Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q . l ff--4 i The SANTA FE Marines line upfor Captain's Inspection, a Saturday It takes these Marines onhv afew seconds to replate the red hot ZOMM morning routine when the ship is not in the war zone. barrel with a rooler one after 3 minutes zyf steady fring. ARINES have served aboard ship side by side with sailors ever since the days of John Paul Jones and the BON HOMME RICHARD. Un the SANTA FE the care and operation of 40mm and 20mm guns have been entrusted to them. Famous for their marksmanship With a rifle, the Marines are equally ac- curate with stuttering anti-aircraft guns. As a result, many Nip planes have tasted the lead from the Sixth Division's heavy machine guns. Two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars, and three Purple Heart Medals worn by SANTA FE Marines testify to their quality as fighting men. When the ship is not in action they furnish the ship's guard and the Captain's, Admiral's, and the Court Martial orderlies as well as the vigilant sentries guarding the decks. The Gunnery Sergeant explains the jfne points fy' enemy equipment to the men during a school period in their compartment. V S Vs l 1 : ' S af i

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The men on a forty millimeter quad are a precision trained erew whore gan: are deadb' to enemy plane: coming within their range. fi 'Ks ii we ff- fn ,ff ,- , ff - f lf lc li lc. lil, rA ll f'fWHERE has sometimes been a question as to Whether l the gun shack or B-203-L is the Fifth Division's T living compartment-there are usually as many men one place as the other. The 4OlVIlVI,s are the Fighting Fifth's primary business. They man 8 of these fast- firing, deadly mounts at General Quarters as Well as keep every mount, gun, and clipping room in shape. When rigging the traveller, the entire division acts as one man. There is also the Work which comes from having the entire boat deck as a cleaning station. With the ship going into peacetime trim, taut White life lines, holy-stoned decks, new paint,'and shining brightwork are the Fifth's trade- mark-during the war it was a dozen red tracers boring into the meatball on the side of a Jap plane. tmim-N The gun shack, with its spare parts and work heneh, is the repair :hop where the men keep the forties in fghting trim. Always a welcome joh if laying aft and rigging the traveller in order to hrzng aboard hags of mail delivered hy dertroyer. , , - e -New ' .1 ., , 2' s , ass- st sm,.sf,wxsx.g...4 -.Nam

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l l l 1 Taking time outfrom fre control to get some sun una' co-fee. E When needed, hath optical und electrical fre control equipment get ct repczirjoh hy the F Division men in the op shop. ti f iVQ' WTXT ,Ll ,Qs dual If Lil. .L r ,EQHE Fox Division operates and maintains the complicated mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, optical, K' and electronic equipment necessary to accurately aim and fire the SANTA FE's guns. At General Quarters this division mans the directors, control stations, and plotting rooms. For maintenance they are divided ac- cording to batteries-six inch, five inch, and machine gun-plus an optical crew and a gunner's gang. During working hours the men operate from the armory, the op shop, and main and A-A plots, the latter being most popular. WVhen they are off duty the men congregate in these compartments, each with its music and joe-pot, to write letters, read, and shoot the breeze. Fire controlmen in AA Plot agree that the 'juke hoes makes the tedious hours zyf cz condition watch seem zz hit shorter. il