Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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, , , First Row fkneelingj: BT3 Bean, B TFN Turpin, FR Rha tigan, FN Bennett, BT3 Stephens, BT3 Richards, FN Carter, MMFN M D I yl-910 n Waligora. second Row: MMFA Little, BTFN Puffer, MMFA shoeneck, MMFN Kerlin, FN Kefsbefgen, BTFN Besst, BT3 Mills, BTFN McCook. Third Row: FN Turner, MM3 Gaul, MMFN Robinson, BTFN Martin, BTFN Pirtle, MM1 O'Connor, MM3 Nolan, MM3 Coogan, BT2 Rennie, MM3 Turner, MMFA LeCoofe, FA Smith, FA Gherityg BT3 Brown. ABOVE LEFT Mp Division members work on a valve out ofthe boiler room. ABOVE RIGHT, BT1 Hess on watch in the boiler room. 49

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:- R D I V I S I 0 n Center seated C WO3 Dixon Sitting far left to right HTC5 Dickerson, HT3 Nelson, HT2 Nash, HT3 Brindle, HT3 Schommer HTI-'N Walker HT2 Batterick FA Merson HT3 McGaha, HTPA Butler, HT3 Kasnick, HT3 Perron. Standing HT3 Pigg HT3 Fmura HT2 Buckley HTI-'N Printup, HT2 Alloway, HT2 Goins, HT3 Vanderlaan, HT2 Rixkman FA Espy HT2 Luurs HTFA Messineo HT3 Reardon, HTI-'A Parris, HT1 Lamar, HT3 Wright and LT Kelley. R Division is responsible for damage con trol aboard NASSAU. This division maintains the damage con trol repair lockers and related gear and damage control systems on the ship. The piping systems, hull and its structural members also fall under the division 's re- sponsibili ty. Repair Division is made up of Hull Technicians IHD and Machinery Repairmen IMRQ. The HT rating has been in the Navy in various forms since the begin- ning of the Navy. ln earlier times H T's were known as Carpenters Mates who worked for the ship's Carpen- ter, later they became known by other names such as Damage Con trolman, Metalsmi th, PipeHtter and Ship- Htter. Eventually all were merged in to the H Trating in 1972. The MR rating has been in the Navy since WW ll. Prior to that the machine shop skills were within the Machinist Mate rating. Today, MR's perform duties that include grinding, milling and lathe work. Along with MR 's, HT's maintain and manufacture anything aboard ship from metal, pipe or wood, and give cre- dence to their motto that they have the talent to weld anything but the crack of dawn, a wisecrack or a broken heart. Above center, H T3 Nelson and H TCS Dickerson check over sched- uled PMS: at left, a basic skill for HT's, are welding. , J... . ? lL- Y