Boston (CA 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT The Boston's Supply Department provides the ship with the necessities which keep it running and with the extras which keep its officers and men happy. The Storekeepers provide over 45,000 different items from repair parts for weapons systems to office supplies. The Commissarymen, skilled in the arts of food preparation, galley hygiene, baking, and butchery per- form a great service for the crew by providing 20 hour l l Lcdr. F.R. Stehly Supply Officer feeding for battle weary watch standers during gunline periods and sewing around 3,000 meals per day at sea. The men of S-3 division perform a multiplicity of tasks from cutting the crew's hair to doing their laundry and selling them ice cream. The Disbursing Clerks keep the pay records of everyone aboard ship in good order. And the Stewards cook for and serve the of- ficers ofthe wardroom in a hundred different ways. 'I26

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The lookouts on any ship have a very important task. They aid the Officer of the Deck in spotting contacts while underway and keep a vigil 24 hours a day. ln times of low visibility they are stationed in the eyes of the ship to help prevent collisions and assure safe navigation. Many times the lookouts will report contacts before they appear on radar scopes in CIC and on the bridge. The fantail lookouts keep alert eyes for any man overboard and immediately report any suspicion of the latter. Cold weather and tedium make the lookouts' task a difficult one but in times of emer- gency and more often in routine watchstanding they are a valuable factor in the safety of every man on Boston. A TECHNIQUE PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE AGES 125

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