Isle Royale (AD 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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lt-2 IMVIM0 .I!N;7 back Row (L-R): Hoffman, MMFN : Gabbard, MR2; Langlinais, MR 2 : Wagner. IM 2 : Junkins, BT 2; Cochran, MR2; Harrison, MM 2: Leech MR 2: Davis. MR 2; Frankenburger. MM 2: Ten Kick, OM2: Garnett. BT 2; Wilderman, IM 2: Bickar, MR 3; Ashton, MR 3: Rolands. MR 3; Donnelly, Ml! 3; Thomas, MM 3: Doherty, MR 3: Erhart, MR 3: Switzer, MR 3; Mallory, BT 3; Lea, BT 3: Thiel, YN 3; Hartenstine, MR 3; Lynn, MR 3; Lussier. MR 3; Cocherell, MM 3; Pike, MR 3: Canterbury, ML 3: Roy, MR 3: Morgan, FN: Daly, FN: Moscato, MMFN Middle Row(L-R): Hutchinson. BR 1: Sonier, BR 1: West, MM 1: Feddock, M.MC: Ferrell, MRC: Reynalds, OMC: Roddy, BRCS: W. H. Nelson, CWO 3 : Cook, LICS: Farin. MRCS: Graber, L1C : Nugent. IMC: Hutchason, MR 1 : Irti. IM 1 : Metcalf, MR 1: Frishkorn. ML 1. Front Row: Lockwood, YNSN : Coodson, FN: McGraw, FN: Spangenburg. IMSN : Coughlin. I.M3: Zindler, 1L3: Marinaro, LI 3: Kober, IM 3: Jacobs. IM3: Schmidt, OMSN; Cassity, MLFN: Bunnell, MLFN: Trosky, FN; Tinus, MMFN: Gregory, MMFN; Hall, MMFN; Rupert, MRFN; Enloe, FN: Babb, FN: Bergstresser, SA; Adams, FN: Moreau, OMSN. Not Shown: Cole, MM 1; Curtis. FN; Edens, ML 2; Lasher, OM1: Lesley, YN 3: Swanson, IMSN: Wells, P1I2: Wells, OMSA. The R-2 or Machinery Repair Division is the largest and most comprehensive of the many divisions aboard Isle Royale. Our work includes a wide scope of skills ranging from the repair of watches and clocks to the retubing of the massive boilers, which power the Navy ' s Destroyers. Th complement of 92 enlisted men and 1 warrant officer is divided among eight major wor centers and includes as manv different ratings. Each is a highly trained spect in his own field, and vet also commands a wide ran e of related skills, making him far more versatile than most of his civilian counterparts. The trades to be found in R-2 di- sion are : m a n

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It-l Back Row (L. To R): Haney, SFP2; Spray, SFM2; Myers. SFM 2; Simms, SFP 2; Melton, SFM 2: Bent, SFP2; Tetzloff. SKP3; Lehman. SFP 3; Duncan, SFM 3; Dolinski, PM 3; Ferguson, SFM 3; Chinn, FN; Corso, FN; Nesl.itt. DCFN; Inskeep, DCFN; Lamprecht, DC 3; Tully, FA; Lowell, IN; Chiaravelle, FN; Wroe. MM3: Sutton, MM3; Cable. FN; Barber, SFM 3; Hopkins, SFM 3; Grabowski, SFP 3; Parker, SFM 3. Middle Row: Lufborough, SFM 2: Rauke, SFM 3; Olsen, SF 1; Crose. SF 1; Oglesby, SFC; Cooper, SFC; Newport, SFC; Davis, SFC; WO-4 Crawford; Rusheed, DCCS; Brandow, SFC; Pinkston. SFC; Barker, SFC; Dickson. PM I; Dale, SF1; Forkan, SFP 2. Front Row: Lowe, FN; Taylor, FN; Whitehead, SFPFN; Rutherford. SFP 3: Peatrowski, DCFN: Hunt. DCFN; Cross, SFM 3; Waddell, DC 3; Lynch, SFM 3; Gibbs, SFM 3. The R-i Division, consisting of 59 men of varying rates, ages, and experience, is divided Ship- tht into five shops. The major shop is fitter shop with twenty-three men. They perform heavy metal forming work, and weld on hulls and hull fittings on other ships. The Sheetmetal shop has ten men who fabri- cate lockers, vent ducts and similar equip- ment out of stainless steel, monel, and aluminum. The Pipe shop with thirteen men assigned has the abilitv to bend, form, weld and assemble piping of various materials for the safe and efficient transportation of liquids and vapors. The Carpenter Shop has seven men who replace wood sheathing on MSO ' s, repair wood boats, construct cruise boxes, make keys, and perform other general wood work. The three men in the Pattern shop construct wood patterns to specific dimentions either from blueprints or castings, they also assist in the Carpenter shop. The two men in the Diving Locker conduct underwater hull. inspections and perform The recipients of R-i services are seldom thev are very happv, occasionally a bit disa been done on their behalf. underwater ndifferent in ppointed but always hull repairs, their appraisal of our work. Frequent I know that everything possible has

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BOILERMAKER : When marine boilers and heat exchangers require major overhaul and repair it is the Boilermaker who tackles the job. These highly skilled men are often called upon to put in long hours and give up liberty to get the Navy ' s Destroyers back on the line. Isle Royale ' s Boilermakers are the men who keep the Navy mobile. THE TUBE BEX HERS INSTRUMENTMAN : Any organization as vast as the Navy uses large numbers ol business machines which are subject to breakdown. All ships have hundreds ol meters, guages, clocks, watches and other types oi indicators to keep tabs on all phases of the mechanical operation of the vessel, I he repair, and maintenance, of these many instruments call lor the skills of Isle Royale ' s precision Instrumentmen. Wh— M -m - - 4 J ISO y J ?l .i B i ' -glB ER r ■ , J? A LA ft . Jim Fascination Typewriter YEOMAN : Feeding our computerized maintenance data collection system, making out reports, handling official correspondence and the many administrative duties necessary to keep track of the activities of our floating shipyard demand the skill of Isle Royale ' s Repair Yeomen. Their demanding and intricate job is peserving of a special note of appreciation. Red tape MACHINERY REPAIRMAN : The repair ol machinery aboard Destroyers and other Naval vessels is done in the machine shops of the Isle Rovale. J Machinery Repair- men, working w it h an impressive arrav of precision equip- ment, manufacture all sorts of parts to keep the Navy ' s machinerj in top notch condition. '