Elrod (FFG 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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ENGINEERING E ElMCr EilNIGr iLROD ' s Engineering Department consists of 37 men who maintain ship systems 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Gas turbine systems technicians, electricians, enginemen, hull technicians, and machinery repairmen combine their talented efforts to provided water, heat, equipment cooling, electricity, and of course, propulsion through the water. The bulk of the Engineering mission involves the manufacture and distribution of services. Electricity is provided by 4 Stewart-Stevenson 1000 Kilowatt diesel-generators. Sea water is transformed into fresh water at the rate of 8000 gallons per day. Air conditioning and equipment cooling is provided from three 80 ton air conditioning plants. Main propulsion is generated from the ship ' s two General Electric LM2500 gas turbine aircraft engines. The sleek, efficiency of gas turbine propulsion enables ELROD to accelerate from to 30 knots in moments. ELROD ' s ability to handle like a sports car is afforded through the controllable-reverse pitch propeller. By alternating the pitch of the propellor blades, the ship can literally stop on a dime. Maintenance of the rudder, controlling steering gear, and the two massive bow-mounted auxiliary propulsors all fall under the realm of the Engineering Department. Auxiliaries are the product of several pieces of equipment. High pressure and low pressure air are produced for ship services such as dry air for radar waveguides, missle strikedown, torpedo tube flask pressurization, shaft braking, main engine and diesel generator starting, and pnuematic tool operation. Sewage disposal, main and secondary drainage are all supplied and monitored by engineering. The entire engineering plant including all auxiliary services is monitored from the space-age Central Control Sta- tion. Given the remote operability of installed equipment, the CCS watch is a multi-eyed giant with control in all engi- neering spaces at any given time. The hull technicians operate the general workshops which serves as the ship ' s own SIMA . Tasked with more than Engineering repairs, the general workshop is credited with repairs to the fire control systems, missile launcher, gunmount, and the embarked helicopter. The hull technicians are also tasked with the damage control readiness of the ship. D.C. Training and an occasional readiness stand down keep the ship damage control consious. Interestingly enough, with the exception of main propulsion, the engineering operations do not cease at the end of the Middle East Force deployment. Services must continue. Water, heat, power, and cooling will continue around the clock, 365 days a year. 20

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E-1 DIVISION LT PARROT CHIEF ENGINEER ENS STEAD MAIN PRUPULSION ASST. GSEC (SW) SYKES GSM3 COTTINGHAM GSE3 LEVERING GSM3 HARTMAN GSE2 BADGER E-1 DIVISION NOT PICTURED FN BOSTIC GSM3 BRUCE GSM2 LONG GSE2 PORTER GSE2 REYNOLDS GSE3 ROBINSON FN SHULTZ FN SMITH GSE3 WADE 21