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LCDR W M CONDON Department Head LT D POLLARD Assistant DH BMCM J H HOLLEY Department LCPO Deck Department consists of four officers, one Master Chief Boatswain ' s Mate, One Chief Boatswain ' s Mate, 25 other junior Boatswain ' s Mates and 65 undesignated Seamen. Responsible for the maintenance and operation of the welldeck, mooring stations, two 40,000 pound anchors, four underway replenishment stations, six boats, the ship ' s sides, and all ground tackle. Deck Department was involved in just about every evolution that occured onboard ESSEX. Deck also manned, 24 hours per day, many of the topside underway watches, including the Boatswain ' s Mate of the Watch, helmsman, lee helmsman, aftersteering helmsman, four lookout and lifebuoy watches, and the well deck integity watch. Deck Department was very proud of its accomplishments this deployment. From the order to ' take in all lines ' on 25 October 1994 to the order to ' over all lines ' on 25 April 1 995, Deck played a key role in many of ESSEX ' outstanding achievements. Conducting more than 200 well deck evolutions, including numerous launches and recoveries of the Landing Craft (Air Cushioned) (LCAC) and Landing Craft (Utility) (LCU) and movements of landing force equipment. Deck was the agency repsonsible for getting the embarked marines off the ship and enroute the beach. All events were safely and efficiently executed. In addition its well deck accomplishments. Deck Department also conducted more than 20 underway refuelings and reprovisioning evolutions, taking on more than than 300 pallets of stores and 5 million gallons of diesel and jet fuel. Deck also anchored the ship ten times, moored unmoored it twelve times, conducted its first ever LCU stemgate marriage, and launched its ready lifeboat five times to rescue 5 persons, recovery vital lost equipment, conduct a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and provide assistance to a foundering fishing vessel. During port visits, while the ship enjoyed as much liberty as possible. Deck was also hard at work maintaing the sides in the best condition possible, so that ESSEX returned to homeport looking nearly as good as the day it departed homeport six months earlier.
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