Hyman (DD 732) - Naval Cruise Book

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Five torpedoes ond dozens of depth charges keep our small torpedo gang busy. Hyman makes actual torpedo attacks on other ships, setting the fish to run at a 30 foot depth so as to pass well beneath the target ship. Its alcohol and compressed air tur- bines can push one of these babies along at 45 knots, so there's no outrunning them. The sonarmen are the boys with ears , their iob being to de- tectsubmarines and then guide the ship in for a depth charge or f'hedgehog attack, using their electronic sounding devices. One observatiorraf the devastiotng spectacle of an exploding pattern of depth charges would make anyone wary ofrsubmarine duty. OPERATIONS The Operations Department is primarily responsible for the ship's communications. The radiomen maintain powerful trans- mitters and receivers so that we are always in communication with other units and shore relay stations, wherever the ship may go. Even while in the Mediterranean, men receive wires from home in a matter of hours. When operating in American waters, it is actually possible to telephone home through the services of the marine oper- ators. On the bridge, the Signalmen handle visual communications with Signal lights and C0l0rfUl signal flags. The Quartermasters assist with the navigation and keep the ship's logs. I Combat information Center, manned by our Radarmen, is the Officer-of-the-Deck's right arm during operations. Filled with com- plex radar equipment, voice radio speakers, plotting boards, and interior communications, CIC is alive with activity twenty-four hours a day during extensive tactical operations such as those recently experienced with the Sixth Fleet in Europe. Maintenance of this delicate electronic equipment requires the skill of our highly trained electronic technicians. 1 ENGINEERING The Engineering Department is composed of groups of spec- ialized technicians, whose niob codes require proficiency in such widely separated tasks as conducting lectures on Atomic Defense, 'rewinding electric motors, overhauling diesel engines, producing precision equipment on a lathe, welding and brazing, and chemical V, ha t . 5 . 5 W X A CIC plotting team crowded but competent Decontamination team from Repair 3

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Don't shoot! rf E ,-, Q. N correspondence courses to prepare themselves for advancement. The ship itself is kept busy with drills and all sorts of competitive ex- ercises, such as gunnery, AAA shoots, shore bombardment firing, sea manship exerciess, damage control problems, anti-submarine war- fare practice, and tactical maneuvers with other ships.' A look at the Plan-of-the-day will show that life aboard the Hyman is an active one .... rest assured that the sailor earns his pay! THE DEPARTM ENTS With such a strenuous and constantlydemanding schedule, ships work must be organized . Let's takea look at the various departments their respective rates and duties.- DECK The fifty man deck division guided by the experienced Boat- swain's Mates, maintains the entire deck area and sides of the ship. These exposed spaces are kept as clean as the compartments inside, piping sweepers being a familiar sound to all, in gaddi- tion, the Bosuns , under supervision of the First Lieutenant, are responsible for the ship's seamanhsip, which includes anchoring and mooring, rigging for fueling at sea and high-line transfers of per- sonnel and freight, running the motor whaleboat, and, of course, all painting. Ar General Quarters they man the 5 and 3 inch mounts and assist the Damage Control parties .... above all, the Bosuns are dependable. ORDNANCE Under the supervision of the Gunnery Officers, the ordnancemen maintain the ship's armament. The older rated Gunners Mates are usually mount captains of one of the powerful 5 inch rapid-firing mounts. These men must be school-trained in hydraulics, electric power drives, ammunition, and have long experience at practical mechanics, for gun casualties are dangerous and must be repaired quickly and safely. The Firecontrol Technicians, with months of electronic school behind them, operate and service our precision firecontrol radars and computers, which are the brains of our gun batteries. This equipment is capable of detecting and tracking automatically planes as far out as fifty miles. I JW, .fr . R . A A fish is launched. 'Ui 'flllllllf

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NORTHERN EUROPEAN PO Plymouth Jan 18-22 Londonderry Jan 23- Glasgow Jan 30-31 Londonderry Feb 1-5 Bremerhaven Feb 8-10 European Cruise - USS Hyman DD 732 january - june 1954 .Paris ' GERMANY FRANCE SWITZERLAND I 1 5 s-- Harseill s ' V9 I 1193 QQ s 0 is 3 .na 9 QQ, ,'v S 5 ' 's A r 1 r eix 'vltb' venic , '-17' rieste I SLAXVIA ITALY 7' L' ' HSN ' ' 'f T 1 Y I 03 N ' I S lx Q X xv Y U G O V F J 6 'X X N Q I x 5 R x ' ' if 1 x X 1 gc X x I , x I f x I X X M 1 NK K Rep 1 ' X ' ts I il :VII xx QROIIC X X I X I , lj x X xx l 'l 9' I KX xx xx I 4' ,' gs N K gl If 1 ,g 'Q X X XX X I 1 ' 1 I T xl X xl ' xi , N x 'V 1 1 jf Q N 1 I Ka I, I SPAIN ' N -f' 'Z'--5: Q I' , -1- 1 9 Shield g x Naples X p ,I ix 1 If Xia, : ss ,I IJ. 5 Rep I I ,af :lx I' It gil, ,vita X x Almeria , X ,fx N XIII' x' 'I ' 1 1 fb 1 - -.-,:. N , ,L N r X ' '1 r e ' 6 or--4--------4 -----, ,,-24--3-C gf 1 ,4, GREECE QV' 'f-92'---.... ..-4--.. 'f 1---- k f 'w' dr 21 -- I' IIQY : ,Il G -sas xxx I u-flfs x ' all If 'x N S STN 'Vi I f'7:x5E ' L :'l' Fe? Hellenbv Ath Mediterranean Ports rf: J. xx. . ' ,A ,-,,,-?' ,ff gxgky I RTN X Q I I X 'r' 1. Gibraltir Feb. 11+-15 7. Games April 21-21+ X Qfsffx ,f' ,f '-' 'xx 2. Athens Feb 20-21+ a. Marseille Apgil 21+-28 XX ,'1q.xsl,n,,a K f--- 3. Cannes March 2-10 9. Palermo May -12 N x'-vs I f 1 Naples March 17-21 10. venice May 17-21 X ' Umm X X' C 5: Malta March 23-26 6 . Almeria April 6-13 ll. Trieste May 21-21+ 12. Gibraltar May 28 Negport Rhode lg: Jur1,...e Z 9 2. Xxxg,--kf af X X f f 7' f ew als--',',,,,-