Antares (AKS 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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L TO R SWAIN. F. W.. BM2. DIVISION P. O: FELTON. A E.. SN; RIGGS. D. D. SN; CASTORA A V. SN; GRAY. G L. JR. BM3: KENDUST. W G JR . SN; WOMELSDORF. S C . BMSN; GOETZ. K. R.. SN; WAGNER. J H . BM3; SIGLER. L D . SN; JAHNCKE. R. L... SA: MEADS. J A . GM3; BUCKLEW. G O. SN; TROMSKI. R.. SA; BOL YARD. E L. SN: SIER. R J SN: MISSING BURGETT. R. L. FT1 ; BATTEN. C H . SN. g?rof q l • ngsdi m SftN ' E u J - i BOSN MASON

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M4S0AI-DJX0N 1 Afc FRAME-74 %z$ 3 - THE FIRST DIVISION ON BOARD THE ANTARES HAS AS ITS MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MAIN DECK FORWARD OF FRAME 74. INCLUDED IN THEIR AS- SIGNED SPACES ARE THE SHIP ' S PORT AND STARBOARD AN- CHORS EACH OF WHICH WEIGHS FOUR AND A HALF TONS, THE QUARTERDECK AREA, THE STARBOARD GANGWAY AND THE RIGGING NECESSARY FOR THE SIX FORWARD REPLENISHMENT STATIONS. THE RIGS ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AS THEY MUST BE READY FOR ANY METHOD OF TRANSFER SUCH AS BY BURTON, HOUSEFALL, OR HIGHLINE. THEREFORE. WHEN IT COMES TO CARGO HANDLING, THE LONG HOURS THAT THE MEN OF THE FIRST DrVISION PUT INTO THIS OPERATION MAKES THEM EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD. THE GUNNER ' S MATES AND THE FIRE-CONTROLMEN ARE ALSO A PART OF THE FIRST DIVISION. THE CONDITION OF THE ANTARES ' FOUR TWIN 40MM AA GUNS RESTS IN THEIR CAPABLE HANDS DURING REPLENISHMENTS THEIR DUTIES CONSIST OF PROVIDING THE BOLOS AND SHOTLINES USED TO CONNECT THE VARIOUS TYPES OF RIGS TO THE RECEIVING SHIP ALONGSIDE. WHETHER IT BE CARGO OR CANON, THE FIRST DIVISION IS READY. n

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SECOND DIVISION THE SECOND DIVISION HAS AS ITS MAIN RESPONSIBILITY, THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE AFTER SECTION OF THE SHIP. THIS INCLUDES THE MAIN DECK AND HULL OF THE SHIP. OUR THREE SMALL CRAFT — TWO THIRTY-FIVE FOOT UTILITY BOATS AND THE CAPTAIN ' S GIG — ARE KEPT SHIP-SHAPE BY THIS DP7ISI0N OF THE DECK DEPARTMENT. HOISTING OF THE BOATS AND CARE OF PERTINENT EQUIPMENT ALSO RESTS IN THEIR HANDS. MANNING AND RIGGING OF THE AFTER RE- PLENISHMENT STATIONS, AS WELL AS THEIR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP IS ANOTHER OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE PORT GANGWAY IS RIGGED AND MAINTAINED BY THEM. A SMART LOOKING SHIP REFLECTS THE RESULTS OF THE EFFORTS OF THE DECK PERSONNEL AND ANTARES EXCELLENT CONDI- TION IS A CREDIT TO THEM. YES, BOATS AND BOOMS ARE THE SPECIALTIES IN WHICH THESE MEN EXCEL AND OF WHICH THEY CAN BE PROUD. I I) ■ Hh