Montrose (APA 212) - Naval Cruise Book

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S t teenM efrt. TT W A KATSCHKE .U.V.3 BORDEAUX MKIEK I ' AKKS MOORE KO(K ()OI) STAMEV DEWm - 11 Mil ' .U,l .3 MKi MMJ MM3 1 1 V MMFX M n I , ' ' ■ VlIT I 7 f Z CC CdC Uf im |P ' |f •H ENS D. B. LAW A Division Ojjiccr This is the division that kl ' 0|)s the -liip moving through tli( water and furnishes power to play radios, phonographs, etc.. while in port. The snipes are continually faced with extreme noise and heat in ihc Pit. ' as it is affeetionatelv called, hut maintain propulsion macliiiierv in top operating condition at all time. -- ino t of the time anyAvay. In addition to keeping the main rngines spiiniing hv .-team, the men of M division kerp the refrigeration units for meat, vegetables, daily ])rodu(ts. and ice cubes in run- ning condition. Under the adverse temperatures of the Subic Bay area, thr iiicii did an outstanding job of keeping thing-; enol . . . well the it c eiibc maker in the wardidom liiially (lid tar t wniking a lew days before we Icit tor home. The water necessaiy for the boilers and the Marines i- a product of the MONTROSE Water Works. oi)erated and maintained by the M types — also llie water that the re.-t of us drink and bathe in comes from these evaporator units. To the men ol M divi-ion. these jobs are their duties. To till- rest of the ship, a triji to the engiiierooni means extra diit at hard labor.

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: . .ill K V V K ' ' y yS •■ S- l» ¥ SANDOVAL THOMAS REITER SMITH ZIRBES BAXTER lUTZELER SCOTT BM3 SN PCSN BM2 PN2 YNSN SN YNC 1ST LT. R. E. ARMSTRO.NG Legal Officer Combat Cargo Officer O a c coH ' Although XO Division is, as the name would imply, primarily tlie staff of the Executive Officer, it also supplies Yeomen to most other department offices on the ship. Its yeomen are responsible for the smooth flow of administrative work. While XO Division may he divided into three main sections: its yeomen and personnelmen, its postal clerks, and its Masters at Anns; it is unified by the fact that these sections all perfonn their sei-vices as aids to the Executive Officer, working toward a com- mon goal — the smooth administration of tlie ship. Its jobs are unusually diversified — including the admin- istration of officers and enlisted personnel, operation- al and administrative reports, legal reports ( both en- forcing the regulations and the paper work involved when they are l)roken), and postal sei-vices including selling stamps and money orders. ENS. R. T. YOUNG Ship ' s Secretary r- y. ' - )6

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(Top row, left to right) WAGNER, JONES, PEDEN. STANTON (Bottom row- left to right) LTJG SMITH, CRITTENDEN, BYZEWSKI, LOPEZ. BURNETT DEAHL Located at a point lialf way from the stem to the stem of the Montrose and between the main deck and the keel is located, as possiljly some of you know. 2 square shaped objects called boilers or. sometimes referred to as Tea Kettles. In charge of the maintenance, upkeep, repairs, painting, operating, cleaning, fixing, and patching of these steam producing objects is the Boiler Division. This division, headed by the Division Officer, a chief, and two first class, has been successful in keeping our power plant from any serious casualties as some of you remember happening on our last excursion to WestPac. The oil spills have l)een eliminated, our T.S.D. (time spent drifting) has been cut to zero, and, all in all, the boilers have been kept in pretty good shape. We can be thankful to this group of men for saving enough steam to get us back to the States. LTJG R. C. SMITH B Division Officer Main Propulsion Assistant