Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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DTI George Allen BM3 Pio Chua DN Mike Mangum DN Larry Marcband DN Marcellus Porierfield DN Eric Purdy

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Engineering Department The Engineering Department makes sure the battleship MISSOURI continues steaming through the water. Engineers keep the engines turning, the plumbing working, the water hot and the lights on. The energy to keep the ship moving comes from the ship ' s boilers. Steam pro- duced from boiling water is sent to the engineroom where it is used to turn the main engines and the generators. The elec- tricity generated is distributed to the ship ' s electrical pumps, motors, lights and the communications, weapons and navigation systems. The support divisions in Engineering are busy with such things as the ship ' s tele- phone system, lighting system, air condi- tioning and heating systems, the steering engines, the ship ' s evaporators which pro- vide water, the ship ' s fire fighting systems, the onboard sewage system and all other ancillary systems associated with the engi- neering plant. Conditions in the North Arabian Sea were arduous. MISSOURI sailors in engi- neering worked in an environment of swel- tering heat. The temperatures in the engi- neering spaces were well in excess of 100 degrees fahrenheit during the 102 continu- ous days of operations at sea. MISSOURI ' S Engineering Department has unequaled success in keeping the bat- tleship seaworthy. On the deployment to the North Arabian Sea, the Engineering Department proved once again they are one of the best in the entire Navy. During the past two years, the department has passed all major exercises and continues to ensure that the 45 year old power plant will be steaming well into the 21st century.