Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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g i ,Qi--1 I I PRINT SHOP crew handled almost all printed material used aboard ship, message blanks, chow passes, ship's newspaper. Man on left cleans rollers on offset press. Shop also has small job press. ALL WELDING aboard ship is done by pipefitters. Here, on table, man burnishes spot to be Welded. MACHINIST MATE keeps close check on milling operation. Ofttimes small parts, not carried in supply, were made here. aa- aa MANUFACTURE AND REPAIR CARPENTER starts to rip board on small table saw. Small shop was very complete, could repair most woodwork aboard ship. Grooved stringers at right are part of plane chocks being re- paired. 1 F 1 52 ' ' ' Y V ' ji if iff If''Q-125553:--ff'Zrff'?ia7,2f-.5..: ,1-,:T,qq1,71wf.5,i.- ?,-,,V,.,.,.,,,,' -,-.,,:M,.A 'Wm' A..V. i V I , ,.. B - a. Q

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MEN STANDING Watch on bridge must be on constant alert. Officer Qrightj receives orders from CTF over inter- ship communications circuit. HELMSMAN never takes his eyes off gyro repeater com- pass, is expected to hold ship exactly on course under all conditions. QUARTERMASTERS stand watch in After Steering. Ship is steered from bridge through hydraulic controlsg if breakdown occurs, men here take control, receive steering instructions from bridge. NAVIGATIO The Antietanfs destination in the operating area was simply a small dot on a big map. Careful calculations and precise navigation Were essential. Operating Within the Task Force called for more precision timingg course had to be altered each time planes took off or landed. To the Navigation Department fell the full responsibility of charting the 75,000- mile cruise and of keeping the 27,000-ton ship on course at all times. NAVIGATOR takes azimuth to check ship's noon position. Z NAVIGATOR plots course in charthouse. Quartermaster stands by to furnish necessary data from navigation tables. ELECTRICIAN CHECKS controls of main gyro compass. Navigator depends almost entirely on gyro compass repeaters which are controlled here. Sl

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Large ships have workshops fully equipped to handle almost all necessary repairs aboard. Various shops are needed because of complexity of modern man of war. Print shop prints all standard forms and special menus, newspaper. Carpenters are able to repair almost all wooden equipment aboard. Electricians keep motors, generators in repair. Men in ,Internal Communications in constant demand to keep phones in operating con- dition. Approximately 350 phones keep ofiices, work spaces, living compartments in close contact. IC MEN CHECK phone equipment Man at bench repairs phone while man at right checks relays. ALL HAND TOOLS are checked from tool issue room. Here they are kept in constant repair and are avail- able When needed for repair job. X ELECTBICIAN S make short exten- sion with conventional male plug at one end and Navy jack at other. Heavy duty jack box is used at most outlets, can stand more punishment than lighter, ordinary outlet.