Magoffin (APA 199) - Naval Cruise Book

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R DIVISION REPAIR OFFICER CWO E. T. WILLIAMS SENIOR CHIEF DAMAGE CONTROLMAN H. J. KRAFT A group of extremely talented and energetic Shipfitters and Damage Controlmen compose R Division. When the boats come back in splinters, it is R Division that repairs them, when a pipe is leaky or bursts, once again it is R Division that is called out. R Division does all of the weld- ing, cutting and fitting of metalwork on board. They maintain a constant security watch on all of the spaces, holds, voids, and bilges to insure complete seaworthiness. They take in job orders by the dozen, and construct almost any number of devices beginning from scratch.

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CO.MMUNICATIONS OFFICER LTJG W. E. ROSE SIGNALS OFFICER ENS R. J. CHAMBERLAIN CHIEF SIGNALMAN A. REICH RADIO LPO P. J. MACARDLE 4 OC DIVISION The OC Division of the Operations Department is responsible for all communication functions of the ship. It is divided into three parts. First come the radiomen who are Ijrave enouoh to sit for seven hours at a time, and listen to an incessant blast of beeps and dit-dahs. Next come the signal- men. Possessing strong eyes and a very accurate ability to guess correctly, they handle the flow of visual communications both rapidly and correctly. To be a good signalman, you must be immune to any changes in the weather, have a hand which is quicker than the eye, and be able to distinguish the prep pennant from the absentee pennant. Last but not least are the ET ' s. Their job is to keep all the equipment in CIC and the radio shack operating at peak efficiency. In order to carry out his duties, the ET walks around with a screwdriver in one hand, an instruction manual in the other, a pocketful of resistors, condensers, tubes, and a volt meter, and constantly has a shocked look on his face.