Neosho (AO 143) - Naval Cruise Book

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NAVIGATIO THIS MAN ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE HE KNOWS WHAT HE's DOING. A ff , QQT Q 4, b I Q A , - + QMC HEIMS QM1 MC BURNEY NE'RE, 39o2U'N OOlol5'E z I THINK! ,Q QM2 HEFFERNAN QM2 WILLIAMS THE UNREP QUARTET! QM3 RANDLE QMSN SCHONING x wwf iff VV, fy! X 4' Aumwn AM QAMQWW4, ffixwf 'ff' A -- A , , f. fp A- y , ff 1- 1 f .,f, X fivfc-Y 4, , ' gp.:'f'Vfi4f V1 I f- C '71 ZZ 4155? 'i .wfQv'.f.tf f,zi'f I 4'fi:'aH'2: , f1,,1..4f,,., af ff , . mf, - 7f'w!pw,,fLff ff, Af 'rf1A ' I f 'JV' fi f' :uf aw- Ay, f , , . ,. ff , x , f f 5 , , r , ,57 , l'f ,ry wQ,gy,4fQff-f,f. ' . 'zf7z G9- ff ff :1g,23'12 f'Qf,Efi'f'. ' ,f X V QMSN TOWNSEND QMSA BREITBACH ZWZAZY 'wiwwyammw ,Avf 52Z?'QZWiQ Wwmwwf 1 , , , f W fm. M! ,fx ZZ?Q4f5?? 5 .f.j,fl,.1jk.j1Q5 K ,gf,I-ff,A!AAj.1?55,i ,',,f A 1

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A BUSY AND ALERT WATCH. OBVIOUSLY!! giskvgwg- ?7v:55,w v NFWFV' f' , Q KW NOW, THIS IS HOW IT IS DONEQ WHO DOES THIS GUY THINK HE IS FOOLING? YEP, THIS IS ALL OF IT C090 II!!! ' ' YOU WANT TO KNOW I WHAT I AM DOING? SOME MORNINGS YOU HAVE TO .BE DRAGGED TO WORK 1 COULD JUST LEAN BACK AND GO TO SLEEP! WOULD YOU BUY A USED RADAR SCOPE FROM OS1 KERR? OI DIVISION THE RATES OF ELECTRONICS TECH- NICIANS AND OPERATIONS SPECIALIST ARE NOT MEMBERS OF LONG ESTABLISHED RATES. THEY HAVE EVOLVED MUCH LIKE THE IDEALS OF THE NEW NAVY FROM A RISING AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGICAL AD- VANCEMENTS AND THE NAVY'S NEED TO ACHIEVE IT'S MISSION. THE JOBS ARE NOT ALWAYS EXCITING. MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE ROUTINE AND TEDIOUS. YET, THERE ARE TIM S WHEN IT TAKES EVERY AVAILABLE EFFORT TO GET THEIR JOB DONE. THE JOB'S ARE DONE AND CREDIT GOES WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!

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I . , yy ff ,-,, ,H rf., 1, ,-,:,g1,nxmm:, -Aff, ,f AM s DOES THE CHEIF KNOW YOU'RE QLOOKING AT THAT? WHAT RED LIGHT HOUSE WITH A GREEN TOP? CHANNEL FEVER MAYBE! ! 2 V., ' E' I 1' .4 BOY, IF MOM COULD ONLY SEE ME NOW! SEE! WILLIE CAN CHEW BUBBLE GUM AND STEER AT THE SAME TIME! DOES HE KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T? NAVIGATION THE NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ABOARD THE NEOSHO IS TASKED WITH PERHAPS SOME OF THE MOST VITAL JOBS. GETTING US HWHERE WE'RE SUPPOSE TO BE.N HWHEN WE'RE SUPPOSE TO BE THERE.H TO ACCOMP- LISH THIS TASK, THE QUARTERMASTERS USE VARIOUS ELECTRONIC GEAR, SUCH AS RADAR. ALONG WITH THESE THEY ALSO USE THE TRADITIONAL SEXTANT AND VISUAL BEARINGS. ALL MEANS AVAILABLE ARE USED TO DETERMINE THE SHIPS POSITION. ONCE A SHIP HCOMES ALONG SIDEH THE QM'S HTAKE THE HELMH TO KEEP US ON A STEADY COURSE. FURTHERMORE,THE QM'S ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE SHIP'S CLOCKS BEING SET TO THE RIGHT TIME. THE SHIP'S DECK LOGS ALSO ARE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.