Worcester (CL 144) - Naval Cruise Book

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DI ODERN ELi5c'rRoN1cs has become an important part of any military or naval establishment and in recent years the JU. S. Navy has found many uses for electronic equipment in the fields of navigation, gunnery and communications. Some of the more recent developments in electronics enable accurate fixing of the ship's position in almost any area in the world and provides information necessary for navigating under adverse conditions of darkness, overcast, and fog. Modern elec- tronics has reduced the once all-important celestial bearing' in its importance and made possible the safe operation of a naval vessel in any weather conditions during daylight or darkness. Electronics provides ranges and bearings on enemy ships and aircraft and provides the most accurate system ol firecontrol available. Many and varied uses of electronic equip- ment enables a naval vessel to communicate with any radio station on land or sea, in all parts of the world. The electronics equipment on board the USS Wforcester is maintained by the personnel ol the Division, which is a division ol' the lingineering llcpartincnl, and it operates under the supervision ol' the lilectrical Olhcer. The normal complement is sixteen electronics technicians and one elec- tronics repair orlicer who is the division ollicer. The personnel assigned to the Division are those trained primarily in the maintenance and operation of radio, radar and underwater sound. Most ol' our technicians have re- ceived approximately one year ol training ashore in naval schools before joining the ship lor duty. ln addition to maintaining the electronic equipment used in the operation of the ship the T Division personnel also maintains equipment used for the enjoyment and entertain- ment of the crew. This equipment includes record-playing machines, radio receivers and Radio speaker systems. 'ww First Row: Paul J. Gass, ETSN: Donald J. !V:xgner, E'l'3: Charles P. Harper, SN. . . . Second Row: Ronald J. xxVllli2llllS, ET2: Charles R. Gneiting, ET3: Jesse M. Cog:- grins, ET3: J. P. Gantrean, CHR ELIC: Nlilftill R. Frieke, ETX: Fra nk A. Conn, ET2: John A. Jzlnkowski, ET2: Al- bert l.. Hay, ET1 .... Third Row: Jackie L. Miller, ET3: Albert H. Selxlneter, E'l'2g Ba- zil li. Zingguli, ET2: Leon Can- tor. l9l'l'3: George E. Tidd, ET3: XYilliam D. Lilldlilllllll, ET2: Georgie 0. Fli,u.'g', E'l'3: Charles C. NUTIIIIOIIS, lC'l'3. w Looks eonfusinpr, doesn't H? .566 6 '

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