Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Supply Office is divided intobtwo sections, the Storekeepers and the Disbursing Clerks, There are five storekeepers to handle the order- ing and purchasing of all food supplied, stores and spare parts that are used aboard. The three Disbursing Clerks take care of all Pay records, computing pay, paying for travel and other Public Vouchers and handle all money matters concerning the ship. There are three corpsmen to take care of all the aches and pains on the Lloyd Thomas. They also administer all shots, blood tests and what other tests need to be taken. The corpsman is on call any hour of the day or night, it may be for only an aspirin, yet it could be and is quite often more serious. These men have to be very Capable and alert for all emergencies. The Laundry is in operation twenty four hours a day, for six days a week. The four laundrymen do all the enlisted men's laundry, as well as the officers' and chiefs'. The pressing of all chiefs' and odicers' uniforms are taken care of by them also. No matter how rough the sea may be the laundry operates. There are eight cooks to handle the feeding of three squares a day for the crew. A chief is in charge of the galley and he and his crew make the menus, prepare and supervise the serving of food at all meals. The Bakers make all the desserts whether it is pie, pudding or what have you. All bread is baked by them. These two men usually do their work during the night. Seven Stewards Mates take care of the officers mess and staterooms. They are subject to call at any time of the night or day. Most of their cooking is done in the ship's galley and served from the Officers' Pantry. Many fancy dishes are prepared by these capable men.

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The Shipfitters' Gang consists of eight men whose rates include Pipe Fitters, Damage Controlmen and Metalsmiths. This versatile gang claims it can HX any- thing on the Lloyd Thomas but a broken heart. . They are responsible for all plumbing, welding, car entry and repairs to hull piping systems., During P . emergencies they are the leading members of the ship s Repair Parties - handling all emergency equipment, fire lighting gear and the setting of water tight integrity. Any one of them can do most anything from mounting a safe in an ofHcer's stateroom to fixing a seaman's shower shoes. e The M Division consists of thirty men. This division is a branch of the engineering department of the ship. Their duties are to mainta-in and operate the ship's main propulsion system, such as the main engines, evaporators for fresh water system and the turbines for main and auxiliary equipment. y These members of the underground savages have often wondered what division is the most important in the operating of the ship. They all agree that each and every division well trained and working together is what constitutes a good fighting ship. M achme Shop Chief Ke A Y Internal Communicator . . 44' Y XXY U Sv! To

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The Radio Gang , Quartermasters' Gang , and Ship's Office Gang all are part of the Q Division and serve a very important function in the ship's operations. The Radiomen receive and transmit all CW radio traffic in addition to routing it to the persons concerned. The Quartermasters serve the same function with visual traffic in addition to their navigational responsibilities. The Ship's Office force handles all inter-command correspondence in addition to court-martial records, ship's logs, liberty cards, personnel records, and any other odd jobs you can think of ....