Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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The R Division is The repair division aboard ship. Among iTs many duTies The mosT imporTanT are Those oT alTeraTions and repair. WiThin The division are Tound The MeTalsmiTh Shop, ShipTiTTer and Welding Shop, Damage ConTrol and CarpenTer Shop, and PipeTiTTer Shop. The lvleTalsmiThs and ShipTiTTers do various Types oT repair work Trom The TabricaTion and insTallaTion oT insTrumenT parTs To The replacing oT hull plaTes or bullcheads ThaT may become damaged. They also supervise The ship's venTilaTion s sTems. Y The Damage ConTrol and CarpenTer Shop handles boaT and wood-working repairs and repairs all ship's damage conTrol equipmenT-a never ending Task. The equipmenT used by The Tire and Tire and rescue parTies is also serviced by This group. Under The PipeTiTTer Shop is The responsibiliTy oT mainTaining The heads, washrooms, showers and relaTing piping. This very essenTial iob, someTimes caus- ing The inconvenience oT an overhaul, is, however, a necessary parT oT insuring The healTh and comTorT oT all hands. There are men in The R Division who are ,specialisTs in various Types oT repair and consTrucTion which are noT classed as general worlc. These are The TypewriTer repairmen, loclcsmiThs, sheeT-meTal TabricaTors, welders and burners oT parTicular Types oT meTals, and air hammer operaTors. The work oT The division is varied and inTere,sTing and iTs men proudly proclaim ThaT They are responsible Tor The ship-shape condiTion oT The ship. un 0 , ll ..i 'S l 5 , l WQNNX-Tk! .fi-f' 4-1- I 0

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,f ,ff Firs+ row, lell lo righlr B. Welsh, R. G. Breuer, R. A. Tilrnus, K. J. Bolle, V. E. C. Triggs, O. E, Cooper, J, J, Camire, R. l-l. Goulet J. P. Phelan, F. D. Pelrucci Conner, L. W. Weaver, Lllg. J. L. Clarlc, lvl. R, Daley, T. E. Wlsnlesld, D. G. Bruch, R. L. Boclcenlcamp, l-l. E, Rernbold. Third row: C. R, Allison, lvl. Adams, R. L. Rudeslcl, C. L. l-leclriclc, F. l-l. Varrone Second row: R. L. Braden, R, L, Jensen, J. B. Winner, W. li. Cahill, J. D, Gamloo, A- Dinarwli. D- Jacobsen- R- W- Tallman- G- H- Roller. T- J- l-add. S- N- Orazzl E. R. l-lenderson, R. L. Rainey, E. C. L. Couse, A, A. l-lolslecle, J. W. Brown, E. G, Pascolinl, F. Caralhers, L. S. Kraleclcl. 80

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, When anyThing happens on This ship, iT's usually The EX Division which has a parT in iT. . This division, marked Tor adminisTraTive duTies, does everyThing Trom is.suing liberTy cards To phoTographing visiTing digniTaries when They come aboard. The mulTiTude oT raTes included in The EX Division include personnelman, yeoman. prinTer, liThographer, phoTographer, iournalisT, and The lvlasTer-aT-Arms Torce which includes boaTswain's maTe.s, machinisT's maTes and gunner's maTes. The ExecuTive OTTicer's OTTice is responsible Tor puTTing ouT The Plan oT The Day where mosT oT The crew geTs Their inTormaTion on The coming day's acTiviTies. They make up orders, l.D. cards, and liberTy cards. They handle EqcecuTive OTTi- cer's masT. Chances are ThaT This large.sT oTTice aboard uses more paper, inlc and relaTed supplies Than The resT oT The oTTices puT TogeTher. ' The CapTain's oTTice handles all oTTicers' records and mainTains a legal secTion in addiTion To handling oTTicial correspondence. The Training and EducaTion oTTice is responsible Tor The Training acTiviTie.s ThaT are oTTered To DES MOINES personnel. These range anywhere Trom ship- board Training courses To OED TesTs and special Training courses. Every biT oT prinTed maTTer ThaT is puT ouT aboard ship comes Trom The Prin-T Shop. Their oTTseT press and mimeograph machine can be seen rolling away aT almosT any hour oT The day or nighT. The Crews Lounge is manned by EX personnel who assisT The Chaplain in his duTies and mainTain The lounge in a sTaTe oT operaTion Tor The Throngs ThaT gaTher There To read boolcs or magazines and To waTch Television. ' X fl I I X H x K lp'