King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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WHAT ' S WRONG COULDN ' T YOU GET ANY BIG CALIPERS - . WHAT ' S YOU DOING? DO IT RIGHT NOW NOW DON ' T HIT MY FINGERS WHAT YOU TRYING TO DO SHOCK ME

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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.

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' t- litf ' mi BOTTOM ROW-BOATMAN G . E . ;TRUJILLO S . ; MATHIS K,L.; GAGNON J . P . , ' GILBERT A . W . ; KENT E.G. ; MARSHALL D .C . ; CROWNE F.N, TERREL U .S . ; SMITH J.L . , MIDDLE ROW-NICKLES W . M . ;KIMBROUGH B .L , ; FRANCISCO C . W . ; SULTAN W .R . ; KIGHT J .H . ; CROCKER D .R. ; MORGAN T . W . ; NIGHT- INGALE D .A . ;LAPPIN0 M . H . ;CORDELL J . R . , WHITE R .R . ; SMITH W .B . TOP ROW-LINDSEY J .W . ;VINES J .C . . ' HOCKADAY E .E . ; WOOD J.R.J SHERMAN J.M.; GONOS B.C.; SASSER , ENGl.£ND E.D.; HARDIE, CARTER C.W,; LARKING L. E B EB DIVISION, CONSISTING OF SOME FORTY BOILER TENDERS (BT), CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GENERATING STEAM TO SERVE THE TURBINES, TURBO GENERATORS, AUXILLIARY EQUIPMENT, THE GALLEY, LAUNDRY ,ANDSTEAM HEATTROUGHOUT THE SH IP . BECAUSE EB DIVISION, DOES A GOOD JOB OF EXECUTING ITS RESPONSIBILITY, ALL OF THE OTHER KING PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT TO HELP MAKE KING THE FINEST SHIP IN THE FLEET. THEGOING HASN ' T BEEN EASY FOR EB DIVISION . BOILERS, THE BT ' S MAIN EQUIPMENT, REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF MA I NTENANCE , MAINTNE- ANCETHAT MUST BE PREFORMED WHEN THE BOILERS ARE SECURED, CON- SEC ZNTLY, IT MUST BE PREFORMED IN PORT ON AN AROUND THE CLOCK BASIS . MANY LONG HOURS HAVE BEEN SPENT CLEANING AND REPAIRING THE SHIP ' S BOILERS, MAINTAINING THEM IN A CONDITION OF MAXIMUM READ- INESS SO THAT WHEN KING GETS THE WORD TO GET UNDERWAY, SHE CAN; AND SHE DOES . BECAUSE OF THE EXTRE MFLY H IGH FIRING RATE OF K ING ' S BOI LERS , IT IS NECESSARVTHAT COMBUSTION AND FEED WATER B F CONTROLLED BY AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM . UNLIKETHE BOILER TENDER OF THE PAST, OUT BT ' S MUST HAVE A TECHNICAL UNDERSTANDING OF PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRICAL CONTROLS, AND HE MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THEM. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY TASKS ASS IGN ED EB DIVISION. THE DIVISION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR FUELING THE SHIP. AS EVERY BT CAN TELL YOU , THEONLYTIME A SHIP IS EVER FUELED IS EITHER AT SEA OR DURING LIBERTY HOURS . EB DIVISION HAS TAKEN ON BOARD KING ALMOST 3,000, OOO GALLONS OF NS FO . PUMPING AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 GALLONS PER MINUTE, THAT ' S APPROXIMATELY 50 HOURS OF LIBERTY LOST. NO COMPLAINTS ARE HEARD HOWEVER, IT ' S PART OF THEIR JOB WHICH THEY PERFORM WILLIN GLY AND WITH ENTHUSIASM . THE EB DIVISION HAS ATTAINED AN E NVIABLE RECORD OF PERFOR- MANDCE , AND OF THEMSELVES THEY MAY SAY , AS ENGINEERS ALWAYS ENJOY SAYING, WE HAVE NEVER MISSED A BELL . YOU IDIOT COULDN ' T YOU FIND A LARGER WRENCH?