Bellatrix (AF 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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-; r ix :Ki , ' ' ' ' . % FRONT ROW SITTING - Earnhardt, DC3, Capps, SFP3, Samson, MM3, Van Slate, MM2, Aragon, EN2, Mcallister MMl, Oberholtzer, SFl, Warren, MMl, Johnson, SFl, Lujan, MM3, Lucas, SFP3, Robertson, MM3, Baxley, FA SECOND ROW STANDING - LTJG WAUGAMAN, Division Officer, Fuller, FN, Craig, FN, Alexander, FN, Zimmerman, EN3, Teopel, FN, Chapman, FA, Mathews, FN, LeBrun, FN, Ziegler, FA, Story, FA, Watson, FA, Reynolds, FN, Stafford, FN, Daves MMC A R DIVISION R Division ' s primary purpose is to keep the ship afloat and free from fire and fire hazards. The division has three combined rates: SFP (Shipfitter Pipe) SFM, (Shipfitter Metal) and DC (Damage Control), The SFP is mainly a Pipefitter who installs and maintains plumbing and other sanitary fixtures. He also covers piping, bulkheads and overheads, and performs other tasks on high and low pressure piping systems, and performs tasks associated with damage control. The Damage Controlman ' s primary prupose is to keep the ship afloat. Damage Controlmen must know where all the various equipment is located and how to use it. The DC ' s keep records of all flooding and fire fighting equipment and perform carpentry work throughout the ship.

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Everybody Smile! PICTURES

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I yl4 t - k ,i J.j?, FRONT ROW SITTING - Anderson, FN, Dauer, FN, De Loach, MM3, Mountain, MM2, Antone, SN, Wadosky, FA, Swift, FN, SECOND ROW STANDING - LTJG. SHEEHAN, Division Officer, Balikowski, MM3, Smith, FN, Penneau, FN, Folsom, MM2, Hartley, MM3, Martin, FN, Wright, MMl, Rodriquez, FN, Murray, FN, Kinder, MMCS M DIVISION All valve-twisters are not phantoms as seen above. Granted that most of the crew has never been beyond those heavy steel doors on the mess deck level but we sure have. This cruise, however, when things got rough during unreps, M-Wvision was even seen turning to on deck and in the hatches, while some of the older hands stayed on watch for ten to fifteen hours straight. After twenty years afloat and five years in the Navy, BELLATRIX still purr ' s like a kitten and gets outstanding on every inspection. Chief Kinder, far right, our new senior engineering chief, insures that we will be ready for many deployments to come. Who knows, with enough oiling, painting, scrubbing, and coaxing, BELLATRIX may someday do twice fifteen knots, and we may even return to San Francisco a week early.