King (DLG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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LTJG Mike MORGAN, LTJG John WENDEL, X f GI EERI G The Engineering Depart- ment consists of a team of highly devoted Engineering Technicians QSNIPESJ. These men, their skills, and the ma- chinery they operate and main- tain create the basic founda- tions which the other depart- ments build upon. The hull, boilers, main engines, and electrical and piping systems make up the skeleton, heart, legs, and blood of KING. These men put life into steel and make KING a living ship. ,Q

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TIN CAN BLUES Me and my buddy, Swabby Joe Were riding a can out of Sasebo. The chow was bad and the fuel was low, But man, that tincan sure could go. We were steaming along just past midnight Running around like a tincan might, When a cruiser behind us blinked his light, Blew his whistle, and pulled to the right. We've only two screws, you might think we're in a jam, We ought to give way and not give a damn, But tincan guys take it as a slam If a cruiser goes by and says Thank you ma'am. Now to all you sailors who don't dig the jive, We got four main boilers and an overdrive. Should have seen Captain Tarbuck when he came aliveg He hollered to the bridge, HGIMME THIRTY FIVE! Time we got our steam up, our rival filled the sky. We began to worry, I'm telling you no lie. The oldest salt aboard our can wiped his tearful eye- Said, If that cruiser beats us, I'll go below and die. The Captain sent the order down, Make those engines churn' See how much JP-5 those firerooms can burn! Twenty feet of rooster-tail rose above the stern- It was clear to the cruiser-a lesson she would learn. Then, past the fan-tail, we seen a shape a-coming Could a been a jet from the sound of the humming. T'was coming past the cruiser at a terrible pace. We had a sinking feeling, 'twas the end of the race. As it passed us in the night, we looked the other way And the guys in the cruiser had nothing to say. We just cou1dn't believe what our eyes could plainly see It was a Reserve J.G. driving a hopped-up LST! WOl M.R'. JUDD

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Boiler Technicians operate and maintain the ship's boilers and related equipment. Their hours of maintenance, opera- tion and repair are reknowned throughout the Navy for being the longest and hardest. These men, their pride, and can do attitude took KING over a dis- at till, .ii nh :- 'Q O M, ' .- 2 4-+. I 'i : ' wt 2. 5:1 J, I . Q., lr M I, g .J , 1 5 1 f 1 Q! - tance of about 65,000 engine miles. All commitments were met until the bottom fell out on the final legs home. Even then, only short delays oc- curred, because of the exhaus- tive hours put in by these men called SNIPES. FORWARD FIRE ROOM Left to right, front: BT3 GRO- MACKI, FN MARCHAND, FR MILLER. Back: BT3 KRUGER, BT3 HEILI, BT3 DOANE, FN O'CONNOR, BT1 HALL. Left to right: BT3 DETEMPLE, FA SHAHAN, FA ZUKUITZ, FA HALUSKA, FN CONNOR. Not shown: BT3 FAHRNI, BTC KANE