Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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ONTROLLING most of the main deck aft, the Second Division has an eventful life. At sea these eighty men and officers maintain and fight the after two turrets of the main battery and form an integral part of all aircraft launchrngs and recoveries The men perform an indispensable part of seagorng routine, handling lines alongside docks or other ships rigging sea ladders, setting up the movie screen, and providing men for fire, rescue, or general working parties In port thev operate the air plane crane for the nurnberless jobs like hoisting the ship s boats in and out, taking supplies aboard, or loading am munrtron for The Ladw s guns The Division is made up of men who understand the intricacies of modern ordnance equipment and yet are versed rn the ancient Ways of deck seamanshrp It rs a tvprcal division on an American man of War I lax' I' Wien replenzrhzng the :hip Seeond Dzvzxzon men operate the crane to Serabamg down the mam deck aft I5 an early mormng ehore 'wlzzclz ts an load pfgpmgn, fm wgrkzng partzey to ,flow betow eveeltent method of .vorkzng up an appetzte for breakfast C . , c C I ' . . . . . , . . H , ,, . . . . Y , V lj XX .X X H XXX . x Q .XX X X . 1 be 1 T' li ' .4 !A,'.,,e5 dd V tx 5 -,Q , lj, If. x '- I -St 1 ,eq J 1 . ' qt. If I A ! ' N X X 6 I

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1 , Ai , , ft-, ,,,1 ,HE First Division's proud domain is the forecastle tl with its two six inch turrets, its anchor gear, and itg at broad expanse of deck. Here the men skillfully handle the heavy chain and 14,000 pound anchors, and with equal facility put mooring lines to a dock when required. They rig the big towline sometimes used when fueling at sea and also one of two paravanes that keep mines from the ship. In gunnery they are equally ver- satile. The two turrets they man have spoken valiantly from Attu to Iwo Jima, and five inch and 40 mm mounts have had them as competent crews during tedious con- dition watches when air attacks threatened and often became a reality. These men, who must also keep squared away the forecastle with its recreation space , for officers and men, are indeed an essential part of the i - SANTA FE's crew. ig l With shined shoes, trimmed hair, andfresh-laundered whites, the men present a neat and smart appearance at skipper's inspection. 1 i l ' ' When there is no liberty, skylarking on the foreeastle when work is done Handling the heavy lines necessary to safely maar the SANTA FE 1 means a workontfor some and relaxationfor all the men. to a dock requires plenty mf manpower on the foreeastle. i 'i if E! li 'I il il S ll .1 ,. li qi l 1 ll 1 I 4 I 1 l L4 YY-W it -H-M -V-- ----. Y .... ,,,, ,, ,fe-gr, -. 4 --1.ff.ff:ff-J..:e--.f-me .,. .,. W A- - - '- ' ' ' ' A ' ' - -- ' ' - ,,

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Tlzoroagllbf soaked Tlzzrd Dzvzszon men wearzng lgfe belts zn case wave sweeps llzem o slzzp secure gangway darzng storm Drzll at loadzng maclzznes develops s lzt seeond I lEllRD F31 W. lSllUN s xoU flrst board the SANT-X FE you come up the Thlrd D1v1s1on s ladder and step onto the quarter deck The shlp shape appearance of th1s area, as well as the speed W1th wh1ch they load 5 ammun1t1on and handle l1nes, testlhes to the Th1rd s work1ng ab1l1ty The1r prohclency 1n mannlng mounts 51 52, and 53, attalned through arduous hours at the load1ng machlnes and 1n the gun rooms, IS 1nd1cated by the scoreboard on the brldge After Work1ng hours you find men around the Joe pots IH the gear locker and IH the mounts, talk1ng about home Workmg dur1ng troplc noon Alaskan n1ght, and 1n typhoons maklng rt dangerous to even be above deck, the Thrrd D1v1s1on has Jndeed made an envlable record P ,mmg 0 ,Z gun New Tlzzs gatlzerzng ry' the boys around tlze gear lockers joe pot zs so and promotes faster jfrzng zn foe znclz 1111 aatterv regular fha! if flfm0-ff 564 ll Pl ongs zn I e an Qf the Day