Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Engineering Department is responsible for propelling the ship through the water, providing elec- trical power and fresh water, maintenance of auxiliary equipment, damage control, heating, ventilation and piping systems, motors in the ship's boats, and all repairs, whether accomplished by the ship's crew, tender or shipyard. For organizational purposes the de- partment is divided into the E and R Divisions. The E Division is composed of boilermen and machinists mates under the direction of the engineer- ing officer. They keep the ship moving through operation of the boilers and steam turbines and asso-R ciated equipment. They also operatethe evaporators which supply the ship With fresh Water for the boilers and all hands. Working With division is the log room yeoman who keeps all records for the department, and the oil king whose job it is to keep the fuel evenly distributed, together with salt Water ballast to main- tain the ship's trim. The R , or repair division is divided into three basic groups: electrical, repair and auxiliary. The first group comprises electricians and IC electricians Who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of all electrical equipment, the gyro compass, internal com- munications and obtaining and showing movies. Repair consists of men of the damage control, pipefitter and metalsmith rates. These men make all minor alterations and hull repairs, and operate and maintain the gear used in con- trolling damage which may occur in battle or through accident. The auxiliary group are the enginemen Who repair andfor operate all auxiliary equipment including boat engines, heating and ventilation gear and the machine shop. The RH Division as a Whole forms the core of the repair parties which are manned when the ship goes to general quarters. f l ' FORWARD ENGINE Room 1.8 D GI EERING LZZZZZL v-.1 2 A Pm 1 r g D :ka . f. W H A I- r W , ,T ' 1 r in ' . . R fl .' a . lg 1 , ' ., 1 ff - -f iw :?'b j 0 A RC ff L ss ff . 4 L4 I uf!! If X frdkf,-U up X LOG ROOM TYPICAL -- SNGINJER. r FORWARD FIRE ROOM A

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GUNNER'S MATES GUNNERY DEPARTMENT The Gunnery Department is divided into the First and Second Divisions. These in turn are composed of deck force personnel, gunner's mates, fire controlmen, sonarmen and torpedomen. The deck force is responsible for the general upkeep of the hull and ship's boats. They also form the nucleus for all seamanship evolutions such as anchoring, mooring and replenishment at sea. The gunner's mates are responsible for the maintenance of all the guns on board, plus the magazines and the ammunition. It is the job of the fire controlmen to solve the gunnery problem so as to keep the guns on target. They also maintain the electrical and electronics equipment associated with the ship,s guns. In addition to taking care of the torpedo tubes, torpedoes and associated equipment, the torpedo- men also have cognizance over anti-submarine Warfare ordnance - hedge hogs and depth charges. Sonarmen, who were recently transferred from the Gperations Department, are a vital link in the team Work that permitted the PORTER- FIELD to perform her most important task, that of detection, attack and destruction of enemy submarines. D DECK FORCE FORWARD FUELING STATION FIRE CONTROLMEN-PLOT FIRE CONTROLMEN-MAIN BATTERY DIRECTOR TORPEDOMEN

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