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                  <text>GULF DISTRICT,
AKEBICA
NEW YORK. N. Y« FRIDAY. JANUARY 19. 1945

No. 3

SIU Ship Down With 10 Men Lost
SLAVE LABOR BILL FOUGHT

President Roosevelt last week
sent a long message to Congress
in which, among other proposals,
, he called for the most sweeping
••undearsea war.
coercive measures on the home
The ship was in convoy and
front ever proposed by any Chief
experiencing clear weather and
Executive in the country's his­
a moderate sea when the attack­
tory. He demanded:
er struck. There was an imder1—Enactment of a so-called
water explosion directly beneath
"national service" act under
the engine. The explosion broke
which workers would be drafted
the
back of the ship and she be­
for the private profit of employ­
gan to settle immediately.
ers.
The Office of Price Administra­
2—Passage by Congress now,
tion this week finally got around As water reached the boilers
they exploded, filling the engine
without waiting for the soldiers
to amending their regulations
room and the entire midship with
to come home, of compulsory mil­
prohibiting rations of gasoline live steam. Most of the "casual­
itary service for America's young
for merchant seamen ashore. Af­ ties were among the black gang
men in peace-time.
ter January 12 all seamen with on watch.
3—A draft of nurses, despite an
appalling shortage of such help
five weeks or more sea time will
Within a few minutes the ship
in every hospital of the nation.
be eligible for furlough gasoline had settled with two feet of
This demand spotlighted the fact
water above the boat deck, and
rations.
that the Army and other agencies
the skipper gave , orders to aban­
have failed signally to set up any
In announcing this, the CPA don ship. Several of the rafts and
adequate training program for
said, "these men are subpect to life boats had been smashed by
nufses, though they must have
the same nervous strain as men the explosion,. and many of the
known there would be a tremen­
of the armed forces and are crew had to jump overboard with
dous need for them.
equally entitled to 'furlough ra­ their life belts.
tions when they are off duty."
4—A "work or fight" law for
Life boat No. 1 picked up many
"4-F's" so as to drive them heltersurvivors
from the water, as did
Under the new rules the sea­
skelter into war factories.
a
British
trawler
which had been
men will receive three gallons of
trailing
the
convoy
for just such
Scions Not Stampeded
gasoline for each five week days
an
emergency.
The lawmakers took no imme­
of service at sea, with a maxi­
Most of the survivors were
diate action to push through an
mum of thirty gallons. All ap­
over-all labor draft as sought by
plications for "furlough rations" picked up the night of the ex­
"F.D." By an overwhelming ma­
must be made to the local ration plosion, a few of them were res­
jority, Congress had previously
boards within 30 days of signing cued the following morning. All
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were taken to Ternuezen, Hoi—The Call off.
opposed such "forced labor" leg­
land, and later repatriated back
islation, and there was little indi­
to the United States in an Army
cation that it had changed its
transport.
mind.
Besides those brothers killed,
In fact, Senator Warren R. Aus­
the following were injured, Ber­
tin (Rep., Vt.), one of the main
nard W. Brooks, AB, Robert
(EXCERPTS. PROCEEDINGS MERCHANT MARINE COUNCIL)
sponsors of universal conscrip­
Huffman, AB; Richard May,
tion during the last session, con­
One of the many unpleasant from those deliberately created tanker found the nose of a Ger­ FOW; and Alexander J. Williams&gt;
ceded that chances of adoption of
habits of our enemies in this— and the amphibious type of war­ man 20 mm. shell and brought it Messman.
such a law are slim. He said he and, for that matter, the previous
fare makes battlefields out of back to his ship. He apparently
had not "sensed any change" in
Those brothers who lost their
—War is that of leaving behind beaches upon which merchant was endeavoring to disarm the
opposition to the proposal by
lives, and now join our honored
them various "booby-traps" when seamen frequently land. Thought­ fuse with his knife when it de­
dead, are listed in the box on
either the Senate Military Affairs
forced to abandon territory. lessness, or ignorance of the dan­ tonated, blowing off part of his page two.
Committee or the Senate itself.
These are charges of explosives ger, prompts such seamen to gar­ right hand and inflicting severe
However, several bills to crack attached to some object likely to ner as souvenirs, shells or fuses chest wounds. An identical casu­
down on. "4-F's" were introduced. be moved by personnel of the ad­ which still contain their explos­ alty was incurred by a messman
Chief among these was one by vancing forces, in such manner ive charges and which subsequ­ on a ship lying in Cherbourg who
Congressman Andrew J. May, as to be detonated by movement ently cause death or injury to the also indulged in amateur tinker­
standpat Kentucky Democrat, and or investigation. All military per­ possessor. The Coast Guard's ing with a similar nose fuse.
chairman of the House Military sonnel are carefully warned casualty records indicate the fre­
An oiler on another ship at
Affairs Committee.
against boobytraps and caution­ quency of such occurrences, of Cherbourg found a whole Ger­
Militarizes Workers
ed that desirable-looking battle which a few examples are cited. man shell, brought it, on board
May's bill went far beyond souvenirs form one of the most On Tinian a party of seamen on ship and started to dress.it down
"4-F's" alone. It extended the fruitful baits for such infernal shore leave from a United States on the emery wheel. The imme­
"work or fight" club to all men machines.
merchant vessel strolled about in diate result was the loss.of most
'from 18 to 45 now on the home Personnel of the merchant ma­ search of items of interest and of the fingers of his right hand.
front. Enforcement would be in rine do not receive such warnings one man found an unexploded In still another case the casualty
the hands of draft boards. Work­ because they will normally not mortar shell. He called to his was not even traceable to enemy
ers who resist board orders would approach a battlefield or beach­ companions to inspect his find. A matreial. A fireman on a ship in
be consigned to army "labor bat­ head until expert specialists have passing marine warned him not the South Pacific tried to cut
talions."
cleared it of land-mines, bobby to handle the shell. At just that open a 20 mm. shell, from the
Labor chiefs said the measure traps, and similar dangters that moment it exploded, killing the ship's own ammunition, with a
would militarize virtually the en- have been intentionally strewn in finder, seriously injuring one hacksaw. He lost his right thumb
V&gt;4ire horqe front, with the army the vicinity by the enemy. But companions and setting fire to and forefinger and received se­
displacing the War Manpower the debris of battle contains the clothes of the marine.
rious chest wounds in the inevit-1
many hazardous objects apart
(Continued on Page 3)
Near Bizerte a seaman from a
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«He's the Guy I Voted for"!

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Ten crew members, seven of them members of the
SIU, lost their lives last month when the SS Francis Asbury
went down in the English Channel. The Asbury was enrouted from Dover to Antwerp through the normally safe
Channel when she became the latest victim of the Nazi

Gas Rations
For Seamen
On Furlough

Danger Lurks In War Souvenirs

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THE

SEAFARERS LOG

SEAFARERS

LOG

friday, January 19, 1945

Still living in the 'past in 1945

Published by the,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic and Gulf District

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Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor.

HARRY LUNDEBERG

------ President

_lOy Market Street, San Francisco, Calif.

JOHN HAWK

Secy-Treas.

P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City

MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep,
424 5th Street, N. W., "Washington, D. C
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Labor Slaves
- The American labor movement is now in a life and
death fight to keep from being plunged into .economic
slavery under the terms of the Admimstration's proposed
national service legislation. But whether or not labor wins
the fight against new restriction, the"fight against the old
ones must continue if the workers' standard of living is to
be protected.
Evidence of how closely the worker is now chained to
his job without a "national service act," was presented last
week in the N. Y. Times when it wrote that 800 electricians
employed in the Todd Shipyard in Hoboken had been re­
fused certificates of availability by the War Manpower
Commission. Behind the small routine news report is a
story of suffering and hardship, and of a government
agency joining an employer in smashing union conditions.
This is what happened: The Todd Company began to
discriminate against regular yard electricians, this in an
effort to smash the union contract. The union, the Brother­
hood of Electrical Workers, AFL, called a protest meeting
in the yard. Thereupon the company announced that the
electricians would be suspended for a week without work
and without pay.
When this happened the men decided that they would
have to get other jobs, since in most cases they had no
money saved up and could not afford to take a vacation.
Here the War Manpower Commission stepped into the
picture and refused to issue "certificates of availability"
needed by the men in order to get new jobs.
In short, the government forced the men to bow to
the union busting blows aimed by the employer. Todd ship­
yard management can now be expected to step up its
provocations and launch full union smashing drives—for it
knows that its wprkers are helpless to resist.
And yet, Washington is now demanding new chains
for labor on the pretext that existing "manpower controls"
are not tight enough.
What is needed in Washington is a labor offensive
which will break the union movement loose from the grip
of employer politicians.

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—The Washington Teamster

MONEY DUE
SS L. KUSSUTH
Five sailors have 7 hours each
coming. Collect at Bull Line of­
fice.
• • •
CONSTANTINO ANTONIOU
Twelve hours overtime for ^an­
chor watch, Oct. 29 to Oct. 29,
1944. Can be collected at South
Atlantic office in New York.
• • •
SS WILLIAM PATTERSON
Tuminello, 13 hrs; Banich, 21
hrs; Madden, 8 hrs; Lewis, 6 hrs;
Brock, 48 hrs. Keryka and Tages
have division of 1 day's wages.
Collect at Bull Line office.
* • •
SS J. M. GILLIS
Robert Brown, Night Cook,
$2.70; L. G. DeHaven, Dk. Maint.,
$16.50; Jose Reyes, AB, $17.80;
Frederico Reyes, AB, $5.80; W. L.
Losson, OS, $18.99; Eigil Ander­
son, AB, $17.10; W. Heiswold, AB,
$20.70; Darwin Karasek, OS,
$15.30; J. B. Faria, AB, $26.10; J.
J. Bush, OS, $15.30; Guitav Andressen, AB, $8.70; Mike Sikor­
sky, Bos'n, $20.70. Collect at
Smith &amp; Johnson Steamship of­
fice.
* * *
SS J. F. MEYERS
The Deck Department has the
following money due them: 4 to
8 watch, $41.31; 8 to 12 watch,
$28.80; 12 to 4 watch, $24.70. Fire­
men that stood watches Sunday
and Monday have 2 day's pay,
plus weekend overtime.
Stewards Department have 2
day's pay, plus week-end over­

time. Collect at Alcoa Steamship
Co., 17 Battery Place.
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SS GRACE ABBOTT
One day subsistance due James
Payone, Donald Crowell, James
Gordon, Francel Petzel, Argly
Wfight, Jose Prats, George Wolf,
L. Bartlett, E. Fogel, J. Escobar.
Two days' subsistence due
Argyle J. Wright, Frank Petzel
and Dick Gilbertson.
Four hours' overtime due A. J.
Wright. Collect at Calmar office.
New York City.
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SS THOMAS B. ROBERTSON
Voyage No. 7
Extra meal money due the fol­
lowing men: William Fowler,
Chief Clook; Marcello Radici, Sec­
ond Cook; Earl Morey, Second
Cook and Butcher; John N. Nash,
Messman and Albert Staszak,
Messnian. Collect New Orleans
office, Mississippi Shipping Com­
pany.

Danger Lurks
(Continned from, Page 1) •
able explosion.
Even those men merely injured
will be seriously handicapped for
life by the crippling of their right
hands. That is a heavy price to
pay for a careless act. There are
standing orders in all military
areas against bringing live or unexploded ammunition on board
ship ^except as authorized. The •.
foregoing shows part of the rea- j
son why. If a battlefield souvenir
is not known to be harmless, it
should be treated as the gun that
"isn't loaded," and let alone.

MEL YIN GLENN
Paid off on SS Campfire, Jan­
uary 13, 19445. Bring in your re­
ceipt to New York Agent's office.
See Claude Fisher, Patrolman.

9n Tyimw/dam
WILLIAM ANDERSON
RUPERT R. CHURCH
RAYMOND J. CLEARY
MORTIMER H. HARRISON
WILLIAM A. MALLARD
HENRY J. PICKELL
ARCHIE O. TOMUNSON

Messman
Chief (ioolt
POW
Steward
Night Cook
Wiper
Qiier

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THE

SEAFARERS

WHAT'S DOING

Around the Ports

LOG

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STRAIGHT
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MLLEY

NEW ORLEANS

halls and amending the constitu­ The crew on this vessel was well
tion.
united and stood by its guns.
Such a crew can not be licked,
This
year
shows
a
record
ballot
Things have been humming
and you can bet that they were­
here for the past week and we for the Atlantic and Gulf District n't. With the co-operation of the
of
the
SIU.
really had a dilly on the Anna
company, we will rid ourselves
Capa. The Master thought he There are a number of old- of such vermin as Capt. Cormick
I was a "little Hitler" and acted timers showing up now and they and make the life at sea more
accordingly. He would not OK make the meetings lively with pleasant and desirable.
any overtime and said that the "Good and Welfare" discussion.
LOUIS COFFIN, Patrolman
men were getting enough pay as The winter has arrived in New
By 'TRENCHY" MICHELET
it is. But the Company, after York and the patrolmen are
GALVESTON
Only a spotless reputation like titude on this problem. All in­
' talking to the Agent and Patrol­ grumbling with their rheumat­
that
enjoyed by that excellent terested brothers may see this
Shipping
and
business
fair
and
ism
after
wading
around
into
the
man Clarke, decided that the men
were entitled to the time, so slush until midnight on some of shipping will continue to be good cook Frenchy Michelet, could letter by consulting the agent in
for the coming month with four survive the kicking around it their respective ports.
nearly all of the stuff was paid these late pay-offs.
here. We had to send the rest to Bull Line, which has been one Liberty ships to be delivered by gets from the shoemaker "Hun­ The prepared mixes that we
..New York where Bro. Hall has a of our worst offenders about late Feb. 9, 1945. Had two SUP ships gry" Shuler. Shuler got up in have been agitating for for se
fine committee to handle this so pay-offs, has agreed to pay off pay off here last week and on the the meeting the other night and long are now going aboard SIU
everything in the forenoon. That SS B. F. Shaw we ran into one suggested that the editor of the ships. The membership can now
'^tt will be paid.
Shipping in this port has been is a great help. Here's hoping of the "Capt. Bligh" type of Cap­ Seafarers Log should replace the look forward to an immediate
good for quite a few weeks with that we can get the rest of the tains. And to make matters fork and spoon that heads this improvement in the baking. This
the hall shipping everything that companies to pay everything off worse, he was an English Master column with a can opener and is but one of a number of im­
and had the idea that when a corkscrew as more in keeping provements that we want for SIU
before 5 p.m.
looks like a seaman.
man
met him he was supposed to with our culinary practices. ships. We are working with the
Now that Byrnes has closed
J. P. SHULER, Patrolman
do everything he asked of the These feeble witticisms are moti­ port stewards and the purchasing
down all the race tracks a lot of
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men are showing up to ship, for Well, it happened again. We've man. Well, Master Pierson was vated by pure envy, of course. agents of the various operators
the bang tails are no longer sup­ been unfortunate in the last few sadly disappointed. The men pre­ For the benefit of any member and with Mr. William McCarthy,
who may not be aware of the port steward for the WSA, tow­
plying the pork chops.
weeks in the phoney Skippers formed the duties that were re­
true
facts, we will cite a case to ard this end. A material improve­
quired
of
them
and
then
they
The RMO here still trys to and Mates that we had to come in
show
what a liberal steward ment in the beef situation is the
went
to
their
quarters
and
one
cram some Of their free loaders contact with. Not so. long ago
Frenchy"
is and what a hungry next point on our agenda.
man
was
logged
because
he
had
down our throats but haven't got­ we had the bearded wonder, then
belly-robber
Shuler is. Several
to
put
on
his
shoes
and
was
not
ten away with it so far.
along came the guy who tried to
years ago Paul Hall and Jimmy We went aboard the Freulingon
deck
when
"Capt.
Bligh"
L. J. (BALDY) BOLLINGER, tell us how to conduct our union Pierson arrived on the scene.
Hanners made a 7-month trip hausen recently to check the cof­
Agent business, and now on board the In fact he had several men log­ with Shuler. When they got back fee that the crew claimed was
good ship SS Nicolas Biddle of
to the States they were mere bags rancid. We drew a cup to test
the Robin Line, where in the past ged which was settled to the sat­ of skin and bones. They then it and promptly found the cause
NEW YORK
we have had no trouble, we met isfaction of those concerned and shipped on a real feeding scow —^the urn was dirly. Brothers,,
the two star performers. These this really burned the Old Man with the liberal brother Michelet this union is strong enough to
up because their papers were
This port is having a number two phonies who call themselves not suspended by the Coast as steward and they've been force any operator to clean house,
' " of ships coming in this week with the Skipper and Chief Mate, pro­ Guard.. 1 think in the future trotting around here fat and but let us first be sure tha+
own is in order.
long trips behind them. The SS ceeded to tell us that the union Capt. Pierson will realize that the sassy.ever since!
agreements
meant
nothing
to
Lou Gehrig of the Eastern Steam­
More and more we've found
men that are going to sea today
We arc by nature the most
ship Company has an eleven them, and that they did not be­ are to be treated more like men charitable minded of men. We ourself dreaming of far places.
month trip behind her and has lieve in paying off overtime. Also, and not as a bunch of slaves.
could find much to say in exten­ Buck Newman, the Philadelphia
had two Patrolmen busy since as far as they are concerned, all
RAY W. SWEENEY, Agent uation for any poor misguided agent pro tem, was in to see us
she docked. The Eastern Steam­ overtime would go to the NLRB
soul who knocked over a bank, Friday. We got to reminiscing
ship Company has been trying to for official approval before any
poisoned his mother-in-law, or about old times and all the fun
pay her off with wages and bonus of it would be paid to the crew.
was guilty of any other minor in­ we had last, summer when we
and settle the overtime later. But We informed these two jerks
fraction of the country's laws, but made a trip together through the
past experience has taught the that the NLRB had nothing to do
we are in favor of dealing un­ Islands. We reminded Buck of
(Continued from P&lt;fge 1)
men that go to sea on the Eastern with any overtime, and that it
mercifully with any fiend who the night that we dropped in for
Steamship^ Company ships the was a matter strictly between the opening of hearings on the bill cooks soupy rice.
a drink in a Dominican Republic
only dough that is sure is the union and the company. They Wednesday, called for its quick
gin mill and found him there
Dry, tasty I'ice with a rich with a couple of shapely num­
then told us'that they wouldn't enactment, but proposed "civil
money in the hand.
brown
gravy and a well-seasoned bers. One of the dames knocked
We have four or five Moran sign any overtime sheets for any penalties"—fines and jail terms—
meat
is
as much as life has to over a glass of beer and it ran
LTugs in. The Tybee paid off from one except themselves, and it was instead of consignment to "labor
offer
by
way
of the creature com­ all over our clothes. Then every­
a seven month trip without a at this time that they were in­ battalions" for "defiant" workers.
forts,
but
the
rice must be prop­ body made a game of pouring
beef. The Bodie Island brought formed by the company official Either method, labor spokesmen
erly
cooked.
Boiling
hell out of beer all over our trousers. We
Commission
in
control
of
civilian
in a clean ship and a clean pay­ that all the overtime would be
it,
then
washing
all
taste
out of were all having a swell time 'til
workers.
off. But the Hillsborough Inlet OK'd by him arid that the Skip­
it
and
steaming
it
in
a
collender
Undersecretary
of
War
Robert
Buck found out that we were
came iff with a prize mix-up. Out per would pay whether he liked
nine month.: and none of the crew it or not. They didn't like it but P. Patterson, testifying at the is hardly the way to arrive at a wearing his pants!
said, would "amount to totalitar­ tasty rice. Nor is the soupy mess,
can remember seeing the Chief they paid.
A fellow's a sucker to bat out
that all too frequently comes out
Engineer sober. The Captain is Now the morale is this, these ianism, pure and simple."
his
brains at a shoreside job when
of the galley, a dish calculated to
Anil-Union Twist
. ignorant of unionism and when would-be petty dictators are find­
adventure
is waiting starry-eyed
May also gave the measure an stimulate the appetite either. in every port outside. We once
overtime was submitted to him it ing out, like the big dictators,
was not disputed, it was torn up. that to fight people who are unit­ anti-union twist by championing Here is a foolproof way to cook cooked for three wonderful
Two patrolmen, the ship's dele­ ed and determined in their stand an amendment that would ex­ tasty rice that is so simple that weeks in a Brazilian cat house in
gates, purser and port purser is tough. They can not be licked. empt drafted workers from the even Shuler could learn to do it. Pernambuco. (Until the consul
Wash the rice in four waters caught up with us.)
need of joining the union in the
have been straightening it out
plant to which they are assigned, by rubbing it with the fingers
over the weekend. The crew on
What a time we had! We had
Notice For Great
even though such union may until the stai'ch is gone. Put it
this tug, with the exception of the
shacked
up on the Rue de Bon
have a "closed shop" contract. into your heaviest pot at a ratio Jesus and were regaling the girls,
Captain and Chief, are to be com­
Lakes Seamen
This was probably a scheme to of one cup of rice to two of cold with American dishes when word
mended for their cooperation in
water. Season it well with salt.
knife unions.
straightening this scow out.
When you come down to
Now
cover and bring to a boil. got around the waterfront that
Also, Congressman William M.
X Shipping dropped to normal the coast to ship deep sea be
Frenchy was cooking in "441".
Colmer, Mississippi Democrat, in­ The moment it boils cut the heat The boys set"~ up a big "kitty""
last week with shipping in all sure to contact the union
Departments and Saturday night hall in what ever port ^ you troduced a bill to smash strikes down to the lowest possible flame that was always fat with mikies.
by forcing workers involved in and let bubble 'til the water is
the board was cleared for the hit. When shipping deep sea
Every now and then some real
walkouts
into the armed services gone. Push the pot to the side of live brother would replenish the
first time since the 15th of De­ ship only through your union
— even though employers may the range, open the cover a little larder with a ham or so. We
hall, just as you do on the
cember.
have instigated the stoppages. and let it steam dry. Never stir didn't make much dough but we
Ships were paid off and most Lakes.
Other
similar measures poured rice while it's cooking.
WhUe
you
are
a
member
of
of them with long trips—so ship­
The Navy has reduced the gun had a better time than any shoreinto
the
congressional hopper day
a
different
district,
the
Atlan­
ping is expected to boom again.
side big shot who did!
crews on a number of SIU ships.
A committed was elected at tic &amp; Gulf District is ready to by day.
Thus, "F.D.", by his demands The operators are reducing the
the last meeting to cpunt the bal- give you full choice of jobs
has opened a veritable "Pan­ steward department proportion­
,^ts for the candidates for union and all the protection of the
Keep In Touch With
dora's
box" of "union-busting" ately. We have sent letters to all
officials for 1945 and the resolu­ deep sea contracts.
agents explaining the union's at­
Your Draft Board
legislation.
tions regarding purchasing of

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THE

SEAFARERS

LOG

Friday, January 19, 1945

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Here are candid shots of the SS Marine Dragon, new Water­
man C-4 which pulled into New York two weeks ago and is now
fully SlU-crewed and ready for her maiden voyage. All the boys
have high praise for the quarters and equipment aboard her.
Upper left is the crew's galley which features an electric range
and steam tables for all vegetables. Upper right the boys are
taking coffee time in the air conditioned messroom. Center is
the control panel in the engine room with forward throttle on
the left and astern throttle on the right. Lower left are the 15

ovens in the bake shop. These ovens can handle 75 pullman
loaves at a time. That is Brother Michelet standing next to the
ovens. (His head is not ordinarily that shape — it's just that
the center picture cut it off a bit). Lower right is probably the
most modern mixer in any galley afloat. She'll handle a 200
pound mix. Plenty of pies should come out of that baby. Lower
center is part of the black gang, obviously pleased to be on the
most modern ship in the SIU fleet.

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