Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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M DIVISION The one-hundred thousand odd steam horses that drive the BALTIMORE are held in check by the firm hands of the M (Men and Machinery) Division. It is by no means an easy job to handle the reins of surh a powerful span. To be an ideal iiiiin is impossible, but to ftut forth ibe amount of work shown by our ' • i-; a ( redit lo any organization. Out of the division will come some of the best trained men in the Fleet. Though the task is an exacting one and calls for perfect teamwork - each man knowing what the other is doing, each man being able to take over the work of another - we state with pride our answer to all challenges, Give us a Bell. We started out as a group of men, unknown to each other, unfamiliar with our job and the machinery with which we were to work. We had our share of mistakes, but each one taught us a little more and Hiade us more confident. We became a iroficient team - not cocky but proud of lurselves and our ability. We know we ' re jood because we have proven it. We e come a long way since our recommissioning in the fall of ' 51. but let no one think it has been peaches and cream. It has taken work - but work is only half the story, for it has also taken ingenuity and plain old ..avy can do. No job vili stop us because we knov we can beat it.