Walke (DD 723) - Naval Cruise Book

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M DIVISION xi, e SITTING: Short, White, Atkinson, Rawlings, Browning, Lt fjgl Titus, Fogle, Thomp- son, Vogt, Carter. STANDING: Fussell, Andersen, Fairchild, Roberts, Dennison, Sum- merville, Thompson, Yowell, Dean, McGinnis, Lt fjgl Kibler. M Division, the brothers of B Division-These are the lVIachinist's Mates, the men who are responsible for the ship,s main engines and reduction gears, and much of her auxiliary ma- chinery. When underway, they man the throttles, adjusting the ship's speed as ordered by the Officer of the Deck. They operate the evaporators which provide the fresh water for cooking, washing, drinking, and steaming. They light off or secure the countless pumpS that are a part of the complicated destroyer engineering plant. And finally, when in p0rI with everything secured and quiet, the machinists open up these pumps and pieces of ma- chinery and put them back together-the equipment must be maintained. The 'Top Watch in the engine room is an exacting and complex' job, requiring a knowl- edge of each piece of machinery in the space and the location of each controlling valve. The individuals who gain this assignment can indeed have a feeling of accomplishment. The machinists are usnipesf' too, but they, like the boilermen, are proud of the name. . . .1 I Ar Ll?tI'7IVilf.R'JLlYi?'im4If: IcIl'Il'fi' 'ii'

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R DIVISION 1 --11-an-u-.f f Ellazar, Reynolds, Morales, Bradshaw, Crabson, Deane, Kellett, Roach, Sanders, - Stephens, Lt CjgJ Seaton, Ruark, Rodriguez, Thompson, Thomas, Prince, Savage, Oliphant, Bork, Dillon, Abel. R Division, another of the three in the Engineering Department, is the repair division. It is in addition the electrical, interior communications, damage control, metal Work, and auxiliar division. In no other rou on board is there such a variet of rates, and from Y g P Y no other group can the members be called upon at any time of the day or night for such a number of unusual jobs. Everything from electric light bulbs to hot Water faucets the cognizance of the division personnel on a normal day, and during general quarters 01' emergencies, the men are in addition involved in repair parties and fire parties. Here, they will locate damage, prevent flooding, test for radioactivity and extin uish oil ma- v g v terial, and electrical fires. This is truly the 'CJ ack of all tradesn division. to diesel engines comes Within