Estes (AGC 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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, -. .-.M-gZ.,+A, ' W .-,,- i I-My Mm '- v ' ' ' Afw.u'.' ,Q nf HAVE SALUTING GUN WILL TRAVEL has become an Estes byword since last summer. Among the gunners-mates and FT's there is another slogan which has arisen z HAVE FIVE INCH AND FORTIES WHICH MAY WORK. The division has two, three pound saluting batteries cast in the year l903, and three twin forty millimeters which were designed in the l92O's by Bofors in Sweden, and we have a five inch 38 on the fo'c'sle which gives us the singular appearance of an ultra-modern whaling ship. The division is composed of fourteen men. They also furnish the ship its sheriff and one of its posse. In port the division daily furnishes a petty officer to ride shotgun on the guard mail. Our armony outfits the shore patrol in the latest '59 do it yourself man on the beat gear. The division proudly has a gear locker-work shop as modern and comfortable as the Tiiuana Fronton Palace. At sea the men held daily transmission checks on the mounts and directors, and during the latter part of thecruise frequent firing exercises produced an efficient, sharpshooting tecm. The third division, like the minute men of the revolution, stand READY. ' . ssf 1 e ,.. nn... . ! l ront Row IL to Rl: B.C. Robnett, R.V. Jones, R.R. Wilson, .I.A. Jenkins, L.T. Redmon D Tyler Back ow i. to Ri: N.W. Cuiver, E.E. Signs, G.D. Bowling, R.D. Stone, A.D. Stinnett, J.B. Turner H C Werner LTJG TR F I I O'keefe.

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l-' E A 5 S 9 1 1 2 I I LCDR AJ. GLIMORE OPERATlONS OFFICER ekwfas-is 2 Similar to the Deck Department, Operations has its traditional and even ancient aspects. The signalmen, for instance, take great pride in the smart performance of such historic communications skills as semaphore, flaghoist, and flashing light, and rightly so, for these methods have retained an important place in nautical communications. But probably nowhere on the ship is the possession of the latest up-to-date equipment, and the necessity for personnel skilled in its maintenance and operation so important as in the Operations Department. In this regard, detection devices such as radar and ECM equipment are especially crucial. Being a flagship, our Operations Department is a particularly complex one. Estes is literally crammed to the gunwales with electronics gear and the superstructure is a maze of antennas. Consequently, to ensure the proper functioning of this equipment, Operations employs a relatively high percentage of specially trained-personnel. This cruise was invaluable in that it provided a unique opportunity, particularly during the operations, to ascertain the capabilities of our present equipment and to exercise the crew in its maintenance and operation. Therefore, although those long monotonous watches underway may have seemed insignificant enough at the time, in the last analysis, it is the cumulative experience gained by each of us during all the hundreds of hours on a radar scope or communications circuit that enables Estes to do her part in retaining world supremacy for the United States and peace throughuot the world.