Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

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' 'WF:5 ,,,,, Y V t C G 3 1 R Q Z H Ill C- 6 2 in U Sec of Navy James Forrestal poses with his subordinate officers on a visit to San Francisco. 1944. Great Britain Honors U.S. Admiral Ray- mond A. Spruance Ileftj and Vice Admiral Harry W. Hill at the British Embassey residence 28 Mar 1946 Adm. Spruance was made an Honorary Companions of the Military Division of the Most Hon- ourable Order of the Bath in recognition of his Woutstanding leadership, persever- ance and initiative' as Commander Cen- tral Pacific Force during the Gilbert Is- lands Campaign. :F-

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C. .. ' 1' f YZ. ,V VJ, The mission of the DEPARTMENT is I0 promote safetyffmiferiyiexggllence, prolicienc y and efficien- cy of engineering aperalioli, to develop proficiency in the peacetime compptittons and activities of the fleetg and to train personnel as ap effective lighting unit dunng battle. A DIVISION concerned with things auxiliary, the bustling A 'gang jf! charged with maintaining a variety of equipment lnclu theashig s air conditioning units This busy di vision, dlrecweqcerned with grew smorale ba ve the responsibility of rlgaptrlgg cedlillfllllfj Equipment and rebuilding the en- gi on,,8PRUANCE s hard working liberty boats. IVISION Things electrical fall under the purview of E Dln'atos a group whose expertise ranges from install- ingfllmploswitchea tofmalntainmg the ship s highly complex network of win! Because of the nature of their work, the division is necessarily manned by individuals of exceptionally high caliber, with backgrounds in mathematics and physics. If it's electric, E Division can fix it! M DIVISION - You might call them- 'prime movers be- cause they maintain the piping, pumps of the condensate and feed systems, bearings, propellers, reduction gears, and gas turbines - all necessary to propel the SPRUANCE to and from her duty assignments. When it comes to engineering excellence, the 'prime movers of M Division are the best. R DIVISION - To call them Jacks of all Trades would be, in this case, exactly correct and proper, because the versatile men of R Division are carpenters, sheet metal workers, vvelders, pipe litters, and damage control men. Working as a smoothly coordinated team they maintain all damage control equipment, handle all plumbing chores in SPRUANCE's heads, and do just about anything else that needs to be done. 4

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