Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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ION The B division operaTes The Tour boilers we have aboard ship. These boilers supply The sTeam which drives The main engines, heaTs The ship, and generfaTes elecTrical power and lighTing. ln addiTion, operaTion and mainTenance oT The large number oT associaTed pumps, blowers and compressors is parT oT The division's iob. . ResponsibiliTies oT The B division also include handling The Tuel oil burned in The boilers. This involves The receipT, TransTer, sTowage and invenTory oT some? Three quarTers oT a million gallons, Gne oT The mosT imporTanT-alThough a liTTle-known-TuncTion oT This division is To ,supply all The waTer ThaT is used aboard ship. Two evaporaTing uniTs, operaT- ing 24 hours a day, week in and week ouT, supply all needs. A OT course, mainTenance oT The associaTed equipmenT and spaces is a big iob in iTselT, and The men in The division have many waTches To sTand, buT They do Their job unbegrudgingly even when The boilers musT be cleaned inside and ouT because They know The saTisTacTion ThaT comes Trom doing a good job. . The men oT The B division are secure in The knowledge ThaT They believe Them- selves To be The besT group oT boiler Tenders in The TleeT, boTh wiTh regards To knowledge and skills, and, equally imporTanT, spiriT. W5 qw w I fl T k , ' Q? c

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The A division is a parf of fhe Engineering Deparfmenf and is mainly respon- sible for all mechanically operafed equipmenf locafed oufside fhe main ma- chinery spaces. The A division is divided info four groups The refrigerafion and ice machine group operafes and performs all mainfe- nance work on all air-condifioning unifs ice machines and refrigerafors Refrig- erafion enables fhe ship fo carry fresh meaf and vegefables for long periods of fime while af sea. Air-condifioning mainfains fhe berfhing spaces and officers rooms in fhe amidships secfion af a consfanf femperafure. Air-condifioning also keeps fhe magazines C.l.C. and ploffing rooms and ofher vifal spaces in a cool comforfable condifion. Scufflebuffs fhe soda founfain mechanism and heafing sysfems are also mainfained The Diesel group keeps fhe emergency diesel generafors in excellenf operafing The Machine Shop performs fhe machine work fhaf is necessary fo enabl' fhe ship fo operafe in a proper mechanical condifion. All kinds of precision parfs are manufacfured aboard ship-parfs which would be ofherwise unavailable. The fourfh group Deck Machinery has charge of hydraulic eguipmenf which includes fhe sfeering gear anchor windlass and airplane crane This group mainfains fhe emergency elecfric fire pumps locafed abouf fhe ship. The re- sponsibilify of caring for deck winches fhe hangar hafch laundry equipmenf and fhe scullery and galley also falls fo fhis group. Wifh fhe never-ending array of iobs required of fhe A division many skills frades and offen ingenuify are consfanfly being called info use. condifion. All engines in fhe ship's boafs are also mainfained by fhis group. U ill M! Mix-l X 111222: Qf w ff f i f ig, llll l ml lll V, y A llu i V

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Firs+ row, lefl lo riglil: R. C. Ross, M. Berger, M. R. Weasel, G. G. Brinlc ey, J. T. Ellior E. Efaw, E. H. Bender, J. F. Pfeiffer, R. R. Bowley, E. J. Dirarnio. Second row: M. E. Slolz, J. Brezoniclc, D. l-l. Mabrey, J. l-l. Terry, J. R. Thomason Lrig. W. J. Miclielsen, P. R. Wallace, W. F. Malqowski, J. L. Dry, G. R. Webb. Third row: L. D. McNeil, J. W. Dunning, P. Brenner, W. D. Savary, C. Sauger, ll i 75 T. P. Payne, R. E. Ling, C. N. Berberick, R. J. Madden, P. Darienzo, D. l-l. DeGro+e C. E. Meriwellier, R. J. Travelslead, J. L, Murpliy, S. D. Reese. Fourfh row: A. P. Morris, R. E. Kruse, l-l. M. Anderson, R. L. Wolle, C. E. Givens P. J. Munley, D. R. Lyons, A. J. Bardes, M. A. Breiner, L. E. Calkins, T. R. Srnullco l-l. L. Anderson, P. R. Turner, J. R. Price, N. R. Lalzorlune.