Charles S Sperry (DD 697) - Naval Cruise Book

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-g lr ' ••« - i K f Kl Mll Div Standing by for speed changes. CO looking over the People.

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■M«Miaii MMMHM l«HKH . «iy -- y ' The chair recognizes the Senator from Main Control M Division encompasses the mighty machinist mates. These men are responsible for our two main engines that make a normal engine look like a toy model. Some of the liberty hounds com- plain that we ' re never fast enough getting into port, but the MM ' s are the ones who keep those two twin power- houses pulsing at peak pow- er day and night. And no matter what is said we do get into port fast enough.

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I think it leaks . . . somewhere. ' You mean this one? Some gas gauge, huh? •y ' y- C ttr«t vry B Division takes care of our two fire rooms. Part of their job consists of supplying steam to the propulsion plant from the four boilers. In ad- dition, they help to top us off during refueling. Keeping SPERRY moving is their job and we are kept moving.