Coral Sea (CV 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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Barnes, K. Boyd, M. Carroll, M. Cerniglia, EA. Concepcion, j.L Gonz, H. Flanagan, Green, M. Groat, M.V. Gilham, T.G. Gross, j. Hampson, R.D. Hess, K. Kivchen, M. Lang, D. Puryear, Strackblin, D. Swartzell, C. Webb, O. Yeast, R.M. 4 f'

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l WEAPONS DEPARTMENT The primary mission of the Weapons Department is to provide reliable ordnance for arming embarked aircraft. The secondary mission is to defend the ship from enemy attack. These are accomplished by utilizing the combined talents of personnel from the Aviation Ordnance, Gunner's Mate, Torpedoman, Yeoman and Storekeeper ratings. The department is divided into eight C8j divisions. They are the following: G-1 Division- Conventional Weapons Assembly, reponsible for the stowage, breakout, testing and transfer of conventional air launched weapons and the maintenance of associated magazines, spaces and equipment. G-2 Division- is divided into three sections consisting of Elevator Maintenance, Flight Deck Crew and Hangar Deck Crew, responsible for the maintenance and operation of all weapons elevators and bomb hoists, the maintenance of munitions handling equipment, and the safe and timely delivery of aviation ordnance to the embarked air wing. G-3 Division- responsible for the maintenance of the ship's magazine sprinkler systems, sensitive ordnance magazines and the operation and maintenance of the ship's armory and all assigned small arms. In addition, the Gunner's Mates are also responsible for the maintenance and operation of the ship's saluting battery.- W Division- is reponsible for the requisitioning, maintenance, preservation, inspection, monitoring, assembly, testing and handling of nuclear weapons and for the delivery of the weapons to the embarked air wing weapons crew. Marine Detachment is organized, trained and equipped to provide for operations ashore, the internal security of the ship and to provide sentries orderlies and guards for sensitive magazine areas. In addition the Marine Detachment conducts the presentation of honors at shipboard ceremonies. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division is responsible for rendering safe unexpended conventional ordnance, guided missiles and nuclear weapons which may constitute a hazard to the ship. In addition, all diving operations are supervised and conducted by the embarked EOD Team. ' Weapons Admin Division is reponsible for the maintenance of departmental correspondence files, the prepara- tion and dissemination of departmental directives and the preparation and submission of required Weapons Department reportsi Ordnance Control is reponsible for the procurement, handling, stowage and issue of conventional munitions and components and the preparation of records and reports pertaining thereto. I l i 1 2.