Princeton (LPH 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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ECURITY Standing, Left To Right, R, E, Cayce, T, W, Davis, H, R, E, Domurat, R, A, Ewalt, D. J. Messner, J. D C, Graves, J. J. Hoyt, L, P, Moody, W, S, Brooks, Haskins, B, R, Bible, J. Day. I , 'YH

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MASTER -A T -ARM The Sheriff of Cochise J First Row Kneeling, Left To Right, R, A, Vanderbloemen, Walters, J. Edwards, E, Brown, J, A, Smith, A, Whitman C. J. Chapman, BMC, D, B. Norton. Second Row Standing, Jr., R, A. Getchel, S, J. Green. Left To Right, G. L. Sundstrum, G, Burton, J, L.

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, Give them some starlight and a sharp horizon and they'll tell youu where the ship is. Let them shoot some bearings, and where the lines cross, that, also, is the ship's position. Modern wizards? No, just quartermasters of the Navigation Department. F rom their vantage point on the bridge, 83 feet above the waterline, they use their knowledge to guide the ship through the waters of the South China Sea. Some of the tracks become as familiar as their own backyards, but others present new challenges in the use of the sextant, radar, loran, and Mark ll eyeball. If you lost track of time during the cruise or if it seemed to lag, blame the quartermasters, It is their job to make 'sure all ship's clock tell the truth. This takes footwork. When the men of N Division are not busy running up and down ladders, they may be steering in a critical situation-entering or leaving port or when a replenishment ship is just 80 feet from the star- board side. ' What you thought was magic was really a homing instinct. Don't forget the quartermaster he came through in the end. ' e 99 Q 'EW' vglxegd 9 0 l K s , f 5225- E..E w : Ii AQ . A ,, Q55 X ,ln 0 M , . io, ' f I lr fm t' W -I ff 1 X .. V A ,, wi r ' ff33, 'X W W, o - - - -' 0 'Q' 1 9 is .., ,, Q-.- - X .. 1 - Q ...- N' 'i-nf , . ? ' iv LTJG J. , M PALMER A X. ' Y A -1