Hawes (FFG 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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ENGINEERING E-IA E - 1 A D i 1 - s i() n , con- sisting ) t the Gas Turbine Systems Technicians (Electri- cal and Mechanical) make up what is known as the Main Propulsion Division. Their responsibilities include maintaining the main propulsion engines and ancillary equipment. Selected M . : y% %i vV FROM LFF I ro RIGHT FRO F FO BACK; GSMFR Kier. GSM2 Baile , GSE2 Lutter. GSMF.A Mosle , GSMFN Grove, GSEC Burton. GSE2(S V) Figg. GSE2 O ' Connor. GSE3 Harden. GSEFN McRevnolds. LTjg Ha zard. GSMC(S V) Blake, GSM2 Kondora, GSM2 Graham. NOT PICTURED: GSE3 Jirau, GSEI(SVV) Miles GS s are assigned to the oil lab. Commonly re- ferred to as Oil Kings they test and maintain the ship ' s fuels and oils. Little is heard from E-1 Division until it is time to get the ship un- derway. OS ' s have attended advanced gas turbine schools in order to master the many complex electronic, hydraulic and mechanical systems used to (jperate the complex LM-2500 gas tur- bine engines. During deployment, while oper- ating in the Persian Gulf, these acquired skills were put to the test where all systems had to

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