Hamner (DD 718) - Naval Cruise Book

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ELECTRICIANS AND IC MEN-Front Row: MAXEY, B. G., LAFLEUR, DAVISON, LAW- SON, TIDWELL, DAFOE. Back Row: ENS. HlATl', MARTINDALE. ATCHLEY, LARSON, MCCAUSLAND, TRAWCZYNSKI, COLE, WARR, JONES. Missing: RAMOS. EMSIC. 2 xf QQ 0 J I f f ll ? ls? 'Neovo 52 A N5 SW Q5 fx. 5 With many compartment lights flickering dimly or completely blacked out after an afternoon of gunnery firing exercises, we electricians, armed by past experience with repair kits and spare bulbs, are busy men as we pass from compartment to compartment replacing damaged or shattered bulbs and testing for possible power shorts. Yes, though we are only responsible for cleaning one compartment, our electrical shop, the job of maintaining the HAMNER's far flung lighting system, its portable or permanently installed blowers steering, pump, drive or fan motors, the degaussing coils, the numerous distribution panels and the assorted cabling leads us to every compartment in the ship. Saddled continuously with two routine guards as the duty electrician for emergency repairs and the power panel-distribution board watch for whichever of the two 450 kilowatt main ship's service and two 100 kilowatt emergency diesel generators is currently carrying the load, we take gratifying pleasure in performing our additional movie operator duties which highlight limited audi- ence premiering, after taps and behind the dogged hatch of the electrical shop, of each new movie boarding the HAMNER. Though there are only three of us, we IC men cater to the needs of two of the HAMNER's most important systems. The first is the vast internal communications system ranging from the IMC which regulates shipboard life to the various sound powered circuits over which vital battle information will flow even though the ship has lost all electrical power. Our second system is the complicated, delicate and temperamental master gyro system which, through compass repeaters and radars, provides the HAMNER with it's sense of direction. ' ELECTRICIANS AND IC MEN

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S SHIPFITTERS-Front Row: ENS. HIATT, HEARNE, BROADWATER, MacNEAL, JONES. Back Row: DAVIS, M. A., HAWN, HOMFELD, SAFFORD. Missing: MOREN. AUXILIARY MEN-Front Row: HELMS, W. H., RAU, CAPORALI. Back Row: NELSON, L. A., JENKINS, H. S., HENSON, A. E., BERGMAN, CAIN, JONES. HIPFITTERS AND AUXILIARY MEN Want some special work done such as welding a shelf bracket, fabri- cating a much needed bulletin board, repairing a badly worn chair or punching a hole through a bulkhead? If this be your problem, then neatly fill out a ship's force work request, have it approved by your de- partment head and turn it into the Repair Gang for ACTION! We guar- antee your pet project will receive weighty consideration while it is filed amongst the backlog of other work requests after being assigned a priority ranging anywhere from Rush-Rush Cto be accomplished within three weeksj to Temporarily Deferred Cnever happenj. We do not like to be sarcastic when referring to your requests, but you must realize that we, too, have a mammoth job in taking care of our assigned spaces, equipment and material. Don't ever develop a complacent attitude that all the intermingled steam and fresh water systems carrying services throughout the ship just happen to remain in good working condition or, when using a fire hose, the fact that the water spouts out under a good pressure head is natural. If we let one duct of the intricate ventilation system stop supplying air, there is always plenty of howling, and when the turbo generators suddenly fail, immediate response is expected from the diesel generators to bring the lights back on. Maintaining the above requires plenty of man-hours, but this isn't all by any means! The BTs and MMs always have plenty of work to be mounted on the lathe or drill press, and while at sea, in addition to our normal damage control watches, we supplement them in the firerooms and enginerooms where personnel shortages arise. How about General Quarters? Here you find the key damage control party billets occupied by our personnel whether it be for fire-fighting, flood arresting or emergency repairs, and all of the bulky damage control equipment has to be maintained and properly stowed by us during off GQ hours. We can't overlook ABC warfare for it most certainly isn't going to overlook us. No one enjoys struggling into the tight, oil im- pregnated protective clothing of the monitoring and decontamination teams, and for how many hours during this cruise have you watched us installing the vast washdown piping system stretching from bow to stern, side to side, and main deck to bridge only to witness, not nearly as dis- couraged as we, the dismal results of the first full scale test? Yes, as with the BMs cleaning and painting, our job of repairing and fitting out the HAMNER is NEVER DONE! Gite le?-Zi 1 E-C'Q'3!If diff, X Q ME,DC.,EN giiive AFP

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Nui' l COMMISSARYMEN-Front Row: KEOWN, FOWLER, C. E., DOJAQUEZ, STEWARDS-Fl'0l1fR0W1 PEREZ, TUBUN, MANIBUSAN. Back Row: HO0VER: Back Row: KIMMEY, HAVENS, BREWER, PHILLIPS, W. C., TOWNSEND. NATINU, BAUUADIA- LTIG SIKOROVSKY. Missing: JAMES. COOKS AND STEWARDS As the air fills with the aroma of rolls fresh out of the oven, pies on the pantry shelf, spices and season- ing of our special soup brewed in the deep kettle and sirloins sizzling on the grill, we cooks apply the finish- ing touches to our chief product, dinner for the crew, Offering the men of the HAMNER three square meals daily keeps our galley lights burning from one dawn to the next while we meticulously assemble the ingredients for a meat loaf, an en casserole,soup or pizza pie, thoughtfully insert cheese into soon to be baked potatoes, trim off excess fat from steaks and chops and carefully measure out the precise amounts of sugar, flour, lard, etc. for those tasty cinamon rolls and butterfingers. We are pridefully aware of the HAMNER's reputation for being the best feeding ship in the Pacific Fleet, and nothing, not even the rolling and pitching in heavy seas or sweltering tropical heat can deter us from our mission to sustain the men of the HAMNER as the healthiest in the Fleet. . W3 From the sleepy captain's morning cup of coffee at first light till the mid-watch 0OD's huge dagwood sandwich, the results of our attentive service can be felt in the warm contentment of our N-- wardroom officers. Supervised carefully by two unexcelled first class stewards who continually send out strawberry short cake, peaches over ice cream sundaes, or the world's best apple pie . to a wardroom table flanked by officers already stuffed with tender steak, buttered baked potatoes and shrimp salad, we four strikers put forth our utmost to serve the meals, keep the l X QM wardroom and the various staterooms shipshape, watch care- Qlxxx cs p X-sl-Q sf V, fully for laundry, dry cleaning, and magazines, including the -f valued monthly issue of Playboy , and provide nightly tasty snacks in the pantry ice box. One day amid our sumptuous service will convince any visitor that the HAMNER, thanks to us, has a top-notch wardroom. 3 lj, we igflsi Q2-745 X 1 XX i t 3