Pictor (AF 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LT THOMAS E. BARRON, USNR, DEPT. HEAD ENS JOHN J. MICO-MONACO Operations Department is responsible for the overall tactical operations of the ship. The Radarmen in Combat Information Center keep us aware 0 navigational hazards. OC or the communications division is made u of Radio- P men who process the multitude of out going and incoming messages and also f S' 1 o igna men 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 com ' d f prise o Yeomen and Personnelmen who carry out the necessary paper Work required of the ship. H ll ' ' ' X Division also has the Corpsmen who prevent and treat our ailments as well as the Postal Clerk whose job it is to process the ' ' incoming and outgoing mail. Head cleaners perform the never ending job of sanitation.

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-,7Y7YY 7717, nr- if--M 4-1-1 Y - - - - - My , l Four officers and five chiefs comprise the nucleus p it Q of the Engineering Department which is responsible for L I Wig the ship's electrical and water supplies. A Division maintains the ship's auxiliary equip- ment, which includes the ship's service reefers, cargo reefers, emergency diesel generator, steering gear, ship's boat Winches, laundry equipment, galley, mess 'MJ deck, and scullery equipment. Machinery Division is responsible for the propul- sion turbines, fresh water distilling plant, turbo gen- erators, hot water heaters, fresh water pumps, and all associated pumps and condensers. In addition the Machinist Mates and Machinery Repairmen of M Div- ision run the machine shop. Boiler Division is composed of Boilermen, 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 as- sociated pumps and fresh Water tanks come under the I responsibility of B Division as well as refueling and the connection of fresh water while in port. The Electrician Mates and Interior Communications Electricians who make up E Division have the re- sponsibility of seeing that all ship's service electrical systems and circuits, all motors, electrical equipment, the gyro, and internal commimication systems are kept in repair. They also check out and maintain the electri- IM' I I cal portions of the Winches, pumps, vent motors, fans and all portable ship's tools, Repair Division's main task aboard ship is to supervise maintenance 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. l I -NY ,S ,L-Y, L-.-.gf , .1 -. .1 ,. ,,e. ::... -1 1-.-4:1 ,-,-.tfaf-L1:xfx-,-gee-.-Q-19' -1-. 1:55-'Q-f 1 .-,V :-1- -.-Le:-fif. -e,1-.'-Y.- - -.--- E. .. 5 I 3 I Y I N I 1 4

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HOIU DI I IO Front row - ETN3 Latta, RD3 Martin, RD2 Ayer, ETR2 Ward, RD1 Grass Back row - RDSA Ray, SN Martin, ETR3 Wertenberg, RD3 Triantafillos .44 -tl, f W ,