Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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M DIVISION 'N Ist Row: Sullivan, MM3, Klinkner, MMI, Lucht, FN, Morris, MM3, Thorpe, FN, Kompsi, MM3. 2nd Row: Lamaster FN, Dudley, FN, Johnson, MM3, Fisher, MM3, Whitledge, FN, Howell, MM3. 3rd Row: O'Dell, MM3, Hartley, MM3, Terpstra, FN, Betterton, MM3, Rentz, MM3. An observer standing on the fantail watching the wake the NICHOLAS leaves behind as she churns through the water can rest assured that LTJG Whitten and his machinist mates have opened a sufficient number, of valves to' make the propellers go around. The machinery that causes the starboard screw to rotate is the responsiblity ot Pennington, MMCS, and Pallo, MMI, the machinery under the cognizance of Johnson, MMC, and Klinkner, MMI. It one should venture down into the holes where the snipes las they are altectionately calledl work, one would see Gast, MM3, and his evaporator gang making water tor the ship to use, or Sullivan, MM3, port screw is rotated by and Fisher, MM3, lining up the tire and bilge pump for operations. Without M Division being ever ready, the ship could never get underway when sea detail is set. 5 I' ,M I I 1 I I I i I I I I I .

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B DIVISION Ist Row: Virock, FN, Sisco, FA. 2nd Row: Schuster, BTI, Laborde, BT3, Franssens, FN, Mudd, FN, Eccles, FN. 3rd Row: Hamrick, BT2, Moore, FN, Hall, FN, Timm, BT2, Clifford, BT3, Richardson, BTI. A passer-by noting flecks of soot settling gently on his freshly pressed inspection whites might note that B Division is busy at work in one of their holes. Haddock, BTC, the ship's unlicensed perfume maker, has often been complimented on the sweet smell emulating from the stacks of the ship. His right hand men are Talbert, BT2 and Richardson, BTI in charge of the forward and after fire room respectively. The lack of oil spills during refueling is due to the efficiency of Chlifford, BT3, the Oil King. With Timm, BT2 regulating the forced draft blowers, Henderson, FN adiusting the oil pressure, Finks, FN checking the feed water and Farmer, FN tending to pump alley the steaming boilers are able to produce the means by which our ship operates. The steam thus produced operates the laundry, gives us light and heat and, most important, turnes the turbines that enables our ship to get underway. When the Captain secures sea detail, B Division can be commended for a job well done. I