King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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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?

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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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' .ye ' ' v ;i- ;|: SEE 1 TOLD YOU TO TURN IT THE OTHER way! WATCH IT, WATCH ITI WAIT TILL 1 CATCH THE GUY THAT INVENTED FUEL OIL. POUR IT SLOWLY, SLOWLY