▁the ▁continent . ▁H ank ▁soon ▁found ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - p ound - per - square - inch ▁engineering ▁plant ▁that ▁was , ▁in ▁his ▁view , ▁a ▁dis aster . ▁For ▁six ▁months , ▁he ▁batt led ▁the ▁yard ▁daily . ▁" There ▁were ▁indic ations ▁coming ▁back ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁engineering ▁problems , ▁but ▁the ▁focus ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁miss ile ▁system , ▁the ▁T art ar ▁system , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁ge e - wh iz ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ship ." ▁ ▁For em ost ▁among ▁these ▁problems ▁was ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁equipment ▁at ▁sea . ▁The ▁n avy ' s ▁ship ▁design ers ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁bo ilers ' ▁automatic ▁comb ust ion ▁controls ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁man ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁stations , ▁in ▁particular , ▁around ▁the ▁feed ▁p umps . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁p umps ▁and ▁spaces ▁had ▁no ▁vent ilation ▁and ▁became ▁too ▁hot ▁to ▁touch . ▁Rout ine ▁maintenance ▁at ▁sea ▁proved ▁impossible , ▁so ▁his ▁men ▁had ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁plant ▁during ▁week ends ▁while ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁in ▁port . ▁With ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁on ▁liberty , ▁the ▁in equ ity ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁serious ▁mor ale ▁issue . ▁The ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 - p ound ▁plant ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁mistakes ▁that ▁the ▁Navy ▁ever ▁made ," ▁said ▁Must in . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9