Portland (LSD 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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DECK DEPAR TM EN The Deck Department is responsible for all external operations involving the ship., While undervyay the Deck Department personnel do everything from physically steering the ship to manning all the stations for Amphibious Operations. While in port, the Deck Department is responsible for the USS ISORTLANDS overall appearance and preservation. They are responsible for the operations of the ships massive cranes and small boats in addition to ensuring safe sea and anchor details. The Deck Department is headed by LT Bienkowski, 'fum' BM1 Brock BM2 Hanson BM2 Briddick Right: BM3 Shippee, BM3 Adams, SN Cousins, SN Wright and SN Minor place ratgaards mm-Skid' on the mooring lines. Adams finds a new use for a ,V BM3 MCCHQ BM3 Wright SN chanouor SN Iohnson SN Roberts SN Simmons SN White SA Asbury SR Philips SR Wiltshire 24 USS Portland

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ET3 Hall performs preservation on an ani ' V flm-mia ETS Poe reconnects straps a cable way after installation of new cable. ET2 Farrell ET2 Davis ET2 Bauzo ET1 Heymann ET3 Hall ET2 Farrell fl checks out pa rts modules received f from Supply. ET3 Nutter and - V a circuit board H ET2 Davis test' lf , , X s -1. -A :ffl while ' -' troablesbootingg gn H v me shi s , P fi X' radars. an 'l ET3 Hansel ET3 Nutter ET3 Poe ET3 Rounds ET3 Thompson USS Portland 23 .fu-,..,.,. f ,- -- 1 ----if--m.....,MH ----, , - -- -

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2nd Division BMI Hunt BM2 Ogle BM2 Rostkowski BM3 Adams BM3 Boyd BM3 Adams primes the quarter deck in S MMI Brock supervises anchoring evolution preparation of returning to home port. and the crew places the chain Stoppers. ir- BM3 Boyd and SN Dunn Q place Safety cage over the hawse pipe. BM3 Haleem SN Caldwell SN Dunn SN Ingram BM3 Boyd and SN Roberts unrzg safety chain in preparation of departing port. SN Marshall SN Minor SA Lorio SA Stone SR Cousins USS Portland 25 , V Y YJ- .-Y.mm-- X V . . V .. .-, .......- ..- .--1-M- V ' - ' - - -