Hanson (DD 832) - Naval Cruise Book

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RM3 R. F. Nulph RIVISN P. C. Travers SNI3 IVI, D, Schiffner RMSN D, F, Yoshonis .. -aamtiakif SN B. G. Hagerty SN M. A. Still The right hand over the left shoulder trick 'Naw, it doesn't hardly hurt at all now.

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.mn -rm. 3 SM1 R. Wilcox SIVl3!L. E. Wilcox niviz T. P. Koppin RNI3 D. A. Nlartisak mrsmmms-qi, . F ...sssf l RM1 J. K. Ellett RlVl2 K. IVI. Fewell SNI2 J. E. Watson QC Division Radio, Combat: We have a gunfire mission, please give us a transmitter on 348.6 megacycles no later than .... . Signal Bridge, Commf Outgoing message to the carrier .... Radio, Conn: We have an inbound helicopter. Set up the helo control circuit on the DASH deck. Good morning Captain. Here are the nights messages. Conn, Signal Bridge: From the carrier, turn .... i The messages and signals which a U.S. Navy ship sends and receives in a month's time fill several volumes. OC Div-Operations, Communications, is the division which sends, receives, processes, distributes, records, and maintains these messages. ln addition, the division's signalman and radiomen must maintain, with the help of the ship's electronics technicians, a vast array of equipment. Some jobs are simple, some complex. Some require a sledgehammer, some a pair of jeweler's tweezers. Some jobs require both. But 24 hours a day, at sea, the radiomen and signalmen of OC Division use their unique brand of Navy ingenuity to provide communications for the ship, Captain, and crew.

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QE Division Sometimes referred to as skates because we don't stand watches, the ET's do not think of themselves as such. While others are worn out from standing watch and must have their nights sleep, the ET's can often be found working late at night on a variety of jobs varying from a full nights work on the air search radar to a full nights work playing dominoes or cards. During the HANSON's last deployment the ET's were on call 24 hours a day. The men of OE Division have the responsibility of keeping the radio and radar equipment on the HANSON in 'Tip-Top' condition. Critical responsibility requires that the ET's have a variety of qualities. Not only must he have a knowledge of numerous pieces of electronic equipment, but also he must possess some insight into the personality of his equipment. Each ET must anticipate the problems that arise in his equipment to minimize the time that the equipment is down. He must also be an acrobat to cope with the problems that require the ET to climb on the masts and alter problems in the antennas. The ET's must be mountain climbers because the job requires climbing up bulkheads, sides of stacks, and up poles to install and work on his equipment. When all is said and done about the ET's, the ET's work is as hard as any other division. It is necessary that they check-out all gear prior to leaving port, at which time nothing seems to want to work. While at sea when some gear feels like taking a break, it requires many hours of hard work until the gear is back on the line. The technical ability of the ET's is an essential requirement to the successful operation of the ship at all times. ETN3 F. Nl. lVlcKim Oh I don't know, its all fouled up SN J- L- Deckert