CAPTAIN'S DAY CABIN

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Starboard side view looking forward. The deck in this compartment  has been restored to its original Korean war era colour scheme using  9"x 9" linoleum tiles. The bulkheads have also been restored to an authentic colour for that era. (Photo by Jerry Proc) 

 
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Starboard /aft view. The Captain's bed and washroom are beyond the right side of the photo. Note the solid brass heater cover below the scuttle. (Photo by Jerry Proc) 
 
It was here that the Captain managed the affairs of the ship. This space consists of the office or Day Cabin, a bedroom, a sleeping cabin and a washroom complete with tub. The Captain used this cabin while in harbour.  At sea, he lived in the Captain's Sea Cabin in order to be close to the Bridge and Operations Room. All of the furnishings in this room are original.

The Captain's Day Cabin also served as an emergency operating room. It was an ideal arrangement as it was close to Sick Bay. There were two known cases where this cabin was used for surgery. On the starboard bulkhead of this cabin a two square inch metal patch can be seen. This covers a bullet hole from an Oerlikon round fired by the German destroyer T-29 on April 26, 1944. Rumor has it that the round which entered the cabin destroyed the heads on Cdr. Harry DeWolf's golf clubs but this has been neither confirmed or denied.
 

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Port side aft view of the Captain's Day Cabin. This is a settee with a built-in electric fire place. It was the best place on the ship if one needed to have their backsides warmed up. (Photo by Jerry Proc)
 
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