Antietam (CV 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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PRECIOUS CARGO crosses from tanker via high line. Men keep eyes fastened on heavy canvas baskets, stand by to release them, return hook for another load. TENDER RECEPTION. more gentle than that afforded ammunition, sacks are lowered to Waiting skid, taken to hatch nearest post office. fs 5 can EAGER VOLUNTEERS, always willing to help speed this particular detail. Even the post office men are cheerful about their task. MAIL CALL The link between home and ship, mail call is particularly important aboard Antietam because of large reservist complement, mostly family men. Antietam claims to hold fleet records for mail received, 409 sacks was record day, about 3,500 for entire cruise. The crew mailed home about 3,000 bags of mail. All this is handled by four postmen plus Volunteers. My A MOUNTAIN OF WORDS, COOKIES AND ARGYLELSOX. M-ff-a..,......,,,,M,, , ' ' 1 f m 'e---..,, . 'W -' f' WMV ,E , , , fi' 8' .f-aku!

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POTENTIAL DESTRUCTIUN In one month, Antietam spread more tons of explosives over the North Korean countryside than any one car- rier expended in four years of World Wai' ll. The enormous task of transferring everything from 20 mm. cartridges to 2,000 pound hlockbusters must be handled with speed, efficiency, utmost precaution. Workhorse tractors Whose maneuvers 'remind one of amusement park Dodge 'Em cars, scoot bomb laden sleds to destinations. BOMBS PILED HIGH on deck of ammunition ship await transfer to Antietam. No smoking is allowed during ammunition handling. i 1 f WINCH OPERATOR in background eases load of bombs into posi- tion. Heavy clothing is worn because of extreme coldg over all goes a life jacket for those men working near deck edge. H K If DECK HANDS guide bombs to waiting sled. Tractors were utilized to move sleds. About 300 tons of ammunition were received each replenishment day. V-TW WA .rf 1- N ICM - fff6r 1'-r f Yi 'Q' .1 .2-fi -7, - . if' . .1 .,, . , .f.4'1?. 3 f, ..,,g1 1 , r,,sExs :s. rw s ,gthff -Q.. FQ, l fi?'a2T'vR'2 , ' mit-.avr ry, is ' 4 . M 'L Q-Qgawlaft gtg, Eallifhal, V ,i 'f ,A 1? We-' 'Silk .MSW 21's--iii? -' A I 54-SLI' V 1- ' f- ,.ff,.aff-ww .. ,V 1-is -ry 1+ ig z,,,,,, MNFW Agfa ,ull rx ,rm .xx . jf -:miter-2Ze11z'?t gr:-Wit IINQSEQS: .Side-'9.,e'.gfQ'sf?nf:6Q. VX ff' 1 -Q M ff I ez , 53-:,.,.::gg?i3t3,55rlg4.?tLHis.,gl,lty 555535-1g,az'5!1f5ggg5g3fBfw5z5,efg:gps- , V, , ,- '.- 3-4'wa511-msg-.-:JEv-'::5:-,tix W5-.L yr?..-by1.r sfQif'21gl!l1-Eahzgiff V r 1 gfS::1?3Ps:e'Lr1:2fffzrfefiir,rinits - . ' ' 'I ' ' .1 .552151.-1Ws52:5'fP3:'5Z5ggfgvi,:.1-1951?Zg S2.'-q,tg.1-j'.,f.-'iigqfwiflaag5.F. Cfi,.: A - . ' ATM-Ih-i:':f'rft-.ft-,24.1--.x -2 ..f1 ff l':f2'-' 'f'+1.'- 1.1' ' . ' n' ' ln' I ' ,Riagg 44.i ' 1. ,TJ N 1 rs, - L X M , , N lx . rm he as , s i .h , ,g -, l fb . 1 Lai M' -,N 1- 'les X far'-V K, -vsnpgn, K v.,- p,'f, f X ,f '-.,.' --, -xv-. 1 1 . .', ' I N N x- -Abvj an 9 gun... ' ' LI. .vjympf f wxggxv ' I f 5.5--?MevG',1s .. ,yflfagii 11.4, , Rx I'-rib' '+ 55..-'Q 3 ft ,JEL iii +?fz:'9'.v . 'fa W-A I Xxx Q, xt 74484 927,--21033 0 'tear wisp'- .': . Ms- . WQ3' -A 5- . i 'V' -'HW'-11' l2.Lr 'i: w-4Mf-'.- - - .' --2a.22wf,a-Laimx' ..flgfmsqmwssigQ-:axe-:Egg-15-fiiik , Qlfiiix. -. , . ,n E.-a::,,,T.,gy..,,,...-.., . ,,-,,',., ,, Aga- vi- xxs-Q-am.q.! ...MW 0 , -1, ' 2 f., - ' .:::....-gg-:fag 1.1-.1-.' ,.,-. gn,-. - I - I-6-1: - K-, ,L MN! -an ,I ivy!! - - ,,g-?e:11f5::.:p-...rib gdluffz U . 'JA M t'1:: f.'. -rzj'f:fq:1-- ':f,nJz'-ff.e,f- ,. sgs1, XQan1 -:Qu 'Nfh . '4f: !!2lLj-52555 .f , gf- AS ' 15. cwfvsaeyasr NYS. -'XSS 11- Qt, -1-X Sq-r--fx, ARTIST'S SKETCH OF TRACTOR AND' BOMB SKID. NEAT ROWS of bombs are stowed temporarily on hangar deck, will be moved below as rapidly as possible by V-3-O divisions