Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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amage Control While The ability ot The ship to stay afloat is The concern ot everyone aboard, the science ot damage control and The carrying out ot its functions is the particular concern ot The Engineering Department. From Damage Control Central, Crightb, The opening and closing ot each and every void, hatch, and watertight fitting which might keep an injured ship afloat is closely controlled. Armed with tire Tighting chemicals, hoses, variegated nozzles, OBA's, and other necessary paraphanalia, The Men from Mars are ready to check The spread ot damage from possible bomb, Torpedo, or mine hits, including the rescue of person- nel. Here They show howto approach a smoke-filled magazine. Repair lockers throughout the ship are manned by Damage Controlmen ot R division.

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The engineering plant of a modern cruiser is as powerful and efficient a work of human ingenuity as science and years of ex- perience can make it, just ask that sweaty, grimy individual over there blinking at the sun light. Let's take a look at that fellow: he has the eyes of a detective, the mind of a watchmaker, the touch of a pickpocket, the patience of a surgeon, and the tenacity of a division of Marines-he must be an engineer. What is it that makes a light turn on at the flick of a switch? You say it's electricity, we say it's an engineer. What is it that makes the screws turn over when the Skipper so orders? You say it's steam. We say its the sweat, patient labor, and sacrihced sleep contributed by several hundred men before the mooring lines were ever taken in. Before an ounce of steam can flow, gears must be greased, gaskets must be replaced, valves must be tested, and gauges must be checked. To accomplish these and a thousand-odd other matters, we turn to the men in the Engineering Department. LCDR S. W. Horner, Jr Chief Engineer LT J. D. Turner, Main LT WA White Damage Propulsion Assistant Control AS5l5lC'nl

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FRONT ROW lleft to rightbz Kettler, A. F., l-loyt, E. L., Joiner, l. W., Dumas, M. D., Chief F. D. Carter, Cl-lCARP M. Ellis, Chief W. G. Ross, Wise, R. C., Meyer, L., Cashen, R. L., Dretzka, R. G. CENTER ROW: Smart, J. F., Tamashiro, S., Naill, E. E., Atwell, S. W., Jaggears, L., Stem, D. L., Dziedzic, W. F., Krebs, P. l'l., Koenig, G. W., Tausaga, T., King, T. C., Rollins, T. E., Teague, D., Aughenbaugh, A. E., Fancher, B., Reed, R. D., Dubell, C. T., Ballard, M. L., Hart, W. E., Gemind, G. W., Carr, C.J., Binversie, R. L. I TOP ROW: Little, J. A., Streight, W. D., Moore, L. L., Cline, V. J., Smith, L. l-l., Holland, J. E., Williams, B. W., Hollornan, D. R., Raughton, O. O., Menor, F., Morgan, A. F., Zeitharner, R. C., Purdy, R. C., Schneider, C. F. Romeo Division personnel-Bremerton's Pipehtters, Metalsmiths, and Damage Controlmen-are kept busy throughout the ship. Aside from normal everyday repair vvork, the Division personnel man Damage Control Central and the various repair parties during general quarters. They are prepared to meet any emergency, from maintaining watertight integrity to fighting a fire and checking the spread of damage. ln the various repair parties spread throughout the ship, there are men from different divisions-but the key personnel are of Romeo Division. To keep the ship afloat, to check for possible damage and to repair that damage, is the job of Romeo Division.