Des Moines (CA 134) - Naval Cruise Book

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I 0 ElecTronics, in iTs presenT and poTenTial Torms, represenTs an indispensable medium oT modern warTare. Aboard The DES MOINES, T Division is responsible Tor The elecTronic mainTenance which is so viTal To The ship. A commanding role is played by elecTronics in searching ouT and idenTiTying an enemy wiTh any oT Three major search radars and aTTiliaTed IFF and pinpoinTing him Tor desTrucTion when he come.s wiThin range oT The Tire conTrol radar. Ships in a group are uniTied by a communicaTions sysTem consisTing oT dozens oT Types oT TransmiTTers and receivers. The numerous radar and communicaTions sysTems are coordinaTed by a complex neTworlc oT anTennas, miles oT conducTing and Co- axial cables, waveguides, visual indicaTors, ampliTiers and remoTe conTrol uniTs. OT secondary imporTance, alThough none-The-less viTal, is The enTerTainmenT and inTormaTion we receive Throuh elecTronics. Radio, Television and TeleType receivers and The mess hall musicbox play an imporTanT parT in The morale of The crew. T Division has The responsibiliTy of mainTaining This maze of elecTronics equip- menT in opTimum operaTing condiTion. This insures The radiomen radarmen and Tire conTrol operaTors noT only eTTecTive use oT Their respecTive lequipmenT: buT gives Them conTidence in iT as well. As The TleeT is dependenT upon elecTronics, so is elecTronics dependenT upon iTs mainTenance crew. T Division represenT.s This essenTial group aboard The DES MOINES. fi E To X X 72? -if-Z. fl X x XA 5 X .N x 1 TX ummliunnlnrmlln ' 5 f N ' N Xuillumllllllllillll wks 6' ll M T f fi '

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