Hutchins (DD 476) - Naval Cruise Book

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4,Ll- GUN NER'S MATES Commence Firing! -and the 0 Division goes into action. The fire control gang strain their eyes and twirl their computor dials to get on and stay on the target. The gunners mates man their guns and throw out a hail of fire that can, and has, knocked the Nips out of the sky and off the surface of the sea. The torpedomen, from their deadly tubes, send the speedy fish on their way to the bowels of the enemy's ships. The very reason for the ship's being is fulfilled when this team of destruction starts to work. But when the Cease Firing sounds, and the battle has been won, the other phase of the work the ordnance men do, comes to the fore. It is a big job to keep the guns, depth charges, range finders, torpedoes, and all the rest of the ship's fighting power ready for action. It takes skilled mechanics and technicians to keep the ordnance gear in fighting trim. These are the men that do the job. GROOMING THE GUN ..14...

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l FI REROOM GANG THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT These hundred men are the heart of the ship. They fire the boilers, control turbines of sixty thousand horsepower. send compressed air to the guns and torpedozs, supply all electrical power, and provide that necessary human requirement-water. The-y fight too, manning' forty millimeter anti-aircraft guns when under enemy aittzick. 'l'ht'y do lit-tit-r than hold their own. Several Japanese planes on the bottom of tht- st-ti nttt-st to thi-. Still :mother vital factor in battle is the damage control and rt-pair parties. 'lhtf t-iigiiii-ers niziltt- up the bulk of these. They know how to act under fire, since t-iut'rt:t-nt'it-- airi- always occuring during their regular routine watches which require- triiztft-r-lilw tlocisioii- :ind :it-tion. .-tn t-ngiiit-t-r's wi-rl. is ni-it-r done. ln port with liberty a happy and much longed for prospect. tht-rv is miirli lu do. The tremendous quantity of machinery contained on at destroyer rt-quirt-s ii nrt-git amount of maintenance. It cannot be done while the equipment is in opt-rzitinn. Only too often does it interfere with their liberty. 'l'ht-so mt-n have vnrnt-d a large amount of credit not only for their able perfor- mance of duty but also for their spirit of comradeship. They not only deserve our ap- preciation, they have it. THE MISSING JOE POT l 116-