Ashtabula (AO 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I , M Dlvl IO '-QQ: 'V A' .T I I FRONT ROW LIPPE, M. MMI, GILMORE, N. MMI, BELEW, B. MMI, MIDDLE ROW SIMMONS, T. FA, WERNER, L. MM3, WEIGHTMAN, R. FN, WILES, D. MM2g BACK ROW 1 LT R. L. JOHNSON, ROSE, R. FN, CURRIN, R. MM3g WADE, MM3g EDWARDS, B. MM2g HANSEN D. FN, MCANALLY, R. MMC Q NOT PICTURED LOPEZ, II. MM2, RICHARDSON, J. MM2, EMIG, L. MM2, SIMS, T. MM3g BALL, T. MM3, HILL, R MM3, RANDOLPH, W. FN, WERMTER, D. FN, WARBOYS, D. FA, SURRATT, D. MMOS We are the men of M Division, who operate and maintain the ship's main engines and all engine room auxiliaries. You may call us engineers, I underground savages, or just plain snipes. But Whatever name you choose I to remember us hy, we of Mike Division think of ourselves as highly 4 trained main propulsion men. Tl-'n0inrmh. ' - . it t C e oo as an atmosphere of its own. Oil, steam, and hot air are plentiful. The work is hard and dirty, hut after the ship has been operating a long time and NVQ Hnally pull into a liberty port We know 7 3 the long hours, the sweat, and the scraped knuckles have be th .t 1 t en vvor 1 . i

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R Divislo .- aw 3 . s N is Q. be an AW we I 5 Al 1, 4 -.z 5 ' -.-4 ri A S ' pi I I I I ! I 5 . I I I I i FRONT ROW BROCKES, W. DC1g GUARNERO, T. FNQ WILLIS, A. SFP3g COX, T. MRFN MIDDLE ROW WRIGHT, R. FA, MCLACHLAN, W. SFP3g HUBIK, T. SFP3g GUNNINGHAM, R. DCS, SWEENEY, W SFMSQ ROBERTS, W. FA l 51 BACK Row I LTIG C. HAHNg HAMMERBERG, R. FAg LUBINA, R. FA, O,DONNELL, E. FA, NEWELL, D. FAg DENNIS, -I. FA, COLLINS, G. SFP3, MOSES, G. MR2g WARD, R. SFC Nor PICTURED , BOWLING, Qi. FA I l The primary mission of an oiler is to support the Fleet through fueling services. This entails loading, pumping, and constant attention to the quality of our petroleum products. Each man in R Division is responsible for this no matter what his rate, be it SP, DC, or MR. In addition we are a repair team. All the little miscellaneous repair jobs, no l matter what department they belong to, usually end up in the Repair shop. The SFS repair various pipe httings throughout the ship as vvell as Weld, braze, and solder when necessary. Our DC's maintain the necessary equipment used to Hght any unexpected emergencies. The MR's operate a machine shop in order that parts can I be made as required. It is a compact and very diversified little division vvith a big job. Somehow we never quite reach the last job, for as soon as vve finish one, there JVC alwavs INVO ITIOFC to replace lt. I I