Belle Grove (LSD 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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AVIGATIO I ' loiii the W illuii Hotel to French I ' li ate hoal. and from Kannon Saki to ( araii I5i the avijjatioii Department kept water umler the keel nd cart wlieel jewels on the plotting sheets. Thev lanaued to keep (iond)at inlornied nt the ship ' s osition an(J a coffee and rain water l)lotter on le bridge. They managed to supply all of the ;sser navigators with cliarts, j)eneiLs. and hino- jlars. and kept some small amount of self introl when the charts mysteriously departed id returned to the chart house or bridge.

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LAYMONS GM3, PENA GMl, AND POE SN AT WORK IN THE ARMORY KOEHLEH SN AND McGILL GM2 KEEP THEM OILED AND CLEANED LTJG THOMAS PREPARING TO SHOOT DOWN A DRONE f ' ' -i A]:: ' ' ' ' h MAIN BATTERIES BELLE GROVE STYLE BOSN HEENEY AND BALLARD BM2 ON THE FOC SLE

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Spurgeon QMl, who has been known to go toes up on occasion is soon to become Spurgeon QMC. When this happens it is rumored that a loran set will be installed on the overhead in Chiefs quarters and all sextants will be removed from the ship. ENS Depp, who was Navigator until early May, departed for duty with AOTU PAC in San Diego. He was relieved by LTJG Thomas a refugee from the Merchant Marine and the Deck Department who can take an azimuth with the best. Stein QMS. departed the Belle Grove for CONUS in April and his position as second in command under Spurgeon is now filled by McNutt QMS. Except for an occasional early sunset and a ship full of clocks that are erratic on their better days, the Navigation Department is squared away and ready at all times to insure safe navigation to any destination in Western Pacific waters. ' DON ' T LOSE THE BOAT JIM WELLER QM.S AND MAUDLIN SN TACKLE THE NEVER-ENDING PILE OF CORRECTIONS n SHOOT SPURG. ' ' THE BRIGHT JEWEL BEARS 315... MUSH ONE 210... HIGHEST OF THE HIGH BEARS 112.3... BEST EYES IN THE HARBOR