Princeton (CVA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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men in steering aft stand by ready t s ff . 1-V7 ff N X . , Pfwff' 'Q N ' --,sky o take control in event of cramped quarters are a common sight in the A Dlvlslon steering casualty A nlvlslo l When a whirling Y MC noise changes to a metalic grind followed by a sickening HKERBUNKQ' it is frequently a fork in the garbage grinder. This means a call to A Division. Fix it! When the boat- swain sounds LIBERTY CALL! AWAY THE NO. 2 MOTOR LAUNCH!, you are too preoccupied with the pleasures ty it WW 5. X W W. Z aft ' . 1, .- 'f-fr -f' , -r 4 . ,,Q, 13 ,,,, I f . 5' Vis. -st looks like a two stage air compressor, doesn't it? of the beach to think of the A Division men who keep the boats running around the clock. But A Division handles these matters for you, and a great manysmore. Things from the ridiculous to the sub- limeg things all over the ship. Here is a rundown of A Division ser- vices for the Princeton. The steering gear, aircraft elevators, and anchor windlass, the machine shop, air .condi- tioning equipment, ice machines, refri- geration for food cold storage lockers, some 80' water coolers for your drinking pleasure, the ship's laundry, the emer- gency diesel generators, diesel fire pumps and air compressors, hot water heaters for your showers, and steam heat for those cold winter nights. Even the dish- washing machines are for A Division to keep running. Not as glamorous as a Panther-jet, not as powerful as a 5 gun, some of it vital and some routine, but it's all important. It's part of the job. It's part of the Princeton team and of the Navy-your Navy. Ist Row: G. E. Snyder, D. I. Padgett. 2nd Row: R. E. Rutter, W. R. Clifton, C. E. Osborne, E. A. Caldwell, H. E. Salisbury D. D. Dael. 3rd Row: C. J. Leger, W. R. Haines, W D Barnhart, K. W. Casteen, J. W. Clark.