Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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XXX, X , ,n,N..,,, M., RADIO TELETYPES picked up official mes- MAIN COIVHVIUNICATIONS CENTER handled all incoming and sages, also press news for ship's daily paper. outgoing messages. Incoming messages were typed on multiple forms, delivered to departments co-ncerned. Every man aboard the Antietam was vitally concerned with communi- cations. For the most part, interest centered around mail from home. Mail came aboard and left the ship approximately every fourth day at sea. On the night before mail was scheduled to go off, letters were dropped in the post office letter slot faster than four men could cancel and sort it. Oflicial communications and stateside press news came aboard 241 hours every day. Many men received personal telegrams from home telling of births, deaths, other vital news. ANTIET1-IM'S POST OFFICE handled large W-H , ' M volume of business. Registered letter is re- ' X corded Cabovej . .E ,Mya z INCOMING MAIL frequently filled entire passageway around d f '1 11, d h dd d otrrcomo MAIL was eaneelled, sorted, poflfofficigrliiljfen 0 mal Ca neWSPaPefm Ot em San bundled and sacked by destination. en S a e

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WHEN GENERAL QUARTERS was sound- ed, it meant for each man to get to his battle station-fast! jammed passageways fabovej quickly emptied. Below, men race up ladder to gun position. SPECIAL HELMET is worn by tele- phone talker on island structure. Headphones fit under helmet. Talk- ers are strategically located through- out ship. MARINE DETACHMENT WAS FIFTH DIVISION SEVERAL FIVE-INCH CABOVEJ AND 40MM G UNI GENERAL Antietam was lucky: NERVE CENTER of ship is Damage Control Centrall- Damage IS reported here, oHiCer-in-charge decides CIC' t1on to be taken, issues commands. il