Hello rbrxsmsglobal!!!
Welcome to the forum!!!
I worked at EB for a few years back in the late 70's - early 80's...
I have to say that I do'nt recall the Gilliland power sources that were mentioned... Perhaps, because it was so long ago... but, I do'nt recall the equipment they were using... Well - I must be getting old!!!
I was wondering if you could explain a little more about these power sources if possible... I do remember that some of the submarine hull sections were welded together using a combination of welding processes that included capping some of the joints with GMAW-P back then...
When I was employed at EB in "Rotten Groton, CT"... We welded with alot of nickel-copper (Ni-Cu), copper-nickel (Cu-Ni), and a variety of inconel, hastelloy,etc. alloys, and of course a whole bunch of different other alloys... Most of the welding was done using the GTAW process although, there was on occasion, some SMAW performed with these nickel based alloys... If you were there also, I would like to talk about some of the "unclassified" experiences you had there...
I spent alot of time in the two bars across the street from each other on Eastern Point Road, and as a trick question, do you remember the name of those two bars? I ask you this because, anyone that spent some time at EB would never forget the names of these two establishments, especially when all of the fun that happened when the bars closed at what time on fridays???... Also, three last questions would be: What was the name of the yard that had the Welding school, and where was the Pipefitters local hall, and their local number designation???
look foward to reading more from you soon!!!
Respectfully,
SSBN 727 Run Silent... Run Deep!!!