Fechteler (DD 870) - Naval Cruise Book

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Itf A W : v t $ %: • HP ■ mJj L U WA Division is a composite of Sonarmen, Torpedomen, and Gunner ' s Mate ' s Missilemen. Their equipment is the ships main armament. As a destroyer, FECHTELER ' s pri- mary task is to locate submarines and dispose of them. Torpedoes and ASROC are her weapons. Sonar is her ear in the sea. With the installment of DASH, drone anti- submarine helicopter, WA and her men will expand to handle this new weapon ' s system. The most diversified division in the Weapons Dept, these men work for a common goal: Sink Subs . i.

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B Boiler Tenders, generating steam for the ship, these men spend their days and nights in the Snipe holes providing power for the FECHTELER, steam for laundry, for hot water, for cooking, for heat and main engines. Long hours of dirty and thankless work are their fate- - the unseen, unsung power behind the ship. I !