United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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1 ■. ial ig electrical engineering « i Throughout our four years at the Naval Academy the Department of Electrical Engineering has done its best to demonstrate the meaning of the phrase through study and practical instruction. The highlights of the course were the labs where we were able to put our classroom knowledge to practical test. Even though we worked through many lab hours to the accompaniment of break- ing test tubes in the basement ot Maury and the popping of circuit breakers and zapps of smol- dering meters in Griffin, we found at the end of four years that we not only had finished the course, but also had absorbed a valuable store of knowledge in the passing.

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It is the mission of the Department of Marine Engineering to give to the midshipman the know- how to keep his vessel in a condition of complete readiness. From the classroom work in engineer- ing drawing, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, boilers and auxiliary machinery to the laboratories with facilities tor experimentation in the fields of strength of materials, hydrodynamics and steam turbines, the midshipman was given a substantial background for his work in modern ships of the Line. marine engineering '

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ordnance gunnery There is little purpose in gaining contact with the enemy if the ship cannot deliver the ordnance to destroy this enemy. The Department began edu- cating the midshipman in the field of ordnance and gunnery at the beginning of his Second Class year by introducing him to the fundamental weapons in use and the basic mechanisms which comprise these weapons. From this, the midship- man progressed to the theory and practice of fire control. During his education, in keeping with current developments, more stress was placed on guided missiles, aerial, underwater and nuclear weapons.