Bainbridge (DLGN 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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!. ' ■■: f%-f ..- t.-n F-2 Division The F-2 Division, composed of gunner ' s mates and sonarmen. is responsible for the operations, maintenance and upkeep of the ship ' s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) systems, including sonar, ASW fire control, the ASROC launching system, torpedo tubes, and all ASW weapons.

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Engineering Department Bainbridge is powered bv two identical propulsion plants, each normal- ly driving one shaft. Each propulsion plant consists of a reactor plant and a steam plant. The reactor plant is housed in a shielded compart- ment and contai-ns steam generators in which reactor heat is transferred from the primary coolant to the secondary water, generating saturated steam. The steam plant uses the steam to drive a main propulsion tur- bine for shaft propulsion, to drive turbine-generator sets for reactor cool- ant pump electrical loads and ship ' s service electrical loads, and for other au.xiliary equipment. The primary coolant and secondary water are both contained in closed pressurized systems completely separated from each other. In this department the Engineering Officer is responsible for the opera- tion, care, and maintenance of all propulsion and aitxiliary machinery; for damage control; for furnishing power, light, ventilation, heat, refrig- eration, compressed air, and water; and for the repair of the hull and its appurtenance. He has several assistants. The Main Propulsion Assistant (MPA) has responsibility for the efficient operation of the main engines, reactors, and associated auxiliaries; his Damage Control Assistant is re- sponsible for the control of damage, stability, and for repairs of hull and machinery; his Electrical Officer is responsible for the operation, mainten- ance, and repair of electrical machinery and systems, and interior com- munications equipment throughout the ship. 45