Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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Upper Left: Converting Salt Water to something that isnpotable is by no means an easy task when three thousand men are in- volved. It is little wonder that Legge, T. R., MM3, at times IS a bit puzzled when his gauges register tilt . Upper Center: Every Pump has its own machinery history, as repairs are made, they are entered in its log. Penkalski, B. A., is reading such a log of one of the many pumps located in the evaporator room. Upper Right: To Cruise, the fuel-oil burners located in the fronts of these huge boilers must be changed frequently, depending on the speed desired. Here we see Tarzia, D., preparing a burner which has just been replaced. Lower Pictures: Working Team Above consists of Qleft to rightj Chief Allen, Chief Stilb, Chief Palesky, LTJG Hinsch Qdivision ofhcerj, Chief Nicol, Chief Smith, MACH Macomber Qstation officerj and Chief Gordon. One of our playing teams, softball team, comprises fupper left to rightj: Ciarrone, V. S., BT3, Dix, H. E., BT3, Pace, R. VV., FN, VVasserman, K.P., BTS and McDan- iel, H. H., BT3. QLower left to rightj: Cottle, VV. A., BT3, Smith, F. G., BTC, Villatico, V. D., FN, O'Brien, MF., BTI and Farris, I. L., BT3. The B Division has a long record of enviable service in that during the five years which the ship has been in com- mission there has not been one major breakdown of this valuable equipment. VVell-trained personnel and an ex- cellent long-range maintenance program has shown its value on numerous occasions. The over-all know-how of the division oflicer, LTJG Hinsch and MACH Ma- comber, together with the combined knowledge of their seven chiefs, compose an unbeatable team, the grease besmearked but respected snipes of B Division.

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Right: The word is passed from main control, Put number three boiler on the line. Immediately Queen, C. C., BT3, St21rtS turning the huge valve wheel which executes the order, sending six hundred pounds of steam surging to the turbine. Upper Center: We Are Fueling Ship somewhere in mid-ocean. To keep constant vigilance of the level of the fuel in our tanks. members of the fuel-oil gang are CVCT-PICSCIII. Each of these tanks will hold eighteen thousand gallons and upwards when filled to capacity. Brown, VV. C., takes a sounding to determine the level of the oil in the tank. Upper Right: As Aircraft Approaches into the wind for a landing, one of the many hazards consists of smoke from the huge stacks. Therefore a spy is posted as Valenti, M.P., whose primary duty is to ascertain which iireroom is creating the hazard. Lower: The Ship Moves through the water at thirty knots. Tasks, such as changing valve settings, adjusting burners. and keeping constant watch on high pressure gauges are a necessity, performed by men on watch such as Chief Lines, Devlin, and D. C. Everett, in number three of our four firerooms. TI-IE B DIVISION performs many tasks which keeps our ship the Leading Leyte that she is. Maintaining four fire rooms in the peak of condition, working constantly with huge high pressure steam lines Qover eight hundred degrees Fahrenheit of F superheated steamjg at a room temperature between ll0 and 135 de- grees Fahrenheitg manufacturing potable water, keeping track of the enormous amounts of fuel consumed, are just a few of the many duties performed by this group of men. This is the second largest division aboard the ship and comprises approximately one hundred and sixty men, two officers, one warrant officer, and seven chiefs. Each chief is in charge of one of the seven stations of the divi- sion. This division comes under the main propulsion section of the engineering department, which is headed by LT Huffman, the main propulsion assistant.

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