Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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'fr'-7 ll by chance you happen lo go below aboard lhe Ballimore, you are sure lo lind lhe A division lurning lo in one ol lheir nu- merous spaces. The lirsl place you probably visil is lhal beehive ol aclivily, lhe Machine Shop. There, amid humming lalhes and grinding hacksaws, your lind Marlin, MRI, wilh his crew engaged in essenlial repair work. Nexl you may lind lhe sleam heal shop under lhe direclion ol Groves, MMC, and Bacon, MM2. From lhe anchor windlass lo lhe aller sleering roorn, lhe sleam heal gang has lheir work cul oul lor lhem. ln charge ol llie laundry, gallery and all imporlanl sleam heal syslems as well as numerous olher small machinery, lhese people lind lhemselves well-occupied al all limes. Then you are very apl lo slop al one ol lhe sculllebulls lor a cool drink. This ION brings lo mind lhe Ice Machine gang. Underlhe able lead- ership ol Flinn, MMI, and ldzi, MM2, lhe relrigeraling and air condilioning planls are kepl in lop nolch shape. l-lere loo, al lhe ice house, lhe ice is made lor our cool drinks al chow. Al lasl you lind yoursell lopside again and as you look over lhe waler you see lhe molor launches busily shulrlling lhe liberly parlies back and lorlh. Keeping lhese launches running is a big iob and lhe lask lalls lo lhe boal gang wilh Roederer, ENC, and Kandelski, EN2, in charge. ln addilion lolueling boals, lhe overhaul and main- lenance ol lhe engines keeps lhe boal gang really hopping. As you can see, lhere is never a dull momenl lor lhe division. ll resulls in plenly ol experience and opporluni- lies lo gain mechanical knowledge lhal produces good en- gineers. - , R. V l ' , J. F. H hn, R. B. Bacon, E. H. Bishop, C. D. Walker, L05 ECW: ETQIBDIEE lligvli ' il alf1niline'lSni:boXi' RwN'L!3lVde.ihiQ ' E 'nl1cQaliQTmlia'c. eaifgcli. J. Bills:-if c. R. Mehyek P. Def?zpSEv.RA- Bengflg .. . :..ew ..- --- . . - -. '.,,oeerer, J' N' BTLZTS' A' R' Mann' L' Marlin' Bom?-MlRx?vVlii Vgeiinb'iilaklillfillffis'NLol1PkgErlli+l-TcJ'EldgioifT-:GullJ. rlafiliaigl F. eee, J. R. Taylor, - e, . - - ' ' . . ' R. W. Freeman, R. O. Smllh, W. R. KindBa1E:gYg'V.eLf2iYnch'D. E, Marlow, M. S. Agosla, P. P. Congulliard. gwpdff

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f -an, n., Iidden , - T p M Morse D Rafcliff F Casa W Fincher J G TOP ROW: D. G-rahm. A. Gaines, H. Lee. lE'f'I I5J I'Agi?nI:IT+lgIIIT.:hI, R Ill-iZT:2iinH Oliphanf R Larkin J BarreTT J Green DJ Igrringer THIRD ROW: H. Morris. W- McMahon' E2 cpm' i +' I C Swaim H Wing LTJG Cleary N Turner B Davis A Vefrano arceau E. Fox. SECOND ROW: D. Norgren, I: GUIIIIIT E ED'f? '.Z1i? noY'J0i.nsan. J Manger L Medim L Levesque M PIHIIIPS J DOU9'-is J Peafsokn W. Greenwood. BOTTOM ROW: L. Said. S' hfen 0115+ .M. BarreH', R Brezowski C Bru+z J CaTes V CiesIuIc T Daugherfy J FOFOSISI R' Kramer. NOT PEEEIEI':iI-dl:EgSHBeRlYenrTsCcin. J. Mannting. RT PicIrerin9. J. Rice O Richards G Rivers W Rooney O Taylor DIVISION The R div weIding, mosT oT The pipe work, wood working, Tire TighTing and damage conTroI aboard The BaITimore is done b The m T I ' h y e a smiT s, pipeTiTTers and damage conTroImen in This division. Besides Their proTessionaI duTies, The men in The repair division are responsible Tor The waTerTighT inTegriTy oT The ship. This incIudes Taking Soundings oT voids and c:oTTerdams, prevenTion oT Tire and Tire haz- ards and generaI securiTy oT all spaces, The R division also Tur- nishes aII of The divers aboard ship and does all The underwaTer repairs. IT iT's a mermaid you're IooIcing Tor, These are The men To see. In generaI, iT is The men oT The R division who Iceep The ship safe, pIeasanT To Iive aboard, and in Top operaTing c:ondiTion. ision is The repair gang oT The ship. All meTaI worIc. The R division can be Tound aT Th T - e op oT any inspecTion re- porT wiTh The adiecTive ExceIIenT oTTen used Th . e ship's aThIeTic: Teams draw Treely Trom our ranks, and The repair gang can Tield an enThusiasTic baII Team oT iTs own. WheTher iT be work or play, The R division can be counTed on To play Their pai-T well.

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. ' . nTeTorTe, J. D. Massie, R. T. Lyza, E. OrTman, V. J. IndelicaTo, F. H. Lancasfer, K. L. Bradshaw, A. J. EOF ROME. IE3aITc:T:f3lS'RC.JFMEI:c?TieMl, E'T1Rowe, H. Balkema, T. G. Lopez. MIDDLE ROW: R. A. Zuber, G. Johnson, F. R. Kline, J. M. Cobbg Runomefg' .Q T' H. Koopimalns R. ie. Tami, i. J. Reynolds, me R, A. Kroc, cHELEc E. R. Lorance, A. L. Di Pieifo, F. E. Aaamczyk, M. H. Fousi, R. HiFi1e'R. J. Hesson, L. IG. Godfrey. BOTTOM R-OW: W. R. Carpenfer, B. W. Saulsberry, J. G. Obusek, J. C. MileTich. NOT PRESENT: ' ' ' ' M. A. Anclursky, M. L. Cole, J. G. Conaboy. DIVI The elecTrician's iob is a ThreeTold one. He insTalls, mainTains, and repairs genera- Tors, elecTric moTors, conTrollers, search- lighTs, yardarm blinkers, and all The general lighTing, power and inTernal communicaTions disTribuTion sysTems aboard ship. ln addiTion To These du- Ties, he sTands waTches during which he is responsible Tor proper operaTion oT all elecTrical equipmenT and conTrol panels as well as The emergency repair shop. Skilled and Trained in elecTrical mainTenance. The elecTri- cian Tinds his daily work may Take him To any parT of The ship, VVheTher iT's replacing a lighT bulb, repairing a ship's S I service Telephone, or TesTing a circuiT, he is always ready To oTTer help and advice, Finally, There is always movie call. The elecTrician mainTains and operaTes all movie and loudspeaking eguipmenT, WhaT's The movie TonighT. Sparky? is a Tamiliar quesTion To him. Aside Trom The nighTly Tlick, Training Tilms, a viTal elemenT in The ship'S educaTional program, reach us Through The courTesy oT The movie locker. Though Taced wiTh many problems and Ei greaT deal of responsibiliTy, The E division has done an admirable iob in keeping The BalTimore supplied wiTh power, lighT, and enTerTainmenT.