Macon (CA 132) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1959

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GUNNERY DEPARTMENT The anchor is let go; on the foc ' sle and back aft the four boat booms are swung out; the accommodation ladders are lowered and the crane commences to lower the barge. All of this is on the first note of the bugle for you are competing against time in order to present a sharp looking ship. Or it may be the hand- ling of lines when you tie up alongside, or Med-moor, or it may be the off-loading of vehicles. All of these are important jobs and normal routine for the Gunneiy Department. The largest department on the ship is divided into ten divi- sions. These span the ship from the 1st division on the foc ' sle to the 7th division on the fantail, from the paint locker on the second deck to the G division spaces aft in the hanger deck. All of these are in some way concerned with maintaining effective fire power. If tjlftT., Macon ' s own airstrip

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GUNNERY MACON ' s main battery is composed of three triple gun 8 55 turrets. The thunder of a nine-gun salvo is not often heard, but when it is, the concussion of the hundreds of pounds of poivder ex- jjloding in the 8-inch barrels ivrecks havoc with the loose paint and gear, just as the three hundred pound projectiles wreck havoc with their target. Don t let the Main Battery ' s usual silence make you forget the destructive potential of one of those nine-gun salvos. Anyone who has spotted for one of the turrets knows what an impact one of those pro- jectiles makes when it strikes its target. The record of the 8 inch gun established during World War II and the Koiean Var will not easily be forgotten. The gunners-mates of the First, Second, and Tliird Dixnsions are responsible for the care and upkeep of the turrets. Yes, that ' s a sign of obvious pride you see in the faces of the men in First Di-. ' Ision when their copper mu le hands re- mained secure when Turret I fired. Be- side shore bombardments, the 8-inch can be used as a surface-to-surface : eapon against enemy shipping and in unusual cases it is possible to fire a nine-gun air barrage at approaching enemy planes be- fore they come within ten miles of the ship. The antiaircraft battery consists of five dual purpose 5 38 mounts and seven twin 3 50 mounts. With increas- ing emphasis on naval air the A. bat- tery has become more and more import- ant as a defensive weapon. Condition Three is not new to any of you who man one of the direc tor radar control stations or the mounts. You got a chance to show your stuff a half-dozen times. There was the balloon target and then, of course, the drone shoots. The drone unit came aboard for the Mediter- ranean Cruise in order to service MA- CON and the other ships of the SIXTH Fleet. You ' d watched the drone laimched from its platform on the port side of the fantail and saw how quickly the director officers slewed around and centered the target in their binoculars while the radar operators and trackers locked on. The Drone Officer gave you a practice run down the port side and then came in on the port beam for the firing rim. Strike nut 15 rounds of non-frn; ! Load hoppers! Air Action port! Stand by! Commence jiring! . These were the familiar commands which pre- ceded that blaze of firing as you homed in on the drone for a perfect hit. You felt good now; that two hour GQ seemed worth it after all. if ' ' - ' rcl ?3! High line LTJC; B. A. Nkrriam AA Control Officer ENS R. P. Whur Ass-i SWA Offic Cape Porpoise, M.

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