Canisteo (AO 99) - Naval Cruise Book

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SN E Axson SN J D. Alston SN S, R, Boggs SN E. M Mesquiti SN J R. Pratt SN T, J, Pratt SN J. G. Beer SN D L Crespo Nonrated Sailor of ttie Year SA B A, Cribbs SA C A, Madrid SA R, C Garcia How A Eo s ' NrAf re rriRa +lS Co f fee BM1 D. H, Hanson BM2 M P Sciocca BM3 K, A, Myers Leading Petty Officer SN J, D. Hill SN P A Jardine SN J W, Mobley SA J. F Dilts SA J, M. Marctiand 27

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M Division Make one mention of water and lube oil in the same comment ... or Mutter a slight murmur about cloudiness . . or maybe Whisper a barely perceptible suggestion that perhaps water is seeping from some- where into the precious main engines . . . . . . and you will immediately draw glares from the machinist ' s mates of M Division. These men are the ones who claim real- ly to drive the CANISTEO, These are the men who put the steam to the engines and moke the shaft go around. These are the men with the Notorious, Cloudy, Lube Oil. Certainly lube oil was a highlight of everybody ' s year. It ' s a safe bet that their oil caused more worry and discussion through- out the ship than perhaps anything else on board. After a lot of purifying and even more sampling, the MMs finally kept both the lube oil clear and the Propulsion Examining Board onboard long enough to finish OPPE. In the end, ECCTT and the watchstonders had trained each other so well that after PEB gave drill sessions for all three wotchsections, CANISTEO returned to Norfolk flying brooms from the yordorms, representing a clean sweep in the OPPE after all. The rest of the year was cake. Well, ex- cept for the gland seals on the main fe ed pumps, and the oil seals and the gland seals on the SSTG ' s, and the LP drain line (which one this time?) with the elusive hole, and the salty condenser requiring the quick-tear- down-plug-hydro-flush-and-buttonup- while- underway adjustments, and the evaporators not quite up to snuff, and, of course, not the least which was the dreaded crab ambush from the aux circ overboard valve. Flush and fill which sump? Again?! But the important thing was: the MM ' s took care of it all. DECK DEP. LT(jg) K. A, Perrone Division Officer BMCS R. A. Seda Leading Chief Pefty Officer BM2 R. W, Suhr BM2 W. R. Counts BM3 A V, Frank BM3 T, J, Gill BM3 P, M Minor BM3 J. A. Rannos 26

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R Division The men of R Division ore nnasters of many trades. CANISTEO ' s hull technicians are the house experts on everything from fuel analysis to plumbing. The R stands for Repair Division. CANIS- TEO ' s hull technicians do most of the welding and brazing jobs throughout the ship. They ensure the ship has a continuous firemain pressure, and they maintain that system and all other major DC gear onboard. They repair all commodes and urinals. They even ensure that the ship ' s sewage is properly disposed of. As leaders in the damage control orga- nization, all HT petty officers are qualified on- scene leaders, members of the At-Sea Fire Party and members of the Helo Crash and Salvage Crew. As cargo fuels specialists, the HT ' s are re- sponsible for the safe transfer of JP-5 and DFM, and they guarantee the quality of CANISTEO ' s seven million gallons of cargo fuels. When the ship unreps, the HT ' s rarely transfer less than several hundred thousand gallons in a day. Manning the console board in Cargo Control and the discharge valves at each unrep station, they direct the flow of fuel throughout the ship and off to our customers. Deck Department Deck Department has a greater impact than any other department onboard when CANISTEO sails forth to meet the rest of the world. The boatswain ' s mates ' rating is re- knowned for the proportion of work they perform maintaining and preserving a ship ' s topside spaces and gear. They carry needle- guns and knucklebusters as their sidearms of choice. So great is their task, that by the time they finish chipping, priming and laying a fresh coat of haze gray to the sides and weather decks, it ' s time to start repainting the ship all over again. These men are the stage crew. Their stage bears witness to all who come alongside. Deck Department has other BM ' s also, as well as enginemen, electricians, and machin- ist ' s mates who operate, maintain and repair all the equipment for each of CANISTEO ' s un- rep stations. When CANISTEO produces, these men 28 SA B, A. Powell SR D. Dickerson SR W. P. Ranger SR L, C. Robinson DIV. LT(jg) E. A. Dejesus Division Officer GMG1(SW) B. J, Wyatt GMG2 S. W. Phillips GMG3 S, M. Bailey Leading Petty Officer