Everglades (AD 24) - Naval Cruise Book

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F SUPPLY OFFICER CDR. H. M. Luoto The Supply Department of the GLADES has the monumental task of supplying the rest of the ship with the parts necessary to accomplish repairs to our own and other ships. They also operate the ship's store, the tailor shop, the cobbler shop, the soda fountain, the barber shop, the mess decks, and the laundry and dry cleaning facilities. The GLADES galley is one of the best feeders in the Fleet. Any of the men who have servedon a number of different ships will confirm this.- The gl in job of trying to come up with the right repair part on short notice is not any easy one, but if given at least two days and thirty-seven pounds of paperwork, the storekeepers could usually accomplish the job Qwhether the part was on the GLADES or as far away as Glendale, Californialy Led very capably by Commander Luoto, these were the men behind the scenes who kept the parts coming so that the rest of the ship could do their respective jobs.

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REPAIR OFFICER ASSISTANT LGDR R Hayter Jr REPAIR OFFICER Repa1r 1S the name of the game and kudos prove that the 'GLADES 1S a w1nner B1g Mama's Repalr Department f1XBd lt SUBITO and fast too S1ncethe'GLADES' pr1mary m1ss1on IS f1x1ng the Repalr Department 1S really her mam battery her pr1me weapon 1n the Navy's overall role Led by the stalwart team of Hayter and Molntyre, formerly of Hayter, Mo- Intyre, and Jocko, the Repa1r Department worked and worked and worked . . . Day LT J E Mclntyre and mght they f1xed everyone's whatcha macalllts fand wagons tooj The countless whos1whats1ts left over there have left our temporar1ly European fr1ends of the S1xth Fleet wlth the def1n1te feehng that B1g Mama was here ' LCDR Hayter Wlth 1S motto, 1 mb every mounta1n', proved that lt Juld be done. From stop- watches to bo1lers, the Repa1r Department exhlblted a Can Do attitude and d1d. u 7 u ' n n I . . , . - - 9 I -' , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . ' v ' V 9 . . W v C1 . 1 . V

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The Engineering Department, under the guidance of Lt. Hatchett, is responsible for the mechanical operation of the ship, including the main propulsion system, the AC and DC generators, the heating and air conditioning, the water systems, and the overall maintenance of all other mech- anical equipment. These are the men behind the scenes, the ones no one sees during Special Sea and Anchor Detail. But it is the little things in our everyday lives that make these men so important to us. They are responsible for keeping us hot in summer and cold in winter for is it ENGINEERING OFFICER LT. M. T. Hatchelt the other Way around?y, They are the ones who keep the lights shining brightly in the scuttlebutts. These are the men who maintain our fantastic cruising speed, and, most important of all, these are the men who got us home . . . eventually. Quite seriously, they are due much credit for having steamed the plant steadily for almost six months, and continuously providing steam and electricity to ships alongside in the Med with never once losing the load. And Lads, THAT is a record this old Gal can be proud of, with her old plant!