Badoeng Strait (CVE 116) - Naval Cruise Book

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IIIVISIU The primary job of M Division aboard the Badoeng Strait is the operation and maintenance of the main engines in ac- cordance with the orders of the Commanding Officer, issued either directly or through his representative, the Officer of the Deck. Getting the turns out for the Skipper in spite of battle damage, or ordinary machinery failures requires good organization, technical knowledge and team work. This responsibility, as Well as operating and maintaining other auxiliary machinery units serving the engines, keeps M Division personnel busily turning to with calm efficiency. When we gotta' go, it's up to the men of M to see that we are able to do so. A1 fw- fr x2 ,A Jfxw fx' 1-gv!X,X'xv,fxv,x-KAQJ, ffl-. , a, I ,Jxj V ,Zci-ZX R ff K' -'X Qi f kjx CX' 2 'V I O g- j ,J Q D .fx-' F sf N 9 F sl K CSG 'cf -txfc-,P DDL? 'KPN NLX MS, LX Abandon Ship! All Hands Abandon Ship! - - - - Now This Is A DRILL! ------ - Lzf' Y,-jg'-:TN 'v'-, TX 5 T f Q

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t R nlvlrslu No longer a Navy of wooden ships, the Fleet today depends more and more on the services of electronics tech- nicians to maintain in combat read- iness the diversified equipment needed to point guns, track planes and guide ships through the densest of Weather. Call it a push button Navy if you will, but outstanding men are needed to push those buttons and repair them quickly when occasion demands. 4 ,yi IWW' Such a responsibility falls to ER-- Electronics Repair--Division, a highly skilled, technically trained organiza- tion Whose task it is to maintain, adjust and repair the ship's electronic brains. Through constant study and skilled instruction the men of ER keep up to date on the many in- tricacies of their equip- ment ---- ever ready to meet and cope with new problems that may arise in their Work. T' I r z 1 4 1