Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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I lSION V llivisionis official name is Helicopter Utility Squad. ron 21-nlletaclnnent 27. The Detachment reported aboard the Salem in Boston on 29 April and upon the completion of the cruise will return to the home base in Lakehurst, New jersey. The Whirlybird,H besides being something that you don't smoke within 50 feet of. is a HUP-2 Type Helicopter, The job of keeping this flying machine operating properly is accomplished by a crew of five. who also fly as crew members on flights requiring use of the rescue hoist. Rounding out the detachment are two pilots one of which, LTJG Larry llolt, was transferred to the USS lntrepid in August. liefore the ship was three days out of Boston the helicopter had begun to serve some useful service by transferring two patients from smaller ships to the Salem for appendicitis operations. These were followed by a man with a toothache. and another with an injured eye. and the uwhirlybirdn was on ills way towards flying 150 utility missions. Probably the favorite job of the heliocopter was transferring chaplains on Sunday morning and bringing aboard US. Mail. Besides transferring personnel and mail it was used for other pur- poses such as gun spotting. gun calibration. photography. and plane guard forthe carriers. Upon returning to Lakehurst, Detachment 27 will be inac- tivated and its personnel will be temporarily shore-based awaiting reassignment to other ships. Maybe some of them will be lucky enough to again be a part of Victor Division on the Salem. Anonymous uNT RCW Le r f R J J Card GMC: Vwlcod, GM2. SECOND ROW: Newell, GM3: l-lyman, GM37 ROQEV Q ji GM3 Salerno, GN13. TH

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i 1 CU pl JA 5 i 1 !v '1 . l I 1 O 1 i -, 1 I I F DI ISIDN Eff. Sl-llFT MT. 54 CHECK YOUR OIL? isn't much fuss heard from them, hut they always have their work up to Hsnulllv and as clean looking spaces as anywhere on the ship. As a whole the fire control gang is coming along in fine . it shape, considering the fact that we have lost over fifty per cent of the seasoned crew which made last ye-ar's Med cruise. and most of our losses were petty oflicers at that. Even with I all of our personnel losses, somehow the skys and quads are ' F always ready to go when an adex 10 comes up. and you can , A be assured the Fox Division directors will still have their share of Es at the end ol the year. e ,T JIIIOHYIIIOIIY C Q N 5 Q L E FRONT ROW, Leff to Right: Luchfenberq, ADIQ LT Moore: LTJC5 He-lf? Jones, AD3. BACK ROW: Salvio, AE33 Shaw, ADANg Williams, AD3. iqg'IvM1HI46.Im2.a- n .i-Vrefink Yr ,... 3'

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ft' f JN -1. N41 1 ,f N t I , . . fag -...-. -- f-'f 'g,.,,,,. R, fx ., . 'RAY - V 1 ,, v, , l x LCDR J. S. MQRSE Engineer Officer LCDR H. E. JACKSON DGVTIGQG Control Assisfan' rv K nsrnnrmsnr The Engineering Department aboard the Salem consists of 5 Divisions whose primary responsibility is to provide elec- tricity, heat, refrigeration, repairs, and power to propel the vessel. Baker Division creates and supplies the steam to be used on all the ships facilities. This steam is used for propelling the ship. all the shipis heating devices, distilling water, and in the ship's air conditioning and refrigeration facilities. Mike Division uses the steam generated by Baker Division lo operate the turbines which propel the ship, and to distill the sea water into fresh water for the shipis use in its evapor- ators. Mile Division takes care of the auxiliary units such as: air conditioning refrigeration. steam heating. steering units, emergency diesels tto provide electrical power in case of steam lailurel, tool issuance. machine shop. and the Liberty liHttlS. The liasy llixision maintains all the electrical gear and 4-ominunir-ations used aboard ship along with providing mov- ies for the crews entertainment. Roger Division is in charge of the maintenance of the hull as uell as taking care of all the other repairs on the piping and other equipment used onthe Salem. ln general the engineers motto is: You tell us where you want to go. and we will make sure that you arrive there on time while providing you with the best of conveniences in taking you theref- Donalfl L. Stiles, MMFN Di .x ,f sl YP X9 -V iid! l 'fox 1' - Q 4 ' 3' Zi l Q' yi- Sai,- 1 -.. ..... Ann Hes' wise wunrs THIS vnwt oo? a - hsesiznf 3