Decatur (DD 936) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1968 volume:

The End 0fAShip... I Wm ?i2,1:fff ' NP ' , iv MAY I964 . . . AN UNTIMELY END FOR THE DD-936. WHILE CONDUCTING UNDERWAY REPLEN- ISHMENT OPERATIONS WITH THE USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN ICVS-39I A ROUTINE OPERATION BECAME A REALIZATION OF EVERY SEAFARER'S WORST FEARS. SUDDEN EQUIPMENT CASUALTY AND COLLISION CRUMPLED DECATUR'S SUPERSTRUCTURE AND BROUGHT HER BRIEF SEAGOING CAREER TO A CON- CLUSION . . . I . . . Beginning . . . s A crew begins Trolining. MosT ouT' of booT comp ond schools, ond .seolsoned wiTh experienced peTTy officers, The new crew who will soil ond TighT The new ship meT olT NewporT, Rhode lslolnd. They will soon nneeT Their new ship . . . All The resources of The U.S. Ncivy indus- Trioll esTolblishrnenT begin To burn ond weld TogeTher ol new idenTiTy Tor Cl ship. Also welded is C1 rnore imporTolnT row rnoiTerioiI noT obToiin- olble Trorn ToicTories or shipydrds . . . BUT wiTh iTs Types of skills The BosTon Nolvoll Shipycird does The physicoll building. And A Commencemeni THE UNITED STATES SHIP DECATUR WILL PUT TO SEA IN A GOOD AND VVORTHY CAUSE. Joseph C Horsch 29 April T967 These worols, spoken by The well known NBC WoshingTon Corresponolenf oinol senior foreign policy reporTer seT The Tone of cornmissionin cincl I Q c1cTeoI os oi Choirge To The officers ond men of DECATUR. E . 'W ADMIRAL BENSON I ACCEPT COMMAND OF UNITED STATES SHIP DECATUR . . . COM MANDER MCDANIEL SET THE WATCH Lee BciggeTT Jr 29 April T967 WiTh The CopToin's oiccepfoince of his new cornmonol fronn The Commoinoloinf of FirsT Ncivcil DisTricT, onol firsT officioil oroler, ci new ship come To life. WiTh iT come The firsT reoilizoTion of Two yeor's work. U99 Decafur DDG-31 fj l f1'T q -1 ,Z C .W V, .-,I 1 Q- .Mfg-f-vyf .f ' .. - ,M ,A........446,..,....mgf5'jgy:'9?ff'3 5iw ., 1- . -- Q-f 'waf,. ff ' ' fi' ., M ff v ' T , JV fffns- , ,I K qgltlsgxicggcagflwlqyqe ,E-V . T ,..... 4 . E, I , ,, I .,f 4:4 , I WK13, . 1' .ffm ,f Y L f The firsT of o new closs of ship, The DECATUR closs, officidlly ioins The fleeT. AlmosT Two yeors since her Troigic collision, DD-936 is superseded loy oi new reloTion. AfTer Two yeoir's lciloor, only The ndme olnd bcisic hull ond propulsion geor remciin The some. I DDG-31 loocisTs The mosT modern wedpons oind sensor sysTems oivoiilolole To oi ship her size. Her mis- sion is defense. Defense from oiir ond submcirine oTTdck. Moking DECATUR reody To perform This mission Through exercise experience ond Trciining is The reol sTory of DECATUR The FirsT Yeoir 1 Q Commanding Officer. Lee Baggei-I Jr. Commander USN Lee BdggeTT Jr. wds loorn in Ox- Tord, Mississippi on Jcinudry 11, 1927. He received his commission from The U.S. Ncivcil Acddemy in June, 1950. Commdnder BdggeTT's previous sed duTy includes Tours dbodrd The USS FRANK KNOX lDDR-7421, USS CHARLES J. BADGER IDD-6571, ond USS BRIDGET lDE-10241. He hols commdnded The USS COURLAN lMSClOl-441 dnd USS FIRM TMSO- 4441. His Shore duTy hds included The U.S. Novy PosTgrc1duoTe School GT MonTerey, Cdlifornid, dnd The Uni- versiTy oT Cdlifornid dT Berkeley. This duTy led To Cl MdsTers Degree in Nu- cledr Physics. ln 1962 he grc1dudTed Trom The Commond dnd STQTT Course of The Novol Wdr College QT New- porT, Rhode Isldnd ond reporTed To The HeddqudrTers, Defense ATomic Suppori Agency, VVdshingTon, D.C. Prior To reporTing gbodrd DECATUR he wcls oiTToched To The STQTT of Commdnder OperdTion TesT cmd Evdl- udiion Force ds Heod of Mine Wdr- Tdre dnd Underseds Resedrch. Com- mdnder BdggeTT reporTed ds Pro- specTive Commdnding OTTicer OT DE- CATUR in OcTober 1966. Execuhve Dflicer Lueuienani Commander Rodney B McDaniel USN QualiTies desired sTudy supervise and insTrucT -1. I o O 0 I f W ofvgww . . h 1. X? ...TSCIIIYO . Q Mi wf?fgff1Zf!w , -..., v LieuTenanT Commander McDaniel was born in San Diego, California on April 4, 1934. He graduaTed from STanford UniversiTy in 1,956 and was commissioned ThaT year aT OCS in NewporT, Rhode Island. His sea duTy includes Tours aboard The USS BENNINGTON lCVA-201, USS TURNER JOY lDD-9511 and USS SEMMES lDDG-181. OTher duTy sTaTions include The RecruiT Training Command, San Diego, George WashingTon Univer- siTy Navy PosTgraduaTe Program, where he earned a MasTers Degree in Business AdminisTraTion, and a Tour as AssisTanT To The DepuTy CompTroller of The Navy. He reporTed To The FleeT Training CenTer, NewporT, Rhode Island as ProspecTive Execufive Officer of DE- CATUR in OcToloer of 1966, charged vviTh The preliminary Training of The balance crew, reporTing To BosTon in Decemloer of 1966. .X Ne LT GERALD F. GNECKOW - WEAPONS OFFICER ea pons Deparim eni INOT PICTURED - H. T. MORRIS MISSILE SYSTEMS OFFICER NOV T967 - OCT 19681 LT MARK M TAYLOR LT JAMES TYNG MISSILE SYSTEMS OFFICER OCT 1967 ASW OFFICER DEC T967 -- , Z 6 ww XFN R . T' X- 1 --.......-v 179' .wma LT JEFFREY v WILSON ENS LARRY MEYER Ist LT NOV T966 - MARCH T968 MISSILE OFFICER NOV 1967 Lx LTIJGI GRANT P. KIMBALL Ist LIEUTENANT MARCH 1968 .WR i LTIJGI T. MT. MOORE Asvv OFFICER Nov 1967 - DEC T968 M 0 0 o Keepers My ff-If M? 1 SHOWN ABOVE IS THE FIRST LINE OF PROTECTION AGAINST AIR ATTACK FOR ANY FORMATION WITH USS DECATUR ASSIGNED, THE TARTER LAUNCHER AND ASSOCIATED RADARS. IN BACK OF THIS SYSTEM ARE THE FIRE CONTROLMEN AND GUN'NER'S MATES - EACH A PRODUCT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS -- EACH WITH DIFFERENT JOBS AND SPECIALTIES, EACH A PART OF ONE SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE MISSION' - SAFEGUARD THE SHIPS IN COMPANY. , f A Q My V Q K I W Kg Ogg! X I W Ae, W GMM I C B MORRIS GMMC MCGARITY SUPERVISES WORK ON THE LAUNCHER ?'I MORRIS, GONZALES, ROBBINS AND GRAHAM DURING THE INSTALLATION PHASE AT BOSTON NAVAL SHIPYARD ROSENTHAL AND BU RNZ POOL THEIR TALENTS ON A BAL X QX 'ni' sl, X WNKXX 'gps' X I v fx I I I I A . Q A . ,,... H Q ,V - W I x i ffl K N. C ,EEE ,. KYP ...Alf THE MEN BEHIND THE SPS 48, SCHMITZ, LAWRENCE AND CONNELLY. I S ENSIGN MEYER AND FTM I PETZOLD COMPARE NOTES 9 Deck Division . . . The Oddesf Profession Before The concepTion of sTeeI ships, sTecirn, or missiles There wols cilwciys The deck division. The cincesTors of Those on DecolTur hos The solrne responsibiIiTy for sedmolnlike evolufions ond oi sholrp ship before mon even venTured OUT of sighT of Icind. The rnolin bolTTIe is sTilI nnoin olgolinsT ol foreign elemenT. Those cIosesT To The scene of confIicT olre ollwciys in deck division. Deck is more Tholn d division, iT is dn insTiTuTion. fi' v 3 4 X 5 fa, X f , frgis, A rfr, , 1 X' 2' Q an AND MORE PAINT if . ' X495 3 5 , THE LOOK OF EXPERIENCE. BMC McMILLAN AND BMT MANUAL W, , Wfg C, sg ,X Vssigf T3 yy WJ if X X W K W 2 I if 4, f , W A N 7 T Z 5 Q , 3,2 N if Wife: N N UNREP - THE BASIC TASK OF GOOD SEAMANSHIP TRADITION IS SERVED THE MANY RESPONSIBILITIES OF DECK DIVISION ON THE JOB SUPERVISION AS BM 3 ANGEL AND BM 3 COPELAND PLAN THE NEXT DAYS WORK. THE CLEANLINESS OF THE SHIP, A FULL TIME JOB. Division . . . Awakeful Ear The oIeoloIIiesT enemy of oII ship- ping in Time of vvour is The sub- mcirine. The rnoolern sub hos The TrooIiTionoiI cover of invisibiIiTy while in iTs noiTUrolI eIernenT, ciugnnenTeoI by greoiTer speed onol firepower. The nnen of AS division of De- c:olTUr oire boTh oIeTec:Tors oinol killers of submoirines. DeTecTing by con- sTonT WoTch using The mosT sophis- TicoTed sonolr geoir oivciilolble, ond oIesTroying wiTh convenTionoiI onTi- submorine Torpeoloes or The Verso- TiIe ASROC. ETernoiIIy vigiIonT oigoiinsT The un- olerseol ThreolT. STG-3 ROBISON, ONE PART OF THE CONSTANT WATCH IN SONAR IADORE AND STG-2 BAUER CONDUCT A PRACTICE ATTACK IN UNDERWATER 5113-2 DIAS AND STG 2 MADORE ATTERY PLOT W M y ' THE TOPSIDE ELEMENT. ASROC GUNNER S MATE JoRoAN MAlNTA1Ns HIS LAUNCHER ,g I ' ,fm Q iw M, W, 4 ,, VW ff D'V'Sl0n An Updaied Tradnhonal Weapon DecoTur s 5 154 rdpnd fnre gun olnd reldTed Tire conTrol sysTems gre IH The cdre of G dlvlslon This wedpons sysTem, cdpdble of boTh sur- fdce dnd our Tire, dppedrs only ds d mounT on The OUT- slde buT below revedls ci hlghly Complex neTvvork of compuTers dnd fire conTrol equlpmenT To The FTG s dnd GMQG s responslble A Tour cry from The old gunner s mdTe shooTang whdT he could see, dnd com- pensdhng Tor The ship s roll by inTuiTion, olre The new breed olbodrd DecdTur llrn- lTed only by Technology L ,, Nw.. N ' ,nun Q.-ufm .. W W , W a f W1 x f f 1 f, 0: 'M X, Q i rm: ,Q V: ,,,.. - ' ,X '- Q5 M - X Q wow: fm W w f X X T A - fi GMG-l LUMLEY AT THE MOUNT I I OOO OO OOO Tl! '- , f' .,... . . Z 47 I ' 1 I 0 v - ff. 'Mx , . . ., . 11 K -U: 1' X 7 pm 4, W f IN THE MOUNT. GMG-3 SMITH AND GMG-2 SMITS. Dperaiions eparimeni 'S LT MARTIN S. HELLEWELL OPERATIONS OFFICER LT JACK U. KLAAS, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER WO-2 PHILLIP E. MILLER, ELECTRONICS MATERIAL OFFICER I I I I I LT JAMES S. RUGOWSKI, CIC OFFICER - H E.'.- EEE. 1 urn 4. L- EEL 5, : rv: r--2-' '17-' LZ' zggf: -.,. ...V. - .- ,V,,.,,fE .,1 , ,, ,,,,,, Q., M ,, .,,, ,, ,,,,w In -v F y I if- , .. Ez... .HQ . .. ..E-----.-.,..1-:,E.-- Ev. We OC Division . . . The Signalmen . . . Old IDUT effecfive and secu Visual signaling. The senior si of OC division. Using ser phore, flashing IighT and TI hoisT, The signalmen have primary responsibiIiTy for Ta cal cornnnunicaTions aT SP range. They are The Translai and senders of nnovernenT a fornnaTion and informaTion. SM 3 HOOKER WAITS THE NEXT WORD 'QL SM QMO RRISON RIGS THE NEXT HOIST 1 .rl ing-, SMSA MUNN AND SM 3 REED DRILL IN PORT sM 2 MORRISON AND slvi 3 GILLILAND IN THE SHACK sM 3 REED EXCHANGES WORD WITH OTHER NESTED SHIPS. 15 .. --f-E--fy-ge . ... .. ...-.. R. -..v... 1. ..... .. - .1.1...-.....:,. fa., -.... .-f-A ---M 16 , ,.-lywq-5.0,-.s...e.', .1 w.-...-..n.4-.,.p..-wnV-...N-.-,..'..-w...,.1..,, 1...--, We 1. ,H ,rd mwrm- r, H ' ,A MA,N,-ha WMM, I I . V, And A Newer Breed . . . The newesT hoIT of OC division, dolTing from The Turn of The cenTury, is roldio. The in1porToTnce of This group coin loe deduced by The reolli- zoTion of The necessiTy in The mod- ern novy for rdpid ond wide roing- ing connnnunicoiTions. The 'RIWS' dre everpresenT, from The men on The TeIeprinTers To The mon wiTh The looolrd. And perhollos The ArnosT imporTonT mon in dll of OC division, iT rnorcile is considered, is ThoT singular in- dividuoll in The Tiny office Trcncfick- ing in personol communicolTions vid The US moil. CHAVEZ, EAGAN, AND REAM PERUSE THE BOARD RM I WHITLOCK, NUMBER VSPARKS V' . PREPARING THE DRAFT PO 2 ROSBU RY - i ','-'-gi. --.A-.T - f - V .l..',,- - N: ,-,A I .1,,,,.,:,,-4.L1:1:.,. Q V - Ts,-.hir 7 ..4:.,,..--,,,,., ,,', - -,,.,,. .,...., ..,, Q.,,.,,,,,,,L,,,,M,,mimwnw I LW-QQ, .-M.. ,--..-s..,,, ., , h ,, W - A --.'. .:':- :-.,',- -4 - - - -H.-f-'-f '--A 5-,U-.... ..,..,..,....- --... .. - MM '41-M--Hvcfvz-5-me-:..e-1,-Q. - , ' ' A '--1e--f.- - . e ---f'-- Y f--- -A-f - -..--, .-. - . MDM.: f: ': '1m--f...1,...... ,..,4,. -Q -JQBE4 J nf-:-v-.Levi-swim - ' T' - A V- - . - , . x e M., ,.,-- , . . , - . 3.1-. - .. - . '- -,-:L--f+ ----35521 Qt:-mt- ftfrrmtfbntifzl' -'-T-'-.T if ,f-g.,: ,U N 5, -f.,- -. .- J. S. OE Division . . . AWorldOl'Wire SophisTicaTed elecTronic gear, To provide The resulTs expecTed, musT be kepT consTanTly in peak condi- Tion. This requires a degree of spec- ializaTion and Training above and beyond iusT being able To operaTe a radar scope or TeleprinTer. Possessed of This knowledge Through rigorous Training are The elecTronics Technicians. ProducTs of many schools They are responsible for The mainTenance of radars and communicaTions eauipmenT. ETCS PARKER AND ETR 3 NORTH KEEP vvATcH IN RADAR I. Tiki ETN 3 WILSON AND ETC GODWIN CHECK IN NEW PARTS Their mission, To keep The gear 'up' puTs ETS on call 2-4 hours a day. Shipboard rouTine is irrelevanT To Them -- eiTher The gear is up or down. A ruThless yardsTick of performance and one measured up To Well by DecaTur's ET's. LEFT - ETR 3 KETCHUM CAUGHT AT WORK? fi sg 1' V X X aiu. ' i I K g MU,,,N:,,,-,N , ,N .. . ,sm ,.. -. f.-, Q., --ws Q..-cw: Y. Q .,..,1-V.-,l,.. ...- -. ,.,f H , ,. -f, ' .,', ',-V' ' 'LI' ,Q '.'f'Q'f,'Qf,Qt. . . .,.. ... .. ,. ,,...,.. .f-..-. .-gl-.Q A-Qs..,..,-....f.-.',..sw... .-T-14 ...A-A--.ies ..,--V.-- - -v A--fl-i.Tw-s-J,-'.:f'--1541:.3-ff ,, -.Lg ,Q :fr ,4 Nh-, ,y U 3, L. -L f- . Nc. .X . , , .,..,c.,.,,...,.,, ..,...,,,.,., M ,,,.,.,,,.,,,..,A-,....,..-.c....- ..,,W,..o..., ,. ,,,,,.,,,, ,,., , . , . . , A,,,,,.,.,,,.,..,,-,.,....,,,..,........m..,,c.,....,.,..-,-.,. . RD 3 ALEXANDER, KEEPING THE SHlP'S POSITION UP TO DATE, IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RADARMEN ABOARD DECATUR AND THE JOB OF Ol DIVISION. CI Division . . . Acquire, display, disseminaTe and evaluaTe. This simple and oTTen repeaTed phrase applies To The radarmen of OI division aboard DecaTur. Keeping abreasT of The TacTi- cal siTuaTion is a round The clock job Tor The men in CIC. They are assisTed in This eTTorT by The mosT sophisTicaTed sensing de- vices available. A ship becomes, Through Their efTorTs, a creaTure wiTh eyes, ears, and nerves. I8 -rf. -. - f-f'1 'i'T', 'Zf'f 'YET T ' f .' '. -. - ., .- . 4' - . . ,, , . A T' '-ft-1 -1-'-v:-'f--f-s-1-94--.H-fv-1-rg-eq-.-.f - . M- ,An ,,- .I .. -.irq .-, P q.:,,.j,5-r,i- .za-u.,4 .-,hi-Q .- -..:vA:-4 .,,,..v,.A 4- .A V1--, ,-L. ...I ,fy if-ru: is-v 4..,4,-v-,,.,,, 2 .-Cu. - , 1 1 4-.V-.. .:..e.-Q--.T-.-Q...-.-..- .N -,, ,., ,, , ,-. - . - f -4 -- V-.W-M:-V-H.-.Fjq ,--fn-1-:.,.4.,x ..,,.,. -. L- A.. ..-T - , , ..,...,f..,..i.- .,....., 4: 'f T :1-S- f . ,.,e:-.va-my-Mn. -my .... ,, A - A f -7 -1-M - --f--- .... - -. .1-.,-,-,,,,, RD I BUNN RUNS HIS WATCH AT THE PLOTTER fad An Exiension Of The Senses The men ThaT guide The sensors of The ship mUsT evaluaTe The elec- Tronic daTa To ask and answer quesTions imporTanT in peace and viTal in Time of conTlicT. Is The conTacT Triendly? ls iT where iT should loe? A danger To DecaTur? To The TormaTion we are assigned To proTecT? These qUesTions musT be asked aT The proper Times loy The men man- ning The scopes and sTaTUs board aT The TirsT level To enable The ship To make proper decisions. RD 2 WILLIAMS AND RD 2 O'BRlEN PLOT AIR CONTACTS AT THE SHORT RANGE STATUS BOARD L M.,-4 M K . 2 Q19 RD 3 WHITEMAN AND RD 3 KELLY FuNcTioN AS THE Fii2sT LINE or coNTAcT REPoi2TiNo 19 A g lan . H Ms . . :Amdm,h,,,' ,NNN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.A t,,.,,,,,,,,,Q,,.,,.,,..Nx,f,..,.,,,.. -I f. . Lp-Q.-,N.e..-:,..u-.awejfws-..-.. , -n-np...-...f,,.p..,.,y-.4-:f,......, N1- Engineering Depar menT LT RICHARD H RENER ENGINEERING OFFICER Moving OI four ThouscInd Ton obiecT oIT speeds of 34 knoTs while CIT The some Time providing power, IighT, dir condiTioning oInd repdir ToIciIiTies is The Toisk seT Tor DGCCITUYIS engineering deporT- menT. To olccomplish This oIoiecTive, Tour high pressure boilers, operoITing CIT over I200 pounds of pressure develop ol rnoximurn of 70,000 shoITT horsepower. This power is re-rouTed, diminished, sTreTched, ond Toirned To noT only drive The ship Through The wcITer, buT ollso opercITe golley ond Iolundry equipmenT. This nighTmoIrish prospecT Tor ci civilion engineer is CI rouTine operoTion for De- CCITUFIS engineering depoIrTrnenT. LT STANLEY J. SNYDER LT THEO DAMAGE CONTROL A I T . DORE F SMOLEN 55 5 ANT MAIN PI2oPuLsIoN ASSISTANT J, , ,, . ,,.,,:,.,,,,4..,,,..,..... ,,,,.,,- .c..,.MI,,..,L..LW,.I,- ,,L.I,.,.e.g,-.M wA...r..-,,..,,,.-...fQ...4,..-44.gg,:,:':gg:f'1s.Q ' ' ' T ' f '- ff':f.1g:.+.::w:s.-12 -.-:L --f:1-.'f-:m- :zeal .' xr..1f.:'r.'f'iTL-::-xI:v:1-'.s.-,:i'.iiE-1-r::1'-.':':1':.E-:A .-4:-. - E551 - .-F1?1f f fTi 2C - -r sv'iSs'L:-vgagygnm-nr:,r,-:',,:.4 - v. f ,,.... VV y ....,, .B. D. . . Boilermeh. These liTTle seeri sriipes ver1Ture ir1To The heoT oT The Tirerooms below decks where oThers roirely go. Alone in The heoT They ore The TirsT sTep in The propulsion process. Through Their burner loorrels comes The HCIVY lolock ohol Trorr Their superheoiTers lecives The row power ThoiT moves ci ship. IVISIOD . . . The Source Of Power VY BT 2 ELLINGTON AND FN HODGE WATCH THE PRESSURE Q FN ALLISON BT 3 SCHMIDT BT 2 BOND AND BT 1 PASCHALL K, BT 3 SCHMIDT AND BT 3 BOWSER PREPARE TO BLOW TUBES LEFT - BT 3 STOFFEL AND BT l PASCALL ENGAGED IN PMS 21 I Division . . . To Educaie Qieam flaw To choinnel The power gen- eroiTeol To The propulsion equip- menT ond oTher uses oboorol ship is The iolo of The nnoichinisTs. The superheoTeol sTeom is 'CHQ lciTenT in oi procTic:oil sense unTil iT hiTs C1 Turbine blcicle, or Turns o shoTT. This requires The con- Trols of The mcichinisT. The Tools oT useful power. i l MM 2 WARZYNSKI, MM 3 ELDER AND MM 3 COOPER EYE THE THROTTLE BOARD. A-'fl f 5 MM 2 MILLAR FEEDS POWER TO THE SHAFT ff l B'-+ 'T ' K l l l l I l l i l i l i l l MM 2 SHETLER EYES THE GAUGES l Q l l LEFT - MM l RICHARSON CHECKS OUT l A STEAM LINE T l I f B 8: M Division ' 1 i Linked In A Common Cause I Q , 1 kg Off lr FN ALLISON, FN SCHMIDT, AND FN TERRELL MAN THE BURNERS MMCS DYER MAINTAINS CONSTANT COMMUNICATIONS During srearning operaiions B and M divisions become one in a consiani infer- play of communicaiions and aciion. Through feedback and experience a smooihly working Team in four differeni spaces rnusi aci in conceri To safely and efficienily produce power. cp .s? XJ 1. A HI MM 2 HILL, FN GONZALES, AND IC 3 LYONS KEEP CLOSE WATCH IN THE AFTER ENGIIN ROOM R nd Building DECATUR in mciny vvdys is like oi smoill Town in ThcTT plumbing, heomng ond oTher services oire provided Tor Those who serve cibodrd The sysTem is more complex Thon ony To be Tound dshore, ond depends on The personnel in R division Tor proper TuncTioninq These Mc1chinisTs MoiTes, Mol- chine Repciirmen, Ship FiTTers, lnTernoil Communi- coTionsmen oind Domoge ConTrolImen ore oilso The nucleus of The ships doimcige conTrol progrcim during boiTTle condiTions. To Them Tolls The respon- sibiliTy Tor Troiining The resT of The crew in Tech- niques oT soving oi ship in ccise of bciTTle dcimoige. FN MONTOYA AT THE LATHE l Division . . . Preservaiion M! x Ex MR l HAWKINS LENDS THE BENEFITS OF HIS EXPERIENCE SF T PARKER AT REPAIR iii FN AUDI AT vvoRK IN THE sHiPEiTTER sHoP Eleoirioians . . . Power Thai Musi Be Taken For Granied 3000 kilowoTTs of power oloes ci loT on oi ship. From The vcisT oimoUnTs of power required by nnoolern roioloir, To ci crewmembers elecTric rolzor, iT is olll olisTribuTecl cinol conTrolleol by The elecTricioins molTes. ResponsibiliTy for soiTeTy goes hoinol in hoinol wiTh pro- olucTion. ElecTricions cire re- sponsible Tor The sence uscige of even The smoillesT olppli- onces. Z EM 3 BROWN AND EM 3 KAISER CHECK OUT ONE OF THE SHIP'S CIRCUIT BOARDS 3 ,QQ Q, l.l2?i:Ql gg f f I f'f EM I SPILVA DISCHARGING EM 3 GOESSLING STANDS BY AT MAIN CONTROL WITH MM I RICHARDSON EM I FERRELL STANDING BY TO SWITCH THE LOAD Qupplg Deparfmenf . . . Mawrial And Human Needs ff'-6 li 9 if All faceTs of maTeriaI supporT are The pro- vince of supply deparTmenT aboard DecaTur. This supporT can be a repair parT or a candy Ioar. Each has iTs value To The performance of The ship and each musT be provided in a reg- ular and lousiness-like manner. To The fif1y officers and men of supply deparTmenT falls The Task of providing The necessary and wide ranging services demanded. LT J. B. BIRINDELLI, SUPPLY OFFICER LTJG D. P. BABBITT ASSISTANT SUPPLY OFFICER I 1- Siorekeepers . . . Ha.-d Goods . . ManagemenT of over 40,000 'repair parTs, voluminous correspondence and message Traffic, and accounTing Tor The Tinances of The Toad service and ship's sTore operaTions are The responsibiliTies of The sTorekeepers. OperaTed ouT of The supply office and supporT cenTer, The parTs sTorerooms con- Taining an invenTory valued aT over half a million dollars Turnish supporT Tor every group on The ship. This ranges from erasers Tor The yeomen To Thousand dollar Tubes Tor elecTronics Technicians. SK l BUMBER AND SK 2 GUENTHER MAKE A JOINT EFFORT ON AN URGENT REQUEST RIGHT SN BOEHLKE STARTS ON THE DAILY HEAP or CORRESPONDENCE I 4 - ,, V, , U .,,.,,-,em .4-f.'.,..,.,.f .--..-.-4 - 1--we - W . . , .f . - ,- ,,,-, . ,., . . 1 -Ji ,, V Q, ,,.,.,...,.-,..,,.,..- ..-.4..,.. .,.....-----K.. v-n-w'1u-..-'- A COOK'S EYE VIEW OF FOOD SERVICE Food Service . . . The Longer-:T Line g A Twer1Ty-Tour hour doly begins Tor food service c1T 0500 wiTh The wdTch cooks rising Tor Iorec1kTc1sT cmd cohTihues Through The regulolr medl hours ur1TiI The r1ighT bakers relieve Tor midrcITs cmd close ouT The cycle. The commisscirymen cmd sTew- olrds, who beTweer1 Them serve well over 900 medls ci dciy, shoire This Tdsk of solTis- Tying The sTomdchs, cmd The morale of The officers cmd men. TOP RIGHT. A NEVER ENDING JOB AND - TOP LEFT - ITS MAIN REWARD. BELOW LEFT - THE CLEANUP GOES ON IN THE GALLEY AND BELOW RIGHT -- THE PANTRY 9hip's Service The Physical Comforis Cleon Iciundry, ol coke, ol hc1ircuT, Th.ese srnoill conveniences ThoiT kindle rnoroile ore The province of The ship's service group. DecoTur's ship's sTore reToliIs over 550,000 per yeor, Ten per cenT going To The welfoire dnd recredTion fund. The Iolundry runs TwenTy-Tour hours ci dciy To provide iTs service. HdircuTs con be hold inTo The evening hours. AII This is Token Tor grcinTed - iTs IoesT compIimenT. I 1 E X gn fs,c, Ml ll Awww SHIP'S STORE OPERATOR SHIELDS AN D DUBIOUS CUSTOMER , ,gf , f Am. f X BARBER WILCZEK PLIES HIS CRAFT X ,f-ws. , T T' 'ss ' .X 'X .sg ', X . - f sf ,msd f g5,mf,X ,, S aws H Q ,, g V I islfffw wx-2 5 Vw: ,Z . ,f . . 7' 3 'i ABOVE - LAUNDRYMEN CROWE AND SUNIGA - LEFT - WEST AND MC- CARTHY KEEP THE MA- CHINERY TURNING. I N o 0 0 Those Who Guide N Division, CQUCIYTGYVTWGSTGFS charged wiih secl- rncinlike evoluiions, mciinrenoince of ncivigoiiioncil olids, cnoiriing ol sence olnol eificieni course ond answering The singular quesiion posed ever since prirnifive mein veniured our of signf of Icincl. WHERE ARE WE? W, rw W , V f W f W 4 wi LT D. R. PAULING, USN, NAVIGATOR WW .MI . -,-sv- ' -Q DIVISICTI The Business Oi' The Ship And Crew A ship's office, where The resources aT hand, The space, The manpower, The Time seem always Too IiTTIe for The imporfance and size of The iolo To be done. OuT of The confusion leTTers do geT mailed and The records of Those aboard are kepf up. Taps may sound, buf afTer Taps There is sTiIl The sound of a Typewrifer. Reflexlon IS lorief . . 31 Desiinaiion . . . Long Beach . . . And WWW W2 W ,W Z, '7 ,X , , N , . . 12544 ,f ,, ,A . -..,,.,:,E, ' X 102601 ':- QQ- -ax Q 21,912 x., . 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Thomas, Virgin Islands, San Juan, PuerTo Rico, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Panama CiTy, Panama, anal Acapulco, Mexico make up The rosTer of DE- CATUR's porTs of call while in -TransiT from BosTon To Long Beach. A rouTe loesT Trocl very discreeTly. 577624 f,, F ,,,, f . V And Discovering The Power 04' Travel To... RELIEVE THE SOUL. .. CLEANSE TH E WALLET uuuunf- - V 8 Ml - tml W 5 ooo AND REVIVE THE SPIRITS fi ,:wwr:rv.,-rraiifir2fp:32Q2,', , ,-'gg'-RP: 'g, ,Q4'.,Q'i21',, .. J ,. r 'r vpn au. 1 4 .Je ov r-vs r xv: si 1 ram -nffra ma vo 5 J A.. fl x uf in w-.qw-,ur Qaeda... G-ff'-'ff' -'-W 'P-' , 4 an E A Yliw' T ..4., r'-ml. T Through The Canal The GciTun Locks, TirsT leg of DECATUR's journey beTween Oceons. ITWI fu. avr 4 From Colon To Ponolrnol CiTy, The Gorun To Mironflores locks, The Polnolrno Conol TronsiT wos or once in ol IiTeTirne experience for mosT of The crew, one ThoT kepT everyone noT olcTuoIIy required loelovv decks monning The rolil Tor The enTire Trip. 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CommunicaTions are noT for Their own sake, buT wiThin The greaTer pur- view ofa ToTal operaTion. Underway operaTions will become The normal means of replenishmenT when deployed away from comforTable supply areas in The UniTed STaTes. DecaTur learned all These lessons well. AfTer Two monThs of refresher Training and a successful final baTTle problem DecaTur was a fleeT uniT. Ready To operaTe as a culminaTion of a year's fusion of experience and Training of men and machine. l l BaHIe Siahons . . . Maneuvering . . En ga gmeni wmv AHack wi+h Various Weapons The Qiorg A HOSTILE BOGEY STRAYS AND BECOMES A TARGET 1 . E I FOR TARTAR BIRDS AWAY! 04' A Qhooi MARK INTERCEPT . . . PART OF THE REMAINS AND A TRCPHY RECOVERED. Damage HiT broivo! SimuIolTed rockeT Tire or Torpedo dTToick mdy some doly Ioe noT ci simuIciTed drill, louT oi grim TolcT. WhoiT do you do when your ship is in ddnger? 1 Doimdge ond ccisuoilTy conTroI Tedches how To survive os ci TighT- ing uniT, minimizing The eTTecTs of oiTToick. Eoich memloer of ci ddmgge con- Trol pony musT know his dssigned iob olnd TiTTings. Edch mdn on The poirTy hos The survivoil of The ship ds his personcil responsibiIiTy. BRIEFINGS BY LT SNYDER IN THE MESSDECKS A , , ' XM - xsvv ,g,-,-Rx.,WpQg,.g1! ---- QM elif Xi I I A fu. ,,,, A , K fig? X A f f 2 3 X if , N f 4 f? zwyxwf , Z , ,W Q I X my-uf f 1 AFTER STEERING, READY TO TAKE OVER INSTANT COMMUNICATIONS ARE NECESSARY 11' ,Q CONSTANT WATCHFULNESS IN D C CENTRAL . . . TQ MAKE ABANDQNING gi-up ALWAYS A DRILL. is , ,A S -sswf X , JR Conirol Wovrchfulness in mciin con- Trol - brings insTc1nT cacfion in emergency. This is neces- solry To keep conTroI of The ship. A vessel which ccinnof move colnnof figI1T. Lf A REPORT OF A CASUALTY IN MAIN CONTROL xiii f I ' , f r ' I 1 ?fx A I ,, ' 'ME . I '.fi:X ' . 7, ,fZf?' 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