Comte De Grasse (DD 974) - Naval Cruise Book

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pp Nav! Admin Division N av!Admin Division, headed by LT Wilshusen, ensures the safe navigation of the ship twenty-four hours per day. Admin provides records and administrative support for the command, and the Medical Department takes care of the COUNT crew when we get sick or hurt. The Quartermasters safely executed over twenty navigation details, including the Strait of Messina six times. The Yeomen and Personnelmen maintained over 320 service records, and the Corpsmen saw over 400 patient calls at sick call. l r LT Wilshusen Admin Officer Assistant Navigator w EMCSCSWJ Campos YNIKSWJ Jackson QMIKSWJ Kelly PNIKAWJ Pugh YN1 Wrlght YN2 R.0beI'tS PN3 BI'0WI1 QM3 Benson I Hii'i'?h W2 U A y K

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Comte De G-rasse C1722-17885 IN 1 SHIPS TO Symbolism Of Ship's Crest THE WAVY BARS ALLUDING TO THE WATERS OF THE CHES- APEAKE BAY AND THE PILE FLUERY SIMULATING THE PROW OF A FRENCH SHIP BEARING THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE FRENCH ADMIRAL FRANCOIS JOSEPH PAUL COMTE DE GRASSE, SYMBOLIZE THAT GREAT NAVAL VICTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WHICH HELPED FORCE THE SUR- RENDER OF CORNWALLIS, AFFECTING THE ISSUE OF THE WAR AND THE SHAPING OF AMERICAN DESTINY. THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE CHIEF WITH TWO STARS, TORCH AND EM- BATTLED PARTITION LINE ALLUDE TO THE NATIONAL COL- ORS AND THE TWO HUNDRED YEARS SINCE THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF THE REPUBLIC. THE EMBOWED ARM IN ARMOR GRASPING A TRIDENT, AN ATTRIBUTE OF POSEIDON, GOD OF THE SEAS, SYMBOLIZES THE AWESOME FIGHTING POWER OF THE MODERN DESTROYER. WTEIIDE I HU- . C9 A -'Co A -.J. , 'K 'I' ,nr vu, Y Y 3 ' xi? ' Sv 4, w - SPREGYQ ' On 9 . 104,

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