Steinaker (DD 863) - Naval Cruise Book

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.. 53, 31' 1 Q L A 2 ,ig ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT The engineering plant on our ship is one of the most modern marine propulsion plants in general use today. Our two shafts are capable of pushing the ship through the water with the combined power of six hundred automobiles speeding down the highway with a traflic cop in pursuit. The modern destroyer packs about three times the horse-power of a World War I battleship, and can easily cut through the water at speeds in excess of thirty knots. We all know that the engineers, with their boilers and turbines, make the ship go, but that is only one of the important functions of the engineering department. The ship is habitable because of the many services the engineers provide. We fight ef- fectively because the power for the electronic devices flows from the engine rooms, and in battle, we can ight back after suffering damage because the control of damage is a highly specialized and well organized activity of the engineering department. Consider the fresh water used to satisfy our thirst, cook our food, provide a refreshing shower, and to do the laundry. The engineers are busy operating distilling plants that make fresh water for all of these uses, as well as for the boilers, from the salt water of the ocean. The refrigeration plant, or ice machines as they are referred to aboard ship, are operated by engineers. Through the use of frozen vegetables and meats we eat as well as any land lubber while we are many leagues from a garden and many weeks out of port. Steam generated in the boilers is not only used to turn the main engines, but finds its way at the proper temperature and pressure to the laundry, galley, heating, system, and ship's whistle and siren. Electric power from the turbo generators that hum smoothly in the engine rooms, lights the ship, trains the guns, operates the radar, turns the ventilation fans, and keeps the coffee pots steaming. There are a thousand devices throughout the ship that function because of the power from the boilers. The shipfitters and damage controlmen of the engineering department make the repairs to the hull of the ship and the hull system, such as the fire mains and sanitary systems, Fire-fighting and damage- control equipment must be maintained by this group of versatile repairmen. From this group comes the nucleus of our damage control parties. The engineers also operate and maintain shops that are capable of making emergency repairs to mechanical and electrical equipment, and are used for the routine maintenance that must keep the ship ready to fight at all times. The nerve center for the internal functioning of the ship is the l.C. Room flnterior Communicationsj. Here the circuits for telephones, Nsquawk boxes , and general announcing systems are controlled. Without communications, the situation soon becomes Msnafun. The gyro compass is also located in this nerve center, and without this precise apparatus, modern naviga- tion of the ship or operation of radar controlled guns would be impossible. In short, it may be said that the engineers are concerned with repairs to the hull, maintenance and repairs to all mechanical and electrical devices not specifically assigned to another department, and the operation, maintenance and repair of the main engines, boilers, and their auxiliaries. This job requires the combined skills of nine rating groups specialists. The engineering department plays as important and varied a role as does any group of men aboard ship. Their jobs are some of the many that make our ship one that can wget the job done and do it as well as anybodyw.

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