Mike Division
Machinist's Mate
When the word is sounded to "Make all preparations for getting underway," the men of Mike Division have already been at work for hours, lighting off the main engines and the auxiliary machinery. Within minutes, the final check will be made, and engineering personnel will be reported as "manned and ready."
Four main engines are used on HELENA to propel her seventeen thousand tons of steel through the water at speeds in excess of 32 knots. When the bell is sounded down in Main Control, the throttlemen will give steam to the engines . . . the shafts will turn . . . and the ship will be underway. Mike-men are most important to our every move.
Also on the list of Mike's tasks is the responsibility of operating and maintaing the ship's evaporators, supplying the ship with its precious fresh water.
From the Helena 1959 - 1960 cruise book |
From the Helena 1959 - 1960 cruise book
MIKE DIVISION . . . . .
the technicians behind engines which
unleash 120,000 horsepower and make
possible the reason for our existence
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From the Helena 1958 - 1959 cruise book |
From the Helena 1958 - 1959 cruise book |