Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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FOX , DIVISION ENS R.R- HUNT ENS R,D. CLAFFEY IN THE CELEBRATED DAYS OF IRON MEN IN WOODEN SHIPS , GUNS WERE LOADED, AIMED AND LIGHTED OFF BY HAND. THAT THE SHOT ACHIEVED ITS TARGET WAS A TRIB- UTE TO THE GUNNERSMATES' BRAWN AND NAKED EYE JUDG- MENT. THE MEN OF FOX DIVISION, RESPONSIBLE FOR ESSEX GUNFIRE CONTROL AND WEAPONS DIRECTION SYSTEMS, EM- PLOY SOME OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT OF ITS KIND. HIGHLY SKILLED TECHNICIANS, THESE MEN NOT ONLY OPERATE THE COMPUTERS, DIRECTORS AND FIRE CONTROL RADARS, BUT ARE EQUALLY CAPABLE OF THE TESTING, INSPECTING, CLEANING AND ADJUSTING REQUI- SITE TO MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY OR, WHEN MALFUNCTION OCCURS, OF THE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR CORRECTION. THE NAME WEAPONS DEPARTMENT IS NARROWER THAN ITS TOTAL RESPONSIBILITYg FOR MAINTE- NANCE AND OPERATION OF THE SHIP'S SEVERAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS, STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ORDNANCE AND AMMUNITION, INDEED, ALL MAT- TERS RELATED TO WEAPONRY COMPRISE ONLY A PART OF THE DEPARTMENTS RAISON D'ETRE. WEAPONS IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DECK SEAMANSHIP SUCH AS REFUELING AND REPLENISH- ING, MOORING AND ANCHORING, RUNNING THE SHIP'S BOATS, SIDE CLEANING AND FOR OPERAT- ING THE BOAT AND AIRPLANE CRANE. SN R.M. BLOUGH l l'G3 W.A. BROCKMIRE SN R.W. CARRETTA FFG2 M.N. COOK S . NW Q 'i: ' 'v-uv W g ,P -- HH... ' Mm: f' Us El., Q 2 1. Q , f P ga ' T ge? S -.r 0 1. - --. I 1 195

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I 1 1- - 1 ' JI PREPARATION FOR ANOTHER RAID-WW II n CDR J.B. BROWN WEAPONS OFFICER I LCDR D.P. KENNEDY FIRST LIEUTENANT LCDR LB. WADDINGTON FIRST LIEUTENANT LT I-I.S. 0'CONNOR SIIII- S ORDNANCE OFFICER r Sw 'ala , . i I u nu i n 1 I - 1 l 1 194

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