Columbus (CA 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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I 3 1 fi as 7he Navigalion Depl. is one ol 'rhe smallesl, sharpesl and mosl vilal on any ship, from canoes on up. Our oullil, al presenl, is lhe Iargesl il has ever been, consisling ol: I3 Quarlermasler's'l'ril4ers, 6 P.O.'s, 2 Aerographers. 3 louglers and I yeoman. Cdr. S. l-I. Kinney, lhe navigalor, assisled by Ens. Junior Magellan E. A. McLean, lhe assislanl navigalor and division officer have done a 4.0 iob ol gelnling us inlo lhe good Iiberly porls on lime and oul of lhe burn ones a Iillle early. Lange Qlvll our leading P.O. does a line iob in pushing lhrough all special requesls chils, including his own. I-lonesl George lvliller QM2, lswealing Isl classl does a noisy iob ol li-ying lo gel' a Iillle worl: oul' of lhe boys and 'collecling money, ioe cups or somelhing. The overall lheorelical iob ol lhe Nan Division is lhe lceeping 'rhe logs lolzlicial record or diaryl ol lhe ship while al sea and in porl. In addilion all The Charls, publicalions, navigalional gear, elc. musl be lcepl up lo dale 'ro insure sale passage from conlinenl lo conlinenl while olher ships sleam from porl' lo porl. Our aerographers Slormy Wealher Wiorek AG2, and his slrilcer Foggy Nelson SA. keep us well supplied in loul wealher and weird wealher lorecasls. Choiniere YNSN. is lI'ie Barney Oldfield ol lhe lypewriler. Were il nol' lor his abilily lo Type, l'he bureau would never be able lo decipher 'rhe hieroglyphics submilled under lhe heading ol logs. Ol course-lhe buglers need no explanalion ol lheir dulies, as lhere is none. .. 4, Y- ix ii NWN 5 hs .': S. Ul f dx ' 5 ra, qs I e 34, 'ff l v WM -322' if -. rim :rf- Novv PASS THE wono' Wan O s Q 1 s l

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Zv- sn H . I I E,j:2j-:fi-:I-'vi , W mike Division is direcTly responsible Tor The operaTion, mainTenance and repair oi The main engines and Their auxiliaries in The Torward and aTTer engine rooms. The division is under The direcTion of Ensign Davi aT The presenT Time, and all The men in The division agree he is doing an excellenT iob aT supervising The division on The necessary iobs in porT and aT sea. The main iob oT The division is To keep Those screws Turning as needed by The 0.0.D. and To geT The ship where and when she is scheduled. ParT of The division known as The EvaporaTor gang is responsible Tor The operaTion oT The highly essen- Tial evaporaTors which disTill The salT waTer To Tresh waTer. In The evenT oT a breakdown, you'll Tind Them working nighT and day unTil They are puTTing ouT waTer again. lT is due To Their eTFiciency and hard work Thai' we seldom had waTer hours during The cruise. They call us The lowly snipes BuT iT you decide To cruise again And really we don'T mind, Upon The briny deep We realize ThaT Too much sunshine You'd beTTer bring The snipes along ls apT To make us blind: 'Cause walking weTs The feeT. ENCr. Toot. as-sus Room Q 0 I 4 A 45 ' 99Q'9'0s9Q'o'999S,Q 4 0 o qs - .QQQQQQSQQQQQ Q4 9 u -T we w.g93gS3'v: 1 iii Wil lm. ar P - I . O.9,Qa, ,mv if zu 5. 95 o ' ' ' . 'Vos V' . 5 5 5 O O ,Q Q at 9533 ,??,z. Q:'::: Q03 'Qs' s Q' OS l WANT ons or THOSE LEFT HAIIDED NONKPI wmvuffs

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es f W is gljjml, -.gn figs, A., r g i N f.:1ee,5s, A Y'Wo-. ,Q 1 .-3 'P w:-we. .:-11, -A. ,. ' V X , an-ws? CS Division, a vi+al link in 'rhe communicaiive chain of ihe COLUMBUS, is parl of ihe Operalions Deparimeni. Allhough small in size, when compared +o oiher divisions aboard, Hs iob of receiving and sending all visual com- municalions is a vi+al one. Experi in 'rhe elusive arf of semaphore, flag bag and blinlcer fechnique, 'ihe men on ihe signal bridge spend many long hours ar drill and praclice io mainlain fhe high efficiency for which l'he 74 is widely acclaimed. Under The able direclion of Ensigns McCain and S+. Germaine, +he slcivie wavers 'lalce pride in Jrhe appear- ance and eiiliiciency of lheir division. Eagle Eye J. R. lvlacCarl'hy, lhe division LPO 'raises greal pains 'lo see 'rhal his sl4ivie wavers can read any- lhing fha? waves or blinlcs. ll' is wiih 'rhis same spiril lhal all hands l'urn +0 ai' Jrhe command Sland by your bags . .:-x ' 7 i if . ' - -i, ',- - . fr ,..f .- l , -: - - Q -Ik? ,,'fl',,, K gg, . . y ff , ,f V Wu l. WA i if I yyffw ,f gf 7 V7 fe: f egg ?V'rr5.' ' - 3:2715 , W, xx ' s '-K, 'rr nAPPeNs Au. me ' - TlmE..,HEAl.wAYS -I M h - f GETS CRRRIEDAWAY-.. - . 4 X PL va ' 1 ,F-.vw ' :w igs qi...- -5 nm' .