Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnews!military
From: zimmer@cod.nosc.mil (Thomas L. Zimmerman)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Reefer Spaces?
Message-ID: <1990Jul13.015928.4477@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 13 Jul 90 01:59:28 GMT
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From: zimmer@cod.nosc.mil (Thomas L. Zimmerman)

>From article <1990Jul11.025603.23934@cbnews.att.com>, by wdstarr@athena.mit.edu (William December Starr):
> 
> 
> Okay, I give up.  Assuming that "reefer spaces" aren't special
> areas which the Navy has thoughtfully provided for the consumption
> of marijuana :-), just what are they?
> -- 
Reefer spaces = refrigerators.  One of the more important considerations
on a naval vessel that will be underway for days or weeks without
replenishment.  On my frigate there are two freezers that are about 100
square feet and a fridge that is about 200 square feet.

[mod.note:  Frost-free, I presume, but does it have an ice-cube 
dispenser in the door ?  8-)  - Bill ]

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Lee Zimmerman, Naval Ocean Systems Center, Code 421, San Diego, CA, 92152
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