Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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RADIO CEN The heart of the fleet is the radio gang who act as our ambassadors to other ships. They listen, read, trans- late, and ungarble all messages received by radiog their mistakes, if any, are obvious to all. Many a radioman has won his spurs routing messages at night by having to rouse deep-sleeping officers who have to initial messages.Success is a clear board! SUPERVISION OF THE CHAIN GANG ARE YOU SURE THAT'S ALL YOUHAD IN THOSE BURN BAGS? deaR siR? inN reeguard too yur lost lether RADIO TELETYPE OPERATOR SHIP'S OFFICE Anyone who wants to find out some in- formation or who just wants to talk to some- body drops by the ship's office, that con- glomorous administrative organization which makes tickler files on tickler files. The daily panic is Who's getting the POD fPlan of the Day? for tomorrow? , for surely without the POD the ship would stop in mid-ocean, Instructions, inspection reports, transfer and leave papers, ad- vancements, and awards pour forth from this little office. When the line is long outside that half-door, it's good to have a 1459 Qt - . n U Ugg 'X buddie on the other side. S I s sf -- HB 17

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ET SHACK The radar's out. Call an ET, shouts the Officer of the Deck. Once again an ET is called upon to fix some downed electronic equipment. He will Work around the clock until the gear I is back in commission. The radar, IFF, LORAN, crypto and communication gear ranging from Walkie-talkie sets to highpowered receivers are forever under their watchful eyes. ARE YOU SURE YOU PUT THAT SERVO-MECHANICAL RELAY IN THE RIGHT PLACE? COMBAT Combat's primary responsibility is to keep the OOD informed concerning all movements of ships fskunksy which radarmen pick up on their radar scope. Questions such as What's skunk CHARLlE's CPA fclosest point of approachy? What's his courseand speed, right NOW? Are we on a collision course? plague the combat supervisor constantly. A collision CPA may cause much panic on the bridge but combat takes it in stride and calmly recommends a new course to clear CHAR LIE by several miles. , F l I ef- is ...lx I 7 I V, x X A 5 -Ol I Q li' Af ' I ' Q A I soMET1MEs lx? gi JUST WONDER! 5 is A MAYBE WELDING IT WILL HELP 'I'M GETTING THE CPA AS FAST AS I CAN. ,, if