Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q' - I G2 DIVISION G-2 DIVISION SHARES IN THE REFUELING EVOLUTIONS BY OPERATING THE DOUBLE FUELING RIG, FOR DESTROYER REFUELING, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OF THE OILER REFUEL. ING RIGS. IT IS THE FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY OF DIVISION PERSONNEL TO SEE TO THE MOORING OF THE SHIP IN PORT OR, AT ANCHOR, TO THE SETTING OF THE PORT ACCOMMO. DATION LADDER AND BOAT BOOM. UNDERWAY, THEY ARE PART OF THE PILOT HOUSE WATCH KEEPING ESSEX STEADY 4 ON COURSE. I i SN L.K. SHAFER SN P.A. THARP BMI LLB. THOMPSON SA mx. RAMSEY SN J.w.BU1'cHER SN E.D. ENSEY SN LP. Hmzr-:L SN LE. MARBURGER SN E, OSMULSKI SA GM- REED BM2 LE, WALLING SA Gm CALDWELL SN J.P. GAGLIANO SN LA. JOHNSON SA D.E.McconM1cK nm F.H.ovER1'UnF SN D-W- BM3 H,w, WINS1-ON SN L.T. D1I.L SA R.c. GINTER SN D.w. JOHNSON SN Dir. MICHAELSKI SN 'r.A. PATTON scuomgogg amz E,M. woqm-:N X vi . 159' R, K xwigmff H XV BM2 W.W. ANDERSON BM3 R.R. LAPORTE SA RJ. SCAFIDI SN W.J. SKAGGS 2OO

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QU in ll, is ,, i. f . 9 .5 B IEE' ME ME Ili' 3 an VI ,nk ' lllhli Y LW' Sw? 'MIN wi W Milly Z W A . w 1 +1 37 - I I. , G-1 A ' ,'Q- 1 DIVISION I ENS W.J. ENS T.G. TROY, JR. ALEXANDER ll THE HANDLING OF AND MAINTENANCE TO THE SHIP'S AN- CHORS ARE A PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE THIRTY- THREE MEN OF G-1 DIVISION. ESSEX HAS BOTH A CENTER LINE AND A STARBOARD DUNN TYPE ANCHOR, EACH OF' WHICH WEIGH SOME FIFTEEN TONS. THE ANCHORS AND THEIR 180 FATHOMS OF CHAIN ARE LOWERED AND RAISED BY POWERFUL WINCHES DEEP IN THE BOW OF THE SHIP. G-1 DIVISION IS ALSO CHARGED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE FORWARD REFUELING RIG. THIS RIG ENABLES ESSEX TO BE REFUELED AT SEA BY FLEET OILERS OR TO REFUEL OTHER SHIPS WHILE AT SEA. IT CAN ALSO BE CONVERTED FOR REPLENISHMENT EVOLUTIONS. THIS ABILITY TO BE REFUELED AND REPLENISHED AT SEA IS THE KEY TO THE VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED RANGE AND MOBILITY OF THE MOD- ERN U.S. NAVY. SN L. ADDISON Sf? ff . SN G.w.BARmcK Q FN Im. Buss fm I . SN J.B. GAREY SN B. GUERRA SN B.K. HARRINGTON BM2 D.A. LIKENS SA J. MCCULLOUGH SN P.W. MCFEELEY A SA L.A. POLLARD W SN G.POULAKIS .ii SN n.c. RUNIILE 199 SA R.E. ADAMS BM3 T.L. DELOZER SN S,P. DENNY SN T.J. FROST BM2 J.U. JOHNSON BM3 W.L. JOHNSON SN S.F. KNOWLES SN J .E. MCSWEENEY SN T.W. MILLER SN F. PENA SN R.L. SQUIRES SN L.L. WEEKS SN AJ. ZIVKOVICH SA D.R. BLACKMAN BMI R. LAGLE SN G.G. HATLE BM2 R.W. MENE SN J.W. RAFFERTY SN R. RULE SN R.J. SULLIVAN BM2 M. WILLIAMS .Aux I HW

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V , w T Q BMC J. 1NMNy , Mff SN R.C. A A1NswOHTH V, BMa G.E. DI V ISION -: ENS n.E. BERGLUND SN n.H. EERTHAUME SN N.A. BROOKS SN M.D. , I 1 -' ' fi 1 f ' W I CRADDOCK 4 nw '3 6 I CHIEF CONCERN OF THE MEN OF G-3 DIVISION IS THE OP- g1TffiiIv'CR0USE 2 ERATION OF THE BOAT AND AIRPLANE fB+AJ CRANE, ESSEX DOUG'-ASS ff . BIG MUSCLE, WHICH IS USED FOR INPORT LOADING OF SM'R-FO'-'NO .gag , SUCH HEAVY EQUIPMENT AS THE SHIP'S BOATS AND VE- H HICLES AS WELL AS AIRCRAFT. AT SEA, IT IS USED TO BOARD 1 THE PILOTS BASKET. DURING REPLENISHMENT EVOLUTIONS Y DIVISION PERSONNEL HANDLE HOUSEFALL RIGS AT A VARIOUS STATIONS AND FUENISH THE PHONE TALKER SAKEUFOSTER WHO LINKS THE BRIDGE WITH ALL REPLENISHMENT STA- SNC.A. FOX TIONS. DURING AIR OPERATIONS THEY STREAM THE TARGET SN W-V' FURNE SLED. IN PORT, THEY ASSIST IN THE MOORING OF ESSEX AND, A AT ANCHOR, THEY RIG THE STARBOARD ACCOMMODATION 3 LADDER AND BOAT BOOM. THEY ALSO HANDLE THE STAR- 1, BOARD LEAD LINE USED FOR TAKING DEPTH SOUNDINGS. H 'ffff---O . fri, W'21w 'Q B ' -1 :ETE 2. I 3 , I 1 A E,ST HAA,SA ,H H,L A A M ,, ,I A Ig f 3 B fa O 5, X X Q rv' , I ff? LUV. udp V N i 201