Brinkley Bass (DD 887) - Naval Cruise Book

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.si xg, We NS -if Back row, left to right: B, L. BRICKEY, R. M1 HOWARD, J. W. O'KEEFE, M. OPICH, R. E. SCHEID, J. D DOUGLAS, M. T. ROGERS, D. L. KENNY. Front row: C. E. TYLER, B. C. OLSON, C. C. MILLER. ii

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PIPEFITTEHS is ENHINEMEN If there is anything to be made of metal someone among the shipfitters or A-gang can make it fWell almost anything.l As a matter of fact these men are experts in the use of most materials found aboard ship. They combine the skills of carpenters plumbers metal- smiths machinists welders and mechanics along with their specialized Navy knowledge. iary machinery of our engineering plant. iOther responsibilities include the evaporators the steam heating system the ice machines the emergency diesels and that cranky motorwhaleboat engine' they have been known to tinker with the laundry machine and the food mixer at times. Actually - . along with the shipfitters they are called on for Th ' e f th A- ' th 'I- QT- E: e primary conc rn o . e gang is e aux: I I I . I ' construction and repair wherever their specialties are needed. T At GQ, these Jacks-of- all-trades perform one more of their jobs, dam- age control. With their - knowledge of the ship's many systems and vari- T ous special tools, they form the nucleus of the lf'l f repair parties. The ship- 52 fitters and A-gang must be ready for any emer- gency in war or peace- - g ship may depend on their know-how and efficiency. ' li i i 455 Ill . 'I g the sa fety of the entire H il T

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IIUMMISSAHYMEN The cooks and bakers are probably the most talked about group of people on the ship. This talk runs a scale between griping and praising depending largely on whether we have stew or steak. Cooking isn t like it was in the old days when preparing meals just meant breaking out the daily rations of salt pork and hard tack. The commis- sarymen work day and night preparing a variety of toods tor us under the worst con- ditions possible Just imagine our mothers and wives baking a cake in an oven .that tilted twenty degrees to each side ot per- pendicular every :lO seconds. Preparing food is only the obvious part ot the commissaryman s job lt takes par- ticularly shrewd planning to order and stow all the necessary supplies to keep a destroyer crew ted tor extended periods of time at sea. Our cooks and bakers realize that good X lc, ' I SF 'iff-. l o s X X 3 food is the key to high morale and have continually done their best to keep us happy. inau- z i .i--- go .li