John F Kennedy (CVA 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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E The mission of E Division is, in three words, service, repair, and maintenance. This means that we work with a wide range of equipment - from the generators in the main spaces to the liglgs on the flight deck. We are anywhere electric power is use . I work in the Electric Power Shotiwhere I supervise the r ir and maintenance of all deck winc s, the anchor windlass, cffigr- steering and welding machines. I also assist in the rewinding of electric motors, most of which come from the ships in company with KEN NED Y. On the average, I work an eight hour day, but sometimes I work more than this or less. It iust all depends. Jobs just pop up which our Division Officer may decide we need to do immediately. Somebody has to do my iob. It is important, and I accept .the responsibility that goes alonlgewith it. I really like the division. There are hassles now and t n but you 1ust can't let them get you down. Fred Murphy EM2 E Division Stamford, Conn.

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P-1 P-2 It all begins asbone goes through one of the eight access doors going to a Main Machinery Room. The first thing that you'll notice is the vacuum on the door, making it real hard to open - but once that door is opened and ou are hit with the first blast of heat, you are truly in the land 0? the Snipes. As you walk down the access trunk, the heat is a little more intense. When xou reach the fifth deck, you'll see all tgpes of machinery, eac with its own fob. There are feed pumps, ooster pumps, fuel oil pumps and heaters, boilers, main engines, generators, and evaporators. There is a lot more, too. This is the nerve center of the ship. This is where all the vital functions of the ship originate - electricity for the lights to burn, and steam for the screws to turn. We a so supply steam to launch planes, cook food, wash the laundry, and we even blow the ship s whistle. Our normal working day lasts from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon. But we also stand watches, some of them 16 hours long. Every 18 hours the boilermen get a real treatg they clean the insides of the boilers! R you are ever in the area of No. 1, 2, 3, or 4 Main Machinery ooms and are interested in finding out how the ship runs, come on down and I 'll gladly show you the Land of Snipes. Louis A. Sangiovanni BT2 P-1 Division Bronx, New York