Elizabeth Stanton (AP 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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Y A , ,,,,, U-. ,,, . ... -......,......-, ,.,,..,.. ,- . -- W '--2 LIQ 5 Ohlpang I 945 The average observer who sees a shlp moving stea1th11y 1nto a r1ver or a hal bor as he watches from a vantage po1nt on the shore several hundreds of yards away actually sees very l1ttle H1s eye is met with perhaps a grey hull and as in the case of the Lizzie a deslgnatmg number forward near the bow P60 1n white characters sharply stand out agalnst this monotonous grev war pamt The Shlp moves slowly and carefully to 1ts appointed spot and stops The elements very regularly take their toll of the ship s lmmaculate appearance and lt IS the duty of human intellect and brawn to ma1nta1n the ship s smart llnes Someone too has to be on hand to lncrease the ship s speed or to retard it The vast and massive engine that drives her weight through the water must be kept smoothly running There are pumps generators blowers shafts cams and eccentrlcs None of them must fail for if any one of them does the ship s safety IS lmmedlately put ln danger The spray that falls over the ship s steel deck IS as corroslve as ac1d and must be battled constantly the staccato of the chipping hammers attest to the fact that the old bugaboo ru t 1S bemg scaled from the decks and soon fresh paint will once more adorn the ship s sides and decks We who comprise the crew s complement are fully cognizant of the vigilance of the deck and engine departments whom we . ., . - - , L., . , . . . 9 ' 7 7 7 - cc - - 97 ' - 9 ' ' l C ' ' n n 0 ' l - . r A s Q , Q i . . . . v Q Q 0 , 0 0 0 , 9 9 ' C ' 'O I O ' l , . . ' 7 7 7 7 . '. . . 9 ' '7 7 0 , u Q o 0 A , . . . . . . 9 -1 S1 . . . C , I 4 , A 0 I . . . . . , in I l I I l Ol proudly present here. We will not say that lt IS the1r respons1b1l1ty to keep the ship in shape, but rather we will say that to these men goes the credit for keeping the ship so uniformly in order. It is not a job that may be left for the future, it is a task that must be done all the time. The boys who work on deck are also called on to get the boats in the water, and when the time comes to disembark troops and unload. To watch under difficulty and danger is to see that these boys know their jobs and do them well. These are the boys who also know gunnery, recognition of enemy ships and planes, and a hundred and one other collateral tasks that, collectively, make life aboard ship safer and more livable. A 6

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