Conolly (DD 979) - Naval Cruise Book

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E GI EERI GDEP RTME THE ENGINEERS WERE DEEP AND EX- TREMELY BUSY DURING MOST OF THEIR TIME IN CHILE AND MONTE VIDEO, UR UG UA Y CONDUCTING MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE PRO- PULSION PLANT. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE CREW SUCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE MA- JOR JOBS ON THE FOR WARD MAIN REDUC- ' TION GEAR AND THE CL UTCHIBRAKE ASSEM- BLIES AND CHANGED OUT A DAMAGED GAS TURBINE MAIN ENGINE. ALL THREE OF THESE TA SKS ARE GENERA LL Y CONSIDERED T0 BE ON A SHIPYARD LEVEL OF WORK, BUT THE CONOLLY ENGINEERS SHO WED THAT THEY WERE UP T0 THE TA SK. ACCOMPLISH- I ING ALL THE JOBS IN LESS THAN THE STAN- DARD TIMES AND WITH LITTLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BESIDES VOL UMES OF TECHNI- CAL MANUALS, THE CONOLL Y'S MEN HA VE PRO VEN THEY ARE TRULY SELF SUFFI- CIENT'1 I IN VALPARAISO, CHILE THE FIRST PROB- LEM WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FOR WARD MAIN REDUCTION GEAR. TWO BEARINGS SUPPORTING SHAFTING FOR THE GEAR AS- SEMBLIES WERE FOUND T0 BE DAMAGED. WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK FOR FIVE DA YS IN TWEL VE HOUR SHIFTS, M DIVI- SION PERSONNEL LIFTED A ONE TON COVER FROM THE REDUCTION GEAR, RE- PLACED ONE DAMAGED BEARING AND COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED, RE- WORKED, AND REASSEMBLED THE CL UTCHIBRAKE ASSEMBL YFOR THE GAS TUR- BIME MAIN ENGINE 2A. THIS WAS A FIRST TIME EVOLUTION FOR THE CREW AND IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED VERY PROFESSIONALLY WITH THE AID OF ONLY ONE TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE FROM NA VAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, PA CIFIC. WHILE AT ANCHOR IN TIC TOC, CHILE A SIMILAR CASUAL TY MANIFESTED IT- SELF IN THE FOR WARD REDUCTION GEAR ON THE OTHER GAS TURBINE MAIN ENGINE, 2B. INITIAL IN VESTIGA TION CONFIRMED THE WORST SUSPICIONS, HOW- EVER, THE DAMA GE WAS NOT AS SEVERE DUE T0 THE VAL UABLE LESSONS LEARNED BY THE ENGINEERS ON GTM 2A. THE REPAIR WORK WAS SCHEDULED FOR MONTE VIDEO, UR UG UA Y WHEN THE SHIP COULD MOOR T0 A PIER AND DISA- BLE ONE SHAFT DISASTER STRUCK AGAIN ON THE MIDWA TCH ON 21 SEPTEMBER, WHEN A FA UL TY COMPONENT ALLOWED AN EXCESSIVE AMO UNT OF FUEL T0 ENTER THE COMB USTION CHAMBER OF GTM 2A, CA USING THE ENGINE T0 SELF DESTRUCT1 PROMPT EFFECTIVE CASUALTY CONTROL ACTIONS WERE TAKEN BY THE CCS AND ENGINE ROOM PERSONNEL WHICH QUICKLY BROUGHT THE PROBLEM UN- DER CONTROL. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE SHIP WAS UNDER WA YAGAIN NOW FA CED WITH TWO MAJOR CASUALTIES IN THE FORWARD ENGINEROOM, THE SHIP WAS INFORMED THA TA NEW ENGINE WOULD BE WAITING IN MONTE VI- DEO, UR UG UA Y IN ORDER T0 BE ABLE T0 CORRECT BOTH CASUAL TIES, THE ENGI- NEERS AGAIN ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES AND WENT TO WORK AT osoo AND FINISHED THE REPAIRS 35 HOURS LA TER WHILE UNDER WA Y. AGAIAL THIS WORK WOULD NORMALLY BE DONE BY THE SHIPYARD, BUT CONOLLY PROVED THAT ALMOST ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, IF YOU CAN BE INNOVATIVE AND POSITIVE IN YOUR TA CKLING OF THE PROBLEM. ' DESPITE THE FA CT THAT THESE JOBS OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE ROOMS, THE EFFORTS OF ALL ENGINEERS WERE REQUIRED: THE HT'S WERE INVOL VED IN THE REMO VAL AND INSTALLA TION OF CA TWALKS, RAILINGS, AND PADE YES FOR THE MAIN RED UCTION GEAR WORK. A AND E DIVISIONS STOOD THE WA TCHES THA T M DI VISION WOULD HA VE HAD T0 MAN DURING THE REPAIRS. THE MR 'S FA BRICA T- ED AND RE WORKED PARTS FOR USE IN THE REPAIRS. THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF CONOLL Y'S ENGINEERS HA VE BEEN ACKNO WLEDGED BY SEVERAL SENIORS, MOST IMPOR TANTLY BY USCOMSOLANT HIMSELE BRA VO ZULU T0 THE MEN OF ENGINEERING FOR A JOB WELL DONE! 10

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A DIVISIO 1 L ., .V xx , . ,zivxffff ,R f We A X X W ' 1 T621-f LT STEVEN M. JOHNSON ENS MICHAEL E. TOW FA JOSEPH G. BALL EN3 MICHAEL .L BERRY ENEA JEFFREY S. BURKETT EN2 REYNA TO N DEVERA EN1 STEVEN M. DUNAWAY SCWO EN 3 BR U CE E. EN GS TLER