Ashtabula (AO 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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f aff 'JT I ? r 5 fi l i 1 I 1 I I l I v I s J SUPPLY DEPARTMENT: L. to R. top: MCGhee,J,S,,CSCg Robinso1'1,C,C,,SNg Rimando,I,T,,TNg S e Xton , J , A, , C S 1 Smith,J,A,,SK3g Trir1idad,F,L.,TNg Hold e n , W , J , S K3 Frogue,W,A,,SNg Doll, S,E.,SK3g F1ores,E,P,,SD2g. Kent? E.E.,SNg Medina,M,A,,SNg Cueson,T.T.,SKCg bottom row X DIVISION: L, to R. top: Porter,R.W.,HM2g Fugua Farre11,R.L,,SNg Tucker,R.D.,PNSNg L. to R: Mack,R.M.,SNg Franco,R,C,,SD3g Hughes,R.L., SNQ Ma1eonskie,R,P.,CS2g B1ancaf1or,B,M,,TNg Co1e,L,K,, SK3g Mi1'ador,A,,SD2g Mariano,B,,SD1g Kos t , J. L . ,S Ng Srreery,J.G.,SNg ,I,J,,PN2g Ho1mes,C,A,,YNlg Litt1e,F,,HMCg bottom row, L. to R. 'hw-mmbq -E 'i .rl ..vi

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-- 'i y---' . ,,. ,. ,,- . The mission of our ship was to refuel the Navy's fighting ships underway in the giant Pacific, day or night and in any weather, In order to carry out this mission, the crew of 227 men and officers, was divided into four departments, which in turn were made up of one or more divisions, OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT was charged with the operation and mainte- nance of the navigation, communications and radar systems. SUPPLY DEPART- MENT, fed us, paid us, cut our hair, and washed our clothes. Their storerooms ' were stocked with over 18,000 spare parts, X DIVISION served as well. Ship's office processed our request chits and with medical care and letters from home, DECK DEPARTMENT maintained all our topside spaces. These men had the endless job of ' d the winches that ave fighting off rust, cleaning and painting, They operated the fueling rigs an I g them life. PIRST DIVISION maintained the forward section of the ship and the-small boats, SECOND DIVISION maintained the after section of the FLYING A , while in charge of our four 3 inch 50 caliber guns and small arms, were the men of the'THIRD DIVISION, The ENGINEER- ARTMENT ke t our ship moving We never missed a committment! A real tribute to ING DEP A p . the men who said manned and ready to answer all bells , A DIVISION maintained all our h ll b at en ines B DIVISION auxiliary steam and refrigeration equipment as well as t e sma o g . was in charge of firing the four boilers which provided ASHTABULA'S engines with the over 13,000 horsepower required to turn her screws. M DIVISION activated and maintained the huge candy striped shafts attached to the twin screws, providing ASHTAEULA'S propulsion. E DIVISION repaired and maintained our fantastic electrical system, and changed our light bulbs. They were also responsible for showing the movies. R DIVISION repaired leaky pipes, accomplished any and all welding and moved our vital cargo from tank to tank, Qsome 263 and from tank to waiting ships, Below we find the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT: L. to R: Sapanza,N,O,,OMCg Mc Cue,J,A,,RMC, SP1'OUSG,C.D.,ETR3g Miller,D.W.,RD3g PROEEIT,B.,RDlg Herrick,V.D,,SMlg Torres,E.,RMlg Gowley,R,L,SNg Ratcliffe,O,E,,SNg Smith, G,E.,RM3g Go1ightly,H,E,,RMSNgDe Wall,D,A,,RMSNg Edwards,W.L.,RMSNg Ward,M.W.,RMCMg front row, L. to R: Christiansen,D,A,,RDSNg Petta, T-J-,RDSN3 HUHkOV1C,G-J., RD33 H3l'l'iSOH,R.W.,RDSN, Palinsky,R,J,,SNg Johnson,W.,QM3, Caddeunl-L-,RM33 Weed,-LD.,RDSNg Crane,W.K,,SN: Hinson,A,W,, SN. kept our records up to date. They also provided us ,,-'av' I v I ,,m,,,,, , ' 'fw.'i7f-Yrfffi I I 4 I 5': 'I I I S- f 1 ,i'i E2-Q i i Q. Q i 2 r I 1 I a .i I I5 I i I I I 5 V ' ' N' T' ' fx XSS Mill '4rX'59 1.+-.X Sz- . ' SN.-iAlXtN'S5x0? KSNX I . ,..- -, p

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