Lake Champlain (CVS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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?' Try stepping into a W Division working space and you're likely to be greeted by a series of blinking lights, Warning buzzers, and the long, cold muzzle of a .45. For inside the constantly guarded hatch to special weapons, is the realm of TOP SECRET Warfare, where the cloak and dagger treatment is standard procedure. The 20 men of W Division are under LTIG. E.R. Mateer, their Division Officer. He has made it clear that it would be very unwise and unhealthy to delve into their affairs. Associated with special weapons is the Torpedo Shop with LTIG. A.L. Vaughn as Torpedo Gfficer. The shop handles one of the main striking forces of a support carrier, a bloodhound torpedo which homes in on it's hapless target when it is launched. W Division sports the greatest variation in rates on the ship. They carry on their roster ordnancemen, electronic technicians, torpedomen, nuclear Weaponsmen, storekeepers, yeomen, and minernen-all of whom perform an important function in the division's closely guarded work. The secrecy afforded the division spaces probably alleviates one of the most common gripes heard aboard ship! I sure Wish people would quit coming in, so I can get some work done.