Wainwright (DLG 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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lL'DH lIl.P. WEST WEAPUIVS UFFICEH ,-K. WEAPONS DEPARTMENT The Weapons Department is the largest department on Wainwright. It consists of four divisions. FirstDivi- sion with it's Boatswain's Mates, Second Division with the Gunner 'S Mates and Fire Control Technicians, Third Division's Sonar Technicians Torpedomen's Mates team, and the Fourth Division with its missile team of Missile Gunnersmates and Fire Control Technicians. Weapons is responsible for the operation and main- tenance of the ship,s installed armament including the conventional guns, fone 5 X 54 caliber dual perpose gun and two 3 f50 caliber guns Q, the TerrierfASROC II1iSSilC battery and the anti-submarine battery consisting of the latest in Sonar equipment and anti-submarinetorpb . . v does. The department is also responsible for the PIOPCT D I 7 maintenance of the ship 's hull and deck gear including , r . '7 4 ' , , . - a x 7 'j If 'P W- boats and replenishment stations and their assoclafffd I., I - u equipment. iff T 'lf' g ' O . I tif' 2 R.- lux. , 'xx x. 5 X w tl 'mt f ,lf l ll L l I . Q . NTT 'J l ll 1 1: l' ,I7 : i JAR r I : Q, :ll lb N 1 N 'dw' 'K X - . , N ',ll4'nN 5 - X W Q N-sl l X tyhyf, 1 gh b W 1 fe ' as E' , 'u I ,I p ,I '1 -,zpigg '--'-2'-4,1 tix J Lille-j ' Q' va-,r ,V . , . , A . 4 1 ' gui : 1452.--' i .- ir 4 Q - g fzzf..-'iEi..l- -4 a- I Z x 'li AI I ' ' ,I ff- ' iz ' if le , i

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DUI? NEW X0 LCDR NELSON entered the Navy in 1953, and upon commissioning, he saw his first duty as HA Division Officer on board the USS MISSISSIPPI QEAG 128D from 1953 until 1954. This was followed by a tour as Regiment Commander at Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, from 1954 to 1956. From R.T.C. LCDR NELSON's next tour was Operations Officer in USS SAVAGE QDER 328D from 1956 through 1958. From 1958 to 1960 he saw duty on the staff of COMCORT- RON SEVEN. From there he reported to the staff of CINCPACFLT, serving there from 1960 to 1962, and from 1962 to 1964 served on the staff of COMDESRON :git LDDR. H. F. ELSUN SEVEN. LCDR NELSON attended the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in 1964 and 1965, and upon gradua- tion served as Group Operations and Scheduling Officer at COMFLETRAGRU at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, until he relieved CDR TJ. PORCARI as Executive Officer of the USS WAINWRIGHT QDLG 28D on 10 August 1967. LCDR NELSON is married to the former Miss Pauline GALLEY of Waukegan, Illinois, and has two children, a son, David, 7, and a daughter, Nanette, 9. The NELSON's reside at 1075 Winslow Drive, Lawton Bluff, Charleston, South Carolina. --1-- - -'- 'Q .41-Qu -.--.n...:. .-H . N -.'....

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V' lp- - ' i ' ' . x '? !'7n5 .. -A vsiievnffii X V. A. Desantis ENS W. K. Hudson BMCS F. Pacifico Jr. SN R. C. Peterson SN i . 'iL ' J. R. Stachowic SN G. H. Rodgers SN Division, comprised of the boatswainls mates and more commonly known as the deck force, is responsible for the maintenance and the preservation ofthe ship 's hull and the weather decks. In addition to this, the first division sailors prepare the necessary rigging for Under- way Replenishment Stations, and care for and run Wain- w. ight's four small boats. When the ship is underway First Division stands Ship 's control watches in the Pilot house and has the sea detail station on the Forcastle. ' 13 - Y- ' 1...-.1-f------Quo 3-M---i-f .4J L. M. Hamilton BMC T. L. Griffen BM2 .0-MF' W. Tart SN T. D. Langer SN BM Bootswoin's Mote ai!-ug-:rv Y.,-.i..--