Dahlgren (DLG 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 LCDR S.W. Beam, Engineering Officer 2 LCDR P.H. Macauley, Operations Officer 3 LTJG K.L. Leiby, Navigator 4 LTJG W.E. Leighty, former Navigator 5 LCDR D.O. Rutherford, (SC), former Supply Officer 6 LCDR J.A. Fuller (SC), Supply Officer 7 LCDR K.E. Norwood, Combat Systems Officer

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DEPARTMENT HEADS The DAHLGREN ' s shipboard organization is different. The Operations Officer owns Boats- wainmates instead of Electronic Technicians. The Chief Engineer does not control the Inte- rior Communicationmen. Supply and Naviga- tion remain unchanged. The Combat Systems Officer has the responsibility for all ratings that involve the ship ' s ability to engage hostile surface, subsurface and air contacts with her installed armament. Despite the difference in organization, the DAHLGREN has enjoyed re- sponsible and relevant guidance from all her department heads. The ship ' s outstanding record in the Mediterranean speaks for itself.

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F DIVISION Fox Division was blessed with a remarkably trouble-free 1974 Med cruise. In spite of the fact that they own an inordinate amount of so- phisticated and often-times cantankerous equipment, their attention to PMS and contin- uous rigorous testing obviously paid off. F Di- vision played an important role in winning both the Missile and Gunnery E ' s for the DAHLGREN. The targets have to be tracked before they can be engaged and Fox Division ' s fire control systems worked smoothly and effi- ciently whenever called upon to perform. The Missile Fire Control System is credited with three hits out of four missiles fired during this deployment. All gunnery exercises were com- pleted professionally, scoring high whether the Gun Fire Control System was tracking sleds or buckets. A heavy load of security watches, necessary maintenance and operation of their respective electronic equipment and various shipwide evolutions kept the FT ' s days full throughout the length of this deployment.