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Thank You All
For Your Support
George W. Fetherman AN
V1 - Rep 8,
1958 - 1960

Let me know when you were aboard so I can add you to "Ships Company / Air Group / Marine Detachment Pages".

This Page Updated 07.01.06 gwf
Leigh D. Allvord

The very fact that hot water is available for the
use of INDEPENDENCE crewmembers when
they want it is one of the reasons that
M Division is so important to the ship.

More important than just shower water, this
division has the responsibility for the
operation, repair and maintenance of the
main steam propulsion engines, steam
turbine electric generators, and
fresh water distilling plants.

Located in each of the four main machinery
spaces, the main engines receive 1200 PSI
superheated steam from the boilers and use it to
generate up to 70,000 hp to turn each of the four
screws. On days when there is no "natural wind,"
the main engines can propel the ship with
enough force to create up to 30 knots of
"man made " wind. Without this wind, the
launching and recovery of jet aircraft
would be virtually impossible.

The eight electric turbogenerators are
each capable of producing up to
1500 KW of 450 volt, 69 HZ power.

M Division - owners and operators of the
"INDY power and light company."

************* ENLISTED *************

Name	Rate	Photo	Comments
Joey Beltz MM3 1984 - 1988			*
Michael Kopp MM3 1984 - 1987			*
Richard Maglione MM3 1982 - 1984			*
Dana Williams MM3 16 Feb 82 - 02 Jan 87			*
Kent R. Sawatzky MM3 23 Dec 82 - 25 Nov 86			#4 MM - 4 1/2 years On board during Grenada & Operation Urgent Fury Was on national tv when Indy went to New York City for the Statue of Liberty's 200th. birthday. Sat at the top of the World Trade Center building 1, drinking beers with Dan Rizzo. Became a Shellback and Blue Nose on the same cruise that took us halfway around the world.
John Afflitto MM2 12 Apr 82 - 11 Apr 87			*
Dan Rizzo MM2 1982-1987			Worked in 1 Main and 2 Main On board during Grenada Operation Urgent Fury Sorry to see her decommissioned- Thought when I left in 1987 she, would be good for another 20 years.
Gilbert "Gil" Stonebarger MM2 1980 - 1984			Eng Rm’s 3 & 4. Ships Brig Duty during shipyard time.
Dan Beckedahl MMC(SW) 1982-1988			#1, #2 AMR Would be nice to talk to some of the old boys from #1 & #2 AMR.

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