King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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CONN :MAIN CONTROL .REQUEST SLOW- ING TO 1 5 KTS , SO THROTTLEMAN CAN REMOVE HIS ARM FROM THROTTLE WHEEL. HE THINK ' S HE KNOWS WHAT HE ' S DOING, SHOULD I TELL HIM ITS SE- CURED .

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0 1 M FRONT ROW-GRATTEN ,B . ;kNUTSON , W .L. ; CHERRY, C.W.; PEAR- SON, G. A.; SODERSTROM , G. L.; BERRY, E.A.; KEITH, R.M. WARD, J .R . BACK ROW - HEAD. L.K. ,• LIVINGOOD, D.D. ; WOODWARD, F.J. • PINGEL, L. ; HOESCHE, F.A.; HARTMAN; DUFF; RUSSELL. W.; CARR , G . ; OLIVERSON , C . J . j BRUCKLER , H.; MCKEE, J.G. to most people on the ship ,a machinists mate works downthe hole where hegoes when turn to is passed and emerges in the afternoon sweaty, and covered with grease . this is true in a way, but to the people who work down there , everyday is a challenge; why won ' t the evaporators distill good water ' ' ' ' what happened to the high pressure air ' and the never ending question what happened to all the fresh water ' ' ' during the time when everything is running nor- mally the work ing mm ' s real talent comes out. how to look like he is working amid all that massive machinery. this talent is shown at its best when eitherone of the engineering officers makes his en- trance, suddenly everyone has some task they are l abor!ng over, whether it be shinning a value wheel that was shined an hour before or pouring over mach- hineryhistory logs trying to bring them up to date, butallkidding aside .the men ofthe king can 3e proud of the em division and the work that they do. for many a time has passed when if it had not been for their skills we might have been stuck in that big ocean . A WELL DONE GOES TO THE MEN OF THE Em DIVISION.

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■ ,T ' fl Y , $■ v -iW j t t ' li - f ■ T ' ' Ji! E S FRONT ROW-PINGER ,C .E . : WERNER, J.E.; ANDERSON. J.J,; KIEFER, W.S.;bYRUM R.L.; LONG, R.C.i CARTER, C .A . ; BRACKETT , W .G . ; SWISHER, R.R.; IRIZARY, C. MIDDLE ROW-DENTON ,S .R . I ENS .ALLEN ;STONEBURIVER,R.P. BATTYLE R.L.; CASH, A.D. BARTOSZEK, R.J. FRUH , D . E . , 5TINE, R.F.j DORAN , S.A.; TABLERT, S . E . ; LAFAVE, R.W.; COOK, JENNENING, T.A.; SAMUELSON , C. E. REAR ROW-PAGETT , W.L.; SOLIS, A.M.; CLARK, R.A.; SHIEFIELD, M.G.; JONE, H.G.; SWEENEY, P.E.; PARIS, B.J.; GILLEY, D.M.; JENSEN , R.P . ; VICKERS , R .C . ; WITHROW , R .E . ; LTJG HOLLAND YOU GROPE AROUND IN THE DARK TRYING TO FIND THE TELEPHONE SO THAT YOU CAN REPORT THE STUFFED DRAIN IN THE HEAD. AH. YOU HAVE FOUND IT, NOW DIAL 343 .... DEAD! YOU HAVE JUST BEEN INTRODUCED TO ER DIVISION, THE DIVISION WITH ITS FINGERS IN MORE PIES THAN ANY DIVISION ON THE KING. THE DIVISION IS SPLIT INTO FOUR GANGS FOR EASE IN CONFUSING THE POOR SOULS THAT HAVE TO MAKE ATROUBLE CALL. LEADING OFF ON THE RUN DOWN OF GROUPS IS THE A GANG, THESE MEN ARE THEONES WHO MAKE SURE THAT THE UTILITY BOAT IS ABLE TO MAKE LIBERTY RUNS. THEY SUPPLY THE AIR CONDITIONING THAT WE DON ' T NOTICE UNTIL IT IS SECURED . THESE ARE THE MEN WHO YOU WILL GO TO SEE WHEN YOU NEED A SPECIAL TOOL, STEAM OR H P A I R TO YOUR SPACE , A HOLE DRILLED IN SOME- THING , OR ATHING-A-MA-BOB TURNED OUT ON TH E LATHE. THEIR REEFER MACHINES KEEP THE REEFERS AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE TO MAKE SURE THE CHOW I SN ' T RU IN ED BEFORE IT GETS TO THE GALLEY. THEY MUST MAINTAIN THE EMERGENCY FIRE PUMPS, THE STEERING GEAR, AND THEY MUST INSURE THAT THE EMERGENCY DIESEL IS IN A CONSTANT STATE OF READINESS TO ACCEPT FULL ELECTRICAL LOAD ON THE GENERATOR . THE ELECTRICIANS GROUP OR E GANG IS NEXT ON THE LIST. THIS GROUP HAS ITS HANDS FULL WITH THE SHIPS ELECTRICAL TROUBLES AND IS SPLIT INTO TWO SEPARATE SUB-GROUPS, THE POWER PUMP AND THE LIGHTING GROUP. THEY TAKE CARE OF AND OPERATE THE SHIPS SERVICE GENERATORS, EMERGENCY GENERATORS , DISTRIBUTION BOARDS AND PANELS AND ALSO MOST OF THE MAJOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. THEY ALSO HAVE SECONDARY FUNCTIONS THAT INCLUDE MAINTENANCE AND CHECKS ON ALL VENT MOTORS, PORTABLE TOOLS, BATTERIES, LIGHTING, AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS SUCH AS TOASTERS, IRONS, AND ETC. THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CONVEN I ENC E AND WELL BEING. NOW WE COMETOTHE SHIPFITTER OR DAMAGE CONTROL GROUP. THIS GROUP CONTAINS SHIPFITTERS, PIPEFITTERS AND DAMAGE CONTROLMEN. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THIS GROUP IS DAMAGE CONTROL ON THE KING AND TO INSURE THAT THE KING ' S MEN ARE INSTRUCTED AND QUALIFIED IN THE WAYS OF DAMAGE CONTROL. THEY MUST ALSO BE AVAU ABLE IN CASE SOMEONE WISHES TO HAVE SOME WELDING OR CUTTING JOB DONE. THEY ARE ALWAYS ON HAND TO UNPLUG A DECK DRAIN TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FROM THEIR DAMAGE CONTROL LOCKERS IN EVENT OF EMERGENCIES. THESE MEN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN KEEPING THE SHIP SEAWORTHY AND IN TRIM TO COMPLETE HER PRIMARY PURPOSE AS A WAR SHIP, FINALLY, LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS THE IC GANG. THESE ARE THE MEN WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOWING OF ALL THE BAD MOVIES THEY MANAGE TO SNEAK ABOARD AND THE HORRIBLE SELECTION OF RECORDS ON THE SHIPS JUKEBOX. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL INTERIOR COMMUNICATIONS ABOARD SHIP WHICH MEANS WHEN YOUR T ELEPHONE DOESN ' T WOR K YOU CAN BLAME THE !C GANG. THEY ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING AND MAI NTA IN I NG TH E GYRO COMPASS , TACHOMETERS, WIND INDICATORS, GENERAL ANNOUNCING SYSTEMS AND ONE HUNDRED AND ONE Dl FFERENT ALARM CIRCUITS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHIP, PLUS THE SHIPS ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM.