Montrose (APA 212) - Naval Cruise Book

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S ccc€ta e O ccen. . Farewell . . . . . Welcome Aboard n. G. MELLIN, W. D. niETRICHSON, ( ' oniniandf ' r. I .S. . Coniniandrr. r.5.;V. Conimanclcr McIliiiV lour as Kxnutive Ofl ' iier of tlir Montrose came to a close in Au jiist while the ship was in Subic Bay. He till did tml -et iiack to his beloved choppers hut nevertheless will jnohahlv have close association witli their logistic potential in his new job at die Bureau of Weapons in Washing- ton. D. C. Bom and raised in Boston. Conunander Mellin earned his wings via tlie Naval Aviation Cadet program at Pensacola. Florida. Prior to his assignment to the Montrose, the Conunandei sened as a landing signal officer, a meinlier of the iiiirht fighters, and as conunandiiig officer of a helicopter squadron. Our present ' exec. (ioinniander Warren I). Diet- rich (m. a lioiii in llolli-. New York, in 1922. He graduated from lh ' L. S. Naval Academy in 1945. The following year, lie was assigned to the a al Sul ?narine School at New London. Connecticut, and ujion completion of tiie course tlieie was assigned to the submarine. U. S. S. Sea Cat. Conunander Dietrichson has seiTed in the Bureau of -Ships as head of the Sonar Design Section and was a I?at- lalion Oflicer at the U. S. Naval Academy ]iriiir to i)eing assigned to the loulrn-e. r ha had com- mand of the submarines, U. S. S. Marlin and U. S. S. Chivo.

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O ien itcoH e ' BALI.EW HI)] SHADRICK ETl va(. i:r Rl)2 movM ki:r 1,1 l)T AT.; ? T C AOlC Ut Zap! A beam of electronic energy streak acrn-- the -kx . -tiikc- .in unknown object, and rebounds back to tlie hip in lc» than a .-ccond. At tliis instant a bluny-eyed radarman sitting in a rather dark room behind tlie wlieelhouse rubs his eyes and leans forward on his stool so as to get a better look at die face of his radarscope. He now calndy presses down the button on his sound-powered phone and reports. Con- tact — bearing 210 T. 7 miles. The officer of tlie deck liegins work- ing closely with the now l)riglit-( ' ved radarman and logetluM set off a series of events that enables tlie MONTROSE to ])crhaps avoid a col- lision or gain pertinent information in regards to a contact steaming near the ship. Tliis is the 01 Division at work, ll is composed of two different breeds of men — one, tlie radarman. who has the job of inter- preting what he sees on the scope, evaluating what he hears on tlic radio, and di scniinatin : tlii information to tliox ' who need to know : ENSJ.C. HKATH CIC Ojjicer 01 Division Ojjicer and second, the electronic technician, wlio i responsible for the main- tenance and smootli operation of all liic complicated electronic c{|iiip- nient on board ship including radars, fathometer, countless radio equipment, and a hundred other items. The 01 di ision enjoved a higii- ly successful tour in WestPac in regards to training and efficient per- tormance under rather difficult conditions. Electronic gear operated properly at all necessaiy times and the radar gang was always on the alert and prepared for anything. On two different occasions men were recognized as the Montrose Man of the Month in the six month ]ieriod. Deakle, RD2, pitched the Montrose softball team to over 20 victories in the team ' s cliampionsliip tour in otl ' ac. Zap! Another contact, it ' s back to work. FREDRICK KD3 F POPOFF ET3 TICKER RIJS. . IA.SSEY ETRS EBY Rm DEAKLE RDJ