Klondike (AR 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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S-6 DIVISION This Division is a rarity in the fleet, but since its inception on klondike, the question is often asked, how did we get along without those electric monsters before? the manual work of posting to supply stock records has been eliminatedby turning this job over to the electric accounting machines. posting issues and receipts, computing on hand quan- tities, determining item requirements, andpreparing requisitions are just a part of the work done by the machines to assist the Supply Department in rendering more responsive support through better inventory management. the accounting functions are also performed by the machines and through this means the supply Officer can determine how much money has been spent and by whom , and how much is left and how much more is required to spend on klondike and customer ships. mr d also provi des timely information to the enginee ring and Repair Officer, which assists him in determining the best util- ization of his manpower and equipment. It also provides reports on the status of jobs outstanding and shop workload. Despite these two major jobs, other departments are also finding the usefulness of the division. shot cards are prepared for all hands to assist the doctor, up-to-date listing of all hands by dlvisionare prepared to assist the executive officer in the effici ent utilization and distribution of men, inventory list- ings and price lists are prepared for the ship ' s store officer, and various other minor jobs are in the m i ll at a ll t i m es, empha- sizing how did we do it before the machines took over? 1 C C- ' C C- CI U c- c- 1 u « — JK | ' Jul t

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S-S DIVISION S-5 DIVISION Composed of members of the Stewards Group, theS-5 Division has the responsibility of the oper- ation, MAINTENANCE AND CLEANLINESS OF THE WARDROOM Mess and Officers ' staterooms . under the supervision of the wardroom mess Caterer, stewards provide the healthy physical en- vironment in which the ship ' s OFFICERS LIVE AND WORK.

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X DIVISION 4k4i L kiiJ iiiifw ! m Thex Division, USS KLONDIKE, is composed of personnel in the following rates : Yeoman, Personnel Man, Postal Clerk, Photographers, Lithographers, and approx- i mately eight personnel in various rates who are detailed as ship ' s Masters -At- Arms, This Division is responsible for the preparation and mailing of all correspondence from the command, and the logging, routing and filing of all incoming correspond- ence; in addition, the officer and enlisted records of personnel attached are main- tained, correspondence courses ordered, d istr i bute d a nd results recorded, ship ' s Library maintained and available for the crew, informing the crew of items of in- terest THROUGH THE PLAN OF THE DAY; AND MANY MINOR FUNCTIONS. The Ship ' s Post Office performs services to the crew similar to the civilian post offices ashore, including the sale and cashing of postal money orders. this service is extended to ships tended. The Print Shop handles all printing and reproduction work of the ship in addition to that requ ired by CUSTOMER SHI PS . The Photo Lab takes care of the photography requirements of KLONDIKE and, like the Print Shop, customer ships. The Master-At-Arms Force, USS KLONDIKE, is composed of from seven to nine PERSONNEL OF VARIOUS RATES ASS IGNED TO X DIVISION AS MASTE R - AT- ARM S . THEY ARE THE Police Force of the KLONDIKE and maintain order and discipline on board ship.