Lake Champlain (CVS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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v1ga.t1on He shall be respons1ble under the Commandmg Ofhcer for the safe nav1gat1on and p11ot1ng of the sh1p. The above quote from the U.S. Navy Regulatrons 1S dlrected to sh1ps Navlgators. lt 1S the duty of the Quarterrnasters 1n the Navlgatlon Department to asslst the Nav1gator rn carrymg out his respons1b1l1t1es as stated rn the Regs Quartermasters man the. varlous connlng stat1ons throughout the sh1p They man the helm and lee helm dur1ng general quarters fuehng AA defense and when entermg or leav1ng port. Round-the-clock watches are stood by quartermasters 1n steermg aft as QMOW 1n the p1lot house and supervlsor of the watch 1n the Captam s plot The men m the Nav1gat1on Department perform the very lmportant Job of maklng sure we get where We re supposed to go They havent got us lost yet!

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Eng ' neering It's never really comfortable down in the engi- neering spaces, and more often than not, it is ter- ribly hot. Yet despite the working conditions, the engineers continue to do a top-notch job. . Without them, the Champ would be a dead hulk, incapable of performing any of its intended functions: no planes could be launched, not a gun could be fired, no radar antennas would turn. The Snipes started off by doing an outstanding job-setting a new Atlantic speed record shortly after World War Il. Since then, they haven't slacked a bit. The OOD's know when high speed is needed, they have only to ask. Calamity is always close at hand in the engi- neer's mind. He'll readily admit that the huge boilers can make the ship go four ways, forward, back, UP or DOWN. When a breakdown occurs, or when that possible calamity is closer than ever, the men many decks below daylight, calmly assure the bridge: Will have everything back up in a couple of minutes-can maintain present speed.