The Snapshots in Time Collection

Sailors Operating Machinery and Recording Data in Engine Room, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII

Sailors Operating Machinery and Recording Data in Engine Room, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII

Sailors aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) operate machinery controls and record engineering data in a below-decks space. The visible engine order telegraph, marked with speed settings such as STOP, FULL, and FLANK, was used to relay speed commands between the bridge and engineering spaces — a vital link in the ship's chain of command during WWII operations. Project: 218453