Robert H McCard (DD 822) - Naval Cruise Book

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charges. During wartime the McCard would have ASW as one of its main jobs and the Torpedomen are very much aware of their responsibility to- wards keeping all their gear operating. Incidentally, George Borchardt is always available in the Torpedo' Workshop to tell tales of the Old Navy. No one can really understand wlmt Bordeaux and the Ofhif Henderson and Harmon on 34 Fire Controlmen do. One thing s certain-it's technical with a capital T . The FC's can confuse anybody who wanders into Plot, the Fire Control1nen's wartlroom , with their chatter about electronic theory, mechanical imputs, and level and cross level. You can also hear Bordeaux complain that if he's given any more typewriters to repair he's going to change his rate to Typewriter Repairman. It's safe to say that no other group on board know the meaning of Turn To better than the Deck Force. They work from dawn to dusk and then at night get booted out of the sack to hoist the boat, fuel or heave around on lines. But any Boatswains Mate or striker will tell you that it's the best damn rate in the Navy and the Deck Apes certainly have more real characters to the square inch than any other group around. Mr. Shanahan, our First Lieutenant, Chief Blackman, Palmer, and Paul all agree that other rates may come and go but there'll always be a Bos'n. I I I ...XD Q , .X .fvff ? X jf! like hell you tlitln't heat' 'l'ut'n to , Flayltan

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EN G NE IN B 'l1 it Dbl' t ,, ! f , .pgs-.-.mug Fireroom Personnel Engineroom Personnel The Engineering Department of the Robert H. McCard is headed by Lt. Andrew H. Muzio and with its 93 men and three officers makes up the largest department on the ship. The primary mission of the Engineers is, of course, to run the main engines, without which the ship would be nothing but a drifting hull. Every snipe from the Chief Engineer down to the greenest fire- man is always aware of the necessity to stand by to answer all bells and be prepared to supply power for anything from Ahead Flank to Crash Back. The secondary job of the Engineering Department is to provide service to all other departments -to supply the electricity, water, heat, and repair services which are so essential to the ship's operation. In order best to carry out these missions the 1 Engineers are sub-divided into the E and R Divisions. The E Division under Mr. Crosson and Chief Moritz is responsible for propelling P the ship and is split into the B Gang with which Mills and Hicks make sure that steam is always available for spinning the turbines, running the generators and evaporators, and providing heat. The M Gang stands its watches in the Engine Rooms where Chief Moritz and Wagner supervise the running of the main engines. The R Division under Mr. Smyth and Chief Colbert is also sectioned oil into gangs . The A Gang handles all the auxiliary motors auch as scullery and laundry machinery, the whale boat engine, diesel generators and machine C Rc R and A Gam: