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Overboard Discharge Connection
| On most ships there were normally overboard discharge connections installed on the damage control deck. The sole purpose of those connections was to facilitate dewatering. They were 2 ½-inch capped connections that directed discharge water directly overboard; these connections allowed Sailors to connect the discharge hose of portable dewatering pumps and reduced the static head, eliminating the need for additional dewatering hoses. |