1275psi
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Ummm, wy did the boiler lose its water level? Lots going out as steam, not as much going in as feed................... that usually does it (nobody topping up the De aerator I suspect, fast asleep) Funny note. That night our CPO shipwright was standing on Mount 52 deck, talking to the wife on one of (at that moment) one of the only 3 mobile phones onboard "Hello wife, whats the problem?" "well......." "hang on, the boiler is exploding.........." "What, whats exploding, hello, hello?" (Shipwright diving for cover as a furnace full of brickwork rains down from above) two minutes later: "Duty officer, maritime Headquarters, may I help you?" "yes, yes, HMAS Perth has just exploded.............." Cue, large wailing and gnashing of teeth......................... Goodnight from Aussie land.
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