Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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wif nowu silo W The ustokersi' and the 'coil kings H of B Division are the men who literally move the ship. Each of the four firerooms contains two boilers and is set up for independent operation. Here, amid a veritable jungle of conglomerate piping, valves, pumps, motors, tanks, and ducts, main steam reaches a pressure of 600 pounds at a temperature of 850 degrees. Aside from providing the power that drives the primary turbines, the boilers supply LTJG D.R. TOWERS me WJ. WINCEK 3 cwo4 K.c. NEWTON auxiliary steam to numerous points throughout the ship. Four sets of evaporators turn out 108,000 gallons of fresh Water per hour, the bulk of which is utilized as feed Water and pumped back to the firerooms. Working under temperatures that some- times range from 120 to 150 degrees, with equipment that blisters the skin on slightest contact, the men of B Division perform an unglamorous but highly important job. NONCHALANT SNIPE SECURES A BURNER IN NUMBER THREE FIREROOM. 135 ,,i,,1,:,,,c, ,..,,.-' .W 55, ., r. ,,,. L 233, ic , .,.,. i ,M-ew-W--. W----rv,-'fn

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INCREASING AIR PRESSURE CN 54 BOILER. PURITY of feed Water IS tested frequently to avold cloggmg scahng K eepm g The Home Fires Burning LIGHTING OFF VITAL MAIN FEED PUMP B Front Row: M.L. Stout, K. McGlashan, L.L. Bagwell, R.L. Shiverdecker, A.M. Bruce P.F, Treanor SW Konwinski E R Rutledge, C-A' g I Dillard, E.L. Castro, J. Kanai, D.L. Carleton. Second Row: J.L. Fields, J.H. McGlashan, W.H. Seymollr .W. Duff B G, Di-Ckens, LM, Gosta, D.E. Tanner, J.o. Bankswn, M.A. Nichom, G.c. Barron, J.A. Dodder, J.R. Boozer, H.N. c ' ' y' ' ' urris, S,L, Rapp,

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