Mispillion (AO 105) - Naval Cruise Book

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pw 0-S., 5' xus, SQUSM I f Wfwf -if Mk 4 Unloading fhe nefs for sforage in fhe holds. Probably every sailor in the Navy has had fo handle stores at one time or' another. Here's how it's done on the Mispillion. Fx Working party, loaded on board the motor launch, is Pefrowski catches a b off to draw stores from provision issue ship. who will store it in the hold. ag of beans for relay to the men

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The Mispillion is not primar- ily a fighting ship, but should the occasion arise, the enemy would find a hard-hitting, J sharp-sooting group of men manning the guns of the Mighty Miss . Regular target practice and drills keep them in top-notch condition. A -nn!!

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. jx r I ,i 'J N! sc X V fr gf! g s ' ' 4 ' rf 41 S' K If T A- 5 1 Q lg 4 l it ,kb X s it if s-we l s fx-7 ir, My v K X xii f ig lltfabfgsix limi .-lu? WV mp-K L. nr Ni- During replenishment operations we are often required to re-issue the stores we have to other ships. g I 92 f T' . 5 I T - , af . H26 xv .l 1' ! . The Supply Division personnel who handle the requisitions, invoices, and etc. rarely touch the actual aboard. The checkers lrightl have a real tough job. stores. They are responsible for proper stowage and must keep an accurate account of all stores brought At left, a cargo net full of provisions is lifted aboard the Mispillion from an M-boat alongside. Thanks to steam winches, cables, and booms, the actual lifting of the heavy net-loads requires practically no physical ef- fort. The loading and unloading of the nets, and the carrying of the stores to the holds presents a different problem, however, one which is solved by hand, back, muscle, and sweat. cl