YARDBIRDS

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NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARDPRESENTS

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WHILE YOU ARE READING, SEE HOW MANY

OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS YOU CAN FIND

IN THE PICTURES:

p AIRCRAFT CARRIER

p AIRPLANE

p BLUE WIRE

p CRANE

p DUFFLE BAG

p FISH

p FLAMINGO

p FLOWER

p FROG

p HAMMER

p HARD HAT

p MAGNIFYING GLASS

p MONKEY WRENCH

p RED QUESTION MARK

p RED WIRE

p SAFETY GLASSES

p SAILOR’S HAT

p SCUBA DIVING MASK

p SUBMARINE

p TEST TUBE

p VENTILATION FAN

p WHITE WIRE

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I GET TO GO ALL OVER THE SHIPYARD!

HELLO! MY NAME IS SAM

AND I’M A SHIPYARD STRIDER.

I RUN TOOLS AND SUPPLIES TO MY FELLOW YARDBIRDS

WORKING ON THE SHIPS.

Welcome to NORFOLK NAVAL

SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA

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WE’RE GETTING ANOTHER SHIP IN

TODAY ...

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IT’S AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER—A FLOATING AIRPORT.BIG ENOUGH FOR 5,000 SAILORS AND

MORE THAN 60 AIRCRAFT.THE BIGGEST SHIP I’VE EVER SEEN!

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IT’S VERY TRICKY TO DOCK THIS HUGE SHIP IN SUCH A SMALL SPACE.

ONCE THE SHIP IS PIERSIDE, THE SAILORS

AND YARDBIRDS GO TO WORK.

IT TAKES MANY PEOPLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT TALENTS TO REPAIR OUR SHIPS ...

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TUGBOAT CAPTAINS

WELDERS

PAINTERS

PIPEFITTERS

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When U.S. Navy ships and submarines are broken or just need to feel better, they sail here to the Norfolk

Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.

We’re the ship doctors!

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We repair all kinds of N

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ELECTRICIANS

MECHANICS

MACHINISTS

ENGINEERS

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SPEAKING OF ENGINEERS, OUR SHIPYARD HAS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS

WORKING ON OUR SHIPS. OUR SCIENTISTS STUDY:

STRUCTURES

WE MAKE SURE OUR SHIPS ARE

STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE STORMS AT SEA.

NUCLEAR POWER

WE USE MATH AND SCIENCE TO KEEP OUR

REACTORS RUNNING SAFELY

CIVIL ENGINEERING

WE BUILD HABITATS FOR PEOPLE AT SEA AND ASHORE.

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OCEANS

WE STUDY THE OCEANS TO LEARN HOW TO PROTECT THE OCEANS AND

THE SEALIFE.

SAFETY

WE MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS

A SAFE PLACE TO WORK.

WE WORK ON ALL THE MODERN

TECHNOLOGY USED ON A SHIP.

ELECTRONICS

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ENVIRONMENT

WE KEEP NATURE ON AND AROUND THE SHIP SAFE

AND HAPPY.

ELECTRICITY

WE MAKE SURE OUR SHIPS HAVE PLENTY OF SAFE

ELECTRICITY.

MACHINES

WE KEEP ALL THE ENGINES ON A SHIP RUNNING

STRONG.

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AND WE HAVE MANY OTHER TALENTED YARDBIRDS WORKING HERE TOO.

IN FACT, MORE THAN 9,500 OF US WORK ON MULTIPLE SHIPS AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT’S LIKE A WHOLE TOWN IN ONE SHIPYARD!

WE USE OUR SKILLS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND

MATHEMATICS EVERYDAY TO REPAIR OUR SHIPS AND SUBMARINES.

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WE USE ALL THE SKILLS WE LEARNED IN SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE OUR NAVY STAYS THE

BEST NAVY IN THE WORLD!

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WHO KNOWS? MAYBE SOMEDAY I’LL DELIVER

TOOLS TO YOU!

OR MAYBE I’LL GET TO DELIVER A NEW PART THAT YOU CREATED TO MAKE

OUR SHIPS EVEN BETTER!

SOMEDAY, YOU TOO COULD MAKE A GREAT NOFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD YARDBIRD!

SEE YA!!

A product ofNorfolk Naval Shipyard

Outreach Program Code 1160Portsmouth, Virginia

Illustrations by Christopher Watt