Canopus (AS 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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EA A department on board CANOPUS has a lot of work and a lot of responsibilities to take care of. The Engineering Admin Office is there to help the Engineering Department out in that necessary but evil formality known as paperwork. They coordinate the work that goes on within the department. Under the instructions of the Engineer and the lVlain Propulsion Assistant, the chiefs and Yeomen assist in planning workloads, watch bills, notices and publications concerning Engineering and they also help out with personal matters of the people in the different Engineering divisions. Front: ENC Roger Achterman, LTJG Lee Turner, MMCS Mack Kidd. Back: YNSN Bobby Brevard, YN3 Peter A. Frappoli.

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ENGINEERING

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A Division CANOPUS has a number of auxilliary systems and the men who take care of them are the Machinist Mates and Enginemen of A Gang. The Auxilliary Division is composed of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Shop, the Oxygen - Nitrogen Processing Plant, the Hydraulics Shop and the Internal Combustion Engine Shop. AC8tFi maintains the ship's cooling refrigeration systems, which is vital to the galley. O2N2 manufactures oxygen and nitrogen for use on - board the CANOPUS and the submarines. The Hydraulics Shop is responsible for the elevators, cranes and conveyors onboard. The Internal Combustion Engine Shop works on the engines of the ship's small boats and other gasoline and diesel engines. A Gang is another hardworking division that makes up the CANOPUS Can Do team. Front: ENC T. J. Palmer, ENC Nelson Griffin CWO2 Gustavo Segovia Jr MMC Frankie Ward MM1 James Hobby. Back: EN2 William Hansen EN3 Elmer Hagenhoff EN1 Charlie Simpson MM1 Kar White.