Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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Sound boat Four limps alongside and is hoisted into the skids. This means an around the clock operation for the boat shop engineman until the boat gets back on the line. We need three portable houses for Lorac station generators and 50 center poles for triangulation. The men in the carpenter shop turn to and it is done. The ship ' s heads are in poor condition. Every one of them must be renovated, says the Captain. The shipfitters get on the job with their torches and vrenches. These are just a sample of the duties which fall to the engineering department to carry out in addition to its main task of propelling the ship. The multiple activities of the department are controlled and directed from the Log Room, a place vhich doubles as Damage Control Central during General Quarters. Kept in this room are 3,000 blue prints, 250 instruction books and a complete file of operating data and records. 12 Left — Overhauling sound boat engine. K oi ' c— Shipfittcr cuts steel on power saw. When an order from the bridge to the engine room says. All engines ahead stand- ard, make 137 RPM, it soimds simple enough. But it takes the combined efforts of 125 men to make compliance possible. Two huge 2300 volt turbo-electric gener- ators tmn the Maury ' s two screws. These generators make enough electricity to sup- ply the normal electric power needs of a city of 100,000 people. In addition to motive po s ' er, the en- gineers supply 6,000 kilo vatt hours of electricity daily through its ship service generators for the hundreds of electrical outlets in the ship. Over 20,000 gallons of fresh water are made daily from the saltiest tidewater in the vorld, the Persian Culf. The ship ' s heating, ventilation and air con- ditioning systems are maintained. Even the movie projectors are operated by engineers. Yes, in a large measure this is the force which makes this ship a living thing. Engineers man the shops vhose ser ' ices are so essential in keeping the ships and

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 11

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M.ik„.n p.iil- shop boats and shore stations of the survey gioup in top operating condition during the ex- tended period away from shipyard facili- ties. The boat shop maintains 77 internal combustion engines of 18 different types. The machine shop produces iial parts and tools. Shipfitters do metal construction and repair work and maintain miles of piping. Turning out soodwork and keeping all damage control material in top notch con- dition is the vork of the men assigned to the carpenter shop. Electricians service e erything from a one-eighth horsepower fan motor to the main propulsion gener- ators and motors. Internal communications, automatic steering and an intricate gyro- compass also fall within their jurisdiction. The electronics shop services 1 37 electronic units containing over 2,000 vacuiun tubes rec|uiring 47,000 watts of electricity. The Maury ' s electronic brain extends from the fathometer transducers at the bottom of the hull to the radar antennae atop the masts. And 4 1 cooling units are kept up by the refrigerator shop. Every boat which leaves the ship and every shore station with mechanical equip- ment has an engineer to run, service and maintain the engines. Engineering is an important imit in the team called the M»ury whose goal is making the seas safe for all na ' ies. upper Right — Using power saw in carpenter shop. Electricians solder a broken connection. Log rcK)in. Installing sound engine. 13