Blue (DD 744) - Naval Cruise Book

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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 , -

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Foxtrot Division lst row: Glendening SOI, Bond FTl, Wilson TMI 2nd row: Austin FTSN, Krause SN, Hudson TM3, Brooks FT3, Larson FT3, Livingston FT2, Dolge SO2, Callander SO3, Mitceell SO3 3rd row: Adams FTSN, Lee SN, Wright SO2, Campbell FT2, Daiton TM3, Hennig YN3, Graver SN, Frantz TM2, Longuevan SN, Gifford FT3 Missing: Coady FTl, Davison FT3, Edmunds FT3 FT TM SO One principle joins the three rates that compose this division: to hit a target. However, modern warfare has made this a complex and highly specialized feat. The Fire Control Technicians must employ a wide range of skills in their upkeep and operation of our four directors, electronics to maintain the radars, mechanics to keep the computers and gunlaying devices accurate, and ballistics to plot exactly where the projectile must hit. At top performance their equip- ment is geared to track and destroy all forms of surface and air enemies whether the attack' comes at day or night. The Torpedomen's responsibilities include most of our underwater battery, the depth charges and grenades, the imposing five tube mount and its director on the O1 level and the small swift underwater torpedoes and their launchers. To meet the ever increasing uses of the destroyer in anti-submarine war- fare, the sonar gang maintains the ahead thrown rocket launchers-the hedge- hogs-and, belowdecks, an underwater control system. At sea Sonarmen stand around the clock watches pinging 'i for any contact or obstruction that would be hidden to any other observer.