Markab (AR 23) - Naval Cruise Book

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R-1 DIV whether Swapping sea stories, catching softballs Cand batsly 01' guififlg the Hull Repair Division on to greater service to the Fleet, LT Stallfie d 15 recognized as the champ, officially and unofficially. His pr0teE9S compete 1 fiercely to imitate. While deployed, work requests were nlimeiglogjglpelgicglrge were few, but the division worked long, hard hours, then D aye 1 d Th - - Ninety- eight percent of the men played football, softball or bow e . e re maining two percent were finally discovered receiving pointers in the art of girl- watching. SFC M, L, Skinny Lindsey can barely fill one leg of a pair of trousers, but he capably handles two demanding jobs-- leader of the shipfitter gang, and substitute division yeoman. The Weld Shop motto, coined, no doubt, by SF1 C, D, Keele, aptly describes their abilities: We weld everything from the crack of dawn to a broken heart! SFC J. O. Big Head Simpson has a heart as big as his 7 3f4 hat. He would probably give away half his pipe stock in the shop if he were not restrained by the conservationist views of the old- timer SFPI D, N, Pappy Howard. Dictators may come and go, but the greatest of all operates within a democracy. SFl ft, A, Williams runs the Sheetmetal shop with a taut hand, while personally equalling productive efforts of his men. PMC L. H, Sleepy Baril will fix a customer up with woodwork ranging from picture frames to bridge grating Cbut excluding re- pairs to souvenir oriental junksj, or else he will make the customer forget his request by regaling him with stories of the old-time Navy and sailors. BM2 C. Couch proudly proclaims his accomplishments as head of the Can- vas Locker by saying We cover the fleet with anything but herculite, and we'll do it with that too, if the customer will furnish the material. Front Row l to r- DCFN W R Newell FN L LT M. K. Stanfield ' ' - . L. NOI'I'iS FA B T K' FA S 3 E H fit S P, E, Carr 11 SFP2 . ' 1 . . 1118 . N. Johnson SFM T. . U 1 sf-'M3 R, A0Sfn0the,S1j'SXgM2e34aVig1g2i31FM3 J' M- Beard: SFM3 J. F. lVfcCa1lum. Back Row 1 to r: SF1 C. D. Ke 1 n, Hopkins, FN w. N. Bisna sriviz on Sv SFP-2 R. W. Nowicki, SFM3 R, E. Marshal, FN P, M, Walsh, sr pf M. R. Gl.l2.,'l21I'd0, DCCS D, E, McNamara. 1-K

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LCDR J. T. Gardner ' . LT G. I, Lish R999-11' Offlcer Asst Repair Officer MARKAB is a mobile, floating shipyardg our repair service to the fleet is our main battery, The Repair Office, as a focal point for written work requests, frequently became embroiled in customer-shop relations. Repair Office involvement was more than superficial, i.e., the repair shops' hopes and dreams became its aspirationsg their disappointments its frustrations. In time, each Shop acquired the personality of its supervisor, with characteristics of its leading workers, framed within parameters established by its Division Officer. Each shop eventually accumulated its own rich stories of accomplishment, humor, disappointment and sometimes strife. Some stories may be grossly exaggerated, some understated, but all are based on fact. The repair shops are an integral part of MARKAB. They are the primary reason for her continued existence. The Repair Office proudly identifies itself with its shops' stories. Collectively, they form the throbbing theme of the tale of the MIGHTY MARKAB YN3 V, L, Whitehurst, YN3 J. S, Funkhauser, RMCM J, M. ' V G Lake' SN N, J, Labash, SN R. C, Chrisman, SN C. L. Lewis

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hir-I? '15 'Qi --P4 -J Front Row 1 to r: SFMFN K, S, Holmes, FN M, W, Shaffer, SFM2 D, L, Char- let, SFM3 O, L, Baker, SFM3 W, C, Woolfolk. Back Row 1 to r: SF1 R, A, Williams, FN J, L, Wynn, SFMFN D, D, Lewis, FA B, C, Fowler, SFM3 R, C, Erexson. Where'd I put that plate? alia? Charlet checking on woolfolk 81 Fowler, while Shaffer cuts away. in I 17