John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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SQ 6 0000 --L M, FIRST DIVISION The Fighting First The First Division, or as it is sometimes called, The Deck Technicians, is com- posed ot a proud group ot hard Working men who are sailors in the iinest sense of the word. Aside from their everyday job ot maintaining the exterior ot the ship in spot- less condition, these men are responsible tor performing every detail ot seamanship from fueling at sea to mooring to a buoy. Aboard ship, the men ot the First Division stand a variety oi Watches, which include lookout, helmsman, lee helmsman, and bridge talker. They maintain and operate the ship's smallboats in a manner that reflects credit upon the ship they represent. Although the Navy is a constantly chang- ing service due to technological improve- ments in ships and equipment, the Deck Technicians are as important today as they were a hundred years ago, for upon them lies the responsibility tor keeping the United States Navy the best looking Navy in the world. Squared awa

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ATHLETICS Throughout our Far East cruise the lVlcCAlN had organized teams competing in basketball, softball, baseball, and bowling. While in Subic Bay in the Philip- pines, tournaments were organized on a divisional level in all but baseballthe McCAlN's teams fared very well, taking first in an unfinished basketball tour- nament, and finishing second in the divisional softball. The ship's baseball team first functioned in Perth, Australia, losing a C1059 game to the Perth champions. ln Yokosuka, the team beat the USS HELENAIS baseball team, 8-O, in our opener, and tied the USS DIXIE, lO-10, in one extra inning, after which the game had to be called because of darkness. Pictured on this page is the lVlcCAlN's basketball team that was barely edged out of the divisional championship by the USS MULLANY, when the tournament was resumed for the second time in Yokosuka. Two More for the McCain Under the Lights Two More on the Way Nimble as a Cat The Big Three Bewildered Opponent T.--'I..-- C'I.-A

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SECOND DIVISION The big gun and little pellets law my . : J gl ilk f 'LM , V ,Q , D - I X KW xg- Q AIX on E 0 gil I f ,dbg X X asf Main armament Gun gang ' The Second Division, composed of Gunners Mates and Firecontrol Technicians, has the responsibility for maintenance and upkeep of all the ship's ord- nance equipment and gunfire control systems with the exception of the ASW equipment. This respon- sibility is divided up into the guns, loading systems and magazines, which is maintained by the gunners mates and the tour tire control systems and asso- ciated electronic gear, which the tirecontrolmen maintain. The 5 5O's and 3 7O's are among the new- est ot the types in the tleet today and are the pride ot the 2nd Division. Fire power going to sea