| Deck
Department..under 4 officers. The deck department, divided into 3 divisions, has 50 enlisted men shown in ship photos. First Division: 18 enlisted men take care of most of the topside spaces and equipment on the forward half of the ship. This also includes anchor evolution's, and maintenance and operation of the captain's gig and number one utility boat. It is also in charge of the sail locker where canvas and nylon is sewn, and the Bos'n locker which issues various tools to all divisions. During underway replenishment operations, 1st division mans stations 1,2,3,and 4. Second division: 17 enlisted men are responsible for topside spaces and fuel rigs on the after half of the ship. They care for and operate the ship's two motor whale boats and number two utility boat, as well as the paint locker. During replenishment at sea operations, 2nd division mans stations 5,6,7 and 8. Fox division: 16 enlisted men are the gunnery division. It is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the six 3"/50 cal. gun mounts, RF gun mounts, the four gun fire control systems, the magazines, and other below deck gunnery space. |
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| Engineering
Department under 5 officers The engineering department,divided into 5 divisions, has 43 enlisted men shown in ship photos. A Division: 11 enlisted men handle all the auxiliary machinery and auxiliary steam piping on the ship. This includes the deck winches, all the cargo pumps, the diesel pumps and engines, and the equipment in the scullery and laundry. B Division: 10 enlisted men have charge of the fireroom. This includes 2 large boilers and steam which is produced. The steam is channeled to turn the screws of the ship and also to drive generators for electrical power. "B division" is also responsible for the ship's fresh water pumps, the ship's oil (bunker) system, and the oil laboratory. E Division: 7 enlisted men are responsible for all ship's generators, the main and emergency switch boards, all light and power, and the gyro compass. "E division" also has cognizance of the degaussing equipment, all the inter-communications equipment and telephone circuits, the steering motors (electrical), and the electrical shop. It also has charge of the crew's movie, and hooking up telephone cables when we're alongside a pier. M Division: 11 enlisted men are responsible for the two main engines, evaporators, turbine condensers, the ship's service generators. Also the air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, main shafting and bearings, and the care and stowage of lube oil. R Division: 4 enlisted men have the responsibility for liquid cargo, the carpenter shop, and the shipfitter shop. The do plumbing and welding repair work, upkeep of all damage control repair lockers and fire stations. R division also has charge of the cargo systems, shipboard repair, and the co² systems. |
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| Operations Department
under 3 officers has 29 enlisted men shown in ship photos. Operations is responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and operation of all electronic equipment including Radar which finds other ships in the area, radio, signaling equipment, and navigational equipment on the ship. The men in this department provide a combat information center, and provide various communications facilities such as are found only in the navy. The quartermaster finds our way over the ocean by charting our course. The postal clerk is sure a welcome sight after a few weeks at sea. |
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| Supply Department
under 2 officers has 33 enlisted men shown in ship photos. The mission of the supply department is SERVICE. All of its facilities - the laundry, the soda fountain, the galley, the stockroom, the storerooms, the ship's store, the barber shop, tailor shop, clothing and small stores were designed to create a product. That product is SERVICE. To operate Supply's facilities requires a diversity of skill and rates. It takes the commissarymen, the storekeepers, the disbursing clerks, the stewards, and the ship's servicement to turn out Supply's most important product, SERVICE. |
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| X
Division was lead by: Lieutenant Commander
James
P. Neyland, Executive Officer has 13 enlisted men shown in ship photos. It
is in the hands of X division, under the control of the executive
officer,
that a great deal of the ship's business rests. In the ship's
office,
the yeomen handle the brunt of the paperwork generated by the various
departments
on the ship, the personnelmen handle the entire job of service records
and personnel transfers and orders, and together they share the tasks
of
compliling everything from seralized letters from the command to daily
printing of the Plan of the Day. Late hours, long days hovered
over
the typewriter, and much time spent in delving for the correct way to
do
things in a number of manuals - this is their job.
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