Cleveland (LPD 7 CL 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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LIEUTENANT Norman H. GELINAS DECK DEPARTMENT Deck is the second largest department aboard ship with one hundred and eleven men. Areas of responsibility encompass the entire ship and include everything from general maintenance to care and operation of ship ' s armament. The upkeep of the ship is the primary responsibility of the Deck Divisions, First and Second. Along these lines falls the cleanliness of the troop spaces; living, berthing and work areas, in addition to the divisions ' own living and working spaces. It is the Deck Department personnel that paint the areas topside which are in need of such repair, as well as the interior areas of the ship imder their juris- diction. Along with these, added are the maintenance of stock and operation of the boatswain, paint and sail lockers. With the execution of evolutions such as, mooring; anchoring; underway replenishment; refueling at sea; and loading unlbading every conceivable variety of cargo, there is involved a staggering amount of work, not only in the conduct of the evolution but the associated care of the equipment used for the operation ' s effective execution. Boating operations consiune a great deal of time, especially while deployed and, too, with these comes the accompanying maintenance and upkeep of the boats. The care and operation of the ship ' s armament is another area of responsibility assumed by the Deck Department. The men of Third Division are Jack-of -all-trades in the ordnance field. They must be able to make detailed electrical, electronic, hydraulic and mechanical casualty analysis to keep four 3 50 gun mounts and numerous small arms aboard ship in operation. 23

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UPPER LEFT: SN DAUFFENBACH mans the sound powered phones while SM3 ' s O ' BRYANT, ZACCARO, and CASEY bask in the Southeast Asia sun. LOWER LEFT: SMI CRAINE and SM3 ZACCARO hoist signals during General Quarters under the watchful eye of SMC MANN. UPPER RIGHT: RM3 McADOO tunes in U. P, I. to get the latest edition of world news, MIDDLE: RMS SPENCE and RM3 AUTRY hold field day in Radio Central. LOWER RIGHT: RM3 PICCONE checks latest traffic from the teletype printers. 22

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(L-R) SN Steven A. BRATTEN; SN Preston L. BETHEA IH; SN David M. MURPHY; SN James P LATIMER- SN Roy M. HANNAH; SN Don G. McINTOSH; SN Richard W. MOYER; SN James M. GREENE; SN Donald D COWAN; SN Aron F. NEBLETT; SN Boyce E. THOMAS, Jr. ; (L-R) SN Ronald J. UZZO; SN Eddie J. JULIARDO- SN Gerald J. MACCINI; SN James R. ROSE, Jr. ; SN Stanley D. SWILLING; SN Henry E. VANANDA, Jr. • SN Vernon L. PRUETT; SN Ronald D. COOPER; SN Eric M. ROSS; SN Gilbert J, EATON; SN Lawrence L HUNT- SN Daniel L. WAGONER; (L-R) SN Paul M. REYNOLDS; BM3 Richard RODRIGUEZ; BM3 Duane R. PICKAR- BM3 David W. SIMMONS; BM3 Robert T. WILLIAMS; SN Gene A. LYLE; (L-R) SN Robert S. JOHNSTON; SA Michael R. TATE; SN James A, CLINE; SN Timothy J. CONNOR; SN Larry H. GOODEN; SN Gary F BUCK- SN Raymond E. BLAIS; SN Frederick J. SPECK; SA Dennis R. HEPLER; SN Michael L. O ' NEIL. 24