Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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FOX DIVISION Ist Row: LTJG Bussard5 Sims, FT35 Stevens, S035 Henninger, S035 Jones, S035 Murphy, TMI5 Ramsay, FT3. 2nd Row: Buehner, S035 Lalonde, FTSN5 Franklin, FT35 Schermerhorn, SOSN5 Schroeder, SOSA5 York, TM35 Massey, FT35 Schmitz, S015 Salisbury, FTC. 3rd Row: Lowe, FT35 Lloyd, FT25 Hefley, FT25 Lind, FT35 Decker, TM35 Schneider, S035 Gutridge, S03. A porpoise swimming in the water might wonder who is causing that otlensive ping in his ears. It he knew it was Mr. Bussard and his collection of Sonarmen, he would realize that members of Fox Division were doing their duty. Schmitz, SOI heads the Sonarmen who work in the air-conditioned ASW space. 0t equal importance in Fox Division are the Torpedomen and Fire Control Technicians. The Torpedomen under Murphy, TMI, take care of the Fish with their deadly load of explosives. The Fire Control Technicians headed by Salisbury, FTC, keep our directors ever ready to train our guns on the enemy. 0n occasions other than General Quarters, one may find Gutridge, S03, and Schneider, S03, rigging For BfT drops, or Lloyd, FT2, and Massey, FT3, hunched over a wiring diagram in the Mk. 56 director room. Sometimes York, TM3, may be found showing Decker, SN, how to make the regular morning pot of coFlee in the torpedo workshop. Through this division, the NICHOLAS is able to carry out its primary mission of anti-submarine warfare.

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M DIVISION 'N Ist Row: Sullivan, MM3, Klinkner, MMI, Lucht, FN, Morris, MM3, Thorpe, FN, Kompsi, MM3. 2nd Row: Lamaster FN, Dudley, FN, Johnson, MM3, Fisher, MM3, Whitledge, FN, Howell, MM3. 3rd Row: O'Dell, MM3, Hartley, MM3, Terpstra, FN, Betterton, MM3, Rentz, MM3. An observer standing on the fantail watching the wake the NICHOLAS leaves behind as she churns through the water can rest assured that LTJG Whitten and his machinist mates have opened a sufficient number, of valves to' make the propellers go around. The machinery that causes the starboard screw to rotate is the responsiblity ot Pennington, MMCS, and Pallo, MMI, the machinery under the cognizance of Johnson, MMC, and Klinkner, MMI. It one should venture down into the holes where the snipes las they are altectionately calledl work, one would see Gast, MM3, and his evaporator gang making water tor the ship to use, or Sullivan, MM3, port screw is rotated by and Fisher, MM3, lining up the tire and bilge pump for operations. Without M Division being ever ready, the ship could never get underway when sea detail is set. 5 I' ,M I I 1 I I I i I I I I I .