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- noun US Navy, slang Auxiliary division onboard a ship or submarine. Responsible for sanitary, heating/AC, emergency diesels, hydraulics, high pressure air, low pressure air, oxygen generating equipment, potable water, hatch maintenance, and assorted systems.
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That suggests these guys are in A-gang, the auxiliary department; fresh-air snipes.
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Curtis: I recall the vestigal space on 1st ship … a 2 cell brig below A-gang berthing side by side with the ...
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