedyjr.webs.com/field.html  4.  We have USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. DD850 T-shirts in various sizes that will be sold at the upcoming field day or given out to first timers.  They are red and blue with the ship's crest on the front left breast and the  FRAM outline of a Gearing Class on the back with the words, USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850 Volunteer.   We are asking $10/shirt with a few bucks extra for mailing.  If you want to pick them up next time you are at the ship, we can hold onto them for you.  All proceeds go towards the Ship!  Please email with any requests.   *********************************************************************************************** History and this ship depend on You! Join the effort. Fair winds and following seas, Rich Angelini Asst Curator, JPK DD850