Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Operations Department has the general re- sponsibility for: navigation, collection, evaluation and dissemination of operational and intelligence informa- tion, operation of external communications, operation of air, surface and submarine, detection gear, and the maintenance of all electronic gear required for the above activities. To accomplish these tasks the following groups have been established: - ,A The radiomen, under the communications officer, send and .receive shortwave QCWD dispatches and handle the internal routing of all. messages to the officers concerned. They also, along with the teleman who doubles as mail clerk, .operate the teletype, source of High Seas 'Highlightsh the ship's newspaper. The quartermaster signalmen handle all visual communica- tions, such as flashing light, flag hoists and semaphore. Quartermasters who are assigned to the navigator, aid in maintaining a ship's log notebook, take naviga- tional bearings and correct various charts and publications. . Radarmen, who work in Combat Information Center QCIC7, operate the air and surface radars to search for, report and track- contacts. The majority of voice radio circuits are handledhere as well as-logs of all voice radio- transmissions. As an aid to the Officer. of the Deck and Navigator, a navigational plot is maintained. The maintenance of search radars and radios is the responsibility of the Electronics Technicians as directed by the electronics officer. Ship's office yeomen, under the ship's secretary, are responsible to the Execu- tive Qfficer for the handling of all official correspondence and maintain all personnel records other than disbursing and health. MAIN RADIO 20 O PERAT IOE D at A Q . X 3 f A ua s E 1 w pf I 1: X at A Q10 B Q 5 5 I 1' t II '7 4. X-I: v 4' N- 4 -o 4 v 5 , -VJ, 6 eg? , J, .J A ev-gig-4, 1-,lp orc X M y ev 4,0 ao To ,990 5+ IA Q, '52 -PT cp, 1 not -ve. s 4, pt S 4 I-14,6 9.9, 41 7-o '93 'I Ml' 5' fp I Hngp 1043! 9 1 WORK 5 'T'-T ,ri f 5 , L sip :AHL vc rr ali UJL. 5 - fzx X 2: X :dig X SHOOTING THE STARS Upon the sonarmen rests the responsibility for detection, tracking, and attack of enemy submarines and the maintenance of associated equipment. This group was recently transferred to the Second Division of the Gunnery Department. COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER

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