Ford (FFG 54) - Naval Cruise Book

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Deck Division is responsible for maintaining and caring for the ship's exterior, manning and organizing all replenishment at sea stations, operating the ship's motor whaleboat, standing bridge watches, CBoatswainmate of the watch, status board, lookouts, helm, JL talkerl maintaining flight operations gear and manning flight quarters stations. They provide 7596 of the manpower for repair II and repair III during general quarters. They also man the forecastle for special evolutions such as Sea and Anchor Detail for mooring and anchoring evolutions. Deck division supports the ship's mission by giving it the ability to achieve underway replenishment to maintain time on station, ability to conduct flight quarters to support the LAMPS MK III mission, and simple contact management providing Combat Information Center the visual confirmations and immediate changes to the surrounding area needed for safe navigation. In the rare event that a man should fall overboard, deck division personnel are responsible for sighting him, providing the rescue gear and manning the motor whaleboat to save the person. .- - -' x, 4- g x. 4' S- lr fr' ff: ifkl inf jk? ff 2' I 5 If N 2 'E' X 2 '4 as 'fb ff Nb 'fi .gb 4 1 .W H. ,' .LEA 1 , g Q I-3 , , Q Q5 , I Q Ls: 4 s el SC-3 DIVISION X Crossed Anchors BMCS McCullough k Q ' Y , f f 54 Q? I 5 W! My y pr A BMI Noe BM1 Bessman , lm4

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SC-2 Division includes both the radiomen and the signalmen. The radiomen operate radiotele- phones, radio teletypes, prepare messages and manage all incoming radio messages 24 hours a day. The signalmen stood watch on the signalbridge in 1100 - 1300F tem- peratures encoding and decoding messages, operating flashing light, managing visual signals, and pass- ing honors. They also alerted the ship to possible dangers and co- ordinated contact identification with Combat Information Center. SC-2 DIVISION f f - ,, A My f f 7, ,Q f ,,.. W 1 of XM ,I nf, ,yrlgw ' ,, , 'V J 4 V mi , 'f V ' f Q i gi ' ' X f 1 10 KW 1 ,gi X' wif f I fy 0 KMWM 0 Z , 1 f wfw' f f ff Q, 'fi f a - - , Q-n f ,Q M W if x, ff . , . A V , , or rf , f if 'Q ff xv W QW 4 1 A 1 ! ty, M 1 f 1 1 0 f fl f ' 21 2,4 7 X f N ,ZW f , X , f ,gv 4 fl V, Z , 1 :mu ig E 4, 1 X of I W, 4, l f o , I , 1 , yu ,, W9 ,W W ,,,,, A z, ,ffm 1 , ,MH ,WV ' MW in U.: x L 0231, 51 ZZ gg , ' 517 ' ' U , . mmf ff f Q' a X 5 LPC: SMI Johnson RM2 Poetzman RM2 Chaney RM3 Martinez RM3 Panis RM3 Williams RM3 Farmer SMSN Vandriel RMSN Bradley I me 1, if ,, , Y . ly t if I fain 'ff if wx, gl. ,A T M SEN: I fmt. Y 21 2 1 S- X r ' 1 1 5,55 .J R a .. lk it-' SM2 Reyna RM3 Hillmon SMSN Jacklin

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