Enterprise (CVAN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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, -, , N,-up F 4 4- ,',, I A 419, ,ff- Now that she was again at sea, evolutions and a new way of life faced the departments and the men in them. Underway Replenishments lUnrepsl, which enable Enterprise and her escorts to remain at sea for longer periods of time than they would normally be able to, became a common oc- curance as the months went by. Things easily attained along side a pier such as mail, ship's store items, fresh foods and supplies of every nature, and things needed for at-sea operation such as fuels, ammunition and sometimes even a new crewmember or two, can only be acquired at sea by this tried and true method. Although almost everyone on board is af- fected by unreps, be it by assignment to an ammo working party or getting that form or nut and bolt needed, the Deck Department got it across-minus a salt water treatment on the way. Before the lettuce began to brown or the fuel tank soundings reached empty , the Deck Department rallied on the Hangar Bay, each division at their respective elevators, and brought across supplies, fuel and ammunition vital to Enterprise, her crew and their mission. 14

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The Navigation Department always got us where we were going, and safely-and that is the reason for their existance. Using the old method of shooting the stars and the most up-to-date electronic means of navigation based on signals from passing satellites, the men of Navigation per- formed their tasks of bridge watches, Quarter- master of the Watch, an OOD training pro- gram, manning the Chart House and the emer- gency after-steering helmsman watch from the time Enterprise sailed down the james River until she was safely docked at Pier 1713, NAS Alameda.