Manatee (AO 58) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIRST DIVISION Boatswain ' s Mate First Jimmie ESTES and Chief Petty Of- ficer Max JAY coordinated the efforts of First Division. Rig Captains BM3 Paul FRENCH, BM3 Gerald ROSS, BM3 Carmen DECRESENTE and SN Ken FERRIER organized the seamen into effective unrep teams on rigs three, four and six A. F.fil Row: BMC JAY. Second Row l-R ; BM3 C. DECRESENTE, SN W. ANDERSON, SN J. LANDON, SA NIBLO, SA W. WILLIAMS Third Row L R BM2 C WATTS, SN R. DAVIS, SA R. HUTCHINSON, SN A. BROWN, SA T WHEELER, SN V. HALL, SN J. ASHOAK. BM3 G. ROSS. Fourth Row L-li SA F BOBEl. BMt J. ESTES, SN A. LLOYD, SA C. HUMMEL, SN J KUHR, SA J. GALLAGHER BM3 P. BENTSEN. BM3 Rick FOUST kept the deck supplies in the Bosun Locker stocked and in top shape. SN Thomas EFFLER and SN Donald MORTER were valuable assistants in keeping the tools, paints and canvas ready. Individual efforts by Sea- man Willy ANDERSON, Vic HALL and Tim OCONNER con- tributed to the smart appearance of MANATEE ' s forward spaces. cU

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FOX Gunnery Officer LTJG Wally NABERS said that Fox Division had the strongest bolo throwing arms in the Service Fleet and on his recommendation Captain FAAS challenged all comers to a contest in Subic. Unfortunately there was no way to prove that the expertise of gunners mates Andy HORTON, Terry PAYNE, and Dick WHEELER was unmatched. Bolo throwing isn ' t a listed part of the gunner ' s mate rate, but during replenishment operations, the task was accomplished by MANATEE ' S Fox Division. GMG2 Mike TEAGUE and FTG2 Tom GLENZ assisted the Master at Arms as well as taking care of the guns. First Row L-R: GMG3 R. WHEELER, FTGSN W. JOHNSON, SN R. CLARK, SN R. SCHNEIDER, GMG2 M. TEAGUE. Third Row L-R: GMG2 D. GORDON, FTGSN P. KUNCL, FTGSN W. THOMPSON, GM3 T. PAYNE. The Fire Control Technicians of Fox spent the majority of their effort insuring the fire control mechanism worked smoothly and properly. FTG2 JACKSON and SN George PASSERI kept the electronic gear in top operating shape. 83

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Rigs seven, eight, and the highline were manned by Second Division. Under Master Chief Petty Officer Russell ARMSTRONG the Second Division, maintained the tank deck, maindeck and fantail. Rig Captains BM3 Bill KNOWLES, SN Chuck OVERBY and BM3 Tex BENTSEN saw that the rigs were ready for Firsl Row L-R: BMCM ARMSTRONG, LTJG A. WEYL. Second Row L-R: SN X. VASQUEZ, SN R. OVER, SN H. LASCONIA, SA L, TANGHERLINI, SA B. MARQUEZ. Third Row L-R: YNSN C. GLENN, SA D. LOPEZ, SA J. CLARK, SN J. BROSSIA, SA M. LYNCH, SN N. MACRI. Fourth Row L-R: SA FIELDS, SA L. SMITH, SN C. OVERBY, SN R. KALILKANE, SN R. KOCHSIEK, SA J. BROHMAN, BM3 KNOWLES. each unrep. Even after a collision severed the hose on sta- tion 7, the rig was ready 10 hours later. Seamen Ken FOLLOWELL, Mike LYNCH, Robert EVER- DING, James AHSOAK and Dan GRANT were instrumental in completing the demanding work of replenishment, and insuring the spaces were properly maintained. SECOND DIVISION 85