Mount Katmai (AE 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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EOD 0 '7 rimigliryl , I il Q5 if EOD: If-XCKSON, S. C., SCHARF, K. E. The EOD Team, QExplosive Ordnance Disposal Teamj, is a specially assigned group of men who accompany various ammunition carrying ships on their cruises. They are highly trained and skilled men whose jolo it is to inspect, handle, and dispose of any explosives found to be dangerous aboard a ship. They are also qualified divers and take care of the needs for diving that the ship may have.

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11-N-, ENGINEERING OFFICER LT STASZAK DAMAGE CONTROL ASSISTANT LTIG CAMERON ENGINEERING Throughout the ship the lights are dimming. The constant groan of the generators and pumps dies to a dull silence. The trapped air in the compartments quickly becomes thick and stale as ventilation stops. The men of the Engineering Department are running through the passageways with flashlights and emergency battle lanterns groping their way to their designated areas of duty. A machinery casualty does not happen often, but when it does, one can be assured that the entire Engineering Department is working to get the affected machin- ery back on the line. While the men in charge of the ship's inter-communications run a quick check on their phone circuits, the Electricians are tracing wiring, fuses, and circuit breakers for defects. They work together with the other Engineers to get the generators back on the line to produce needed electricity for lighting, ventilation, and the running of hundreds of pieces of machinery dependent on electricity. The Machinist Mates check and double-check MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT LTIG EDWARDS f f f f f f their engineroom machinery for the cause of load loss, while the Electricians re- ! X , , W , az check their equipment. Pumps, tanks, engines, valves, and lines are in- spected. The engineroom temperature is rising past 1200 as there are no air and recirculating vents operative. Everyone is soaked with The Boiler Tenders stand perspiration. 21