Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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A greaT revoluTion Tools place in Trade and Travel wiTh The change Trom sail To sTeam power on The ocean going vessel oT The world. To many people The operaTion oT a marine engineering planT is a greaT mysTery when com- pared To The apparenT simpliciTy oT a billowing sail, buT noT so The men oT The lvl Division, Tor Theirs is The iob oT running iusT such a planT, or aT leasT The engines parT oT iT. The propelling machinery oT The ship is conTained in greaT complex comparTmenTs deep in her hull. lT is These comparTmenTs ThaT are The concern oT The men oT M Di- STandby To answer all bells vision, Tor herein are conTained The Main Engines, Turbo GeneraTors and associaTed auxiliaries ThaT They musT op- eraTe and mainTain. ConsTanT vigilance and care is nec- essary To insure Their proper TuncTion so They may be ready aT all Times To answer all bells and iT is wiTh a greaT deal oT pride ThaT These men carry ouT Their assigned Taslcs. When The order was given by The OTTicer oT The Deck Tor, all engines ahead one Third, on ThaT TaTeTuI day in Palermo in mid-OcTober, iT was an lvl Division man who cracked The ThroTTle open and sTarTed us on our way home. 40

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. . . and be sure To bring iT back. The EIecTrical Division is responsible Tor The mainTenance and repair oT a greaT varieTy oT eguipmenT which perTorms a maior role in making BALTIMORE one oT The TighTing uniTs oT The TIeeT. The elecTrical insTallaTion is an inTegral parT oT The advanced design which increases The ship's habiTabiliTy and baTTIe eTTiciency. Large dynamos, The hearT oT The ship, send elecTrons Through The greaT maze oT wires which Torm The ship's nerv- ous sysTem. These impulses, direcTly or indirecTly, give The ship iTs senses-iTs eyes, ears and a booming auThoriTive voice respecTed by all. MosT oT The ship's conveniences are powered by elec- TriciTy. Dial phones malce every parT oT The ship immediaTe- ly accessible. ReTrigeraTion oT our Tood is dependenT on elecTrical moTors. These are only a Tew oT The many services conTribuTing To The comTorT oT The crew. The many uniTs which elecTrically direcT The guns uTilize The ouTpuTs Trom The gyro-compasses and speed log Tor signals which are TransmiTTed over visual and audio-elecTri- cal uniTs. IT is impossible To lisT here The many uniTs in- volved or To describe Their imporTance. IT musT suTTice To say ThaT The eIecTrical sysTems have been designed To pro- vide maximum TlexibiliTy and conTinuiTy oT service under The mosT adverse baTTle condiTions. The pin-poinTing oT responsibiliTy and specialized Train- ing make The elecTrical division a highly eTTecTive one and iTs equipmenT exTremeIy dependable. RIGHT, TOP: A mosT imporTanT TuncTion. CENTER: They carry The load. BOTTOM: We 'Fix 'em all-big and small.

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