Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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The FighTing FourTh does Their TighTing in The Three porT 5 f38 mounTs. To do This iob eTTicienTly They spend many an hour aT The loading machine and many more in pracTice shooTing aT drones, sleeves and shore insTallaTions. When The shooTing is over, There is cleaning and mainTenance To be done. The responsiloiliTy oT The l:ourTh Division is The porT side: main deck and super- sTrucTure Trom The oTTicer's panTry To The popular geedunk sTand. There is brighT work To be polished, bulkheads To be chipped and painTed and oT course, on Tield day, holysToning The deck. The gunner's maTes and sTrikers have The iob oT keeping The mounTs and handling rooms clean and Treshly painTed. The FourTh also Takes care of The numloer Two moTor whaleboaT and The CapTain's Gig. The moTor whaleboaT has To be ready aT all Times as a pickeT boaT, Tor beach guard duTy, Tor guard mail Trips or Tire and rescue work aT sea or in porT. The rigging oT The porT lower boom is also The responsibiliTy oT The FourTh. For provisioning aT sea, The division provides men To handle The lines and a working parTy To sTrike The provisions loelow. For Tueling They handle The lines aT The Torwarding Tueling sTaTion. The FourTh Division is Truly a parT oT every evoluTion ThaT occurs wheTher iT be Tueling, replenishing, Tiring or iusT helping To keep our home clean. Z 1 ,Q Z ri? - , i ff ZS, f ,X T3 li or 0

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Firsl row, lell lo riglwl: H, C. Perlcins, F, L. Girlon, D. K. Dunlap, W. P. Schulz, H. Ally, A. M. Cary, J. M. Gore. Second row: D, E, Hayden, J. D. Owens, W. H. Van Dylce, A. Belcher, S. Ulisano, I-Hg, A. E. Miles, Ens. B. L. Welclw, A. E. Foley, J. L. Roolcard, J. L. Hull, G. ldarlfovilclr. W ai , Third row: P. D. Lynn, E. l. Masclmer, R, A. Horninq, M, Bernlclau, R. Monge. P. Adolfo, R. Reuss, E, Croclce++, G, Czado, G. D, Almendinger, G. Bodalc, G. L. Painler, M. Anderson, G. Jodoin, L. D. Huberl. Fourllw row: J. D. Grobleloe, M. J. Knaley, J. W. Shores, J, D. Alwern, E. H. Carbauglm, A. A. Reed, J. E, Hausner, T. R. Ellloll, W. Alldns, N. E. Gauldin, P. E. Beavers, G. T. Miller, L. E. Haines, C. Harmon.

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www l., I , l l l r ! . l v i l l l l l ,M ,4,,,,, ,,,, m -,, ,,, ,X ,,,. , . ,il F -- .-... - ----- -.-fm----wr---'AT .- 1 . s . . . . . . . , .. . . , . . . .-3. . . . . , . . , . . . . . ' 0 I U . n I 0 I 5 ., . 5 0 I ' . . T The FiTTh Division, being a deck division, has The Twin iobs oT mainTaining The guns and keeping assigned secTions oT The ship up To sTandard. Be.sides This They are always ready To do Their parT in The many Tions ThaT occur. The FiTTh mans The sTarboard Tive-inch baTTery during all drills. U supervision oT gunner's maTes and Their sTrikers, This baTTery speaks ouT loud auThoriTy, T Tj The job of keeping various spaces clean Talls To The divi.sion boaTswain's and deck hands. Thes.e spaces include The main deck' and The ouTside oT The sTrucTure Trom The quarTerdeck To The aTTer side oT The sTack on The sTarboard Besides Tiring Their guns and cleaning Their ,spacesl The division is consTanTly engaged in numerous oTher acTiviTies which beTall a deck division daily. They engage in Tueling operaTions by assisTing in handling The lines which pass The hoses over. When replenishing aT sea They again handle lines and .supply men Tor The working parTy. When enTering porT and Tying up alongside They are responsible Tor securing The number Tour line, and lasT, buT noT leasT, They keep number one moTor whale boaT in good condiTion and ready Tor service aT all Times. All This keeps The FiTTh busy and They are aT Their besT when They are acTively engaged in beTTering The ship They so proudly call home, . 50 W s - -1 f---hf- 'f -- - ' QE-ff x V fsjf