Castor (AKS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 K ' .j,- ' B 1 ' BL., ■■ini ■n H .J SKI Bonoan checks the master file to assure that ordered item is carried. SK3 Mildner surveys the amount of room left on station for planning purposes. SN Shorty Granda checks Hold 1 location battery for picking and packing. SK3 Harris spends spare seconds with just- received special letter from home. K l l H|jPL v B | IP ' J H P VJHHiiiJM ji HH HHH ' ' Jp|| i.r ' ' H

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V .„ Control Office whip SK2 Doug Varnes supervises re- ceipt of customer ' s list. SA Sean McAlary has the task of keypunching require- ments well in hand. PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS When a customer ship finds that CAS- TOR will soon be in the area, her Supply Officer makes out his shopping list in mes- sage form. Radio Central receives this message and immediately routes it to the Electronic Accounting Machine Room where it is soon keypunched and processed for garbles. The punched IBM cards are then sent to the Fleet Issue Office where they are sorted for distribution to the holds. When the cards reach the holds, the Store- keepers enter the location battery and note the exact spot where an item may be found. The hold personnel then begin to bag and box the requirements, which are placed on the hatch square. The materi- al is then ready for breakout.

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Oitea liie lastest most efficient way to move stores is to form a human chain. A pallet of stores may be prepared for delivery in a matter of minutes this way. Mr. Carnes, WO-1, right at home on his third tour of duty Worms-eye view of hold number two shows bos ' n ' s are .il.aird tlie CASTOR. ready to send the hook down. 1