Ashtabula (AO 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIR T DI I IO For those of you who have never heard the early call of the boatswain mate pipe, you have certainly missed something. Punctually at six o'clock every morning, he passes reveille, waking the tired and overworked deck hands with his familar call. From this first call, to the soft call of taps, the average deck ape spends his day doing a variety of things. Of primary concern is the general appearance of the ship. His responsibilities cover everything from painting the sides, rigging, boats, shining lockers, to that well earned smoke break. Clean, chip, and paint are the order of the day. The head of the department is the First Lieutenant who is somewhere between the devil and an angel. Although at times we have gripes, Mr. PIECH does a fine job of keeping the Flying A the best of the oilers. The First Lieutenant is ably assisted by our own division officer. Ist Division is responsible for rigs 2, 3, 4.. First Division has the best rigs, although Second Division does not always agree, but then they are always second. The rigs are the responsibility, for the most part of our South of the Border Chief, Chief CARDENAS. The chief does a fine job of seeing that the safety of the men comes before all else. Of course First Division stands their share of mid watches, and also those inspections, in which they always look sharp. Though First Division works long and hard hours their morale is always A-1 and that is why they are QI. So as that great Chineseman once said to the deck ape, May your rust never run.',

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