Worcester (CL 144) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIFTH H12 FIFTH D1v1s1oN has recently been Iormed on board consisting of ChBosn. Lee B. Hill as Division Officer, Roy Starkey, BMC, live boatswain's mates, and 23 non-rated men. The main functions are anchoring detail, side cleaners, boatswain locker, and sail locker. Jack Bergersen, BMI, and Seth Goodhue, BM3, are charged with the supervision of the side cleaners, in cleaning and painting the sides, stacks, and life rafts, and once a month changing water in the rafts and checking equipments. Phil Titone, BMI, Al Ray, BM2, with a two man crew, are charged with the care and upkeep of the Boatswain's Locker, Boatswain's Store Room, Paravane Store Room, and the Sail Locker. They issue cleaning gear for all Living Compartments and Deck Divisions. Line, tackle, wire, canvas, and leather, DI I I0 and all deck maintenance gear is also their job, so long as you have a chit. The inzniulacturing ol canvas cover and bags is carried on in the sail locker also. Sam Asher, BM3, is in charge ol thc care and upkeep 01, the ground tackle and lorecastle, anchor detail, mooring de- tail, when mooring to a buoy, in the stream or to a dock. The whole olf the division takes part assisted il necessary by the second division and in turn assist the second when lueling or exercises where assistance is needed. Towing, when the NVORCliST1iR is towed, is another im- portant job of the Filth Division. Breaking the anchor chain, heaving in the tow wire, and making up the tow is just another job the Filth Division takes in their stride, not to mention the tremendous number ol odd jobs they are called upon to perlorm. just call on the Fighting Filth . al' First Row: XY. Cihomsky, SNQ David Yafzer, SAg Genna- ro Demaio, SN: Edward 0. Hurd, SAg Robert Kerwin, SA: John H. Pighini, SNg Ric-hard M. Melsaac, SA: Paul R. McLellan .... Si-eond Row: James G. Uatullo, SNg Leo E. xi0I'illlIt0ll Frysfaek, Sehulxvitz, hue, BM3: BMI: .Lee A. P. Ray tone, BM1 . . . 'l'hird baug,'h, SN ,rg I S.-Ag Stanley M. SN: Frederick R. SN: Seth A. Good- Jaek ll. Bergen-son, ll. Hill, CHBOSN: 13312: Philip J. Ti- Sam Asher, HM3. Row: Joe Sanchez, SA:Norman Bill-k, SA: Charles IC. Kish, SN: Edward E. Kish, SA: lflhner AYahl, SA: Daniel J. Griilin, SA: Alvin C. Braz, SX: Jack A. AYarner, SA: John AY. XYilkinson. SN: Maurice 'l'. Haneline, SN, James L. Draw- 'k lnlozulingr vrano us cloihingr. for nl-1-dy lfluropvnn vhildrvn, 1-vnu-s uhmn-ll. if

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? L l A 4 , l I 51 ll li Y, 1 V . ,i ii' tsl 3'-l 5'-1 E x, f , Y DI lSl0 URING THE FINAL STAGES of the war in the Pacific the total of Japanese aircraft destroyed by the U. S. Navy became so high that many of the public looked upon the press reports as incredible and in many instances-as in the Okinawa Cam- paign-believed these fantastic numbers to be greatly exag- gerated by Government propaganda. Although being prop- aganda, these accounts were found to be at least honest, and when not, understated. Naval gunnery, however, has not always been this eflicient. Prior to the advent of fire control, the problem of hitting the target was solved by drawing up within shouting distance of the target and waiting for the up roll before igniting the charge. After the initial command to hre, given by the chief gunner, the scene became a wild mass of confusion, with vi- sion almost totally obscured by smoke, and the din created by the guns made communications between the man directing the firing and the individual gun installations impossible. Furthermore, there was no positive method of correcting the fire from a gun because there was no means of deciding which shot was fired from which gun. All this was years ago. In the last half century or so, modern science has taken tremendous strides in many fields affording the Navy great opportunities for advancing and increasing its fighting efficiency. Beginning first with only a few small ma- chines which through the use of spring powered timing gad- gets geared to several cams and other mechanisms contrived to solve the geometric problem which the Navy employs to produce a solution to its Ere control riddle, the Bureau of Ordnance elaborated gradually as it became more apparent that fire control was not just another job but a new science. With the ever increasing speeds attained by surface vessels and the introduction of the airplane, the Navy found it nec- essary to create more and more involved systems to combat these new menaces. By 1926 it became evident that no or- ganized force could competently maintain this equipment and a small group of electrician's mates and gunner's mates was assembled and each trained intensely in the alternate job. The men were the predecessors of the present day fire con- trolmen and the pioneers of a new rate which has since be- come the greatest. The fire controlman in the Worcester as in the fleet today is a highly skilled specialist thoroughly trained in the fields of electronics and hydraulics, and familiar with certain phases of other fields which he must understand to some extent in order to carry out his duties. The primary purpose of Naval vessels is to transport guns, and guns would be useless could they not hit the target. It is, therefore possible to state that the fire control is one of the major or the most important divisions on any fighting ship in the fleet today, and that with the latest developments in fire control, the highest standards ofaccuracy maintained by our Division, the USS Worcester has become one of the most important ships in the fleet. , ir First Row: VVillian1 E. Elvey, SNQ Willialn A. Albert, FC3: Francis J. Leake, FCSNg James R. Cliver, SNg Desire Bouvet, FC3g Ray E. Carder, SA: Harold D. Callahan, SNg VV. H. Sykes Jr., F033 Paul D. Girard, FCSN. . . . Second Row: Robert J. Halpin, FCSNg John S. Zamierowski, FC2g Walter Jozwick, SN: Frank R. Sherlnan, SAQ Jessie A. Polk, Cl-I G-UNNERg E. L. Cochrane Jr., LTJG: Louis B. Hamlin, GMC: John B. Farrell, GM2: Franklin L. Travis, SNg Frank E. Allen, SNg Lloyd E. Mclvha, SN .... Third Row: Maurice T. Houten, F013 Stanley P. Kott, FCI: James J. Tolnko, SNg H. 0. Bennett. SN: Don A. Larrison, SN: Anthony Mieeli, SN: Stephan Romanski Jr., FCSN: S. L. Kroleski, FCSNg Thomas F. Bryson Jr., SN3 John M. Lenahan, SN: John D. Crolrhan, SA: R. B. Beaulieu, SN: B1-noe B. Laylnan, SN. ir First Row: J. M. McDonald, SN: Victor J. Hamilton, FCSA: John C. Harklns, FCSN: F. E. 5 Daley, SA: David Lee, SN: Ed- ward H. 1Valts-rs, SN: Frank P. Zahn-ski, SN. . . . Second Row: VVarren E. Reading, F023 Patriek R. Day, FCSN: Raymond H. Goulet, SN: N. VV. J. Mlm-Ike, FCP: Carl E. Iloxell, CII GUNNER: George A. Gor- lllllll, FFF: R. A. Xvllkhlson, FUI: Earl F. S1-hlang'en, FCI! Rohn-rt Abrams, FCSN. . . . Third Row: Robert L. Luet- kllw, FUSN: Lewin F. Morrow, SNS Joseph IC. Carmody, FT28 Leonard G. Eppler, YNSNS Xl-'Illlam C. Gelsbert, SA: VVII- llanl G. l,llI'll'l SN Jr., FCSNI Xvarl XY. Gadd, FCSN: Ronald F. lllllllllllllll, SA: D. Y. Zelg- Llu. SN: Carl I-I. Dum-ommun, 4 l .