Walker (DD 517) - Naval Cruise Book

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WALSWORTH H Ile. Hn.. lI.SA. mighty BT3 Niedzwiecki stands by in the fireroom, ready to answer all bells. CBelowJ lVllVl1 Wessels is petty officer in charge of the after engineroom, and is re- sponsible for the smooth operation of men and machinery, At his right is the throttleboard, where the engineroom watch controls the speed of the engines and moniters the operation of the after plant by means of assorted gages, lights and alarms.

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CFrontJ FN Sauers, FN Cox, FN Francher, lVllVl3 Webber, FN Boyton, NlNI3 Kennington, FN Floberts. CRearD lVllVI3 Division B Division actually consists of two groups, the machinist mates and the boilermen. The machinist mates, or the lVllVl's as they are called, make up Nl Division. The NllVl's are responsible for using the power provided by the CF rontb lvllVl3 Stover, FN Konkle, FN Ankney, lVllVl1Wessels, lVllVl3 Lund, lVllVlFA Morris. CFiearJ lVlNl2 Nowicki, lVllVl3 l-lolloway, FN Sinclair, IVllVl2 Hansen, lVllVl1 Langham, lVIlVl2 Coleman, FN Bursby, lVllVl3 I-lulsey. boilers. The enginerooms are their domain, and they are the men who must insure we answer all beIls. Standing throttle watch, running the numerous pumps used to move water to the boilers, and running our evaporators to make fresh water and feed are just a few of the jobs the lVllVl's perform. Gansheimer, lVllVl3 Slocum, lVllVl2 Sprinitis, lVllVl3 Swindle, FN Shannonhouse. Y---A -1., t ig L , l , an . 4 Y as lv, . x ' x 1, ' 3 M viii! Vg i K aa i F .L-V iq , A g .A ,,, y 51311, A gy 'Zi 1

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fl gf If 4: 'l ti 1 Q 41 la ml Q 'V', A l , 4 1 i Q ? . 5, ,z f j if l 5 CFrontJ BT3 Swinsberg, BT3 Campbell, BT3 Niedzwiecki, BT1 Krieger. CRearD FN Reynolds, FA Clark, FN Findley, FN Lorenzini, BT3 Ewell, FN Kovach, BT2 Fioderique, B Division The BT's make up the second half of B Division. The two firerooms, containing two boilers each, are their respon- sibility, including the fuel and ballast systems, ln most other engineering spaces the pumps and regulators almost CFrontJ BT3 Lott, FN Batson, BT3 Watson, BT3 Sartain BT2 Camat, BT3 Gallegos, BT1 Miles, BTFN Dulac Clfiearl FN Wyatt, FN Nash, BT3 lVlangual, BT2 Swisher I I FN Combs, FN Kobzeff, BT3 England, FN Cairns. automatically handle the various demands placed on them. But the BT's tending the steaming boilers must meet every change in demands on the boiler with swift decision and action to provide the steam required to power the engines, and prevent serious damage to the plant or injury to the personnel. lt is hot, dirty, sometimes dangerous work, but we cannot accomplish a single mis- sion without them. BTFN l-ladley, FN Harrison, BT3 Jaimerson, BTFA Lewis. ...if C... I JJ