Blue (DD 744) - Naval Cruise Book

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Y 'E .SJ -4 .sy 5 GMs l 1 t Division Center lst row 2nd row r row Missing LTJG Smith Biesenbach SN, Castillo SN, Houge BN3, Armstrong SN, Prior SN, McDermott BMI, Ellis E.H. SN, LaFoliette BM2 Arias GM3, Hickman SN, Kuretza GM2, Callander SO3, Ellis W.S. SN, Dolge SO2, Brockman GMl, Ensley GM3, Cosenza GM3, Gibson GM3, Brown GM3, Lench GM3, Dunn SN, Carroll SN, Mitchell SO3, Hegg SN, Brady GM2 Shrader SA, Green SA, Darnet SA, Caracciola SA, Mclntyre SN, Johnson SA, Hartley SN It has been said that 'deck apes' are the backbone of a ship, and rightly so for without the crew of seamen any ship would promptly sink to the bot- tom of the sea. First Divisions deck force, under the constant and experienced supervision of rated Boatswains Mates maintain the cleanliness and seaworthiness of the forward part of the Blue, a job which starts at revile, oftentimes ending after evening colors and continuing all year round as long as the ship exists. Though a ship's primary function is to float, this is a warship, and its purpose and design is to deliver effective fire on a wide variety of targets. Figuring importantly in our defensive are the three 5 f38 caliber twin mounts, and it is the First Division Gunners Mates who maintain them. It's their job to keep the guns lubricated, painted, and protected from the rough Weather and rough use at General Quarters that they take. They also are responsible for the storage and safety of the tons of high explosives and pyrotecnics kept in the handling rooms and lower magazines about the ship. With the ordnance knowledge of the gunners and the Willingness of the deckforce the Blue comes into its own a s a fighting destroyer. Q i ,A , F5 1. ,. fi dl vw ' J ff: I 5 U, W 3 Cl ii i ii i i i M 151 vw ffl iq I L il ,., N1 ,Il M: 5' ll I f i I 1 i ' 1 , i . . . 1 , . I ,i i it ,l Tl . il . X . 2' e Q 7 2 ,253 ' 3253 I :E ' 'ii 5 5 , tl BM's

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. 1 2nd Division lst row Blunt GM3 Arredondo SA Love SN Gunderson SN Shotsman SN Manley SN 2nd row Carr GMC Todd GM2 Stawlcku BM2 Burgemeyer BM3 Green GM3 VAN Buren SN Frlece SN Glasson SN ENS Burson Mlssmg Maxwell BMl Wade SN Boggs SN Wright SN Chester SN Church SN Bates SN Vaughn SN Hanbury SN Covey BMSN Butler SN Martmez SN Worklng 1n close cooperatmg w1th F1rst DIVISIOH are the Boatswams and Gunners of Second D1v1s1on who ma1nta1n the after part of the sh1p and our 3 50 callber guns Durmg a cru1se thousands of square feet of old palnt has to be ch1pped and the exposed metal cleaned and resurfaced Fenders and brows have to be repalred lmes spl1ced and decorat1ve knots wound The boat falls have to be r1gged and manned and the motor whale boat ltself kept 1n tr1m cond1 t1on of readlness Along w1th the rest of Gunnery personnel the Second DIVISIOH at sea stand lookout and naV1gat1on watches and 1n port quarterdeck and securlty patrol The Gunners Mates of Second D1v1s1on concentrate solely on our rapld l flrlng 3 X50 cal1her battery two smgle mounts forward and two tw1n mounts aft Thelr da1ly routlne 1S the testlng and handllng of these Versat1le weapons for constant peak performance They also ma1nta1n thelr own magazmes and ready SCIVICG rooms and the armory w1th 1t storage of small arms and land mg party equ1pment l l I I ' ' ' I 2 1 I I ' . I I ' ' I I . 2 1 I I ' I I ' ' ' . 1 I 7 4 . 7 s - , - ' 7 7 9 . , . . . . 1 , -