Tanner (AGS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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Diversified specialists can best por- tray the Repair Division. Within its total of twenty-three men can be found Shipfit- ters, Pipefitters, Damage Controlmen and Seabees. r V ' W They are at their best during shake- down cruises and partakingin 'underway training problems oft shipboard fire fight- ringfandbattle preparations. ' . A During the regular survey season, R ldivision can be .found spread thinly throughout the ship doing various jobs, helping carry out the ship's mission by keeping the pipe lines intact, pounding back into shape and welding dismantled gear, rebuilding boats, overhauling valves and many other tasks whicharetsmall but make .the TANNER an easier ship to live and work on. r I -Whenever there is a job to be done there is an R division man and a willing smile. 56 n 42 VP under going repair Chief in action

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Composed of Machinery Repairmen and Enginemen, thefA division is re- sponsible for the many internal combus- tion engines that power the soundboats, I-,CVP'5, beach camps, as well as en- gines on the TANNER itself. This is only a part of the job of the Engine- men. Refrigeration, air-conditioning and steam heating are also under the cognizance of the Boat Shop Boys . Being half-way around the world a great deaii of the Afpair work necessary to maintain a ship must pass through the machine shop with its intricate ma- chines and outstanding craftsmen-both of which help to keep the Task Unit on the go! ission a good part of the time 1 whot's the +olerunce Charlie? l Although a relatively small division 7? it does a lion's share of the work, often needfl hamme' through the night, and over the lazy weekends. Without them the mission of ip would be hampered, as the boats would undoubtedly be out n think this will fit the wherry '77

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Conn, Main Control, ready to answer all bells on No.2 boiler single motor' operation. The men of M division, con- sisting of Boiler Tenders, Machinist Mates, and Firemen, have again started the heart beat within the body of the ship strong enough to send the steam moving rapidly from the boilers to the turbines. Through mechanical and electrical trans- mission, power is fed to the ship's power Stationsfrom stem to stern and from keel to the top of the mast, and whenever the small boats are nesting aboard, they too receive nourishment. When the ship's heart beat grows weak, the men of M division immediately begin mechanical respiration - thus in- creasing the beat the entire ship depends upon. Thanks to the men of M division, whose skill enables TANNER's great steel body to function normally, we hear that old familiar whistling tune each morning at 0800. 'all ahead full Engineering Dept. H2045 lighting off boiler