Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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Gyro direetor control: lwin 40 MM 'J fring al drone. JTH reveille an hour before sunrise for the daily dawn-alert general quarters, the SANTA FE sailor began a full working day. Travelling with the fast carrier task groups on battle missions meant any of a hundred necessary tasks: firing anti-aircraft sleeve practices, fueling ship every few days, receiving operation plans and oflicial mail via destroyers, standing Condition III readiness watches, taking part in special training exercises, launching and recovering Gooney Birds , or perhaps rigging a towing spar for surface firing practice. Anything might happen. Yet this was all in addition to normal compartment cleaning, maintenance work and training programs set forth by his own ship's Plan of The Day. Wihatever can be said about the sailor's choice of billet, it certainly was far removed from the daily duties expected of the soldier or marine ashore. Division eoneernedn fupperj waxtes no time reeeiving U.S. mailfrorn destroyer GM71H67'i.f males Caaovej guide fargo net of ammunition lo proper place on deck. Witlz carrier lask force in eirenlarfnelingformation, dexlroyer BRONSON rome: alongside port quarler of SANTA FE fo tran yer mail. 1 sz t

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Fifth division men :land by lo heave roandon :forex traveller. A eonxfanl .vtrain max! he lzepl on this line, or coa! bag hils lhe water. Mount crew fhelowj swab: oat hore fy' gan in carrying oat postjiring routine. Boats-wain Chottoml .vapervixex seamen adjzifting turnhuckle on pelican hook. KEEPING THE SANTA FE SHIPSHAPE IS TWENTY- F OUR HOUR A DAY JOB EOR ENTIRE CREW QF 1300 MEN Avialion nzechf cheek over aircrafl on hangar halch.

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