Elliot (DD 967) - Naval Cruise Book

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rf Services . . . But if you climb the ladder from tlie hidden laundry room, you will discover the often visited barber shop. Direct services to the crew are also available from the command career counselor, the disburs- ing office (especially on pay- day), the ship ' s store (also busy on payday), the ship ' s office, and of course the postal clerk who handles thousands of pieces of mail. 1-412-0-0 FR 412-420 said ' cut my hair, ' not ' tickle my neck ' ! 21

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Support And The men who provide support and services, both visible and behind the scenes, are important to the crew ' s well-being. It ' s easy to overlook the work of those behind the scenes of SITE TV operation or the making of the POD, and even though you see them everyday, the mess cooks who keep the mess decks and the surrounding area sparkling. Even a part you get from Supply is handled by many behind the scenes people. ' There ' s got to be a place for me to hide in here somewhere . . . 20 BT2 Jim Kammerer spent many off duty hours operating SITE TV

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Propulsion The Engineering Department keeps an eye on ELLIOT ' s pro- pulsion auxiliary systems. The plant needs constant atten- tion to ensure prompt action in the event of a casualty which could impair the ship ' s ability to maneuver. Aside from main propulsion, the engineers also provide vital services such as making fresh water, electric- ity, steam and chill water for air conditioning cooling. They also weld, manufacture parts, maintain phone circuits lots of logs - plus dispose of our sewage. HT1 Patton listens to QM2 Cardwood ' s problem in ER09 ENFA Bill Waller checks out number one distilling plant 22