Diphda (AKA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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A W K : -'-'-1- --'- -'- ' , ., 4 - Ship's Company 8 July I955

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Her Crew ---- The Officers and Enlisted Men of the DIPHDA-two hundred diverse- individuals-all work together each in his own position in the team to accomplish the ship's mission. The Team is headed by Cdr. W. M. Kaufman, USN, our Commanding Officer. A T936 graduate of the Naval Academy, Captain Kauf- man has many years of sea duty in destroyers and battleships behind him, and several years of varied staff duty in the United States and overseas. The Executive Officer is Lcdr. C. E. Wood Jr., USN, of the Naval Academy's Class of l942,,who also has had varied duty afloat and ashore. The other officers and men are -divided into four Departments-Deck and Gunnery, Engineering, Oper- ations and Supply. Each department has a particular function within the ship's organization, and each must accomplish its function for the ship to accomplish its mission. Teamwork, too, is necessary between the- Departments, and DlPHDA's people have achieved a high degree of iust that. The Deck and Gunnery Department, with three officers and fifty men assigned, is responsible for the care and operation of the cargo-handling gear, boats, anchor and mooring lines, the cleanliness and painting of our sides and main deck, and the upkeep of our guns and ammunition. Considering the large expanse of open deck and sides, and the amount of cargo-handling gear needed for five hatches, the Deck Department has a very big job in accomplishing its function. The three officers and eighty men of the Engineering Department take care of the ship's machinery and minor repair work. The- latent energy contained in our fuel oil is transformed into working energy in the boilers, and this energy in turn drives our propelling machinery, our auxiliaries, pumps, electrical generators, etc. The repair gang makes repairs to the ship and equipment, cares for our plumbing and ventilation needs, and keeps our damage control equipment in top condition. The Engineers always get us there in one piece. The Operations Department is the eyes and ears of the ship. Here again, three officers direct the work of the twenty-two me-n assigned in collecting information by mail fpost office, and ship's officej, radio, ra- dar and navigation instruments-information that tells us where we are, what we are doing there and where we are going, when. The Ship's Office takes care of all personnel matters and the correspondence involved in operating and administering our ship and crew. The Post Office provides us with complete mail service, including money orders, registry and parcel post. Food? Pay? Supplies? The Supply Department takes care of all that, and more. DIPHDA is one of the best feeding ships in the Fleet due to a happy combination of natural cooks and bakers working under the intereste-d guidance of the Commissary Officer. He also supervises the paperwork involved in transporting cargo. The Paymaster hands out the money at pay-day twice a month, and supervise-s the Ship's Store and the Uniform'Store on board ship. Giving overall guidance to these two officers, the Sup- ply Officer also insures that we have on board the necessary electronic tubes, machinery, spare parts, rags-all the thousands of items that go into keeping the ship ope-rating. How well does he succeed in all these multitudinous duties?-DIPHDA never yet has failed to sail because of lack of supplies! Which Department is most important? Without the Engineers, we certainly couldn't move. But Oper- 1:35:E5i:5Egg::55gggg215:555:5:I-1:g:j.,q4255:gi:33,3114:ggi:5155:3115535355555:5135354155:5:5255gig:555:21313155353355131555555555553g:,:35:325:3515155355:555:f:3:5:5:333513515353235154z5:22 3:3:vgg5:5E55:5E5E335125:51531515:-515:E353151511135Egg3:51-3Z:E:2 g:Mg:531535511152523355'Z-2355.,31522113215233FEES.girzrz51525132-5:25213525-:I2515525121515.'EL:E5:?5Eff2-512If-Iifirif'31:ErE2iZ5f:2:153I1'iifilzfifiif122-:1?E221SfE2?3E1E1t6Ff?ES2:-2E13152351513522543:-2532225252122:Z-223515231:'E5f?E51FE?51?1?2f'?H-335251555i'If35E1E5iSE5E5E1E519325535535155152525EI2523359E2E2?E5E5E5E3i5151E223513351S1345555351521552EIEIEIEIEE523257515f3fE2E1EfF5E2E1E2E''rhfE2151i555i51E-I - . . . ations has to tell us where to go, and the Deck Department has to keep the cargo equipment working to get the cargo aboard and handle the lines to dock and tugs, and the Supply Department has to feed us on the way and provide spare parts that might be needed during the trip. If any one of the four fails, the ship fails. Each Department is as important as the others in accomplishing its own particular function, and each must work in coniunction with the other three departments to enable DIPHDA to fulfill its mis- sion. The Battle Efficiency Plaque presented DIPHDA testifies to the high degree of success achieved by thie ship's officers and men working individually and together in accomplishing the iobs assigned us during t e year.

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The CharT above shows Trips Taken by The Ship across The Pacific since 30 OcTober 1952, when she was reassigned To Commander, Service Force, U. S. Pacific FleeT. These include nine round Trips To Japan, wiTh such additional porTs of call as Subic Bay, Philippines, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Hong Kong and San Diego, for an approximaTe ToTal of lO0,000 miles, CequivalenT To four Times around The world.j In The course of our Travels we have been exposed To many Types of OrienTal culTures and cusToms. We musT be prepared To make a quick TransiTion from one way of life To anoTher. For example-, when enTering a Japanese resTauranT, The shoes musT be lefT ouTside, and The cusTomer siTs on The floor-a disTincT diHer- ence from San Francisco. x T '