Paul Revere (APA 248) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIPS OPERATIONS of shotlines, boats, and whirly-birds F eling and High-line Op The Workers . . . Flight Qua The zoomies.

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An untitled poem by a now-civilian Paul Revere man, David T. Van Etten, who expresses much of the spirit of an am- phibious operation, viewed from the best attack transport in PhibPac. Great giant dig in your hook the real work has begun, For iron muscle and wire sinew no rest till the job is done The drone of Wheels and sweat of man seeking perfection in the night, All Boats Away in record time in the least amount of light Now march the troops in silent column the reason why we're here, Now come the veteran and the green who proudly show no fear And on it goes, six hundred hands, three hundred hearts pulling through a night, And steel davits and battered boats respond to the darkened fight And somewhere toward the beach a Marine will wait for light, Knowing six hundred hands are pulling through the night And on a darkened bridge one man must stand apart, For his must be the biggest hands and his the biggest heart l 1 I The grayish-blue Pacific Dawn, four hours away, The clear cold cut of mist The hushing beads of spray A great gray giant is awake A screw is cutting clean, A tremor of tremendous power vibrates . . . vibrates . . . vibrates across her beam DANIEL T. VAN ETTEN Operations Yeoman CReductusD

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The primary responsibility of the Engi- neering Department is to answer all bells to the Engine Room and to keep the plant in tip- top shape. However, its secondary responsibil- ities extend to maintenance of almost all equip- ment aboard and operation and maintenance of extensive auxiliary systems. MAN Division is responsible for the boat engines and all auxiliary equipment, such as refrigeration, heating, and fresh water facilities. In addition, the men of this division maintain the machine shop. MR Division repairs the main battery - the boats - and main- tains the general sea-worthiness of the ship. The carpenter shop, ship- fitteris shop, and CO2 system are also under its cognizance. 6'E'7 Division is entrusted with all electrical equipment and interior communications. HBE Division holds the reigns on the energy created in the boilers. The men of 'CMH Division control the revolutions of the shaft and are co-workers with HBH Division in the operation and maintenance of the main propulsion plant. LT CHANNING W. MEDWEDEFF, USN ENGINEERING OFFICER