Cabildo (LSD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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MACHINERY DIVISION V MACHINIST MATES — The MM aboard ship serves in the capacity of operating and maintaining the main propulsion machinery; producing power that runs the generators; compressing air for shipboard use; distilling water for general consumption; manipulating the pumps which transfer water in the scores of ballast tanks; and last, but not hast, handling the paperwork for engineering administration. Spare parts storerooms are maintained by the Machinist Mates. The men of Mike Division care for and maintain the 4 plants assigned, the port and starboard pump and engine rooms, each side being completelx independent of the other. In the event of an engineering casualty to one of thesi plants, it is the Machinist Mates that cross connect the engineering plants to maintain use of both engines.

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ELECTRICAL DIVISION ELECTRICIAN MATES— The EM of E Division have control of the electrical portion of the ship ' s service and emergency i i nerators, auxiliary machinery, distilling plant, ballast control systc))}, ventilation systeni, anchor windlass, cranes, galley cooking and cleaning )nachinery and the wiring of boats which are on board. Also, in the field of lighting, the electricians maintain the emergency battle lanterns, navigational lights, anchor lights, and the ship ' s signal search lights. Along the miles of electrical wiring and in the hundreds of control boxes, transfer panels, and motors there are problems arising constantly and it is the job of the Elec- trician Mates to trace down, repair, and re-energize the circuit. INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIAN The IC Electrician is primarily concerned with interior com)ntinieations aboard ship but cjuite often works in com pany with tlu Electrician Mates in jobs such as repair and operation of the If) M . I motion picture equipment and thi dressing lines of light bulbs which are rigged fore to aft and over tlu i astheads. llie iiiainti nance and repair of the gyro compasses, speed indi( ators, engine order telegraph, sound powered telephone quipiix nt , pubtii addri n equipuK nl , and tin Captain ' s Command .Innouncing Sysli ni all belong to tlu IC Eli etrician. Tlu zcork of tlu K. ' man s ives many hours of si arching for and lot atini personml and ki ( fnng all hands informed of the situalioii throw h the us oj the sound powered telephone circuits and tlu ii i )u ral unnouiu iu ' s sti ms. 24

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MACHINERY DIVISION $ % ' ,r ■f FRONT ROW, left to right: PRIESTLY, L., MMl; ABBOTT. R.C., FA: MCCUBBIN. L.H.. FA: LTJG R.E. BURFORD, DIVISION OFFICER; JOHNSON. D.E.. MMFN: FRESH. L.R.. .MM3; COEN, N.A., MM2. BACK ROW, left to right: FOWLER, C.W., ENFN: BROWN. WAV.. MMFN; BUNNER. J.F., MMFN; VERNON, J.G., MMCS; HARRIS. L.C., FR: TERR ■. H.H.. MMFN; EASTER, L. V., MM2.