Ashtabula (AO 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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.f..55gf4fg3Q:: 5icNALMEN, Tor L TO R: Kelly, P. 1. sM2, Whitaker, N. v. sMsN, Shay, R. L. sM2, Shepard 1. T SM1, lndrelle, S. C. SM2. BOTTOM: Finney, R. F. SM3, Laake, G. L. SMSN. I l ET: The Electronic Technicians are responsible for keeping the ship's electronic equipment in working order. They are on call 24 hours a ' day to effect repairs or turning of yr F radio transmitters and receivers, l radar and associated equipment. RD: Combat information Center, better known as CIC, is the eyes of the ship. It is the job of the men who man CIC to track contacts as they appear on radar and make recommendations to the officer of the deck of close contacts The Radarmen also communicate with other U.S. ships over various tac- - The Operations Department is made up of five different divisions and is responsible for the visual and electronic exterior com- munications, radar search and tracking and the gathering and evaluation of intelligence informae tion. Under the direction of the Operations Officer, the operations department of the ASHTABULA performs these and a number of other functions. The five divisions which made up the Operations Department are: Electronic Technicians ET, Radarmen RD, Radiomen RM, Quartermasters QM, and Signalmen SM. tical radio-telephone nets and act as a back up to our Navigator in navigation Of the Winn, R. 1. RM2, Hoy, 1. M. RM3. RM: The center of any ship is radio central. Radio central is where the transmitters and receivers and many circuits and frequencies are monitored 24 hours a day. Radiomen also perform the necessary task of routing all in- coming and outgoing traffic communication nerve ,4.......1- TOP, L TO R: Grefe R. RM2, Ward s. RM3, Strange R. B. RM2, Ingram R. w. RM2, Hetherington 1. RMSN, Adleman ENS, Caldwell 1. W. RM2. BOTTOM: Hammer D. D. RM3, Calvin G. RM3, Nay R. O. RM3, Erickson E. G. RM2, Bates B. M. RM3. RADIOMEN, TOP L TO R, Kirkhuff, R. M. RM1, Bailey, G. E. RM2, Carr, M. M. RM3, Wing D L RM3, Weems, D. P. RM3, Stambaugh, W. RMC. BOTTOM, Cooper, l. L. RM3, Smith, R D RM2 through the proper channels, within the chain of command. QM: Finding our way from one commitment to the next and then back to Subic Bay is the job of our Quartermasters. The Quarter- masters with the help of the stars, loran, the sun, and dead-reckoning keep track of the ship's position. Quartermasters are also responsi- ble for the correction of the charts that the ship uses in different areas. SM: The Signalmen do their com- munications in one of 3 ways-a light, a flag hoist or their hands-when a ship is in visual range or alongside challenges, maneuvers, requirements and other messages may be transmitted via flashing light, flag hoists or when alongside semaphore. The Signalmen also help the officer of the deck identifying vessels sailing on the high seas.

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