Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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My Engineering DeparTmenT has 300 men and I3 oTTicers. IT is divided inTo Three main secTions -Main Propulsion, Damage ConTrol and Elec- Trical. The Main Propulsion secTion is responsible Tor mainTaining and operaTing The boilers, Turbines, auxiliary machinery and Tresh waTer evaporaTors. The Damage ConTrol secTion runs all oT The shops ThaT are necessary Tor The uplceep and repair on TT e ship. The crew owes much oT Their comTorT - .o convenience on board To The shops in The Ergineering DeparTmenT. The ElecTrical secTion is responsible Tor all The elecTrical apparaTuses and machinery on board. They replace everyThing Trom Tlashing LT baT- Teries and declc winch moTors. Again much oT The comTorT oT The crew depends on These men. lvlany Times on This cruise smaller ships wiThouT my TaciliTies have run inTo engineering diTTiculTies ano yelled Salem T-lelpf The boys in The Engi- neering DeparTmenT have given Their Time and xperience To wind moTors repair valves and upply pare parTs This is all parT oT lceeping The Navy running lvly Engineering QTTicer LCDR Jaclc A Chris Tn is an old hand in The engineering deparT m nT oT heavy ships l-le has served on The USS PENNSYLVANTA TBB 38l The USS PENSACQLA lCA 341 The USS SAN JACINTQ TCVL 301 USS MIDWAY TCVA 4Il USS PORTSMOUTH lCA IOZT USS I-lUlXlTINC5TClNl TCI. lO7l and Thc USS BPETVTERTON TCA I3Ol Cn These ships he h s served as messenger ThroTTleman ChieT oT Th WaTch M Division QTTlcer A Divisiow QTTicer and lvlain Propulsion AssisTanT l-ls T1 voriTe sporTs are Tishing and gin rummy

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Engineering Department STEAMING DATA I MAY, I956 - 5 JULY, I958 Miles Sieameclz I25,000 Fuel Consumed' I5 000 000 Gal DR CHR Clllel Enqlneev' i ,,.x Days Underway 406

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ii by PHA DIVISION My Alpha division can be Iound from bow Io IanIaiI and Irom Ihe O5 IeveI Io Ihe 9Ih deck and iusf abouI any space in beIween. This division is responsibIe Ior mainIainino and operaIing aII machinery on Ihe ship, pIus Ihe air condiIioning sysIem, pIus boaI repair, plus aII dieseI engines. II Ihis isn'I enough Ihey run Ihe machine shop and are oIIen caIIed on Io make parIs we don'I have in s'Iock. Very Iew of Ihe 32 ships company will Iorge+ Ihe 'rime Ihe ice machine broke down and Alpha made a iury rigs unIiI parjrs arrived from The U.S.A. In porI, Alpha is responsible for upkeep operalrion of all vehicles in Ihe ships mofor II you Ihink Ihis is. suIIicienI' Io keep Ihem Iook in 'rheiIiberIy Iaunches. The boair Iha+ Iake you 'ro Ihe beach are from where Alpha!!!