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Originally Posted by Rick DeBay
Recent numbers would be nice, but WWII would be good also. Also if the engineering watch was port/starboard, or red/white/blue.
The book by Stilwell mentions a deployment (Lebanon?) where the crew was reduced from the WW2 numbers, and therefore couldn't steam at full speed for long periods if required. I'm guessing the increased heat reduced watch times in the boiler rooms, requiring more crew.
So numbers for WW2 (full effectiveness) and recent (reduced capabilities) would give a good range. Thanks for the effort.
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Hey Rick,
This may take some time as the Engineering Divisions aboard the battleships in WWII were ran differently at that time. It is a very in depth question when you consider the divisions that belonged to engineering in those day were much further intricate then those used today. Just for example....
Engineering Department was ran by a Chief Engineering Officer (usually a full Commander) with normally 3 Lt. Commanders as his division heads for Main propulsion, Damage Control and Electrical.
WWII- Engineering entailed divisions A,E,PA,PF.
A= Auxilliary
E= Electrical
PA= Propulsion Aft
PF= Propulsion forward.
PA & PF Divisions were responsible for the operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the fuel, water, steam, and propulsion systems. This included the boilers, turbines, reduction gears and propulsion machinery.
(Many in between jobs were divided among the divisions as far as manpowers such as WT (water tender) MM (Machinist Mate) "Oil king" etc.
Post WWII
Main propulsion = B & M divisions. (BT's and so on)
B div= Boilers,Firerooms and associated equipment
M div= Main engines,shaft,bearing and props and operation of 8 turbines and all boiler feed and potable waters. Also transfering of liquid ballast to maintain keel.
Hydraulics,Rudders,HVAC,Evaporators,diesel engines among others = A div.
Damage Control= Pipe,Metal,Carpenter,FireMains,Drainage, Welding and bending of all metals aboard ship.= R division.
Electrical=Power distribution, AC/DC Power,lighting,motors etc= E division.
Now I will start to run the numbers. But please do note as far as men in space are concerned this number can fluxuate at any given time if need arises. Also note that since Mr.L has apparently dont this study already my numbers may not match his but should be inside the ball park. However he does hold an inside edge on these studies.
The number crunching and comparrison may take a few days though. But above is a rough outline in differences over time.
Thanks.