Gary, you are correct. It was Number #3 Main Machinery room. I don't remember it being holiday routine though. I do remember Captain Carmody (who was in Bay 2) talking to another officer. He turned and his face went white as a sheet. I looked back where he was looking and saw a massive amount of black smoke pouring up from below decks. We were taking aboard ammo and fuel from the USS Sacramento and there were bombs all over the hanger deck. About that time, GQ sounded and lines were cut from the Sacramento. It was very nerve-wracking for a while. We could have had a catastrophe.