Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE MAD HELMSMAN Cback TOWD HALL, PAULSON, DEAL, BERG Cfront TOWD QUIMBY, ISOM, QUARTERMASTER OF THE WATCH NAVIGATIONAL DETAIL: ENTERING PORT cox, DAMON F o r s t a r t time the Navi- 5 gator and his as- A ' sistant emerge in pre-dawn haze or 9 in twiiight mists A '5 D to shoot at the stars with glee - - 4' Wishing and hop- - x ing to find out 'A ln..- R .... from their results g Where We are lo- cated. When not in sight of land their A -nz,-Z calculations A V merge human error with contrived figures so they can announce unashamedly we are here . Besides figuring out barometric pressure, wind speeds and logging important events the Quartermaster of the Watch ensures that the helmsman steers a good course. WE ARE HERE, MAYBE,

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Cback POW, FELTS, SILBAUGH, SCHAFFER, SHADRICK, ENS O'MALLEY, SMITH, MAJORS, GR E E NW O OD Cfroni: FOWD CONOVER, POMPEY, T E L E H ANY, P AULSON, KIANKA, GOLDSBERRY AWAITING THE NEXT STANDBY THE FOUR MUSKETEERS Now standby for shot-line means that Third Division is pre- paring for action. With an exchange of whistles and hi ho silver blast from the shot-line guns the unrep is underway. Then they sit down to un- tangle the mess and roll their lines for the next unrep, Third Division is responsible for maintaining CACAPON's modern 119431 defense system which is battle scarred from repair Work alone! Occasionally the gunners man their small arms to pro- tect swimmers during a swim call but fortunately only fish, empty boxes , and sea snakes fall victims to the mighty onslaught of accurate firepower. THIRD DIVISION I'M A TRAINED KILLER CAPTAIN SMALL ARMS ON THE FANTAIL

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