Manchester (CL 83) - Naval Cruise Book

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HIGH ALOFT IN AIR DEFENSE FORWARD, sky is scanned by trainrd eyes Jor possible enemy bogies ' who might disrupt our work. COORDINATION PLonim; rooms heia)H DECKS record ship ' s position (IS she muneuvers in target area. Note vital inter-communication gear always in hand.

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DAWN All planning and waiting now was replaced with keen anticipation as our forward turrets pushed out a smudge of black cloud. The men on the Manchester could not see the havoc they were creating in the Communist ranks, on their supply roads and railroads. But each man knew from past Manchester work we were on target, and soon reports would be relayed from the radio listing in detail North Korean death and destruction.

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COMB A T INFORM A TION CENTER receives and records up to the minute data. A glance at the status board reveals overall situation. Success of our work was the result of coordinated efforts by e ach member of the ship ' s team. Each department, division, and station had its own mission to execute. The combination of many small tasks in some remote corner, down on some plat- form deck, behind some closed hatch — produced the overall effect . . . the punch which made the Manchester far more than just a name in the Korean war. MECHANICAL COM- PUTORS fed with moun- tains of minute data from other stations, noiv generate orders which train big guns on target.