Callaghan (DDG 994) - Naval Cruise Book

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Main Propulsion Division I (Front) GSMC(SW) Coposey. ENS Osborne. (Second row) GSM2 Heinrich, FA Easley, GSM3 Syverson. GSM2 Harris, GSM3 Hewitt, GSE3 Ballinger, GSMFN Magnusson, GSMI(SW) West, GSM3 Elliott, GSE3 Fournier, GSMFN Trotter; (Third row) GSE1 Perconte, GSM3 Hobbs. GSE2 Schmidt. GSM2 Arellano. GSMI(SW) Duvall. GSMFN Brown, GSE2 Sprmgstube. GSM1 Williams. FN Powell, FN Sorrells, GSMFN Johnston; (Fourth row) GSE1 Bono, GSE2 Mitchell, GSM 1(SW) Stevens. GSM2 Chase, GSM2 Dewitt. GSM3 Baker. FN Board, GSM2 Seppet. GSM2 Price, ENFN Heistand MP Division and the equipment they operate and maintain are what makes a KIDD Class Destroyer uni- que among naval ships With the ability to accelerate from dead in the water to 30 plus knots in less than one minute and then to dead in the water in two lengths of the ship, the CALLAGHAN is one of the most maneuverable vessels afloat The Main Propulsion Div- ision is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship s jet engines and generators Keeping the engines running 60,000 miles requires the teamwork and devotion to duty that is a trademark of CAL- LAGHAN engineers. Like their counterparts on con- ventional ships, the gas-turbine specialists on the CALLAGHAN must deal with gears, grease, springs, and other paraphernalia associated with mechanics, but unlike the engineers on other classes of ships, they are just as likely to be working with one of the hundreds of computer circuits which control the ship's auto- mated propulsion plant. MP Division has some of the most talented technicians in the Navy, who specialize in such areas as gas-turbines, electronics, and fuel chemistry The ability of CALLAGHAN to be ready and able to go anywhere anytime is a'direct result of the closely knit team-within-the-team that is MP Division! 1 ENS Mike Osborne MP Division Officer ENS John Nowell MP Division Officer