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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..i. l 1 ' i . l , l . 1 l f 5 l ll r li Y H . 'ifuprht 'ifquarrcr - area, as Citi mind 'J ,751 Their Q fi. maimed ':- iii in the ' ti: bilge, sz 3 ie-p is in L QQ hiilili. U -- rj in h, s.., 1: lrifl. fllf 1 . 'gQ.wTd. I Y -1 w fr at - - - V - AW -- f FQWLEQQ DH IBIQN l A ' f I 3 HE well trained seamen and gunners of the Fourth y Division rightly feel that they played a most im- i portant role in the achievements of the SANTA FE during the war. With the after three 5 mounts they aided in amassing the ship's fine score against the enemy during the air and surface engagements as well as shore bombardmentsq The Fourth's lair topside is the port side of the main deck from the forward to the after edge of the superstructure. To them falls the difficult task of handling the after lines and hose during the tricky opera- tion of fueling underway. Gear carrying away in rough weather often made a new start necessary, but as in every- thing the men stuck through until the battle was won. Fourth Division houtswains and strikers work on peacetime lz e lines while friends Con OI detkj lend moral support Gunners' mates constuntb' repair, clean and condition mounts wherein Soruh uni! .swab down. This eurbfy mornzng routzne brings out the 1,25 file 51,,'p'5 main dqfgn-gg ,,ga,'mf1,0,-fjlg plgngj, original reason for zz suzlors hell bottom trousers