Mauna Kea (AE 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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li 'H , -rx - u ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT When it comes to getting unCl6IW2lY, the SUP 'ur' h , , I largest department on the ship consisting of 108 Ollwmis mul M ll '5 Slflll UP H110 flv headed by LCDR C. L. Novotney fthe Bulll. The lflltlllw'- 'Ifl l'1'l'1'f m l' lm 'he TBS all main propulsion machinery, boilers, steering 86313 el'-'f'll 1'f'l l 'Wl '- Slfifnl lwfifl Hir and refrigeration, fresh water, steam for cooking, laundry equiplnc-nl :md all other essentx that are normally taken for granted. Without this department, the MAUNA KEA would hulk of quiet cold iron. Also under the cognizance of the engineers count-s the hydraulic ha trucks, cargo Winches and the ship's boats. Without these we would not bc able to ca mission-handling ammunition. Due to their hard Work and diligence to uty, 1 e 1 ment. When Boss Polk asks for 18 knots, he gets his 18 knots. Of course at times I e 1' is to ilu- l'1ngim'4-ring Department. Tl f P09 ca 'a be I rr d tle 8niJes have nr-ver failed to meet tl I be a slight delay While the i'BT's,' get the water level back up in the boilers while get Way from the magazine piers at Subic Bay, but as we all know, this was not an actual c merely a drill to ensure that the boys were on their toes. In 1968 the Engineering Department was runner-up in competition for the Engineering We robbed lj In the year 1969 the Snipes got down to the real nitty gritty of being a r shoe . Every inspection, which included administrative, material, PMSXMDC, as well as of casualty control drills were passed with an overall grade of excellent and a numerical g least 88. There is no extra money involved nor special privileges given for winning this for excellence, not to mention that to the individual it means long, hard, hot hours of e It also means that each man must put out his best effort and most of all it means we're In '68 We were a little slack, but in '69 it's on the Stack! wY Wo-1 T. J. Bruhl CMPAD LCDR C. N. Novotni CChief Engineerl Captain T H Polk CCommand1ng Officer-5

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4 'Q ', s Wu Huy ,mu p S p as , p ...............,.,,,,, D , D an Admin Department Dept. Head, Lcdr Emmerson, Ltjg Pelayo Engineering Department Deck Department Front Row L to R: DCCS Farlow, EMC Neville, EMCS Front Row L to R: BMCS Taylor, GMGCS Peddy, Sharp, MMC Kocourek, BTC Wilson, MMC Davis. GMGCS Zelazny. Back RowL to R: Ltjg Schenfeld, Back Row L to R: Ens. Nybakken, Ens. Nehlsen, Dept Head, Lt Smith, Ltjg Klabau, Ltjg Scholl, W0-2 W0-1 Bruhl, Dept. Head, Lcdr Novotney. Hayes. KW! R K., gut I ix A 1 L -I f 'V' 'iff 4' M , A X Operations Department Supply Department L to R: SMC Childers, Ens. Fuller, Dept Head, Lt L to R: Ltjg Letarte, Dept. Head, Lt Solatka, CSC Schfaeder, Ltjg Pelayo, Ltjg Svanson. Kline- MAUNA KEA is administratively divided into twelve divisions whieh. mffllfe UP its five departments There ' ' ' ' ' ' are five divisions in the Engineering Department, three divisions in Deck Department, two in Uperations and one each in Supply and Admil1iSff3fi0U-

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A DIVISION Designated the A division, the men who comprise MAUNA KEA's Hhydraulic hubl' are a rare, versatile group whose responsibilities range from Forecastle to Fantail. Often called upon to toil long hours maintaining the ship's auxiliary equipment, our enginemen and machinists mates alike are an industrious crew of technicians dedicated to the proposition that all men Cexcept boatswain matesj were created equal. The ship's boats as well as hydraulic hatch covers, cargo Winches, fork trucks, diesel generators and fire pumps, galley and laundry equipment fall under the far reaching jurisdic- tion of the A gang. It has been said that in order to Work hard, one must play hard, UA gang is no eX- ception. Almost as agile With a San Miguel as with a socket Wrench, any member of A gang becomes a well-rounded individual in a short time. Having learned long ago that a spirit of cooperation is the key to success. 'Q A gang says: Let the gunners and boatswains rant and Hail, we,ve got a job to do if the ship's to sail . R E s Nehlsen MM2 MacKinnon FA Guidry, FN Knight, MMFN fi L t : f Q ' ggi-2cinR0vlgack gow L till R: MM2 Nuske, EN2 Cotten, MMFN Holthaus. F ' s 5 l 1