Blair (DE 147) - Naval Cruise Book

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EPARTMENT il? if? if il? ENC Harris, USN MEC Petrule, ENC Hare, USN Senior Engineering Petty Officers INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN. From the bugle calling the ship to Reveille in the morning until Taps at night, the IC Electrician's role in the life of a ship is audibly portrayed to his shipmates. Interior communications systems throughout the ship are his domain. Whether electrically powered or sound powered, all the circuits must be kept in good running order to insure the efficient operation of the ship. His responsibilities include the gyro compass and ship's movie equipment . . . among many others. PIPEFITTER. The Pipefitter's main responsibility aboard ship is the care and feeding of piping. He must insure that piping is in good repair and that valves are operable. Like the Damage Controlman, he must be well trained in many other allied fields. He must know carpentry and metal work in order to deal with wood and sheet metal in making countless re- pairs to the ship's hull equipment. At General Quar- ters he is an invaluable member of the damage con- trol teams. larsl?-.ff DAMAGE CONTROLMAN. Bomb Hit Aft, Frame llO! -with these words from the lMC, the Damage Controlman assumes his primary responsibility, the control of battle or collision damage. He is ever ready to extinguish Hres or respond to emergencies in which the hul.l's watertightness is threatened. He may be seen welding, repairing the rudder of the motor whale boat, or doing a hundred odd jobs throughout the ship. He is a real Jack-of-all-Trades, and a master of many. METALSMITH. The Metalsmith works closely with the Damage Controlman and Pipefitter aboard a small ship. His particular interests and responsibilities lie in the cutting out and installing of sheet metal for repair of the hull, decks and structures. He insures water- tight integrity of compartments by taking air tests periodically. Under battle conditions he is active in damage control parties as a scene leader or repair party leader. In combat the ability of the ship to sur- vive depends largely on his skill.

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