Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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To ) — Cleaning a steam drum of a Witkes Ijoiler. Lower Left — Watch standing at main controls of after engine room. Lower Right — A snipe climbs out of steam drum after cleaning it. 14

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M.ik„.n p.iil- shop boats and shore stations of the survey gioup in top operating condition during the ex- tended period away from shipyard facili- ties. The boat shop maintains 77 internal combustion engines of 18 different types. The machine shop produces iial parts and tools. Shipfitters do metal construction and repair work and maintain miles of piping. Turning out soodwork and keeping all damage control material in top notch con- dition is the vork of the men assigned to the carpenter shop. Electricians service e erything from a one-eighth horsepower fan motor to the main propulsion gener- ators and motors. Internal communications, automatic steering and an intricate gyro- compass also fall within their jurisdiction. The electronics shop services 1 37 electronic units containing over 2,000 vacuiun tubes rec|uiring 47,000 watts of electricity. The Maury ' s electronic brain extends from the fathometer transducers at the bottom of the hull to the radar antennae atop the masts. And 4 1 cooling units are kept up by the refrigerator shop. Every boat which leaves the ship and every shore station with mechanical equip- ment has an engineer to run, service and maintain the engines. Engineering is an important imit in the team called the M»ury whose goal is making the seas safe for all na ' ies. upper Right — Using power saw in carpenter shop. Electricians solder a broken connection. Log rcK)in. Installing sound engine. 13

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Pounding plastic into a Ijoilei super healer. Cleaning tiist tl Cutting in a burner on 2 boiler.