Passumpsic (AO 107) - Naval Cruise Book

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wh-dba -f, ' lst Row LXR: BT3 Dasch, FN Benton, PN Hall, FA Webb, BT1 Robinson, 2nd Row LXR: FN Yates, FN Krauskopf, BT3 Telles, I BT3 Knowles, 3rd Row LXR: WO-2 Rand, SN Scott, FN Brumley, FN Privett, BT3 Green, BT3 Hayes, BT3 Woodward. B DIVISION Boilers and the associated equipment necessary to operate them are the concern of the BOILERMEN in B Divi- sion. The BTs make the steam that provides PASSUMPSIC her horsepower. Usually working in extreme tem- peratures, the BTs watch gauges, tend fires, regulate fuel and air in-puts. During yard periods, you will find the ship cold iron, and the BTs in the boiler furnaces cleaning firesides . Aboard PASSUMPSIC we have an outstanding B Division. Not all work is done in the fireroom. ,I

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Nur- ll.. Repair has the vital function of supervising all dam- age control aboard PASSUMPSIC. Potential fires and flooding are these men's business. The DAM- AGE CONTROLMEN and SHIPFITTERS also serve as the ship's fix-it gang. Lastly, they control the ship's liquid cargo. The long hours spent loading and transferring fuel and the knowledge required of these men make R Division a vital cog in PASSUMP- SlC's operation. Auxiliaries include such vital equipment as the boat engines, ship's steering units, deck winches, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The EN- GINEMEN and MACHINIST MAT ES of A Division take care of these and many other areas such as deck machinery, cargo elevators, emergency die- sels, ammo hoists, and even the ship 's whistle. Also an ENGINEMAN is a member of every boat crew. A green fireman swiftly becomes a jack of highly varied skills after spending a tour in A Gang.

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Q44 Hey LaPalme, do you think these work requests will affect LXR: MM3 Brown, FA Meats, MM3 Steele, MMFN Warthen, FN Richart, MMCM Spooner. M DIVISION MACHINIST 'S MATES are the men who put the steam the BTs generate to work. They see that it is fed to the proper pumps, generators, turbines, evaporators, condensers, and heaters, in the proper arrangement and at the right pressure. They constantly perform repairs and regular maintenance to the engines and engineroom machinery to keep us ready to meet our UNREP commitments. lst Row LXR: MM2 Kriesler, MR2 Bemak, MM3 Fink, MM3 Farm, MM3 Barrientos, 2nd Row LXR: MM2 Weaver, FN Davis, FA Mack, MM2 LaPalme, FA Burrell, 3rd Row LXR: CWO2 Rand, MM2 Shenk, FA Yonker, MM1 Carley, MMFN Rohrdanz, MM2 Watkins, MM1 Miller, MMCM Spooner. .iw ,y Q , ' f 1 'fk' f if , ,f 1 at fn , 4 ,Li p N , 0 I W .K X if, f sf , is I VF in . 75 My 5, . fr , o r ff: ' 7' ,gli ' fr 1 S r f , I J X i X J, f 5 f J V I ' 0 1-Q., A142 , 9 UWT, t -, E regal, 1 I E f '59 ff -.fa X ' L 2, 1 X 1 I ' - QP-nvwaf '14