Spruance (DD 963) - Naval Cruise Book

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Left: SN McRoberts scans the ho- rizon t'or contacts as lookout on the signal bridge. Below: SN Tolbert points out a con- tact to SN Robinson as he checks it out through the Big Eyes. y . The D in OD stands for deck, and that's where the men ofOD spend a majority of their time: chipping, sanding and painting, maintaining the high standards of appear- ance for which SPRUANCE is known. The Bosun's Mates QBMSJ eam their pay by the strength ot' their backs and the calluses on their hands. -9 I .Jn l 1 Below: BMCSQSWJ Gomez wraps up retrograde after a major vertical replen- ishment on the fantail. B-l-QPF' OD DIVI IO Pwrlll-nl y I , Q , t ' s I , 7 1 7' NUPWMV ' 'T '-G-. Allison, W, HMI Ckisunovxi, D, SN Vulhreth. J. SN lyilhhwfl, P. SN Dorsey. P. SN Cilackcn. M. SN Glover. l-. SA Hayes, CI BM3 High. V. BMHSWQ Ladd. R. SN Lewis, D. SN McRobcrts, S. SN Metz. A. BMltSWj - Perrin, R. BMI , 1 1 X . X P4 , E 29 - - OPLRATIONS '

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i OC Division is composed of Radiomen CRMSJ and Signalmen CSMSJ, the Great Communicatorsv of the fleet. Both are concerned with processing incoming and outgoing message traffic via various Below left: RM3 Lewis checks circuits while RMC Cooper and RM3 Briley review the communications plan. Below: SM3 Williams and SM2 Moore relax in the signal shack, I f means. Radiomen employ state-of-the-art ' electronics and elaborate coding while l Signalmen rely on ancient flags, flashing i lights and Morse code. 1111 ll qui x, ' 'f X p.,,.,.q,,. mn.,-Vx,-hh'- 5-N .. Q 1 4 1 ' K Q -- I' 5 I 0 Him!! V: . it r x S ' 'xl 'C Iiizwi if f f .. , fi I C xliizm: i Q31 if X .W - . i el Q , . if ..VL, . pg., . W k Q vb' t Hafdee, RM2 X ' . 2 s , C C s F Hose, SM3 i',, 5 1' at Kirveny RMI f . 1 n Lewis, I S A . L X ,555 ' si V' .5 McCoy, RM3 ---. I f I , y x p - -22, -. s f , -'Q Q N- . Q 'l 1 NIU' F' :Q in .. QNX K Y S S ., x . Short, R. RM3 ' ' Y .I 'a ' s M C s s . if 51 Skipworth, B. RM2 5 Qu1ck,K.RMsN , 5 4 -Wells, K. RM3 X ' Williams, G, SM3 . ' i C . xl Wm, Y i . M . QT ix 1 X'Z l N..

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4' jar- IL: riff ' W OD DIVISIO Left: QL to RJ BM3 Reynolds, BM3 Hayes and BMIQSWJ High rig a pulley for the accommodation ladder. Below: BM3 Thrower performs a static weight test on the Accom ladder un- derway. l 2 i ......,,,,.m., .. ....,,,,..-.f. f--V. - W- .,...,-. W-M WJ'-5' ' -H - ' f MMF Nw .Wt Q. Prall. F. BM2 ' Price. R. BMI 1 Quinones. T. SN fb- . Ray. C. SR 1 ,, ' Reese. M. BM3 a Reynolds. C. BM3 1 Robinson. C. SA Ross, M. SN YQ - 1 if 5 ,rig . . .H ..V,,,..,- - Y -. . .. Shanahan. M. SN Sibberson. C. SN Smith. T. SR Sukon. D. SN Thrower, F. BM3 Tolbert. P. SA While. W. BM3 Williams. D. BM3 1 N' T 1 Q R f . ,J Y . ei? e. ..,.,,,7',,. .. U 1 ul- .-.- 1 '17 . r , -. a N.. L 1 Z X v xy 7 A 30 - OPERATIONS . I -