Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT STEPHEN ENGLEHARDT ENS QUINTIN CROW SM3 THOMAS CAPUSON ET2 GREGG COBURN ET2 ALAN GONDINO RMSA JOSE CORONADO SMS GORDON DELK OSSA RICHARD DORANTES 0S3 JOHN FLOWERS OS3 GORDON GIANNI RMS ANTHONY HARVEY SN CARLTON JAMES SMI JEREMIAH JONES RMS STANLEY JONES 0S2 MICHAEL LEYBA RM1 JOHN LINVILLE RMSN JESSIE LYONS 051 JOSEPH MACIAS SMI DANIEL MACKEY ETS SCOTT MAPI ETC RICHARD MAYS OSS PERRY MCCLURE 052 ROY MOORE RMC RALPH PALUMBO OSSA DOUGLAS PRESSLEY OSS DAVID PRUITT RMSA ALLEN REED SMSR ROBERT REYNOLDS SN VINCENT ROSA RMS BRYAN SLAUGHTER RMC JAMES SPREITZER OSSN SCOTT SWOPE ET1 DONALD THIERRY RMS RANDALL TURNER RMSN DONALD VANEISZNER RM2 EUGENE WHITLOCK RMSR DAVID WILLIS ET3 DONALD WRIGHT HR

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THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER AS DE- PARTMENT HEAD, MAIN PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT ENGINE- MEN, ELECTRICIANS, INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICIANS, HULL MAIN- TENANCE TECHNICIANS, AND BOILER TECHNICIANS. THE MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT IS IN CHARGE OF OUR SIX MAIN DIESEL ENGINES AND THREE SHIP SERVICE DIESEL GENERATORS. ALONG WITH OUR TWO AUXILIARY BOILERS. HE HAS THE BOILER TECHNICIANS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE ENGINEMAN WORKING FOR HIM. THE AUXILIARY OFFICER IS IN CHARGE OF ALL AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WINCHES, GALLEY EQUIPMENT, AND THE LAUNDRY. THE REST OF THE ENGINEMEN BELONG TO A GANG. ELECTRICAL DIVISION IS COMPOSED OF THE ELECTRICIANS AND INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRI- CIANS TAKE CARE OF ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ON BOARD. FROM LIGHTING TO TELEPHONES, IF IT ' S ELECTRICAL E DIVISION HAS CONTROL. THE DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT HAS THE HULL MAINTENANCE TECHNI- CIANS UNDER HIS COGNIZANCE. THEY ENSURE ALL FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AS WELL AS BEING THE WELDERS, PIPEFITTERS, AND PLUMBERS ONBOARD. AS YOU CAN TELL, ENGINEERING IS A BUSY DE- PARTMENT WITH A WIDE RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES. 17

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF FOUR WORKCENTERS IN THREE DIVISIONS. THE OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS WORK IN COMBAT IN- FORMATION CENTER, WHOSE JOB IS TO ASSIST THE BRIDGE IN THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF THE SHIP. THEY ALSO COORDINATE AND DIRECT AM- PHIBIOUS BOAT WAVES. COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION IS COMPOSED OF TWO WORKCENTERS. THE RADIOMEN OPERATE ALL OF THE SHIP ' S TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVERS AND TELETYPES. THE SIGNALMEN MAIN- TAIN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER SHIPS IN SIGHT. ELECTRON- ICS TECHNICIANS ARE THE HIGHLY TRAINED REPAIRMEN WHO KEEP ALL OF THE DELICATE AND EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS RADIOS, COM- PUTERS, AND RADAR REPEATERS FUNCTIONING AT PEAK EFFICIENTCY. THESE MEN, SOME STANDING WATCHES, AND OTHERS STANDING BY TO ANSWER TROUBLE CALLS, ARE THE EYES AND EARS OF THE SHIP, AND HELP MAKE UP THE TEAM THAT IS HER CREW. i .