Mispillion (AO 105) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 53 text:

Right: Gish and Harrison check our oil Left: Vogel lights off number three boiler in Pearl Harbor, as we prepare for the last leg of our trip home. K X ,j,ve53gfg: X N1 . L n iz. Xl gcfxo, . KX i gi .ik 5, Q K Q f Q.. A Kos A Se , Q we X 5 .Q N' X X Left: Melton and Brock make a quick change of the burners.

Page 52 text:

,,., ? 'su 'tr l' 1 'XX ' Se t W' 'lst row: Gaines, Gish, Mayhew, Warlick, Harrison, Howard, Mitchell. 2nd row: F.. Harrison, Brock, Greer, Corbett, Vogel, Melton. 3rd row: Mendenhall, Pevey, Edwards, Brown, Ruben. BAKER STATlON The men of Baker Station are in charge at the upkeep and repairs of the steam generating plant and its asso- ciated equipment. This includes the four economizers, or pre-heating elements, the four huge boilers where steam is generated at a temperature of 800 degrees Farenheit and at a pressure of 450 pounds, and the superheaters which make the steam extra potent . They also maintain the fuel oil burners that operate the boilers. The Oil King , one of the men of Baker Station , is in charge of the stowage, accounting, and testing of the bunker fuel used by the burners. The Oil King must test the feed water used in the boilers to make sure it contains no more than .032 salinity. The continuous tireroom watch, clown in the Heart of the Ship , must maintain a safe water level in the boilers, control the burners, and regulate the mixture of fuel oil and air that is burned in the burners. In short, the Black Gang make the soup that makes our engines run. i l

Page 54 text:

. A ,. mmm- - . -,- ....m..,-,-,,,,, Standing: Beaver, Urlaub, O. D. Harrison, Little, Robson, Ross. Sitting: Walker, Becker AFTER ENGlNE ROOM The After Engine Room is actually a huge pump room, housing all pumps used in the various ship's systems. Housed here are the steam turbine main feed pumps which are used to force the distilled feed water from the stowage tanks into the boilers, the electric centrifugal pumps used to force salt water through the fire and flushing mains, the steam reciprocating ship's service air compressor for the pneumatic deck tools, the electric refrigeration compressors, the electric reciprocating fresh water service pumps, two electric air compressors for the Bailey Board in fireroom, the bilge pump, and the stowage tanks for the fresh water supply for the boilers. The After Engine Room is located entirely below waterline, and the men who stand the continuous watches here rarely enjoy temperatures be- low 'l'lO degrees Fahrenheit.