Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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S . A -S . Q i S S S swf - I Q ra, l f f ' i s w Qssv' K i X Q XX X Qi is PILEUP ON I-IANGAR DECK begins as stores come aboard faster than they can be stored below. Top speed is required to clear deck for ammunition coming next. COMPLETION OF STORES TRANSFER finds little space left on hangar deck. Angle of sunlight indicates it's still early morning. FUELING BOOMS READIED FOR NEXT OPERATION. 'I'IME FOR A LAST CIGARETTE, THEN SMOKING LAMP IS OUT.

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I p .n m :eg rzmvvpemvefiaera 5 A-W ,,, , , I , V . A, ' 9 W Q X- HX v iw V I 4 fm PM I 4, , W G-UNNERY DEPARTMENT personnel stand by in fueling pocket making preparations to receive stores from approaching supply ship. FLIGHT OPERATIONS OEASE AND SUPPLIES COME ABOARD Every fourth day the Antietam moved south with the Task Force to meet replenishing ships. For pilots and air personnel it meant a change in daily routine. However, replenishing Was frequently referred to as an 'Gall hands evolutionf, The Gunnery depart- ment, the deck force, handled lines to other shipsg held down key positions in the complex shuttling of materials. Plane cap- tains and others left their regular stations to form Working parties for the movement and stowage of supplies as they came aboard h ' . I EXECUTIVE OFFICER keeps sharp eye at I e me of 105 tons PCI hour trained as replenishing teams go to Work. BIG BOOM on supply ship swings net of needed stores over Side ae winch on Antietam takes UP Slack in line QUICK TRIP Over ICY Wflfef fCI'I1'1iI1'lted WSU hands guide Supplies to skid Tractor will move to less congested area for unloa ' S . 'O ' K 31 C din. 6

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.1 .. '. ' Wy. 5.1, ,. V ., I 0, ,enyy-ww. n.k,f,w y iv ,N-1 .... , ,.... . ,,..,... ..,. ..-AW . ll E 2 i ii ,Z aw FLANKED TANKER steers straight course, rigid 80-foot distance is main- tained by Antietam on one side, destroyer on the other. FUEL COMES ABOARD into fuel oil downcomers to 2,000,000-gallon tanks. Safe transfer is under B Division supervision. PREPARATIONS FOR PERSONNEL TRANSFER begin when fuel is flowing smoothly. From opposite side of hangar deck, tanker 100145 as thou h it were nudging the corner. g BOS'NS CHAIR swings, lurches over water as new man is brought backwards aboard the Antietam. Lifeguard helicopter stood by during transfers, was never needed. VITAL TRANSFUSIUN The Antietamis huge tanks hold enough fuel oil to keep the ship operating for more than two months. However, in order to keep those tanks full, fuel oil Was taken aboard every replenishing day. As the carrier and tanker move side-by-side, fuel oil can be pumped aboard at the rate of 250,000 gallons per hour. Aviation gas tanks are also kept full, it can be pumped aboard at 50,000 gallons every hour. Lubricating oil, in 50-gallon barrels, is brought aboard with cargo nets While aviation gas and fuel oil are being pumped. division men. Petty officer is saying Please gentle C won t you exert a bit more effort? EEG OF WAR between highlinc used for bos'ns chair 2 F t et