Crew's Galley - Main Deck

At commissioning, the Chief's Mess was located in the Chief's Berth. When the Mess was relocated aft of the Berth is not known. The Chief's Mess also included the ship's Marine Sergeants, who are visible to the right. The Chief's paid into a Mess fund and the meals cooked in the Crew's Galley.

Excerpt from 1912 Joiner.  Though designed for oil ranges, electric were installed but later changed to oil fired

The dumbwaiter to lower prepared food to 2nd deck changed locations. From 1914 until some time after 1937, the dumbwaiter used to be on the starboard side. By Oct 1944, the dumbwaiter was on the port side. In the photo below, you are looking from the starboard-forward to the port-aft and the dumbwaiter is not present.

1935-1937 Photo courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept

From the collection Martin Emmons, TEXAS veteran 1917-1918.