Page 96 · Ship's Company
Page 96 of the USS Constellation (CV-64) 1994–95 WESTPAC cruise book — from the section “Ship's Company.”
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The Engineering Department provides steam, electricity, rep aly launching aircraft to taking a shower. Engineering provide is demanding and work, but our “snipes” ris ble for part of the engineeriy { l6eated.in the main spaces. This includes deck edge elevato , refrigerators and pumpin are al ed with maintaining the Captain and Admiral’s joats, and the ship’s emer 5 4 Electrical Division ~ From the aircraft Warning lights to the pitsword, e bow light to the wake light and all points in between, the presence of thé) Electricians Mates and the Interior Communicat hnicians is felt, E-Divisi responsible for maintaining the thousands of miles of wiring and cables that make up the tel system, electrical system, and casualty communications. Their work in theevarious systems is critical to the safety of thei i 7 Repair Division On the HT and MR side, R-Division is responsible pleting all welded, brazed and machined repairs. They are experts with sheet metal, plumbing, and heyii bd operate the collection, holding; and transfer systel “erew morale” tr 5 forms'the core.of the ship’s elite firefighting team, “ Propulsion = 1 ing the forward machinery spaces steaming. The BT’s, s steaming. ‘maintenance omthethousands of valves throughout indle storage, if the auxillary machinery 3 is fash type elevators, providing 400,000 day. They also servic s ¢ primary source of electricity on Connie. lessons required to operate the various divisions.