Epperson (DDE 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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Weapons Ofhoer LT Troy E Ted Mathis Jr. USN The weapons Department is a composition of highly trained individuals whose basic purpose is to defend the ship and to carry out her assigned missions. These personnel operate and maintain the weapons systems and equipment. Weapons systems include the five inch guns and fire control radar which are the responsibility of Second Division Personnel, Third divisions' anti-submarine weaponry, such as the torpedo tubes, ASROC launcher, and sonar, and all of the deck equipment utilized by the First division in deck and seamanship evolutions. There are approximately eighty-five men assigned to carry out the duties of the Weapons Department. Like other depart- ments on board the ship, these people are highly diversified and cross trained in order that they can perform a wide variety of assorted tasks ranging from shore bombardment and anti- submarine warfare to anchoring the ship and standing underway watches. . PP 77 ' . . , W ., 'Ama IUHV, , , wma