Burton Island (AGB 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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C DIVISION The C Division personnel comprise the Operations Department. The three main components of the C Division are the yeomen, who work in the ship's oilice, the radio- men, who maintain communications, and the CIC watch- standers. However, the ship would feel the loss of some of the other parts of the C Division, such as the aerogra- phers, who keep the weather charts, the ET's, who service the electronic equipment, and the photographers. The quartermasters, while working for the navigator, are considered a part of the C Division also. .

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S DIVISION The S Division performs a varied list of services for the ship. The BURTON ISLAND must be self-suilicient since she is often away from civilization three months and longer. Many of the daily needs of the crew are satisfied by the various branches of the S Division. The cooks prepare three meals a day despite the rolling of the ship. During the night the galley personnel make sandwiches for the watchstanders, and bake. The laundry personnel wash all the dirty clothes and linens each week. The stewards take care of officersi country and the ward- room chores. The ship's store provides the necessities of toilet items and candy. All pay and allowances are kept track of in the supply oflice. The storekeepers requisition supplies as needed by the other departments and main- tain the ship's allotment records. The foul weather gear is in the custody of the S Divi- sion and is distributed by them. To this list add the bar- ber and you have the realm of S Division. 5 ffm!!! 5 254515555

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f Q E DIVISION The Engineering Department is almost twice as large as any of the other three departments on board. Despite the fact that the Engineers provide such prime commodities as fresh water, heat, electricity, and main propulsion power, they get very little ugloryn. There is plenty of work, though, to make up for the lack of glory. The Engineers are in charge of the maintenance and repair of all the machinery aboard the BURTON ISLAND. Wheree the C Division has its radar, the S Divi- sion has its typewriters, and the First Division has the fresh air, the E Division has a bewildering maze of pipes, valves, and noisy engine rooms or so it seems to everyone else. Most of us do not know what they are doing, but are willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they are doing a good job. Ask them to make it runv, and they usually do.