Whetstone (LSD 27) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1969

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. ..,. -....-,--v-Q'-- ' ' l i I l V V Y 1 1 v t 0 S 'm' ENC O'Hara The worlr of A Division covers a strange mixture of tasks requiring a variety of skills. The Division's areas ol responsibility include,among other things, the maintenance at the ship's laundry and galley equipment, the ship'S wl't' l l l l . ist e,and the AC generators-all of which derive power from the auxiliary steam systemg the emergency geneuru- tors and tire pumps, all powered by various diesel enginesg air conditioning and refrigeration units, the steerm9 systemg and finally, they are the mechanics of the ship's three boats. The Division's base at operations is the boat shop where there are sufficient facilities to completely 0V9fl1UUl and test virtually any diesel engine. Somewhat shorthanded,the men of A Division put in many long 1'lGYS.mUk '9 a pronounced effect upon the ship's operation and habitability.



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it di i. ion ENS Healey' EMC Agnew E Division is responsible for the ship's internal communications, the production of electricity and the mainte- nance at the many pieces of equipment utilizingthat power. Because ot the similarities with its civilian counter- port, one could come close to describing E Division as WHETSTONE'S Edison and General Telephone Com- panies. The division is additionally an electrical repair facility. Some of the divisian's responsibilities include the ship's lighting and ventilation, all electrical power driven devices for which more than 400 motors are required, more than tive separate telephone circuits, the ship's navi- gational gyro circuits, the ship's electrical generating plant with all its switchboards, distribution pan0lS, breolcers and switches, and hundreds of miles of cable and wire, all of which are maintained by and repaired bt' the division. Through the hard work and the long hours of the- e expenses, E Division has been able to keep each division's electr lectricians and IC men, and despite a 122 increase in labor ic and telephone bills at the same low rate-

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