Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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The E division is responsible Tor The mainTenance and repair of a greaT varieTy oT elecTrical equipmenT which perTorms a major role in making The DES MOINES one oT The mosT modern TighTing uniTs in The TleeT. Large dynamos, The hearT oT The ship, send elecTrons Through The greaT maze oT wires which Torm The ship's nervous sysTem. These impulses, direcTly or indi- recTly, give The ship iTs senses-iTs eyes, ears and a booming, auThoriTaTive voice respecTed by all. Mo.sT OT The ship's conveniences are powered by elecTriciTy and are under The immediaTe supervision oT The E division. Among Them are The dial Telephones which make every parT oT The ship immediaTely accessible. Air condiTioning and venTilaTion are also conTrolled by The elecTrical equipmenT. The many uniTs which elecTrically direcT The guns uTilize The ouTpuTs Trom The gyro-Compasses and speed log Tor Their accuracy. BaTTle orders and inTormaTion are TransmiTTed over visual and audio elecTrical uniT.s. The E division is so organized +ha+ all equipmenT is given proper care as re- quired. Each oT The Three sub-uniTs-power, lighTing, and inTerior communi- caTions groups--is headed by a senior peTTy oTTicer. In addiTion, each sub-uniT is brolcen down inTo individual circuiTs which are assigned To oTher peTTy oTTicers. This pin-poinTing of responsibiliTy malces The elecTrical division a highly eTiecTive and exTremely dependable group. A E xp K . X Q X r X a 1 ffl if T 'C A 7 f X P T ION

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The M Division is charged wiTh The main Tained wifhin four separafe, w'aTerTighT Tains an enTire power plan+ capable of compleTely. comparTmenTs are designaTed as machinery rooms To Their driven shafT. Some flexibiliTy ofoperafion is permiTTed by The and design of piping sysfems, allowing several i in To meeT The man siTuaTions lilcel To arise in DIVISION PW.. Y, Y IT is wiThin These four machinery spaces ThaT The signed. Their specific responsibiliTy includes The ma keep of The following machinery: main engines. Turbo ciafed auxiliaries. A consTanT vigil musT be mainTained by proper funcfioning -of Thi.s machinery, 'and iT is wiTh a greaf These men carry ouT Their Tasks. Theirs is a greaf responsibilify. They full realize Their mission To do and give Their besT under any circumsfances. if ,, S lbh will .QX Nx fx of ,X X ' xx !,, X X - xi g ,KL g l'