by PDBLK25 » January 13, 2015, 9:22 pm
Al wrote:its deckhouse was a dining room for guests. I think others may have served this purpose or been used as crew quarters.
I didn't know why the
Dalton had that Doghouse, or why it was removed, but now I think I may know. The
Henry G. Dalton was Interlake's 1st 600-footer (1916) & the flagship. Most flagships had Guest Quarters. The
Dalton's Doghouse not only had 7 deadlights, but also a small stack. This leads me to think it was Dining Quarters for Guests. I notice that post-1920 ships added crews quarters by putting Doghouses on the stern cabins (examples are the Strs.
C.H. McCullough, Elton Hoyt [1], Wolvin, Harry W.Croft, C.S. Robinson, D.G. Kerr, Horace Johnson, Eugene Thomas, Homer Williams, Lamont, Tietjen. etc. I also heard Captains & Officers (including Capt. Metz) say that on older ships, Guest Quarters were often converted to officers' rooms. If this happened to the
Dalton then she wouldn't need a Guest dining-room and the Doghouse could be removed.
- Attachments
-
- The former Interlake Str. C.S. Robinson with a Crew Doghouse on the stern.
[quote="Al"]its deckhouse was a dining room for guests. I think others may have served this purpose or been used as crew quarters. [/quote]
I didn't know why the [i]Dalton[/i] had that Doghouse, or why it was removed, but now I think I may know. The [i]Henry G. Dalton[/i] was Interlake's 1st 600-footer (1916) & the flagship. Most flagships had Guest Quarters. The [i]Dalton's[/i] Doghouse not only had 7 deadlights, but also a small stack. This leads me to think it was Dining Quarters for Guests. I notice that post-1920 ships added crews quarters by putting Doghouses on the stern cabins (examples are the Strs. [i]C.H. McCullough, Elton Hoyt [1], Wolvin, Harry W.Croft, C.S. Robinson, D.G. Kerr, Horace Johnson, Eugene Thomas, Homer Williams, Lamont, Tietjen. [/i] etc. I also heard Captains & Officers (including Capt. Metz) say that on older ships, Guest Quarters were often converted to officers' rooms. If this happened to the [i]Dalton[/i] then she wouldn't need a Guest dining-room and the Doghouse could be removed.