Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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. DIVISIIIN Top Row, Leif Io Righlz E. lnl Threlfall, J. F. I-Iahn, L. D. Thompson, I-I. E. Morrison, Jr., R. C. Van Allen, R. E. De Lesdernier, I-I. W. Preble, R. C. Mclavish, T. L. Terrell, C. G, Signals for a Icing Pace, R. Inl Gribiclc, LTJG S. R, Wilson, III. Middle Row: R. K. Murphy, R. S. Van Sicle, C. O. Ward, Jr., E. M. Conrad, W. J. Moore F. E. Severs, D. L. Gilliland, C. I-I. I-Iuber. Bo'H'om Row: D. D. Judlcins, M. E. Seymour, W. B. Schmidt C. E. Casloeer, R, L. Jackson, R. L. Ash, R. L. Minilcus, R. R. Clubine, L. E. Hurley. Nof Shown In PicIure: A. F. Golding. I I I 48 I I I

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Round +he clock, a s'I'eacly flow Dir Dir Dah Dil Nan, Able, Zebra Time: round The cloclc CR Division mans Jrhe radio and Jrelelype circuils lhal give us communicalions round-Jrhe-world. Whelher The message be for an operalion, ball game, or birlh announcemenlr you can resl assured lhal if will gel lhrough. Among CR Division aciivilies is a ship-board favorife, your mail-men, In addilrion your daily newspaper is prinied from Jrhe Jrelelrype newscasrs. Though They sjrand 6-8 hour walches, each day, wilh Like a clelicafe, sensa+ive nerve cenfer xx Through sleef, or s'rorm, or midnighf hours- school when Jrhey're noi iurning +o, all is nor worlc. lvlosi evenings you can hear quarler singing, our harmonica play- ers, ihalr boy on ihe geefar, or Jrhe hearis players. l+'s noi oiren you gel overnighr liberly in Jrhe Med bui w.e've Jrried ii. As for our ball Team,-famous lasf words- l+'s been fun. Srariing ihe cruise wirh only a few old salls we can boasl a bunch of old hands now, We can also proudly boasr of birihs, marriages and shorl-'rimers in our family. Clear fhis firsi' wifh +he Chief of SfaFf xxx rq., W S-nil. '-Q F I

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. . .in a mounTain of paper The CS Division is responsible Tor The visual communica- Tions oT The U.S.S, BALTIMORE. The division, headed by The Signal OTTicer, is a uniT oT The OperaTions DeparTmenT and draws iTs personnel Trom The raTe oT QuarTermasTer. PresenT day visual communicaTions include Tlashing lighT, semaphore and TIaghoisT, which a Signalman musT masTer To a high degr.ee oT proTiciency. Semaphore, or more Tamiliarly wig-Wag , is IimiTed in iTs uses because oT iTs impracTicabiIiTy aT long ranges. IT is used Tor The same Type oT messages as The Tlashing lighT buT is only used when ships are alongside one anoTher or when in porT. FIaghoisTs become more imporTanT each day. NoT only are They used Tor adminisTraTive TraTTic buT also Tor TacTical Transmissions. IT is The iob oT every Signalman and Signal- man sTriIcer noT only To know The Tlags and whaT They represenT, buT also To be able To bend-on a hoisT cor- recTIy and run iT up in The quicIcesT possible Time. This comes only wiTh consTanT pracTice. ThaT secTion oT The ship Tor which The CS Division is re- sponsible is The Signal Bridge, locaTed high in The ship's supersTrucTure. IT is here ThaT The visual cornmunicaTions and dispaTches are senT and received, IT's noT all open air communicaTions Tor The CS Division. Some oT iT is in The Torm oT IeTTers wriTTen by The yeoman OT The operaTions oTTice. They Too come Trom The CS- IT may all be in The line oT communicaTions, buT The WOFIC is varied and never dull. Able-Roger BELOW: Signal in The air . . . BOTTOM . . . when close alongside