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A DIVISION B DIVISION
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT The Engineering Department is responsible for the operation, care, and maintenance of FRAN- CIS MARION ' S main propulsion plant, auxiliary machinery, and piping systems; for the control of damage; for the operation and maintenance of electric power generators and distribution sys- tems; and for the repair of equipment which is related to the Engineering Department ' s skills but is not part of Engineering. The Engineering Department is divided into five divisions. B Division operates and maintains the steam generating plant. It is B Division ' s re- sponsibility to provide the steam which is the basic power source for the entire ship. With out the hard work and vigilance of these men the ship would be powerless. M Division is re- sponsible for the running of the turbines which convert the steam energy into propulsion power and electricity. The ship ' s electricity is the responsibility of E Division. The Sparks have the job of looldngafter all things electrical, which includes all lights, motors, telephones, coffee kies who operate the motion picture projectors for the movies in the CPO Lounge, First Class Lounge, Wardroom, and mess decks. R Divi- sion is made up of carpenters, pipe fitters, plumbers, locksmiths, welders, and men of just about every other type of handyman skillimagi- nable. Every time a pipe in a head is clogged, or some one has lost their key or needs to have something built, or when some work has to be done on one of the boats, it is the men of R Divi- sion who have to Turn To and keep working until the job is finished. It is often an unthankful job that the men of R Division have, but it is a very necessary one. A Division takes care of the ship ' s boats, heating, air conditioning, emer- gency power, fresh water and laundry mainte- nance. The Officers and men of the Engineering Department have a difficult and dirty job to do, but, with their diversified skills and hard work, the FRANCIS MARION has an outstanding Engi- neering Department. If it weren ' t for these men, we would only be a hull ' of a ship without power. pots and the ship ' s radio system. It is the Spar-
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