San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Ordnance Dwlslon Rear row Tognarelh, Grolle Hagen, Bowser, Kruger, jackson, Durham The Q01 ond Dwlsmn Rear row Lyons Dav1s, Lovell Garrett, Pfullman, Batchela, Connally, Dunman, Rodheaver Front row: Flyod, I-Iollyfield, Mahon, a , ous , , , 21 Front row: Moynihan, Batson, Hardin, Thomas, Cook, Hauger, Jung. S 1 n x B11 Cl e Godbout Berry ENS. Green.

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THE DECK DEP'ARTMEN'l U Three divisions make up the Deck Department. First Division, 50001141 DiViSiOH and Ordinance Division' Their l0bS On this cruise have been many and diversified. hi details and maintenance of deck and ordinance equip- In addition to the routine work of cleaning, regular seamans p , rnent, there have been many special tasks, such as, embarking and debarkmg the Marines in LCU s and DUKWs, fueling at seag replenishment both at sea and at anchor, guard mail, movie and personnel transfers at seag even the salvaging ofa downed Air Force seaplane. Maintaining a smart appearance of most of the exterior o t e s p a job well done. Since the first has the starboard si A f h hi is thesresponsibility of the First and Second Divisions, de and the second has the port, much friendly competition has resulted with shipls .Bos'n CORBETT refcrceing. The srnallrbut potent Ordinance Division has it's hands full keeping the magazines clean and all arament in goodioper- atingicondition. The ship firedhmany target practices without any material casualties, proof of their good work. Men of the Deck Department stand most of the topside watches underway, Bos'ns mate of the watch, l-lelmsman, Lee l-lelmsman, Engineroom telegraph, lookouts, Steering Aft, Life-buoy watch, Messenger, Orderlyand Life boat crew, and with condition three set man a number of the guns. In port the number of watches decreases but there are working part-ies and Liberty boats to keep the duty section occupied. In essence the deck force performs a vital role in the maintenance' and operation of this vessel. It is a cog in the intri- cate machine and invariably must function in high' gear to keep 'it moving. Efficiency in performance is paramount in order to maintain fleet standards. Therefore it has been the incentive of all personnel to unceasingly carry out the pur- pose of the Navy's expectation to keep the USS San Marcos a taut fighting ship. i in The First Division Rear row: Miller, Schultz, Oughton, Houch, R Aday Kaiser C d 11 T ' 1 - i ar we , erry, ' ENS. Horowitz, Belt, Mcfllymont, Wycoffx Gasdorf Front row- Stollings, Cervantes W ' ' - ' , exss, Ortiz Moates, Stark Moiser M ' - , elton, Alhsen, Arruda, Sharpless, Hall Oy, Pie,-re. 20

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H V- -ram. U aw-.. ...a-.,.e,as,. ,.,s,.,. .a,.,...-.u-t,,..,.,...-,.... THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT board a ship is an unenviable occupation. Needless to say since Writing about the duties of an Engineering Department a ' - ' - ' h' ve been a necessary evil. the advent of steam propulsion over sails, engineers a ' 'f Black Gang are nothing other than sunshine escapists, whose entire In the opinion of the top-side enthusiasts, the mission in life is to render the decks dirty from soot, oil and bilge drippings, which is accomplished every time they come top-side to eat or sleep. ln the opinion of the Supply Department they are an open maw, incapable of being filled, ne- cessitating the secret drawing of Mid-nite small stores . , S k Holds are without tho't of retraction, the core of the ship. ln the opinion of themselves, the Angels of the to e , ' ' f dio radar and lights to operate by. If, as has happened, the Customary duties consists of making the electricity or ra , lights go out sometime, it's usually because some enthusiastic soul tried to place a generator on the line before it was brought up to speed, the better to render electrical assistance' and welfare. The anchor moves up, so the ship can sail, by electrical power. The rudder turns because an electric motor powers the hydraulic ram. Electricity cooks the food. In these and many other ways electricity and the electric gang serve the ship. Then come the engineers themselves - The A, B and M Division men. The ship sails over miles and miles of water, ' ' ' ' ' d ' d 'towed against but 'ou can't drink it and live. Through operation of the dlstrllmg plant, fresh, pure water is ma e an s ' ' ' - d 'neers. The V the thirsts of all aboard. The showers taken after hot top-side watches are furnished by the oft cusse engi steam used to cook food is served up from the boilers, of course a side use of steam is to furnish the main engine with h ro ellors and drive the ship through the water so the many interesting ports we have seen could be visi- power to turn t e p p d Heat in' compartments in winter is also provided, and it is not the A Division's fault if the designers failed to in- h . te . ' stall heaters next to everyone's bed. Then the means of leaving the ship while at anchor and getting into the beac m the liberty boat comes from the engine supervised by the 'Black Gang , Cars yvould get you there but you would be too 9 tired to enjoy it. Refrigeration to keep the water in the scuttlebutts and coke machine cool also falls under the en ineering department. Ice for cold drinks at meal time and the refrigeration for keeping our foods fresh in the bo ' 1 g 'd d , xes is a so provn e . I - ' 'ther of metal or The repair force is, by itself, a maker-over or redoer of the mistakes of others Do you va 1 b , . ' l t - x n a ox, ei wpji, the repair gang can do. Need a hole cut in the deck and then for no reason, welded up - can do. Any type of rl' 01' metal Viiofk IS Und C2111 be ilocomplihsed by these artist of the ancient art of metal and wood working. N0 job as proven too big, except to teach the Sunshine Boys that damage control fittings are not to be used as pry bars Inshor the' En' th h' , . U , ' M- ' ' prove int' Hov:'Zver,gu:ie1sa1':? aefill? crlfvdilg' rigzglpmentxsl are forth coming, ask any of the Black Gang and thel' can e A 5 'P' and onli' by U-ble elSSiStance from all hands can the Fighting Two-Bits operate in the future as she has in the past. l 1? 22