Biddle (CG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT BARTLETT K.,IONES, WEAPONS OFFICER T WEAPONS DEPARTMENT Consisting of five divisions, the Weapons Department maintains BID- DLE's weapons systems, alongwith the cosmetic appearance of the ship's main deck and ,topside -areas. , A A Keeping ,BIDDLE looking in tip-top shape are the Boatswains Mates of First Division, who oftenwork from sun-up to .sundown doing nearly everything from sanding and painting to handling lines and driving liberty launches, S Second .Division's Fire- 'Controlmen and Gunners Mates insure that BID-- DLE's five-inchigunancl its fire control' system operate properl ' 'E ' responsible for the y. They re also M. ., rssxle ,5YSf2m, -the Weapon System locker. I , X 'Operating and maintaining the air- search ,radars and the Terrier Missile System computer, are the Fire-Control- men of. F-1 Division. The Sonar Tech- nicians and Torpedomen of F-2 protect BIDDLE from underwater threats, uti- lizing-'advanced electronic equipment to search' for, classify and, if instructed to, destroy submarine contacts with torpe- dos or ASROC's., 1 . , The Gunners, Mates of GM Division defend BIDDLE against -air threats, by running the sfhip's Guided-Missile Launching System, insuring the missile launcher and missile house are always battle-ready. Q D T - ' T

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