Epperson (DD 719) - Naval Cruise Book

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NA VIGA TIUN DEPA RTME N T LT. R. W. USBORNE Navigation Officer

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f - E ET 5 f -' L FIRST ROW CL to RD: Hunn, D. L., SA, Flores, P.K,, SN, Vanguardia, D.M., TN, xCastaneda, A,A,, -5 Jr., SA SECOND ROW: Smith, W.D., CS2, Willson, A.W., CS2, Hipolito, LO., TN, Smith, G,G,, if SH3, Tulao, LL., SD3, Ford, C.W., SN THIRD ROW: Benson, T.S., SA, Kreipe, W. F., SN, 1 Zigler, J,D., SHSN, Thompson, A,M., SN, Newman, L,D,, SK3, Kaminsky, S.A., SK3, Lee, C.W., ' Jr., SH3 I I, L5- 35 ,, , I-' ' 'H 5

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The Nav1gat1on Department was establ1shed as a separate department after more than two th1rds of our WestPac Cru1se Formerly a part of OC D1v1s1on 1n the Operat1ons Department, the quartermasters, yeoman, personnelmen and postal clerk were d1rectly responslble to the Execut1ve Off1cer for many of the1r dut1es AS a new department they were organlzed as N D1v1s1on w1th the Ch1ef Quartermaster as D1v1s1on Off1cer respons1ble to the Navlgator Adm1n1strat1ve Ass1stant Nav1gat1on at sea 1S a twenty four hour a day Job Insurmg the sh1p 1S operat1ng 1n safe water and know1ng her pos1t1on at all t1mes requ1res constant v1g11ance The quartermaster of the watch keeps the rough deck log, mamtams the sh1p's track, records the weather, and pred1cts changes 1n the weather whenever poss1ble When not on watch there are charts and publ1cat1ons to be corrected The postal clerk 1S often the most heckled man on board He str1ves to del1ver anx1ous1y awa1ted news from home and dut1ful1y gets our letters and packages off to those we've left beh1nd HIS sotmd of ma1l call' often br1ngs a sm1le to many a weary face and occaslonally a frovm of d1sappo1ntment from others Sh1p's off1ce 1S the adm1n1strat1on co ordmat1on center of the Shlp There the yeomen and personnelmen bus11y pound type wr1ters and deftly shuffle papers among department baskets Wh11e the personnelmen are ma1n1y respons1ble for keepmg the serv1ce records of each man, the yeomen prepare correspondence and ma1nta1n f11eS of current 1nstruct1'ons and notlces 0ther routme dut1es 1nclude publ1sh1ng a da1ly Plan of the Day CPODD and preparmg the sh1p's personnel d1ary Although the men of N D1v1s1on could broadly be labeled as paper pushers, most of them have spent some t1me on the deck force and have earned the1r rates through hard work They st1l1 perform routme mamtenance and take pr1de 1n the appearance of the1r spaces as well as the1r ab111ty to sa11 the seas . . . - . . f . . . . . . . . , . . . . - . ' Q U . - , . . p . . . , J.. , -,,,,,Q .g,,A,,,,,,.,-gp.,.,-VI' A-,a.-1.,,f,Q--..,.sa7..,.f.f:,ggvL,+gL+,'A:1Q.g.L..,g--,Q-,Q..e:-...c..,:,gQ..f '-11341 ipg.aka..+zl1.gaM..Q5,f,l,efL.2.a.sp,,.,.,g..ig , ,,,aV1'-1a-1-JN., V-