Tolovana (AO 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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DI ISIO P E i The Fresh Air Snipes are primarily concerned with the maintenance of the deck machinery, the liquid cargo transfer pumps and the air conditioners, especially those in Radio Central, CIC, and the Captain's bedroom. We take care of the steering engines which aim us where we want to go and sometimes where we don't. A Gang is also responsible for the maintenance of the ship's boats which are sometimes used to take the crew ashore on liberty Cwhat's that?l. In addition to keeping the crew cool, we provide hot water for holiday showers, laundry equipment for clean clothes and galley equip- ment for our meals.

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B DIVISIO Way down below decks in the bowels of the ship, we find the Snipes of B Division. The Boiler Tenders, or Boiler Technicians, as the people in Washington call them, are usually found at work trying to boil water into steam to make the Leaky T move from one place to the other. When the old Tolovana is steaming, things are pret- ty routine and it is a good time to catch up on maintenance and preservation. When she gets inport and goes cold iron, the BT's are busily tearing down and cleaning the four huge teapots. Things really get hectic when the junior officers decide to practice man overboard drills. The BT's in the fireroom must desperately try to keep the tops on the boilers when the bell goes from all ahead flank to all stop. This may sound like a very dull and uninspiring way to earn a paycheck but there isn't a smile in the world that can match the smile on a BT's face when he walks topside for morning quarters and sees the entire cargo deck covered with soot and the boatswain's mate jumping up and down in rage.