Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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M-xv 2 Q n-,J Fi My Even the quartermasters take their turn at the wheel. YN1 Quisano takes time out from the endless paperwork. 3 9' 1 1, 3 lrlave a question about your career in the Navy? PN1 Landefeld in your Hospital Corpsman Burns keeps a watchful- eye for mishaps during an friendly ship's officecan answer it. UNREP. 73

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IG TIO DEPARTME Q7 SIE T T W r 7 if USN p A 'I K' if Q5 I fi ' Ng ff f , a. rf' F' r If ww. 9 AA 5? r tx 9 , T l 'W Q l 1' 2 Ll I 9 R LTJ G Tangren, Navigator The Navigation Department is the most diversified department aboard ship with their responsibilities, ranging from getting the ship to itis proper destination safely, and on time, to treating and caring for the health of the BUCHANAN crewmen, to maintaining the shipas correspondence and personnel records, and finally insuring that the mail from our loved ones at home is delivered quickly and efficiently. Func- tionally, this department is divided into two sections, the Navigation section and the Administrative Section. The Navigation Section is manned by our efficient Quartermasters. During Sea Detail they assist the Navigator in safely navigating the ship through the restricted waters of the harbor. Once in open waters, a QlVl7s day is a never ending one consisting of morning stars, sun lines, evening stars, and constant charting of the shipvs present position. In addition to standing many watches, the QlVl's spend countless .hours correcting hundreds of charts, taking and recording weather and navigational informa- tion, and manning the helm for underway replenishments. In the Administrative Section there are Personnelmen and Yeoman from the Shipvs Office, the Hospital Corpsmen, and the Postal Clerk. The Shipis Office day is a con- stant one of ensuring that all corre- spondence and reports are completed and mailed in a timely manner, and also ensuring that all personnel records are maintained with entries affecting BUCHANAN crewmen entered in a timely manner. In Sick Bay itis a day of shots, treating minor and major illnesses, physicals and checking the sanitation of the crewis messing and berthing spaces. In the Post Office itjs always ':Where's the mailffn These two sections are the backbone of the Navigation Department and together are always working quickly and efficiently for the benefit of the crew of the BUCHANAN.

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