The ship is equipped with 2 primary potable water tank room modules located in the aft section on deck 3. The room designation is A-320-08P for the port room and A-320-08S for the starboard room. Unlike other rooms, these can only be entered via a maintenance hatch in the floor of deck 2 above the tank. A ladder descends from deck 2 down to the bottom of the tank.
Total room length is 1245 inches, width is 384 inches, and 138 inches tall. Not all of this area is liquid storage. The walls are 3 inches thick Thermodium. There is a small gap between the outboard wall and the water bladder and from the top of the water bladder and the top of the room. There is also a small gap between each bladder.
Tank Storage Capacity (1 Tank) Designated Resource - Potable Water Total Water Capacity 198,595.0575 US Gallons 165,354.9098 UK Gallons Total Water Weight (Full at room temperature)1,656,282.77955 Pounds751,277.2314 Kilograms
The tank is partitioned to control water movement with a set of 5 water bladders housed within the room and secured to the walls. The bladders are numbered 1-5 from fore to aft. The forward bladder (#1) is sealed against the ceiling of the room around the maintenance hatch opening and houses the maintenance ladder. Each blader is equipped with a maintenance passage between bladers. The bladders are made of a flexible silicone material.
Water Bladder 1 = 11,554,773.5811 Cubic Inches 6,686.7903 Cubic Feet 189,348.8142 Liters 50,020.6648 US Gallons 41,650.8992 UK Gallons Water Bladder 2 = 11,261,988.5917 Cubic Inches 6,5173545 Cubic Feet 184,550.9287 Liters 48,753.1973 US Gallons 40,595.5122 UK Gallons Water Bladder 3 = 10,810,222.6081 Cubic Inches 6,255.9159 Cubic Feet 177,147.8097 Liters 46,797.5004 US Gallons 38,967.0545 UK Gallons Water Bladder 4 = 9,612,648.6515 Cubic Inches 5,562.8962 Cubic Feet 157,523.6786 Liters 41,613,3534 US Gallons 34,650.3509 UK Gallons Water Bladder 5 = 2,635,788.9044 Cubic Inches 1,525.3408 Cubic Feet 43,192.8415 Liters 11,410.3416 US Gallons 9,501.093 UK Gallons