Pictor (AF 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIGNS DEPARTMENT LT. W. C. Gustafson, USN, Dept. Head LTJG D. J. Jemison, USNR Operations Department is responsible for the overall tactical operations of the ship. The Radarmen in Combat Information Center keep us aware of navigational hazards. OC or the communications division is made up of Radiomen who process the multitude of outgoing and incoming messages and also of Signalmen who converse by light or semaphore with ship or shore. The Electronic Technicians maintain the many different pieces of electronic equip- ment vital to the ship's operations. X Division is comprised of Yeomen and Personnel- men who carry out the necessary paper work required of the ship. X Division also has the Corps men who prevent and treat our ailments as well as the Postal Clerks whose job it is to process the incoming and outgoing mail.

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V Four officers and six chiefs comprise the nucleus of the Engineering Department which is responsible for the ship's elec- trical and water supplies. A Division maintains the ship's auxiliary equipment, which includes the ship's service reefers, cargo reefers, emer- gency diesel generator, steering gear, ship's boat winches, laun- dry equipment, galley, mess deck, and scullery equipment. Machinery Division is responsible for the propulsion tur- bines, fresh water distilling plant, turbo generators, hot water heaters, fresh water pumps, and all associated pumps and con- densers., In add-ition the Machinist Mates and Machinery Repair- men of M Division run the machine shop. Boiler Division is composed of Boiler Tenders, and as such is in charge of the ship's two boilers. In addition the fuel oil transfer system, fuel oil tanks, fuel oil service system, boiler feed water system, and the associated pumps and fresh water tanks come under the responsibility of B Division as well as refueling and the connection of fresh water while in port. The Electrician Mates and Interior Communications Elec- tricians who make up E Division have the responsibility of seeing that all ship's service electrical systems and circuits, all motors, electrical equipment, the gyro, and internal communi- cation systems are kept in repair. They also check out and main- tain the electrical portions of the winches, pumps, vent motors, fans and all portable ship's tools. ' i Repair division's main task aboard ship is to supervise maintenence of damage control equipment. They make hull and structural repairs and alterations aboard ship, as well as do metal smithing. In addition they maintain the ship's service fresh water and drain piping.

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I I I I I I I I I I I V I I I I I I I I I I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I. , I, OI DIVISION Back Row-RD3 Triantafillos, SN Nonnen- macher, RD3 Saxton, RD3 Grice, Middle Row-ETNSN Lattag SN Ayer, ETR3 Ward, RD1 Grass, Front Row-ETRSN Werten- berg, SN Martin ,N 19