Cape Cod (AD 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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O-N DIVISION NAVIGATIONS DIVISION (O-N) CHART HOUSE (ON-01) QMl W. Dey AG2 D. Houk H fis ' lr Hjliii 1 A - ■ r ■ w 1 1 n QMSA M. Berrios QMSA A. Coppedge QMSA S. McCain The Quartermasters are the primary source of navigation for the Cape Cod and are assistants to the navigator. They lay tracks from port to port, take weather observations and keep electronic equipment on line to receive fixes of position. They also use the sun and stars as navigational aids. The navigation team was originally made up of junior Seamen, who developed into experienced and knowledgeable Quartermasters during our six month deployment. The QM ' s stood underway watches, navigated the ship around the Western Pacific, and brought the ship into all our ports safely. SN G. Roberts COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER (OI-Ol) Combat Information Center, or CIC as it is more commonly known, is the nerve center of any U.S. Navy vessel. CIC provides secondary navigation to the bridge team. During peace- time and or wartime cruising, CIC also pro- vides the Officer of the Deck with information valuable to tactical decisions. Examples of such information are Helo guidance (during Helo Operations), external communications with other Navy vessels, surface and air con- tact, and information that is time sensitive. OS2 K. Gillis OS3 B. Horton 22

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O-C DIVISION ET SHACK (OE-01) Whether it ' s climbing the mast while un- derway, repairing antennae, or reporting on a moment ' s notice to fix the radar, communica- tion or navigation gear, ET ' s stand ready to get equipment back on line to enable the ship to accomplish its mission. Our motto: if it ' s working, we ' ll take credit for it. i it 1 r ETl D. Watie ET2 R. Ifert ET3] . Maddock SIGNAL BRIDGE (OC-02) Standing watches around the clock during WESTPAC, Cape Cod ' s Signalmen located, identified and communicated with ships rang- ing from merchant to Soviet vessels. They also performed other demanding underway duties, such as boat signalman during man overboard drills and Snoopy Team. In Adak, Alaska, the SM ' s maintained a 24- hour watch while Cape Cod acted as Harbor Control Entrance Post (HCEP). Cape Cod SM ' s also assisted forward deployed units by updat- ing their publications and giving them flags to complete their Signal Bridge. Cape Cod Sig- nalmen take pride in their jobs . . . Commu- nications at the speed of light. SM3 C. Sims SMSN J. McClindon SMSA V. Green SMSA L. Murray SA T. Walls SGT R. Ladd AlC J. McWilliams SIGNALMAN 21

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O-N DIVISION OSSN V. Garcia OPERATION SPECIALISTS CIC gang OS3 Horton SITE TV SHIP ' S ENTERTAINMENT (ON-02) Join the Navy; see the world! Sailing the vast ocean from port to port can be exciting, but it can also alienate sailors from current events. The Ship ' s Journalists and two Interior Communications Electricians are responsible for the operation of SITE-TV. While on WESTPAC, the JO ' s were kept busy gathering information and writing stories for the Cape Cod Sounding and Familygram. For the crew ' s entertainment, the JO ' s and IC-men programmed and aired one channel of AFRTS material and one NMPS movie channel. They also provided the crew with three radio channels of prerecorded music. The staff of SITE-TV also served as Cape Cod ' s Public Affairs Representatives, conducting tours and hosting press visits. JOSN H. Ude Working on the Sounding JOSN Becker at the height of her Navy career 23