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USS Missouri BB63 Holystoning Navy News This Week NNTW BB-63

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Uploaded by on Oct 29, 2008

Navy News This Week story about the ancient method of Holystoning to clean wooden deck planks on Navy ships. This story featured the sailors of the battleship USS Missouri who still
used Holystones to clean the wood decking. Each crew had their own special secret brew which they guarded to themselves.
Producer/reporter/editor Cathy Hines; videography Tony Ozoa.
sidenote: the crew were singing a current rap song by 2 Live Crew and the bigwigs at NNTW headquarters thought the lyrics were too racy for broadcast so I think the piece never aired.

Navy Broadcasting Service Fleet Support Detachment Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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  • 5th division holystoner here!!!

  • Yes sir, a big Stick, indeed. More needed.

  • Good example of a modern use of chanteys.

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