Bremerton (CA 130) - Naval Cruise Book

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Fire Control Technicians and their equipment are the eyes of BREMERTON's fire power. From the eight-inch turrets to the lesser three-inch mounts, Fox Division guides the proiectiles to their targets. When General Quarters is sounded, they race to man their stations whether it be the plotting rooms in the bowels of the ship, the anti-aircraft radar on the main deck, or the five-inch directors standing high in the forward and after superstructure. The ship has three different fire control systems, the Mark 34 radar system utilized for shore and surface bombardment, the Mark 37 system which directs the fire for surface bombardment and anti- aircraft and the Mark 56 system used strictly for anti-aircraft. Fox Division personnel work on all three of these systems, cleaning and maintaining the equipment keeping it always ready to solve the fire control problem. 2 'S' Y 1 Y ff'-' V- sr' 5 goin, i. d. ftc Ie grand, h. ftc schiIIs, c. r. ftc gmc wiwigac, s. black, d. f. ft3 burgoyne, I. r. ftsn cariveau, d. c. sn harrington, d. m. ft3 hashbarger, n. w. ft2 hasselbach, r. g. sn henderson, r. e. sn hone, h. I. sn hodges, c. I. sn iacobs, g. a. ft3 iones, a. c. ft3 Ionsberry 1 f tsn mac cleod, a k f marckel, I f gm3 martell, r t maxson d mc dougle m r mitcheltree 1 b bm2 morgan 1 r tsn PUPPU5 9 peek 1 m penzol, d c plescla P G prttenger, I a roberson d I scarberry d 0 schultz, r w ff3 cochran, k. s. sn desmond, t. a. ft3 ellis, I. g. sn fox, f. g. sn garfield, r. n. H2 gillespie, r. p. sn hardin, r. i. yn3 iozwiak, e. r. ft3 kendall, i. sn knight, i. f. ft3 Ianger, i. p. ft2 IiIIy, b. w. ft2 Iissak, d. g. sn Iockey, i. e. ft3 mullms h d myers s a mskanen w nobht g f o'brien g 1 oser r a tsn palombo p m shirley r c sites 1 w gm2 sorla p strayhorn, e summons e thomas d s wm1um I c 9103 not shown bartholmew 1 carter w r glbbons m d fta3 vroegh c b t3 marzloff r

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standing a british type inspection at royal naval dockyard, singapore Growl Tigers Growl comes the familiar voice from the fantail of the BREMERTON each morning at 0530. The loud shouts and counting are coming from the Marine Detachment as they began a normal day with physical drill. Marines have been serving aboard U.S. naval men-of- war since 1775, and life for sea going Marines has changed very little dur- ing this period. Their basic mission today is much the same as it was in the Old Corps , to provide the nucleus of a landing party, furnish internal security, and render honors for visiting dignitaries. The present Marine Detachment was activated in November I95l when BREMERTON was re-commis- sioned. ln addition to their normal iobs, the Leathernecks operate the ship's brig, man two three-ince batteries, and assist in many ways the ship board training program. Each Marine is a qualified infantry- man and capable of performing in a combat mission. The Detachment consists of two officers, Captain E. D. Foxworth, Commanding Officer, Ist LT. B. W. Peterka, Executive Officer, and 38 enlisted men with six enlisted Flag Marines. BREMERTON's Marines are a com- bination of the traditional spit and polish with a wide practical back- ground geared to play a definite role in the readiness of the ship.