Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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, .1 rw, ,,. V, 1 1 P I TRODUCIN G OC DIVISIO 'Ihe operation of a survey ship, which necessarily operates in some of the world' s most remote areas, would be impossible with- ated by skilled personnel. Weather has a large bearing on the operation of any ship, and the availability of the latest information and accurate forecasts are important requirements for successful planning1 All of the above are the job of OC Division, under the super- vision of LTj.g. S.L. joy. The RM's, led by REG. Peterson, RMCA, strive for rapid, re- liable, and secure operation of the ship's external communications systems. To the RM, any instant of the night or day may be the and accuracy is required. Mainly though, it is a routine 24 hour 8 day job at sea or in port. Radio Central has competently handled over 100,000 messages during this last cruise. 'Ihe AC-'s or weather guessers, under j.D. Odell, AG2, have the job of forecasting the weather. During this past cruise forecasts have ranged from warm and sunny, to the 30 foot seas and 83 knot winds of typhcnn Phyllis. Forecasting is only one of their jobs, however, for weather observations are continually re- corded and reported to shore based components of the Naval Weather Service. l 'F I few!-5' . 4 it 5 W Ei 2? 5 1 4 4 t qi yy VE is A 1 as 4 f 1 Q -1 5 . swf. '7f ',Xg,ff I ,mfg 5, W l 51.1 X 1 -1 ,aj -.. 'zjfk lst Row - Odell, S1-tiles, Peterson, RMC, Ensign joy, Williams, BOUMSH 2nd Row - Kamm, Campbell, Sokol, Brink, Mrugacz, Everhart, Binns out a modern, high speed communications system effectively oper- tirne when his ability to relay an urgent message with skill, speed,

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Q sh: I TRODUCI G OE DIVI IO The modem Navy relies on electronics as never before, and MAURY is no exception. From the tops of her masts to the bottom of her keel, she is packed with antennas and transducers, and all the radars, communications transmitters and receivers, fathom- eters, radiosonde receptors, and electronic naviga- tion systems which are connected to them. MAURY is even equipped with an IBM Data Processing Sys- tem for converting sounding data to digital form. The interesting task of keeping all this equipment in tip- top shape, and of operating a good part of it, falls to the twelve Flectronics Technicians and five Ra- darmen of OE Division, headed by LTj.g. M.A. Goldberg. The Radarrnen, led by RF. Elliott, RDCA, run the ship's Combat information Center. From here, other ships and planes are detected and tracked at ranges many miles away. lf necessary, the Radarmen can navigate or pilot the ship almost anywhere in conditions of zero visibility. When the ship's heli- copter is operating, CIC serves as Air Controller, the vital link between the ship and the bird'f The FT's, under A.j. Morrisette, FTI, are ready to tackle anything from the changing of a bumt-out pilot lamp to the rewiring of a LORAN receiver at a moment's notice. As a general rule, if you can get it through the door, they can fix it. Even if you can't they'll very likely come and fix it anyway. During the past cruise, MAURY FT's made an enviable rec- ord of dependability as LORAC beach station tech- nicians and soundboat crew members. Very seldom did any problem arise which they were unable to handle. ww 9 in '4 ,asf In 'P . li .kn. -V 'X Gy! 1st Row - Matej, Elliott, RDCA, LTj.g. Goldberg, Morrisette, Hoover, Dupre 2nd Row - Hudgins, Bischoff, Chappell, Barnes. Beffldf, Tritt, Scofdo Not Shown - Kreis, Fontenot, Hanson, Burkhalter, Wrlght