Catamount (LSD 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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S Division Replenishment — food for the crew. Bake shop. The functions of a ship ' s Supply Department all deal with service — the Catamount Supply Department is no exception. The Division is comprised of five integrated groups: commissorymen, repair parts storekeepers, ship ' s servicemen, disbursing clerks, and stewards mates. They provide the spare parts when an engine foils, distribute greenbacks and colorful MPC ' s, load the sparkling galley trays, cut your hair, sell you Coke, and keep you supplied with Camels and Dial. Another important function of the Supply personnel is the manning of the guns during General Quarters and during gunnery exercises. LTJG. J. C. EDWARDS Disbursing Officer S Division Officer Lee Crawford Porrish Jordan Requena Banana Chief Sheets Sullenberger Shannon White Sico Hampton Hous Slagle Hurtado Wimberly Sidney Bacud Pitel Culver Vera Pierce Jessup Harris Gathercole 42

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Division Signal bridge. The Operations Department, the eyes and ears of the ship, is comprised of five gangs — the Radarmen, the Radiomen, the Electronics Technicians, the Quartermasters, and the Signalmen. Radarmen man the Combat Information Center (CIC) and aid the Conn underway. The Radiomen work in Radio Central, the center of shipboard communication. The Electronics Technicians are responsible for all ship electronic equipment; they can expect to be summoned any time. Quartermasters maintain a log under- way, aid the Navigator, and are responsible for navigational charts and equipment. The Signalmen deal with visual communi- cations — at times they may be the only means of communication with other ships. ENS. J. D. THACKER O Division Officer Yohe Haldane Staton Sanders Gluts Wimpy Anderson Knops Mogovero Preuss Cooper Kane Helton, W. E. Agnew Catlett Potton Johnson Hinkle Eckerle Militono Vercouteren 41

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A Division Boat shop. Machine shop. A Division operates and maintains the ship ' s auxiliary equip- ment. This includes the emergency diesel fire pump, emergency diesel generator, ice machine compressors, refrigeration and air- conditioning equipment, storage and transfer of diesel fuel to ship ' s boats and to other boats as necessary, and operation of the ship ' s whistle and the 35-pound steam serving the ship with galley and heating steam. In addition, personnel of A Division operate the boat repair shop, which contains facilities for hoisting, overhauling and rein- stating diesel boat or other diesel auxiliary engines. The division also operates the machine shop, which contains the power equip- ment of the machinery repairmen. ENS. L H. MINES A R Division Officer Beckham Valdez Ershery Palmer Bontekoe Edmonds Miller Sullivai Smith Hopworth Moris Rounds Guancione Safechuck Not shown: Biggs 43