Duncan (FFG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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An aledaide is used to accurately measure bearings Tools of the Trade- Modern Navy w arships are highly complicated platforms with many complex systems aboard. It takes extremely intelligent technicians with years of training and hands on experience to keep Duncan ' s equip- ment functioning correctly. Addi- tionally, it takes the right tool to get the job done properly. Interest- ingly, though, many of the tools of today ' s Navy have not changed sig- nificantly in many years. On these pages are some of the tools used on a frequent basis by Duncan sailors working hard.

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Teamwork USS Berkeley tries to prevent Duncan from penetrating the screen Successful Navy ships are not those who can do it all, but those that can do it all and work as a team player with other ships. From Car- riers to Oilers, each ship in today ' s Navy has a specific role and is vitally important. This page is dedi- cated to some of our teammates from the fleet. Some are better than others but all will agree that Dun- can is a team player who works hard. HMCS Provider; a beautiful Oiler from Canada The Captain supervises an approach on USNS Kawishawi and continues her journey to Long Beach

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Counter-clockwise from above (1) Lube oil samples necessary to track equipment status (2) A hand held radio . . . vital when mooring (3) Parallel rulers and dividers ... as old as the Navy (4) Barometer used to predict weather changes (5) A sharp knife . . . the most used tool in the Navy