St Louis (LKA 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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,vyy RA-f .,,..N.c...,, fr .H N 4 M. . MMC RYMEL MMC MAY FRONT ROW L TO Rg MMFN FARRISH, MM1 MOHLER, MM2 AR- CHIBALD, BACK ROW L TO Rg FN BIFFLE, MM2 HOHL, MMFN PARRIS, FAWHATTON MM3 BRANDT, FN K.WILLIAMS, MM3 GRIF- FITHS, MMFN CORBELL, FN CRONIN, MMFN MUMBER N..- DIVISIO t has been said that lVl Division unboils water, or if you have seen the movie Sand Pebbles, we make Sleepy Steam. We operate steam-powered turbines for ships propulsion and for generation of electrical power. We make fresh water from sea water then we carry water throughout the ship through a system consisting of pumps, piping and valves. Water onboard ST.LOUIS is treated by injecting Bromine. This water is then used for drinking, cooking. cleaning and bathing. It's cleaner than water found anywhere. Other fresh water is used in the boiler. Two low pressure and two high pressure air compressors have been placed in the hands of the men of lvl Division. With these compressors we provide air for cleaning, spray painting and use in air-powered tools. One could say that lVl Division is transportation department. water department and the power generating division ot the power and light company. sic SF' QV. ,ll .iil i BTC Shilliili new Mix 2' wi' ? s F . ,- DAWQ. I F -1... Ci: N. , ..... 5-3 7 1 . - R'. 1 jgn 3 UN 2' A' QUNN Q--F .K SM?-. -N T Atl LADAY

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mln fs 5 Citi: 'M ai- uf-I.. .I 'Wm ' 5 :wg 'Iv N ZIWPIL lbs Akai, as livj , .. Nfdlit il, 1,2 T-- TEFL' Bar' 5717 if 31' our 5? me lfz' I, FE' '?' 7 f lg. ii... ,Q fqfqc 1, . ,t-. - ,:'U r' iff V . y X , -4--!f 415 -Q, 'PE' -QQIE' DIVI SIG uty A, Quarterdeck. All hands stand clear of all boats while running engines. Duty Engineman, man forward diesel. There isn't a day that goes by without hearing one of these announcements coming over the IMC. If you ever have a problem, don't sweat the load, call the A-Team , led by LT Buckley and supervised by MMC CSW J Fesmire. The A-Team is at your service anytime or anyplace providing you everything from frigid cold air in the winter, and desert heat inthe summer, to maintaining eleven assault craft in case the ST. LOUIS needs a few. The A -Team is everywhere on the stack, in the enginerooms, all the way from the anchor windlass to after steering and every- where in between. There is no job too tough that the A-Team can't SMAF. A-Team Pride' '... it's not just a job, it's a 24 hour adventure everyday. And we're proud of it. MN- KU? E. , Y I Y '-'Zi'-Cj,.u LT BUCKLEY MMC FESMIRE FRONT ROW L TO R gENl ACTESON, ENFA ASATO, MMI ST.LOUIS, EN1 ALLMAN. 2ND ROW L TO R 3 EN2 LUJAN, ENFN LIEBFRIED, EN3 MANCA, FN LONG, EN3 MUSIC. 3RD ROW L TO R5 FN J. GREEN, FA DUKE, ENFA WALDROP, ENFN COOPER, ENFA WASH- INGTON. 4TH ROW L TO R3 EN2 MANUES, MM3 BERNY, MM3 KRIEBLE, EN3 EVANS, BACK ROW L TO R5 EN3 SAYLOR, ENFN KAEHLER.

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'Ulu -fsgx, K BTC SETTY r ,,f,'fff f ,JVM V, MV. 4 gg Q S BTC SHIMACK FRONT TO BACK:, BT3 HUFF- MAN, BT1 STILES, BT3 WHIT- NEY, BT3 WILSON, BT1 SAWYER, BT2 RAINSBERGER, BT3 SELECKY, BT3 MCMANUS, BT3 STACKPOOLE, BT1 WAT- SON, BT3 WRIGHT, BT2 CAR- LIN, BT3 CAMPBELL, BT2 QUINN, BT2 PHILLIPS, BT3 SMITH, BT1 AMSDEN, BT2 HAL- LADAY. We 4. -Q , . F 2 B DIVISIG t's 0400 .... the ship's asleep .... dormant .... next to the pier. She's just been through an upkeep and in four hours she will be underway. Somebody's got to wake her up. lt's the Boiler Technicians. OOD, you have a phone call from the pit, the POOW hands him the denwa . This is the EOOW .... request permission to light fires in 1A Boiler. The OOD returns, f'Light fires in 1A Boiler. With the order acknowledged, and delivered to the BTOW, you know the time is near. But we're ready. The systems are aligned, fuel tanks are full, boiler water chemistry test results are SAT. Yeah, were ready. We've been ready. We're ready to see this baby in operation after tearing it apart and putting it back together for the past six weeks. Sure, you're anxious, but confident. You know those gaskets you replaced in the 600 PSI superheater drain valve will hold. And there won't be leakage at that water level gage glass you overhauled. So let's do it. Break out the EOSS. On go the gloves, the face shield is in place, welder jacket is donned, the burnerman steps onto the fire isle. Furnace purges are in progress. Firebox is inspected. No raw fuel on deck report received. There's no turning back now. The wives and girl friends are home, the good- byes said, and it's time to do your job. f'Lite fires in IA Boiler. the Topwatch barks. Fires lit! strong flame!