Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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I 0 The Fox Division consisTs oT Tire conTrol Technicians, gunner's maTes and yeomen. The men oT This division musT have The capabiliTies To operaTe and mainTain The complex elecTro-mechanical insTrumenTs oT a Tire conTrol sysTem. As a Tire conTrolman or Tire conTrol Technician a man mu.sT TirsT learn The problem oT properly posiTioning The guns To hiT The TargeT, buT lcnowing The Theory is only The beginning. They musT be mechanics in order To mainTain, adiusT and repair The equipmenT, and They musT learn The use oT mechanic's Tools. They musT be elecTricians and elecTronicsmen Tor They will be working on elecTric moTors, Tire conTrol swiTch- boards, and elecTronic uniTs, They musT be Tamiliar wiTh every lcnob, dial and con- Trolling TeaTure aT The baTTle sTaTion, where They will be called upon To operaTe direcTors, compuTers, swiTchboards and radar. NoT only does The division have To see ThaT iTs equipmenT posiTions The guns To geT hiTs, buT also ThaT This highly Technical equipmenT is in good working order. WiThouT consTanT care and mainTenance oT rangeTinders, radars, compuTers, and sighTs iT would be impossible To geT hiTs, wiThouT which The equipmenT is useless. The Fox Division is proud ThaT They are one oT The largesT divisions on The ship and The mainsTay oT The TighTing abiliTy oT The Gunnery deparTmenT. f l ' JJ .y X K l , l - 0 TX 'W if Ti il 'ss ff F K ll ll lllll lliil lllllllllll T l l'li lll li. V fi + iil lll ll T T XX Q

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Marines aTloaT make up an inTergral parT oT The ship's company. These Sol- diers oT The Sea represenT The Marine Corps aboard ship as They have since The days oT John Paul Jones. The Marines aboard The DES MOINES man Two 3 5O Twin rapid Tire mounTs in The ship's AA baTTery. IT is in This phase ThaT The Marines TuncTion as The EighTh Division, a parT oT The ship's Gunnery DeparTmenT. The primary duTy of The Marine DeTachmenT is To insure The ship's securiTy. The sergeanT and corporal oT The guard are responsible Tor The operaTion oT The guard oT The day and posTing, inspecTing, and relieving oT all senTries and order- lies. The usual senTry and orderly duTies Tor The Marines are: CapTain's orderly, ExecuTive OTTicer's orderly, communicaTion orderly, brig senTry. AnoTher TuncTion oT The deTachmenT is To provide The nucleous oT The ship's landing parTy. I-leaded by The deTachmenT's Commanding OTTicer, The Marines make up The TirsT riTle plaToon, supporTed by Two plaToons oT sailors. Much oT The day a Marine spends sTudying and learning every deTail oT his basic weapons. I-Ie is consTanTly under insTrucTion. I-Iours oT ,spiT and shine and oT squaring away personal gear become a parT oT his daily rouTine aT sea. To look aT The DES MOINES' Marines is To look aT men who have become ex- Tremely proTicienT in all oT These. -W-g- Lil! Q I Q Q I 9 ,K Q . Q, X Q I' ,ll 'T I l R ' , - L u X I if I MARINE DETAC ENT

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