Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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Firemen who are prospective Boilermen. Like the M Station, the B Station is divided into two sections and each section is under the supervision of a Chiel Boilerman and stationed in eithei fin room. I lu Machinist ' s Mates and ilu-ii Strikers are re sponsible Foi the operation, maintenance, and up keep I ili .- main propulsion engines, main and auxiliary machinery, while the Boilermen and theii Strikers are mainly responsible foi making .tn l fui nishing steam to the enginerooms For the operation ol theii mat hinei 5 . i and l ' lr»( Row l linn • ' . Pearson, John W. M-lf .nii-k. Lr»i« II. Bnaaey, Albert II. Bonville, .1. M. Schlarb, George E. Gilford. Second lt x : .lulin I ' . Mann, Philip C. Coyne, Walter Redden, II- l)n i». Wayne P. Smith, . I.. Miins. C. E. Welnh, II. • Stronp, Richard . Brewer. . ■ . Third Row : Jamea A BoroakI, It. V Hoff- man, it. E. Sawyers, Ralph I ' .. Gleaaon, Otla II n. Jamea I.. Schna;, L. V. Rlppert, E. J. Pinter, It. I . Atchlnaon, iti,-ii- nrtl . .In riii. V. J. Blake. First Row: (ieorne T. llntlir. K. P. Ilmiko, Jerome Demarr, Lealej » ' . McKnigrht. . . . Sec- ond Rowi Robert J. Primer, H. R. Amies:, Gordon . Saner, Jamea E. Malloy, Edward W. Peteraen, I. II- Burakowski, l.imis li ., ' . Eugene Schneider. . . . Third lti « : Itoliert M. tmick, II. A. Ryan, Clarence . Bntler, Roy D. II ■■■■■ . John A. Winters. Jr., Engene It. tiere. U,»l»ert 1.. Conflitti.

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Cheeking water in the boiler room Menmiiit; the old tub. M DIVISION ( Jhe Machinery Division, or M Division as it is better known aboard ship, consists ol personnel responsible lor the operation, maintenance, and re- pair ol the main propulsion units, the main and auxiliary machinery, and the steam generating units aboard ship. The M Division is Further divided into what we term stations : the M Station and the B Station. The M Station is comprised ol Machinist ' s Mates ratings and the non-rated Firemen who are prospective Machinist ' s Mates. 1 lie M Station includes two sections, each section being undei the supervision ol a Chiel Machinist ' s Mate and sta tioned in either engineroom. 1 he B station is comprised ol Boilermen ratings and the non-rated Repair while yon wait.

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lease! No water hours. ■«! watchers on main engine lionnl. R DIVISION Ohe R Division is the repair division of the ship and is composed of the Pipe-fitter, Metalsmith, Elec- trician, IC Electrician, Electronic Technician, Motor Repair, and Engineman ratings, thirty-seven men in all. This division is an integral part ol the Engineering Department, making the Engineering Department more important to shipboard opera- tions. The R Division is divided into lour separate sections: the Electricians, headed by Murphy. EMC; the Electronic Technicians, headed by Schuette, ICC; the Auxiliary Section, headed by Yarbrough, ENC; and the Shiplitters. with Harpalas, FP1, as their station leader. Ensign Woods is the R Divi- sion Officer, and Lieutenant Commander Osheiui is the head ol the Engineering Department. Without the R Division it seems that the ship (ould not operate properly. Now, the duty Elec- trician, la up to Combat. Why? Just to fix a Joe- pot! Now tin- duty Shipfitter, I. in down to the Foi ward lucroom. Why? In repair a drain line. Or. il the transmittei dots not Function properly, those shipboard Einsteins, the ET ' s, an ' on the j l . mak ing the necessary repairs to put the transmitter in operation as quickly as possible. Need more heat? I ' ll! ' ., ,, I I, ..I. Of Illl ' llllll.