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H .Xa xy Q Wlt't5f 1 4 Yvlll' 1n'1g1'r111f Randolph, U32-gZt7If1'ZgIllC l'11I'7jI'ICllALf I1 3.511-1111111 l,'?'lfIl,', was n1mz1f1l In lmzzor ofl'1j1'l1n1 Rllllflflwll, 11 member of flu' l'1'1'.s'f I ,'1n1f1'111f11Z11f C1mgr1:.s',s'. Crm- .vf1'111'f1'1l 111'11r P!l1'flll1l'0Ifl1'Il in 1776, she f1111f Il f1ri1jf'bz1I 1'Ifz1.s'Zrz'0us crzreerin the A m1'1'1'1'1111 RC'Z'UfIlfl'0H b1f0r1: being sunk fini' N11' 64-gzuz 13rii1'.s'f2 m1m-ofwar Yar- mouth in fl-l112'1'lz, 1778. The original RlllIflOgJh was named for Peyton Randolph. an important legisla- tor of his time. A Virginia attorney, he presided over the Provincial Convention in August, 1774, was a member of the first Continental Congress and assisted in the framing of the Constitution. Following his death at fifty-four in 1775, a frig- ate was christened in his honor. The original Rcmdofjalz, a thirty-two gun frig- ate manned by a crew of 350, had a short but illustrious career in the Revolution. One of thir- teen of her class built for the Continental Navy in 1776 along the Delaware River near Philadel- phia. she was captained initially by a man from that city, Nicholas Biddle. Departing Philadel- phia in 1777, she sailed forth in search of British blockade ships in the Atlantic and roamed as far south as the Caribbean. One of her more signifi- cant prizes was a twenty-gun warship, Briton. In March of the following year she encountered the mighty English ship-of-the-line, Yarmouth, boasting sixty-four guns. Obviously out-gunned, she battled gamely. smashing the topmast and bowsprit ofher heavier foe before succumbing to a direct hit in the magazine. Captain Biddle had been wounded early in the battle, but heroically refused to go below, he requested a chair be brought to the bridge, and from that vantage point commanded his vessel is desperate fight un- til the sinking. Only a little more than a year in service. the original IfIUlI10!f1ll had established a heritage of which later ships to bear the name could bejustly proud. 13 The keel of CV-15 was laid on May 10, 1943, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia. Shipyard workers during that period in American history were justly proud of their work on the home front, laboring rapidly and efficiently, day and night, to produce the warships for the expanding fleet. The 42,000 ton Randolph was launched june 28, 1944, just a little over thirteen months after work on the Essex-class flattop had commenced. ' Commissioned October 9, 1944, she was heading for the combat zone less than ten weeks later. Her aircraft were launching strikes against the enemy homeland by February 16 of the next year. USS Rana'o4bh QCV-15j thus set a record for a U. S. aircraft carrier in completing her training phase and confronting the opposition. In fact, never before had such a warship com- pletely omitted her important re-fitting and post- shakedown shipyard availability in a rush to get into action I Built during the frantically-paced construction period mid-way through the Second World War, the carrier had been assigned a name even be- fore the United States entered combat - in De- cember 1940. A pre-war build-up of our naval forces was being pushed by President Roosevelt during this period, and his memorandum to the Secretary of the Navy dated December 28 of that year asked that CV-15 be named Randolph. That summer the first officers and men reported aboard to assist civilian technicians in fitting her out. Other future members of ship's company spent the months at the Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, as a precommissioning detail, their thoughts, it was related, were not so much on fighting the japanese as Hhating to get up for Happy Hour, the dust on the drill field, and the beer and the babes in Newport. This contingent took a train from Newport to Newport News -.right into the shipbuilding yards - ar- riving October 8. They got their first look at Randofblz the same day as they embarked. The following morning shipyard personnel, assisted by the new officers and crew, took the carrier across to Norfolk Naval Shipyard,Ports- 14 ' M ::fn :.L.z.-f-11--,... r 1- : mouth, where that afternoon commissioning cere- monies were held, with Captain Felix Baker ac- cepting CV-15 for the Navy. On that occasion, with his new Qand in some cases inexperiencedj contingent of officers and enlisted men, the Com- manding Officer said he hoped to get his ship into combat as quickly as possible. The remainder of the month all hands were busily engaged in loading stores, taking on fuel, testing the equipment on board and familiarizing themselves with their new home and all it con- tained. There immediately developed a high de- gree of cooperation between all Departments, as an example, ordnance personnel from the Air Department joined with the Gunnery Department in loading the magazines with bombs and shells in the record time of two days. This resulted in the ship 's being able to depart ahead of schedule. The Gcmgzuay, a book C published by the men on boardj which relates the events ofRana'o4blz is first year of service, describes the tempo of the time: There was an urgency, a feeling of hurry- hurry in the air. The knowledge thata great sea battle was being fought in the Philippines, in which we lost a carrier, made us realize that the stakes in this race were high. CV-15 was moved to the Deperming Station at Lambert Point, Virginia, on October 30, and then the following day to Pier Five at Norfolk's Naval Operating Base. The Chesapeake Bay part of shakedown operations began November 5, and exactly a week later the ship's Air Officer landed the first aircraft aboard. The Chesapeake Bay Op Area cramped the style of the flattop, so she quickly dispensed with that phase of her shakedown, and moved off the Virginia Capes for more extensive maneu- vers. Her arrival there was greeted by a severe storm which gave veterans and boots alike a taste of old-fashioned seasickness. The training continued as much as possible, however, and on November 19 the carrier was back in Norfolk where a rigid inspection by Commander Fleet Air, Norfolk, and his staff was conducted two days later. That hurdle successfully out of the Way, Randolph got underway for her shake- down cruise in the West Indies November 22. -if nun 5' -svwnwvnsva-,naw Rigorous training operations over the nextfour weeks quickly rounded ship's company and Air Group 87 into an effective unit. Whatliberty was granted in the Caribbean was enjoyed, and in spite of the preparations aboard for future com- bat duty, the war seemed very far away. Representatives of COMFAIR, Norfolk ar- rived for another inspection in mid-December, and it proved quite a shock on the 17th, upon getting underway, to learn the vessel was head- ing toward the Panama Canal instead of home to Norfolk for Christmas, as everyone land their familiesj had anticipated. The latest in- spection had been passed, Randolph had been declared ready for duty in the Pacific, and utime was a-wasting. And so, without benefit of a post-shakedown overhaul, CV-15 steamed towards the Canal, passed through the locks luanother coat of paint and we couldn 't have made itwj on Decem- ber 21, and docked at Balboa for some brief Randolph sfeanzs in Chesapeake Bay on fhe nzorning ofJV'ovenzher 51 1944 dzning her z'nz'z'z'al day of Shakedown !raz'nz'ng. A week later her Air Ofcer landed lhehrsl aircrah aboard. Follow- ing maneuvers off the Wrginia Capes and a rzgorous inspection by the Com- manden Fl66lAl'7Q fVorfolk, the new flat- lop commenced her regular Shakedown cruise lVozfe1nl2er 22. 15 1 . ' . . 1 liberty before steaming north again for S811 Francisco. Realizing the time was fast-approach- ing when they would be playing for keeps, the men attacked the intensive drills and long periods of flight operations with a new vigor. The ship arrived in the Golden Gate City on New Yearls Eve, and Spent the next seventeen days at the Naval Drydocks, Hunter's Point. Leave was taken by those who could, and every- one appreciated the liberty time, but of course this was not the reason for the stop. During this hectic period Randoloh had starboard 40mm gun mounts installed, while those ,20mm's and 40mm's on the port side were being rearranged. The carrier moved to Pier One as NAS Ala- meda on january 18, and received Air Group 12, replacing CVG-87. Stores and ammunition were loaded aboard frantically in the hours that fol- lowed, and on january 20 the ship passed under the Golden Gate Bridge, heading out to sea and the war in the Pacific. january 26-29 was spent at Pearl Harbor, where additional supplies were taken aboard - plus twenty mail bags of war plans and intelli- gence material. Steaming in company with Saratoga, Randolph crossed the International Date Line February 1, and continued toward the western Pacific. Training and drills - gunnery, damage control, air operations, et al - reached an even higher pitch than the rugged schedule the men had been enduring previouslyg attitudes became more serious with each mile steamed towards the combat area. A Still, life was different aboard the aircraft car- rier than on other ships in, or heading into, combat. As LCDR Bryan, III said in his book Aircrak Carner: . . .when youire in a carrier, you're in the fighting Navy. Your ship is being run by and for abunch of barn-storm- ing youngsters who donit tie their shoes at all, if they don't feel like it, and who would just as soon address Admiral King as 'Ernief unless it meant he'd ground them and keep them out of the next scrapf' The next port was Ulithi, a favorite Navy war- time stopover in the Western Caroline Islands, Described as 'inothing but a ring of flat little coral islands, covered with palmsf' it was, when Randolph arrived, a vast fleet anchorage. De- stroyers, cruisers, new battleships, service vessels ftankers, freighters, repair shipsj, countless land- ing craft and at least eight Essex-class carriers were on hand - ready for something ! February 10, only four months and one day after commissioning fa record Q, CV-15 departed Ulithi' and headed into combat. Steaming with USS Yorktown as a part of Task Group 58.4 under Rear Admiral Radford, Randonbh was a part of Vice Admiral Mitscher's famed Task Force 58. Admiral Spruance was Fifth Fleet Commander, having relieved Admiral Halsey in Ulithi january 26. An interesting sidelight in the latter stages of the Pacific War was the changes in designation of the U. S. Pacific Fleet. When Spruance was in command, it wa-s the Fifth Fleet, under Halsey it was the Third Fleet. This reportedly confused the japanese, who thought the U. S. Navy had two complete fleets of equal strength, when in reality it was only one. The initial assignment of Randolph and her Air Group was scarcely a routine warm-upg it was a strike against the Tokyo area - the first carrier strike against japan proper since the famous Doolittle raid in 1942. As Navalhistori- an Samuel Eliot Morison described it in his Victory in the Paczfc, 1945, this strike . .was regarded with some apprehension by Task Force 58, as almost half the air groups would be on their first combat mission. To meet expected counterattacks, especially those from the Kami- kaze Corps, each air group on a big carrier now comprised at least 73 fighter planes QCorsa.irs and Hellcatsj, leaving only 30 units to bedivided between dive- and torpedo-bombersf, Actually, these Tokyo raids were undertaken for two reasons: one, as a shield for the Iwo Jima operations, and second, to destroy enemy planes and airfields on the home islands. The carriers of TF-58 made a high speed run towards japan during the night of Februarv 15. arriving at the launching point undetected early the next morning - 125 miles southeast ofTokyo and only 60 from the llonshu coast. Flying weather was had. including rain and snow squalls. but the various air groups scorcdlicavily on the japanese airficlds. and managed to shoot down a major portion of the scattered cneniy fighter units which rose to do coinhat. Aboard Ramlolph. a retaliatory attack was expected from the japanese: the ship reniained at General Quarters all day. with personnel inan- ning stations in full hattle dress - gloves, eye shields. helmets. anti-flash creanr. etc. None came. nor did one the following day, as CVC-12 pilots were striking the Tacliikawa Engine Plant and other targets in the Tokyo area. February 18: CY-15's planes launched a strike against Chichi Jima. and after the carrier received gaso- line and replacement aircraft the next day, her Air Group returned to action, flying three days of strikes in support ofthe Iwo lima occupation campaign. Roaring in over Mt. Suribachi. the pilots daringly fired rockets against thejapanese- held caves in an effort to ease the burden of our ground troops struggling on the island. Two at- tacks were also rnade on Haha lima during this period. All operations remained offensive in natureg the new flattop had still not undergone any hostile attack. T he .shalfeclowii traiiiiizg period was not without its aeeicleiits, as the pilots aizfl airmen of Air Group 87 ana' Randolplfs crew alike gained vitalpre- combat experience. The crew ofSB2C is a.Ssz'steclp'oiiz their daiizagedplaize as men with re 6'A'fZ'71g7lI'Sll67'S Qforegroundj and hose Qrearj prepare to battle a possible blaze. ,Note the planets dam- aged wiizgtzp and bent propeller. wfw-gg, in J'- i'?i '-il-.Q.5T.i ' On February 21 an enemy aircraft finally did attempt to close the carrier, only to be driven off by gunfire before an attack could be launched. No more threats occurred in the ensuing period, however, as Randofblz received fuel herself, re- fueled her destroyer escorts in turn, and then returned to a position from which Air Group 12 could launch strikes on Hachijo Jima and air- fields in the Tokyo area on the 25th. TG 58.4 was then detached from the Task Force, and on March 1 entered Ulithi once again for ten days of rest and replenishment. March 11, the fortunes of war suddenly changed for her. 'GAt seven minutes past eight, according to the ship's own account, ua twin- engine japanese bomber, of atype called Frances, which had slipped past the radar net and inter- ceptor patrols, roared out ofthe night and crash- ed, loaded with bombs, at the edge ofthe flight deck, starboard side, aft. At this moment one showing of the movie QA Song to Remember- being screened arnidships on the hangar deckj was just over and the other was about to begin. Men were getting up from their seats and others were moving in. The explosion was terrific. A T . F great hole was torn in the flight deck, A column of flame shot into the night air. Smoke billowed. Hot ammunition began to detonate. Planes burned like torches. Wounded, bleeding men lay on the hangar deck. We had never faced an emergency like this before, but somehow we proved equal to it. The fires were put out, the wounded men carried to sick bay. Our casualties that night were 26 killed, 3 missing and 105 wounded. Kamikaze, or suicide plane attacks, had been occurring against allied naval forces since Octo- ber, 1944, with single engine aircraft generally being employed. The Kamikaze CHDivine Windwj Special Attack Corps - who took their name from typhoons that, in 1273 and 1279, saved Japan by scattering Kubli Khangs inva- sion fleets - had proved a dangerous weapon against our ships. In the initial three months of their use, 424 suicide planes had sortied from their Philippine bases to attack the Seventh Fleetg at least fifty U. S. vessels were damaged by them in that period, including two aircraft carriers which were sunk. When the smoke cleared aboard CV-15, it was quickly recognized that major repairs were in order. ln addition to the damaged flight deck. the hangar deck was buckled, several workshops and living spaces had been demolished. and there were shrapnel holes and flooding on both the second turd third decks. Repair ship frzsorz, aided materially by personnel of the damaged carrier. managed to accomplish repairs sufficient to ready her for additional combat by Mareh28. Thus spared the necessity of the long return to Pearl Harbor for repairs, as might have been expected. Randolph underwent several days of refresher training and then sailed again, on April 5. for her second war cruise. Designated as flagship of Task Group 58.2, under Rear Admiral Bogan, she moved to the Okinawa campaign area on April 8. For the next fifty-one days - until May 29 -the ship remained off that islandls coast. Such a long siege was possible only because of a new con- cept just developing at that time -underway ammunition transfers and large-scale replenish- ments at sea. Underway refueling had preceded this development. but was still little-known, and in fact was referred to later by Admiral Halsey as his 'secret weaponl' during the Pacific War. In addition to lending direct support to our ground forces on Okinawa, CV-15 and her Air Group sent aloft patrols and combat strikes against the islands of Kikai, Tokuna,Ie,Amami, Yokoate and Kakeroma, as well as against Minami Daito Shima and airfields on Kyushu. Opposition was considerably stiffer than when the ship had been launching her earlier Tokyo raids: enemy planes were constantly Hnosing around looking for trouble. Violent evasive action fand some accurate shooting by her gunners who downed two of two torpedo bombersj in the early evening of April 14, saved Rmzrlolplz from torpedo attack after one of the enemy planes had silhouetted her with a string of flares. Three days later a .lapa- nese plane screamed in off the starboard quarter, tryiii to crash the shipg missing, it flew down the port side, close aboard, about fifty feet above the water, finally crashing 100 feet off the port 'J' 1, ' 4.-:IC At left, lzeaziy flak thrown up against ottaflring japanese kamz'lm.5es by escort zfessels and the carrieris' own batteries brings one dozen. Suz'ez'depla1ze strikes began in October of1944 and scored numerous lzzts on U. S. Fleet unz'ts,' their farzwzory targets were always our flat- tops. Above. A suz'e1'a'e plane which eraslzed into CV-15 on Jllarch 11, 1945 resulteo' in 134 casualties. 19 iw x ' -f H I, Q, h ti V 4 -'Q 1, vt. 71,1 k Y . h J.-' 4' - n V.. 40' 7 av , . -6,1 s' f if ' s ' 2. , , 0- .,. f l - ' QT... .f p..,. - s, 45' 'L-JFUQI. .4 'fd . if V . ,QA if - ' 1 --- ' v wr-N 'sa ' --...wa 4.17 . :iv-1 ' ' v ..- 'f '1:bs.3 - f ' X' W -4 1-1, . . av . -'ff ,..f Q 1' I' V ,. A I ,, . - X: ,fy fy M -4. fa ' 5 K H-J p 0 bf- w I ,Gm ..,,- . .ff -T ff V ' ........4,.- fi--'i'! M--if 'e 'Q' 'J' ' . T. 'T ',..s'l- . ' ' N14 ' ff Liv 'A '41 f - f '? ':5 f 'A,- ,. 4--.... 0 'sr 5 FT'-f . --4, ,T ff... fs :ef 151- -fi-he , 5' bow as the shipas guns blazed away. Later the same morning another pair of hostile aircraft ap- peared, diving from about 6,000 feet. The first was hit by a five-inch shell just as it emerged from a cloud, while the second had a wing blown off by the shipfs alert gun crews, and spun into the water. The pilot of the first aircraft managed to bail out. drifting down under his parachute in full view of those on the flight deck. During the same attack Rcuzcfoljpfzfs gunners splashed a third 'Lbanditf' who had attempted a dive on light cruiser Pasaclczza. On May 11 another carrier only 2,000 yards away in the formation. Bzmlcer Hiff. was hit by a pair of Kamikazes. She fell out of formation. burning fiercely. and Rmzclolpfz fs' crew could sec 20 many of her men in the water. Life jackets and empty fuel Qbellyj tanks were thrown overboard to aid the survivors, and flares float lights were dropped into the water to aid rescue destroyers. Carriers, needless to say. do not stop for rescue work or any other purpose in the battle zone. Three days later. off Kyushu. in the waters lovingly known as i'Kamikaze junction. an- other U. S. carrier in the Task Force was hit by a diving enemy plane. E111'r'1y21'm' took the Kami- kaze on the forward end of her flight deck. suffer- ing an explosion, fire. heavy smoke and a num- ber of casualties. Later that morning. a concentrated attack by enemy aircraft was under- gone by the formation. whose gunners shot four out of the air. Below-decks personnel aboard 1 we rffvk . T-Wg? .Ad JL 'L-. -,w..-f'5 CY-15 were kept advised of the hzittie Situatioii via zhe shipe puhiie address system. easing. or az iezux y,-ei'iodie:d1f.'. hreaking the teiisimi. Mai: 15 zhe Task Force Clommzmden Admirzil Hare A. 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Underway again june 2, the ship moved to the San Pedro Bay anchorage in Leyte Gulf where, with the exception of a four-day training cruise, she spent the remainder of the month replenish- ing supplies and resting her battle-weary crew and Air Group. Once again, however, a sup- posedly safe anchorage brought disaster to the carrier. On june 7, a P-38, making 'fplayful runs at the vessel, miscalculated and plunged into the forward part of the flight deck, killing fourteen, wounding eleven, and setting fire to a number of aircraft. Fortunately, the planes on deck had been de-gassed, and the ship alongside - which was loaded with bombs - was not detonated. july 3: Randofblz got underway again, this time as flagship for Task Group 38.3 in Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet. After a week of intensive training, the carrier launched her new Air Group - 16 - in attacks on airfields in the Tokyo area. Strikes were then flown against the Honshu- Hokkaido region, where two vital ferries were sunk in between attacks on other targets. Follow- ing several days ofbad weather, CVG-16 renew- ed their actions against airfields around thejapa- nese capital, and also joined planes from other carriers in strikes against the japanese fleet. july 28 was one of the biggest days for the Task Force's nav al aviators. Attacking at Kure, 22 they scored three hits on carrier Katsuragi, seven on cruiser Aoba, two on cruiser Oyodo and two more on carrier Ise. Converted battle- ship Hyuga was sunk that day Qwith CVG-16 playing a major rolej, as was battleship Haruna. japan was thus left with a lone battleship QNagat0 - which had been severely damaged by Randofbhis planesj, six carriers and five cruisers, all were out of action and without crews aboard. On August 6 came the word that the first atomic bomb had been detonated in anger - dropped over Hiroshima by a B-29 at 9:15 a.m. with catastrophic results for the enemy city. Three- fifths of Hiroshima had been blown off the face of the earth, Lzfe magazine reported. Three days later the japanese high command had not agreed on surrender, and even after the second atomic bomb exploded that morning over Nagasaki, there were several policy-making officers who insisted on holding out for certain conditions before agreeing to end the hostilities. Finally, following an Hlmperial Decisionn by Emperor Hirohito, a message was dispatched to the Allied capitols, signifying japan 's readiness to accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. Qjapan's Premier, Prince Higashi-Kuni, in ad- dressing the Diet QParliamentj September 5 ad- mitted the atomic bomb was the immediate in- ducement to surrender, saying, f'This terrific weapon was likely to result in the obliteration of the japanese people. . .nj Following an exchange of official communiques concerning specific surrender terms, President Truman received the final message of agreement from the Emperor on the afternoon of August 14 -0 'S 'Q'- evw Q l, 4 I Q -Q. I Q vw I Q' .. .--p1.-1 e..1f..5-4.1- fag'f?'9 1ff'- may -far. - ' ! Q. . ., ...fav w : ,W ,,.,,,.,.nT, , ,,,....ss:.,,.,-l..-,, -L.. fini '-1-fi .....i11.,! A: 1 'M' f . 1 - ' 1 I ws.. x . - .Q T' 5 as X , ' . ,,, - .. Q.. Q K N.. ... 4. it N , H Mes- ,., . W i, . ,ff i A ..f-- rm A -Q - Q , ,. ,, . - K ..-Q. , x . . .. r , ' K ' M,-i.u4 K, g A M ww , e MW ......,.,,e. and made the announcement to the American people at 7:00 p.m. On the morning of August 15, planes from Air Group 16 strafed and fired rockets at Kisarazu airfield on the east side of Tokyo Bay. At 6:42 a.m., just as aircraft of the second strike were reaching the japanese coast, a recall message went out from the Task Force Commander. Later that morning Captain jackson R. Tate, who had replaced Captain Baker as commanding officer in late july, came on the loudspeaker, an- nouncing the acceptance of Allied surrender terms by the japanese. Predictably, the message was greeted with a thunderous cheer from all hands. The japanese, however, were not as quick to get the word. Anticipating this, as well as the in- dividual zeal of the last-ditch Kamikaze pilots, the Fleet remained alert. Attacking aircraft were to be challenged, as Admiral Halsey said in his now-famous words: c'All snoopers will be in- vestigated and shot down, not vindictively, but in a friendly sort of way. Thirty-eight enemy planes were shot out of the air on V-J Day, in- cluding four who attacked the U. S. ships around 1:00 p.m. -while Admiral Halsey was in the middle of his 'iVictory Speechn tothe Third Fleet. Some unidentified aircraft were sighted during 24 .45 iris V -lwzsfn. , .. . , ' , K ,, ' IW, ' , I ff Ziff- we fl x f f f, I 714' .1 , , , , ' 9'-vrvfwf 'G f , ,f I I I' L , nf ,, , , Y .rw Ware A ,V ,l , A' f the week, but there were no hostile actions against Randolph or the planes of her Air Group. CVC-16 continued to fly patrols in and around the japanese home islands until August 25, when severe typhoons moved into the area, buffeting the ships unmercifully and canceling air operations. The carrier's Marine Detachment, plus amain- tenance force of four of the ship's officers and about fifteen sailors, went ashore at Yokosuka Naval Base August 30 with the first American landing force. The maintenance force accom- Above, Randolph remained in the Ives!- ern Paezfe onbz briefy folfowing iheena' of hosiz'h'tz'es,' when she pulled into Ha- waii September II, 1945, 29, 000 miles had been covered in fhe 73 days of sfeady steaming on her fhird wareruise. At right, she squeezes through ihe Pana- ma Cana! on her wa 12 home fo the East' Coast lhe ftJUO?UI'l'Ig monfh, ea 2'rj1'1'rzg hundreds ofp1z.s'se2zgers in ihe person of 77'll'fZ'fII71j2 men Illllllllfllilg S61DII7'IIfI'0I1fl'0III Zh e service. 1 i ., S231 phshetl re11.111s .11 the lmtllx lmtteted Navy 1111-11, xxl11letl11' hl.il'lllt'N o1'e11111111l1l1v Y.1x .1l M1 8111111111 md se.1r1'l1e1l tht vl.1l1u1.1le e.1x' es 111 lllt'Sl1l'l'UlllHl- g hills lui l111l1lv11 s111111l11-s. pl.lllL'S and 111'111s. ixll' 51111111 ltik 1111 pt-do pl.111es lihltletl 11pwitl1 11111g.1.c111es .1111l t'lUll1lil?,1 KlKlll1llK'll by the L'YL'W. plus large 1111.1111111es ol load. ,md tlropped them 011 yet-twlu'-sl1l1e1'.1tc1l Pl'lYUll 1x1111ps g11'o1111d Kobe 111d Us.1l4.1 1l111i11g their li1111l days olllhI11p1111. U11 SCPlti'll1lWCl' 3. with ships 1'o111p1111y believi11g they were either l11x1tl1-tl lor Ul4i1111w11 or back to lolgyo 111 piflx up their hlL11'lllCS. orders were re- teived by H11,fz1fu1Q11f1 to lietiti towgtrds Pearl Har- wr. llCIL1CllCCl i111111edig11ely ll1'Gl'11 tl1e Task tlroup. she proceeded west at 20 knots with a single destroyer escort. Stopping at Pearl Har- ho 1' S1-ptr-111l11-1' ll, the 111e11 were naturally disap- poi11tecl at not moving on immediately to the United Statesg instead, tl1e ship 1'CIT1Zlil1Cd moored i11 Ilawaii lor the 1'e111ai11der of the mouth - get- ting painted, having tl1e 40111111 sponsons re- moved from the starboard side, and being re- plenished. The latter was particularly welcome, for lfzzzziflrygnlz had been at sea for 73 days on her final war cruise, steamiiig 29,000 miles. Sl1ip's company shared pride in their wartime aeco111plisl1111ents with the two air groups who had served aboard. Pilots flying from the deck ,1 25 f- r H--' .. ..... ....... -WL.. fn - W- . -- - -,, . - . .- .. .. . ' - A 'W 'W -N 'xr-V' ' -T4.3?'?5i-'-1 g . fx ' . - . .1- :mmf-J-tw --4' V ,.., ' T of CV-15 had destroyed 143 enemy aircraft in the air, 160 more on the ground, and were credit- ed with sinking 87,000 tons of shipping. Departure day from Pearl Harbor was October 1, and as the flattop steamed at 15 knots toward the Panama Canal she carried approximately one thousand passengers. This was HOperation Magic Carpet, and the guests were war-weary service men heading toward home and separa- tion. Sleeping on cots or simply mattresses, generally arranged between the aircraft parked on the hangar deck, the passengers weren't com- plaining - they were going home ! ' Passing through the Canal October 16, and out of Christobal the following day, Randolph turned north. Five days later she steamed into USS Randolph was recommissioned at Norfolk Naval Shzloyaraf Portsmouth, Virginia on I, 1953. Among those attending the ceremonies were, Qleft to rightj E. E Randoloh, descendant of the carriers first namesake, Captain Felix Bahen Clllfiisjirst shzppen' Cap- tain R. S. Quachenbash, fr., new Com- manding Offcen' Vice Admiral Ballentine COMAIRLANYI' and Admi- ral L. D. McCormick, Commander-in Chief Atlantic Fleet. Chesapeake Bay and up towards Baltimore, where she was slated to be a feature of Navy Day celebrations. For CV-15 the war was officially over. In the introductory passages of the carrierls story of her first year, The Gangway, her editors had said: What a year !. . .For most of us it was the most eventful year we ever had, and perhaps ever will havefl It certainly was a memorable twelve months. There were some Magic Carpetn operations still scheduled for our troops across the Atlantic, and Randohih was assigned to participate. She made two trips to the Mediterranean and back, loaded with uguestsw on the returns. Later in the year she was designated as a train- ing carrier, and continued to make periodic short cruises in the Atlantic and to the Caribbeang reservists and midshipmen were the principal beneficiaries of these training exercises. By the end of 1946 Randoloh had also completed a Mediterranean cruise, touching ports in Greece, Turkey, Lebanon and Italy. Upon returning home in December she was dispatched almost immediately on another Caribbean cruise. Another European cruise Qthis time a '4Middie Cruise to the Northern part of the continent- the first such operation since before the outbreak of the Warj was undertaken in early summer, E E Q 3 ., --of-, 0 5 ,r . .fo-' -' - . V 1 ,M 1 Y L. M, T '---,. ', .k-vm :' - .--+1.12 f , .' f M .43-f .v ' ' 5 in -, L ,,-. O, al, rv -ds -5, un. Mx' N -. - - .-an 1 . 5 - ., LA K A - .. - . A, ,. 5, V- U f-Ev-,--11,...' .fxvpf-'I Pr- Q .9 3- , 1... 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However, in june of that year a directive was issued taking her out of the Atlantic Fleet and assigning her to the Reserve Fleet. Follow- ing the Midshipman Cruise and a subsequent brief training mission, the directive was put into action and Randoynh Qnow an attack carrier - CVA-15D was 'Lmothballedf' In january of 1952, while the Korean War was still far from being a settled issue, Rana'04b1z was dispatched to the Newport News Shipbuild- ing and Drydock Company for an extensive overhaul and reconditioning. Emerging eighteen months later, after her 'crest cure,'7 she was re- commissioned july 1, 1953, and set forth to join our active forces. A rigorous four-month shake- down period at Guantanamo Bay QGitmoj, Cuba, readied CVA-15 for frontline duty. In early 1954 she went overseas again, this time joining our Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean on February 3. Her ports of call between NATO fNorth Atlantic Treaty Organizationj and U. S. Fleet maneuvers included Algiers and cities in France, Italy, Spain, and Greece. On August 1 of the following year, Rcmdolbh entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for aface-lifting. The extensive modernization and conversion in- cluded installation of the canted, or angled deck. Originally developed by the British, this construc- tion feature would enable planes to take off and land simultaneously, and also eliminate dangers to personnel and parked aircraft when a landing plane failed to engage the arresting wires. The flight deck had also been strengthened, and the elevators and arresting gear had been complete- ly overhauled. For the next six months Randolph conducted routine air operations with squadrons from Vir- ginia and Florida. She made history during this period also - becoming the first flattop in the Atlantic Fleet to launch a Regulus guided missile from the flight deck. june 14, 1956, CVA-15 steamed eastward for a seven-month deployment with the U. S. Sixth Fleet. During that period the 'iSuez crisis oc- curred, and when Israel invaded Egypt in Octo- ber, Randofblz was among the Stxth Fleet units standing by. Her planes flew reconnaissance and air cover for the evacuation of United States citizens from Alexandria. Fortunately the situa- tion had quieted down by early the following year, and the cariier was able to return home on schedule, arriving February 19. Most of the next few months were spent in routine operations off the eastern U. S. coast, 30 if i X H -' 'V -1 1 v , , 7 LCN. gt,!. 'U:.'4g .Jil Hin HQ! :'f'1'Nz'fI!5 . f..i.'?w:'Qz. Rgimiuipix .Q4N ' Qlxfwn ffm pfvf nf ff 7.172 .4 1Q:lQ!e.r54X !,'.'fAfY.'1'c'LffrhlHI 'Q ff.gfl5 .ivcffi Help-xx. ihxxdulpll mm' ' N in ' Afizfxf LUN- ff:'.'i,fH.'1'Y!.'XQ' JH ffm fyjf If u1f1f2f.'w,m:.' ,Xhzlzy !fQ'z .uf4 zzz fiunzp- W of Xwum. lsfgsemf, ffVL'I'lL'dfb. liamr,iulnl1's zznrmf c'o1z1luc'l I !lIl'l'f'fHVl' , 6ffIIL'!Illkg c'.u'1'4'1'.sc' Zlfllfllilnll sigh! of ffzuir HlZCf6'l'?l'Il,'lV' bmw. 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Most of the early part of the cruise was spent in the eastern Med, with the Sixth Fleet,s strength concentrated there due to the Syrian uprisings between August and Decem- ber -the Med's Hannual crisisf' Shipis com- pany did have the opportunity to visit some of the better liberty ports of the western Mediterra nean however, before returning home February 24 1958 Following a shipyard overhaul penod in Ports mouth Virginia she steamed towards Gitmo for summer was spent in coastal operations but on September 2 Randofbh sailed forth on her fifth ' -ag V :,- f J f ' 4 A 'SNP' ,J I I ,f -V M .g -1 fs '- Mediterranean deployment. The ship again had the Battle Efficiency Award conferred upon her for fiscal 1958, the presenta- tion being made on September 7. She turned it into a spectacular by sweeping the Air, Opera- tions, Gunnery and Engineering Department Awards also - in what is believed to be an un- precedented feat for an aircraft carrier. Most of the 1958-1959 deployment was spent in the western Med with NATO operations and visits to a variety of good liberty ports providing the highlights of the cruise. Back in the United States in mid-March, RandoQbh assumed a new role in the fleet as of the first of the following month - that of an anti-submarine support car- rier with the new designation CVS Following 1 period of schooling and quahfica tions for Randolplz s personnel the ship embark ed on 1 six week cruise to proxe her capabilities 'ts 'tn ASW flftttop NROTC midshxpmeuwere nation along with ship s comp tux Ports x xsited during the cruise bx the lllll11CI'lXlllC!' Group - , u h , . . C . . L 1 .. - 1 - . ' 7 ' ' 'P Q I ' , . . . , . C C y I Q , A , L , v pw Shakedown operations. The remainder of the training aboard and received valuable indoctri- . C. , C. c k . 1 . .1 1 l k 34 qt!! In .J . 34-H? ., I ff 'Aka r , '.' lv? f ,1-0' wwwfwwqlxim P f.4?7'1 ' V -'MY ' iii?-W ...M W ' Q .. ' .. 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Upon the car- rier's return to Norfolk August 2, she was pre- sented with her third consecutive Battle Efficiency Award, again scoring a 'fclean sweep? Following a brief shipyard availability, during which additional anti-submarine gear was install- ed, Rana'o4bh became flagship of a special Hunter-Killer anti-submarine force, designated Task Group ALFA. In October CVS-15 celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a popular dependents, cruise, and then spent the remainder ofthe year eitherin local operations or in port. The crew had their first Christmas in the United States in four years, and celebrated it with a gala children's party. The mission of an ASW force requires con- siderable time at sea in the hottest summer and roughest winter weather, so it was no surprise when the ship was called upon to steam almost continually through the harsh cold of churning Atlantic seas in the first two months of 1960. Designated ALFA 's flagship, Rarzdoaylz served as coordinator for the combined surface, undersea and air exercises aimed at increasing the anti- submarine capability of our defenses. All units, and all hands aboard those units, worked long At left, a gala Foarilz of fab celebration fzgfzls up ifze carrier af fzcr bcrflz. Four years ago, as today, fworife summer lz'berzj.' ports forliandolph crewmcn were fVew York Czfy ana' Quebeg Canada. Above. CV-153' safumzg batierics belclz forflz smoke as they fre a greeting to Quebec C zfy and its f'z'c1zclb1 ciiigcvzs dur- ing a 1960 z'1'sz'f. hours at refining ASW tactics and becoming highly proficient in the use of their weapons. A refreshing break from the rigorous operating schedule occurred St. Patrick's Day when the Task Group. flying Shamrock banners, steamed into New York City: 15,000 visitors boarded the carrier during an open housef' although a highlight of the trip proved to be a 'fShamrock Ball on her hangar deck. ALF.-Vs flagship and her companions immedi- ately returned to ASW Uready-duty in the At- lantic, continuing to sharpen their coordination in relentless exercises through the summer, broken again by visits to Quebec and New York. ln September the ship received her fourth con- 37 K mt-141 K4 , 1? all I AA Tl- V N1 ?f W1 ECW A A -' ' 0 ' in I ,n nu If h , Q if M , nw . Q I inane f - Q Q,,Q:v'9' ww' 1 1 1 av- , 4, Srila' an if A . ,,, 'l6v,y,,4V 'Q , it :fav , 5 nw ,,, 555-Til , Q xg 05 Quia' 9? ,f Q' . .4 N' 5,3 ,. i E Q! Q 5 ,Q 4. -M. , A 4 f wr 5. .--3 ii fx xg-1 .? ' - 1 ,Y 1 . l 1 L? 1' K The coming of the space age has brought a host of new responsibilities to .Navymen at sea as well as in the air. Randolph was assigned the role ofpri- marjz recovery ship for two of ourastro- nauts - 'Gus' Grissom on his sub-orbit- al flight in 1961 andfohn Glenn on his three-orbit journey the following Febru- ary. Although Glenn is capsule was first picked up by a destroyen Amerieais space hero was quickbzflown to CV-I5 for a hearty meal and a de-briefing. secutive E , plus the Admiral Flately Aviation Safety Award. A shipyard overhaul period beginning in October saw another innovation for an aircraft carrier - the installation of a sonar system.. Combat Information Center QCICQ also received more advanced equipment, as did the Communi- cations Department, and the vessel changed her configuration somewhat with a new center-line bow anchor - giving her a 'cWalt Disney sing- ing whalen look. On April 1, 1961 the city of Portsmouth, Vir- ginia, took advantage of another colorful Ranclolbh open house, during which the fam- ilies of the men who had worked aboard on the renovation were granted the opportunity for a first-hand look at the results. Shortly thereafter the carrier sailed for exten- sive operations in the Caribbean, broken only briefly by a liberty stop in Kingston, Jamaica. Another Midshipman Cruise was conducted that summer, but Randolbh interrupted the training routine long enough to carve another significant notch in her long history. The assignment- recovery ship for astronaut Virgil Gus Gris- som after he accomplished Ame1ica's second sub-orbital flight. A brief visit to New York City, a return to Norfolk, and then disappointment-no EH this year, although the second straight Aviation Safety Award was garnered. With her astonaut recovery experience, Randolph was a 'cnatural' for the assignment of primary recovery ship in February, 1962 when Lt. Colonel John Glenn made his historic three-orbit flight. Following visits to several Caribbean liberty ports, therefore, she took sta- tion near Grand Turk Island in the Bahamas and awaited tensely for first the blast-off and then for the dangerous re-entry of America's space hero. When Glennls capsule splashed safe- ly into the water near destroyer Noa at 2:43 p.m. E.S.T. on February 20, it capped a four hour and fifty-six minute ride covering about 81,000 miles. After emerging from the capsule on the destroy- er's deck, the astronaut was flown by helicopter to Randolbh whose helos, according to the New York Times, had raced the Noa for the honor of making the pick-up. Following a meal and an extensive debriefing aboard the carrier, Glenn was flown ashore. Upon her return to Norfolk there were more ASW operations on the schedule for Ranclolbh, and then, following a generous in-port leave and up-keep period, the ship loaded aboard stores and set forth on a Mediterranean deploy- ment- the first since 1959. Operating with the U. S. Sixth Fleet, she served as carrier flagship of our anti-submarine forces in the Med. In October came the Cuban missile crisis,', when, for a period of several days war seemed perilously close during the eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the issue of Soviet offensive missiles in Cuba. Agreement was finally reached, the Russian missiles were re-crated and shipped home, and the United States gave assurance that she would not invade the island. CVS-15 was on station during the brief blockade of Cuba at the height of the crisis, and for a time afterward until the situation returned to normal. The President's broadcast calling off the blockade when the crisis subsided was broadcast over Randohbhis radio station, WRAN. The ship entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 39 i Libenjz, with its wide variegi Qf sights and pastimes, is always a welcome re- lief afier periods ofgrzielzvzg 0jJerfiiz'0n.s at sea. At left, ship is eonzpaiiy sizes up a p0ssz'fJz'Iz'Qf. Center, freslz f6'Ill'l wilfzoui standing in ifie chow fine. Right, Randolplfs corcliaf 'Open f1o11.s'e.s'f1m.s'f eager zfisilurs - ai home mul Ivllfillflgil ports. , bmw, X pin. 'ig is -1. if Lv 5 Y an Qian' M - 'A..5 ' L1 fi:Q?w... 5xx,:?,......v, M F vga, 2.7417-Y.-Y-,T ..., ..,,Q,,,,.i Vg, ., . , . ,,., - .--..,fe:-v-e-.-1-.F-vgzg?-Af,1....iaf' - - -'- g, If iii i ,7 5472 1 . 'I Q 5,2 3 .ei 1:1 -1 E ? 4 s, 1 Y H , W Y, ,, ,H , A 17 Y .--14-.E-9-Fee, fl! xml UNCC' again aff IICIIZCXS Zum foward ffzwr' fl.5'.5'lglll'Cl ffuficfs. 111011 zuf1o.s'c'5lf1'fZs' fu' in ffm f16'lllll'.5'fT5 017566 fleftj, 01' the gaffcjy, centerj, foil at llzeir specz'aft1'es, 'Q Nr: S gn s! 1 -xi Q K-. QL . W, fa 7 9le,4 avr Nz I R55 zufzzfe cm' 0fJC'l'CLfl'OlZS confizzzze on 1116 ffzglzf deck ozfer tlzeir heads. .g ' Q I . -sf 'E wm- if . saw, V ...qu ,fa . 7'f Df ,XY M1110-, Refueling at sea is cz tricky operation, requiring close coordination and the in- clioiclual skills of rnany men on each ship involved Tan!-:ers often fftel two vessels sirnultaneousQ1 as USS Wacca- maw does, above, handling Randolph and destroyer Lowry. Right, in the jfreroorn, engineers 'light off' an addi- tional boiler to provide rnore stearn. 42 january, 1963 for a twomonth overhaul period, after which she put to sea again for a series of carrier qualification operations for new pilots. This task completed, she resumed her anti-sub- marine duties with the Atlantic Fleet. The spring was busy, a contingent of Allied officers came aboard to View the ship first-hand for five days in April, and after a rough MORIM in May, the ship played host to a group of NATO digni- taries aboard to view carrier ASW operations. In July Randololz was named recipient of the Atlantic Fleet Efficiency Award for CVS's. At the same time her Engineering Department set a Fleet record by earning its sixth consecutive ME . Communications and Gunnery also won Departmental Awards, and the ship scored a repeat performance in winning the Aviation Safety Award. That summer saw CVS-15 embark on the Midshipmen Cruise, which included extensive operations for all departments and stops in St. Thomas, Port ofSpain and Panama. in addition to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Upon return to Norfolk, a highlight ofthe summer was a fam- ily day cruisejuly 19. P C54 X K A mt V K E -i . s 1 :I i H nf!- R M s 1 5 fig., 'T 1123 Q A S l ,.gb .s,f ,DEQ-. :.--1--,.v- Qi 'sv , JW., .Q 4 Av .N 'iw' Inf ll Q, -. I E I 5 s 1 v, F Il. ' 2 ma N 1 ' 1 'i O Q 1 1 f 'rs -1 'wx Q' f if . Y' . ' . 1' M. ,,, 2' , . :,..: - g x -. ' .7 W- Q - -A Y .. - 1 - :J g if -h. I. 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'Z' . :V 1 , ,1 4 '-fi-fi' , ., , , yi x q , , Z ,, E . , .1 , -Q' 4, g , ,, A 'lf .,,,, ,1 .M 1 'C , If vu. mf 4 a V - ' 62' 7 My pl 1. ,10- M. ' ...rf A, . H... lps1.,.,fp . W ,, 4 - 'Q' 3, s -, as Q -, 4 1' 1 ,,4 A Most of the autumn was spent in the Norfolk area. during which time a number of guests came aboard for a look at the ASW flattop. In October Captain R. Davis relieved Captain Harry L. Harty. jr., as commanding officer. The winter months were passed in fairly routine duty, with anti-submarine operations broken by i11-port periods. In February, 1964, however, Task Group ALFA moved south, and pulledinto Bermuda for some well-earned liberty before steaming back to Norfolk. March 17 marked a milestone in the history of CV-15 -the 75,000th landing aboard for a fixed-wing aircraftg nothing could be more indica- tive of the constant operational schedule of the ship during her long career as a unit of our active fleet. Less than three weeks later, April 4, Task Group ALFA celebrated its sixth birthday - with appropriate ceremonies in Norfolk and at Little Creek, Virginia. 5 4 A ' 5 1 Task Group ALFA roams the Atlantic and Caribbean on its ASW mission often in heavy weather. Below, Randolph's first lines are already being lzaridteaf on tbepier ana' the Union jack has been lzoistea' on tlzeforwardlbart of the flight deck. ghnsnn-I ' 4 -4 Y- L N . .,4,t,v,wffe-awrsnvwf 'lt 'x' H -z?.r5f ff ' 5 'V F M W! 1 ' ' 1 . ., Y: s c ' o - V -L .... 4- . ,t eau- L 'L . 5 0 3,1 4 I wr 3.-. D C . g . O O 'C O 'SP 1 J-Q s a Tfzcre are elubs, hobbies, Sporzis' and a 2z'z'r1'e z'arz'ezfV ofoilzer recreaiiorza! acfrvi- ries az'az'z'able aboard a modern azrcraj? carrier - Iiteralb sometlzirzg for every Z'7IZ'6'I'6Sf - ezferz precz'5z'on napping. Left, scuba dzifers of Randolphjs SeuQbz'rzs Cfub sa!! up to go over the side of mo- tor Iaurzch off Bermuda. Prokssiorzal eru'ertaz'rzrrzerzt is opera on harza' when the slzzp docks, as in Bermuda Naval Sta- tion Gym, below. Right, szghtseers on Iibergf at the B n'1fz'5h island got beautzful view ofGibb5 Hill Lzglzthouse. aff? L... M9111 4.01 . ...J in A ,. A , wif' A Q ,A vu pn ,. -1. - ,Jr if . . QL ' wk , J -A ..'l'IYx , .-L04 X' ' 'A' 'j' 9-Qur ? 3: f 'T ' W . - k K W-gwwai ,GJ-nk' K ' Vp' - I 15 A Q, 4-Gfwfffff -'S' F' 'Ei i4:Z'f'zJ'f Q' wx ' 1-f -A li My G-u'.,. A' H flf C1'l'C!1'llg Kl1'l'Cl'lIfZ ffonz Randolph fool: pair offlfzofograpfzs QfUSS Suribachi KAE-2Ij 7'60I'?IZI'IZg CVS-I5 and USS Scmmes KDDC-182 ?l'!I1'!l'A'fl'lIH11'7IkQ'1.71 -f2I1'?lIIl1'1.0II. RfffjIl'fI'1IkQ'. 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U, fe- F 'L-2,2 'L' ' J M' -C Z..-f' .-.f :-- '.- ' -5 fl 4' Q J 4 f' ,'7 -+ 4-I1 A 4' ' ' J in 'vw ,f 'Aw 4:',o , ,wr ' -'2 If A - Jr' -, Q 4 ,S 6 N Co- , ' DUI 1 l. - ...-mv, I I 'I ,K N rl I fig. , YS ,L ju, Visitors - be they adults or children - are always eager to inspect Randolph. Aviation ordnance, above and left, is particularbz fascinating, and draws questions horn guests for the enlisted experts standz'ng by. Right, top, Ad- rnz'ral's Personnel Inspection z'nsu res crew z's squared away before embarking on cruise. Special events, suclz as every one-tlzousandtlz landing on carrien or 42,000tlz catapult fslzotj flower rightj calls for a celebration and special anni- versary cake. Captain R. Davis is the bono red guest in the catapult room. av f Q NN .,,,,, V 5'- XXX J I . GI' . X: .-1' 1-4.1, fiwl' 9 3 1 5, 'f 5 I ' 1 x ur 3' . xii 5, - :iE,,g.',,4, - 2 4 N x' I Y 5 sf . ..s. .K 'f Q43-Y' .6 'X .. JU ' i Q 4' fff , 's GW '- if-fx? 4 1 Aw .' 49 K A r Q' Q it 6 'f 1 's ' , J 1,150 . Y .5 1-gf A gg? W .2 :ff 2,25 F 1 2 ,3 9' f Al' . -.':...-... J -A . f:fr::.z-:-if-1-r.1:4f-1: '11'-rr ffffe:z:s1 'f::--i--A -'A -r -- N53-N Following two weeks at sea in early May, a month-long in-port period was scheduled, and then, June 15, midshipmen embarked for their summer training. After a one-day delay due to bad weather, Ranclohbh started out, bound lor Quebec City, Canada. Arriving twelve days later, the ship rendered a 21-gun salute and dipped the colors. while the COMNAVAIRLANT Band played the Canadian National Anthem. A large crowd was on handto greet the arrival, including several wives ofofficers and crewmen. For the single men there were plenty of lovely Canadian lasses, proving again that Quebec City is a Mpretty fair liberty town. Swimming, bus tours, baseball, etc., were recreational fea- tures of the visit, while social highlights included a highly successful enlisted men 's dance, a Mid- shipman Ball, and parties for the senior officers. The ship, in turn, hosted 400 local VIP's at a luncheong on july 1 and July 4, QCanadian and U. S. Independence Days respectivelyj a total of over 7,500 enthusiastic guests came aboard for an Hopen house. Randolphls 1964 Midshipmen Cruise saw the Ensigns-ofthefutzire embarked for summer training dugz wi'th several maj'or departments. All hands were im- pressed with their positive attitudes and eagerness to learn. They joined the crew for lihergz in New York Ciijf and Quebec Ciijf, Canada. Ashore all hands had the ojyportanigf ofloohing down on the latter port from the Plains offihra- ham Qrightj, and enjoy visits with Que- becfs friendbf citizens, random sighsee- ing, ballplaying, and a round ofj1ariies. 60 El 'E ! F, Q ,xt A C J' ' . 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' ' ' Q X H .N 1 1 ' 6 'Ain g 1 ' 1 ' Q h ' W. 2 ' All ' n I V if. 1 . 1 LJ 'E V I t . ' ' fb Aj b t N 1 a V -'I 'g , ,f ', l . Q p , .l l 1 l ,fs il' Q U3 is . . aww 5' as f Above, Rando1ph's men salute Quebec. Quebec mixes the traclitions of both England ana' France. At left, is St. fohnfs Gate. Below, the changing ofthe Guard in Quebec Cigz. At right, Saint Anne du Beaupre Cathedral As the Province itsehf is bi-lingual signs throughout the cizgz are in both French and English. One often sees more French than English. .- Q- yw- , iv. 7-if ,M W Y TTY!! W. fFR , 5 QE W f if i hi 'J x iz , - A '. ' I 4 A v- Q gff g5THafw S' 'C 'E ' ' ' 2 1 . 7 E! Q 5 1 'z WW' A, ii 'isii . . , .1 q T ' A29 , 5245 '9 X Y ? V , H X xt ,L . 43 Q ff XX t X 'Q 6 i 2-it If x 5' Q f X Q J' A W N 3 A ' . K f - -ay 1 . 2 K 's xx ' ' Y , . Z v. 8 wg , -, ' . Y -. , v I' Q .ins 4 vu , 1 K l . ff - X 5 1 Q Ili 4 r' -331 N fl P ol 'bs su Irs R 1' if if Walvwfl 'f' ....,., , ,tg-1,..,..,.-EN--M-4: . Q.-. . Horse and buggy rides faseinate Ameri- cans the world oven be il New Yorks Central Parlc, the M edilerranean, H ong Kong on as here, in Quebec. Lezsurehf tours around the handsome old ezbz, at the pace ofa lzorse-drawn buggy, lured many ofRandolph,s men. Bus fours of the area also proved popular. And fours witlz lneautzful girls proved to be mostpopular ofall 64 ,Q OUq U' nfl ll -in 3. P ,f 5 ...--................-..........- 1 -.....,...,-v--...-.-..a-ua-m.1s-.-.1 ' ' , N-5 l ...w.f..........- . .-..... ...,.... .,..,-.,.,... Freslz strawberries Worn a roadside market on tlze Isle d'Oleans were hard to resist. The natural wonders of the Province attracted many. Below, Ran- d0lph,s men were surprised to jind that Jllontmorency Falls were more than one lzundredjfeet higher than thefamedlfalls that the Unz'ted States and Canada share - ,Niagara .-.w- , ...xv 'Q' ,.. .-1' f-04011-, Ir:-I At right, A guide explains how to use a hy? raj? to four 2:fisz'Zz'ng Canadian Sea Cadets. Hundreds ofRando1ph,s men contributed blood to hehe Afnericais Canadian friends during the carriers Augus! vz'sz'i to Quebec. The shzzo hosted thousands of visitors during her day in port. At right, guests arrive for a shzp- board reception. F70 K 'Y X e JW' - H - - ....-..-...L.....-Q.........l..,,....,4...--.4..,....- ' ,i.,.w..m...,-,,.,1fz.,4 1-X - 1 5' 'V A 1 1 I I r I 1 i 9 1 s 1 Zllictsbzpmen in working uniform and midshzlbrnen in dress uniform escorted guests around the ship, telling them about the big carrien Anti-Submarine Warfare operations, life at sea ana' a great oariezgz ofotlzer subjects. F Hhg, -fsfifk M,- ' 'f'i2ii1?L-7.1.-25-2- -iz-- L:-az-... .... -f , -. . ,. . M s ' X . .--- V-A - - J '---J '--YT' --'---213' '- ::R.' .r---.1 The ship was at sea again the next week, en- gaged in intensive training exercises for the bene- fit of ship's company and Middiesg their arrival in the Hudson River on july 13 was greeted by such a heavy fog that it took the better part of the day to creep toward the assigned anchorage between Staten Island and the Statue of Liberty for 'cOperation Sail. At 10:30 the next morning a large contingent of guests arrived via steamer, Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze and other VIP's flew aboard by helicopter an hour later. The event was a unique parade of foreign sailing vessels, sched- uled to pass in revieww by Randolph on the way into New York harbor. The first wind- jamrner passed by about noon, using her engines due to an absence of breezes. After steaming 500 yards past CVS-15, the ships tacked into a light wind and unfurled their sails in a never-to-be forgotten spectacular. Secretary Nitze departed by helo, while the rest of the guests rode the carrier into New York's Pier No. 88, where they debarked with some of the ship is liberty-bound crewmen. july 17, 18 and 19 were devoted to uopen house, with 6,000, 12,000 and 9,000 visitors coming aboard respectively on the three days. Miss World's Fair was one ofthe honored guests on Saturday the 18th. Members ofRandolph,s crewputtogeth- er a flight deck formation in honor of Operation Sail just before the ship is ar- rival in New York on 13. As Re- viewing Ship for the international event Randolph had a prize location. Mem- bers of her crew and a distz'nguz'shed roster of invited guests had a once-in-a- lzkiime opportunizgz to see sailing ships assemble from all over the world. 70 l , 1-JSKA ,., i. .Y .,x,...f,.,,,..,,.?,u.f,f,5-l ,,,M,,',. I V A I iw : I 'A Q-V K .f-,-mi' vw. f . ...,.,. . H ++T?f2, ,,1,22+ -A.. '- - aff- -,Q-.' - , ,. 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JD sg. . 43,6 , M , Q g ,gs ' va. 1 V4-' , - Q 1' '. -'WJ '1 . . - . -. 41 -. ,ly f ,. .4 we W .. - H- z .f. -Q . , 1 A ., '1 avr, , Q A A A. , -.qnvv f ,. I V' - ' . 1 .1 ' 'Q - ., jfvi 4. ' i 0 - 1 5 'if ...ici , 'B P , Y, Q ' ,af p' s 1 1 lo., I' ' .i 1 ,' v 3 1 ' 1 ' ' lf, ff.. A' ' ix. - ' -----M - M.-xl , f H 1 mr il L, f5f?4ig,Y Y-.,,1 - .,. A..- ...i-.-. MM, . l President fohn F Kennedy had had a personal interest in Operation Sail and did much to foster the project in its earbz planning stages. Presz'dentLyndon B. johnson sent Secretary ofthe Navy, Paul H Nitze, as hz's personal repre- sentative. The Secretary ofthe Navy was flown aboard Randolph by helicop- ten as the ship ls saluting battery roared welcome and the Marz'ne Honor Guard stood at attention. Below, visitors seat- ed on theflight deck admire the square- rigged sailing vessels as they smartbz approached Randolph. At right,Ameri- ca 3' Ambassador to the Unz'tedNatz'ons, Adlai Stevenson, views the review with Randolph's Executive Ojficen Com- mander Robertli Smyth. Kiwi. ' 'nag' 4 f 1 . 'g,,.- Fl 1 iv-ff ' s A W ,,l..,.,,, ,fwvf My VI! , -1 4 W.: .AWK - ....-. ,fy sv .....--.Q ff .- ,,. N.. A. W- ef, -fm zqfffnrfw ...ki ,,,,f-,yfjg My ,V If , ,f ' -- ' -Gmgp xi, ,wr .f,f 4 S., , in 'gif' M401-9, ,. Qiigvw w :X .V Q ,,..qgjllwf 1'-lv 'N fn ll Q-dw-4 kv i f Q 4 14 ,QA , I if the E! -x Ac it ifkf rf .ov 'WWW I 2 1 ff ,, ' 2 3 Q 4 ,mv f ,,. , 1 ,:':.w pentru f' ' I .5 X gg f--- Jfffa. ,ir V I ,V 1 I 2 Q5 1 if -Q.gl'Q'L.l if - 1154? 'E- 'Wi e Luggug. The Cadets IL lzo sa1'lc.d tlze. square-rivged fI't1l'lIl'7I0' slzzps manned sides and yards as tlzc slzzps Came abeam handolph. ust a ter tlzeg passed Randolph eaclt slzzp dropped lzer canvas and with sails un urleal majestz'call1f moved o towards llanlzattan Island looming in the mzsgf dzstanee Uanl natzons ee' that there zs no better ual to trazn a man or tlze sea than under sazl Amerzea mazntazns the square rzgged Coast Guard slnp Eagle Future Coast Guard o eers make annual Summer cruzses aboard Operation Sail dreu training slzzps rom all tlze uforld over. 4 number came rom tlze European Countries. One o the slzzps came to ,N eu l'07'k rom lzer lzome port z'n Indonesia. All who saw tlze impressive review agreed tlzat it u as one o the most stirring szglzts tlze1 lzad ever zvztnessed None uould ever orget a ltandsome square rzgged slzzp loom zng out o tlze og under the neu N ar rous Brzdge exclzangzng lzonors wztlz Randolph droppzng tlzezr canvas and tlzen sazlzng off up tlze Hudson Rzzer Wk-LQ.-.L-4 ::.g,,.,.4,., r .........--:,,,........ - H '- .. V. A' ' - -, Randolph got underway hom New York at 5A.M on fubz 21, 1964. Aj?er some exercises at sea, she returned to the Norfolk Naval Shzlbyard on lub: 24, where she was greeted by fanzibz and friends. Many ofthe men 's families had an opportunizgz to see what bye at sea was like on a Famibf Day cruise that preceded Randolph's start of ihe ship is overhaul period 78 .4 H -f -2-.gf -. rf! , ,.,..-s -M we----Nu K K .. xi ---4 Y ,, . .,. -av. +- .1 'um -' W ....4.3 . .fn-srwf-m, M , .. ..- -' ,-,:1' I 6 I 52 E' V Him A f ,f mV , ,, f f ,4 v . . J ,-M-ww. .,, ,.,, ,r , 1 W. f 19' X. ,. 1-W. .. - ,,.,... .. .,..... ., . ,S , 5 .ff Af' H J, s J, rl V, ly' if -fig, 1 ,. .r 7- ff Win . af 'A 'fs--rf -. ' I , X. K IA., f ff fffx i O 'QQ-rw-.f,.:, , ,I A 4 lui EI- ' 1'I, 5 -- 'Yv A , Z. F' Q. F 1 I .rf ln.. as-In I--11 Y I ll..I I ,,,.d' ng if 14' .N-L qb j I i I-zr.-in ..- -I Raudolphas Off9fC'7'S and mm az' Ffzglzf Deck PCl7'Ul1,Cj'IlSf Inqfbrf' flzc' brorrx arf put Over af ffm Slzzpiv .Yozffhfk fmmr- Coming. 01166 1716 gU1zgzz'f1V1'.v arf in place. if fz'0c'sn'f fzzlfr Kong fo rfzmifv fl nz IJCS. +-Y4'T't- 1: ' 6 .z 'tx-x K: ,LU X 'X Q X X b. -ll' I 6 i I 4 Rear Adrnzral Wz'llz'arn A. Stuart Corn- rnanderg Hunter-Kz'ller Force Atlantic, departed from Randolph on August 14, 1964. At left, his flag is lowered Above, the Aclrnzral says farewell to Rando1ph's Department heads Cfrom leftto rightj, LCDR D. Bernclt Com- munz'eatz'0n.s Ofeen LCDR C. D. Hen- derson, -Weclzeal Ojfeen CDR C. Rym- al Operations Often CDR W S. Waldron, Suppbf Offcen CDR C. C. Fletehen Engz'neerz'n,g Officer, CDR f Lyons, Dental Offeer, and CDR W R. Roulstone, Navzgatar At far rzglzt, zs Captain R. I Davis. Randolphls Cornrnandtng flmeer. Below. the Afl- rnzral zls rendered lwnors by the .stale boys as he zls pzfnecl over the sirle. 1 W Left, Captain Richard Davis reads' his orders that tahe him to duty at Harvard Universiiji. Below, Captain fohn F Refo reads his orders assigning him as Commanding Offcer ofUSS Randolph. Right page, Captain Refo and Captain Davz's zveicome Captain C. C. Shozdda, Commander Carrier Division I6 Staff aboard Randolph for the Change-ofCommand cere- monies. Below, the departing Sl-czppen Captain Davis, shakes hands with his former Department Heads, as he leaves the ship. Wsibte, from teh to right are Commander C. R. RymaL Com- mander R. Laughtori, Commander W R- Petre, Commander W R. Rout- stone, Commander W S. Waldron, Commander R. F Peterson. 'V S 4 1 I Randolph men are justbf proud of her history. She was namedfor the Coloni- al leaden Peyton Randohoh. Below, Randolph is launched at the ,Newporf News Shzpbnilding ana'Drya'ock Com- pany on june 28, 1944. + 3 e 1, .s MLW 3 was Posslaus USS Randofplz. twenty years old and still going strong. celebrated her twentieth birthday on Friday. October 9. 196-1. at theNorfolk Naval Shipyard in a fashion befitting her long and ac- tive career. I An informal working party was held in Hangar Bay No. I during the noon hour to mark the oc- casion. As soon as the brief ceremony was over a special lunch was served to Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers and the ship's crew. Attending the Twentieth Anniversary party were three former Commanding Officers of Randofbh, the Mayors of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., officials of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, officials ofthe Norfolk Na- val Shipyard. shipyard workers, and crew members. The ceremony opened with the playing of the national anthem and introductory remarks by Captain john F. Refo, the seventeenth Command- ing Officer of the present-day Rczndofbh. He in- troduced Rear Admiral M. Farrin, Commander of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, who recounted the proud history of Rana'04bh. Captain Refo then presented the binnacle which guided Randofblz through her first twenty years of service to a representative of the Portsmouth Naval Museum who will place it in the Museum for permanent display. Ship's plaques were pre- sented by Captain Refo to Roy B. Martin, jr., Mayor of Norfolk, and R. Irvine Smith, Mayor of Portsmouth, in recognition ofthe support given to Randodbh by the people of Tidewater through the years. Randodbh is a true Virginian, having been named for a Virginian, built and almost always repaired in the Tidewater area, and home- ported here for most of her twenty years. Following the presentation of the binnacle and the plaques, the three former Commanding Offi- cers of Rcznd0Lbh took turns cutting the first slices of the huge birthday cake. All three are now Rear Admirals, one of whom is still on ac- tive duty. Rear Admiralj. R. Lee., USN, Com- mander Fleet Air Patuxent, Patuxent River., Md., who was the fifth Commanding Officer of Randognh, cut the first slice of cake, followed by Rear Admiral Felix Baker, USN fRet.j, Ran- dognhk first CO, and Rear Admiral jackson R. Tate, USN QRet.j, Rand04bh iv second CO. The Twentieth Anniversary ceremony was at- tended by five officials of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company who have worked for the company a total of 176 years and who worked on the Randoqzh when she was being built. She was placed in commission at Newport News on October 9, 1944. After the ceremony a buffet luncheon was served in the hangar bays for Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers and ship's crew. The Randoabh is named for Peyton Randolph, a famous Virginian, soldier-statesman and a President of the first Continental Congress. The second United States ship to bear the name and the eleventh Essex-class aircraft carrier built, she was the first carrier ever to leave the building ways and enter combat without returning to the builders for a post-shakedown period. She was launching aircraft against the enemy just four months and ten days after her commissioning at Newport News - a feat believed to be without precedent in carrier history! She was officially credited with 308 enemy planes destroyed and 87,000 tons ofjapanese shipping sunk in World War II. In her first combat action, she launched her planes against the japanese mainland and later participated in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns. Below, Randolph, ffufzng cfm,!menon in Newjmri News. In righi, like fuumhe mg L46f677LO7ZZ'6.3' one fume 28, 1944, azfh Zhe lmclzfzkmaf bolfle of f:'hampa,gne bmlcen over her bow. eff' fffff ' f ff ff? 1' ,' A Ii, 1 11' -i an !:f I I f 'YK 'Q i if 3 4 3 '1 3 a 1 , 3 , 2 s I g, H 3 L 2 , -55.11 --..-,, -- ...i,. -.. Below, ilze original binnacle that served Randolph ilzroaglz World War II was presented io Portsmouth Alana! Jllzise- um. From lei io rifflzi Rear Admiral Fefix L. Baker USN fRc.ij, Randolph S j5'rsi Commanding' Omceij Captain olzn F Reo Commaridinff Ofcer o Ran- dolph ioday Rear Admira! ackson R. Tate USJV fReij ilze ship S second Commanding Ofcer it right is Wir. john S. Livesay, fr., accejyling the bin- nacfe for die fllnseum. Opposite page, Rear Admiral . M. Farnn, Commander o the .Norfofk Naval Slhzjyyard Ports- inonilz lfQ'7'ffZ'7lZ'CL recounis Randolph s ilfnsirions history during the ship s Tzueniiailz Anniversary celebration. B - low Rgar Admiral Fefix L. Baker ihe ship s 'rsi Wfzpjyer cats the Tweniieilz Anniversary cake. 41 V -:1!'41'::::-,. ..., -..-- .-- . --1f- wvx.-W -,g4:-L.,:41-.L:- - -:Q---41' .-5 Other highlights in Randotbh is active and dis- tinguished career include several tours with the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, her re- designation from a CVA fattack carrierj to CVS Qsupport carrierl which led to her engaging in a new and demanding competition- anti- submarine Warfare, selection as the major re- covery ship for astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Glenn, and participation in the October 1962 Cuban Blockade. She has been the regular flagship ofTask Group ALFA since 1959, opera- ting as a highly specialized anti-submarine hunter-killer force in the Western Atlantic. - Throughout Randohbh is twenty years, she has been the recipient of five Battle Efficiency 'cFfs in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1963 exemplify her HRANDOO-CANDOOH spirit. After her overhaul Randohbh resumes her duties as flagship of Task Group ALFA in her third decade in the defense of the nation. USS Randolph Commanding Oyfeersg Top Row, fLeh to Rzghtj, Captain Nz'eh0tas Biddle, 1777-1778, QRan- dolph IQ, Captain Felix Batten f0etober 1944 - 1945j,' Captain jackson R. Tate, 1945 - September 1946j,- Captain Daniel W Harrigan, fSeptember1946- june 1947j,' Captain Robert S. Quaek- enbush, 1953 - May 1954j,' Cap- taz'n james R. Lee' fMay 1954 - May 1955j. Center Row: Captain C. Re- nard fMay 1.955-May 1956j,' Cap- tain Edward j 0WeitL fMay 1956- August 1956 jg Captain Daniett? Smith, jr., fflugust 1956 - August 1957j,' Cap- tain Louis j Kirn, fAugust 1957 - june 1958j,' Captain BernardM Strean, fjune 1958 - March 1959j,' Captain joseph B. Fbbets, jtllareh 1959 -janu- ary 1960j. Bottom Row: CaptainRieh- ard E. Harmen fjanuary 1960-1170- vember 196Oj,' Captain H E. Cook, jr., fDeeember 1960 - November 1961j,' Captain Max A. Berns, jr., fNo- vember 1961 - October 1962j,' Captain Harry L. Hargz, jr., f0etober 1962- Oetober 1963j,' Captain Richardj Da- vis, f0etober 1963 - August 1964j,- Captain john F Refo fAugust 1964- Presentj. -,ff an L. ya MX 'Y 'JH 1--Y Ali'--Qrfdgrfl I ,V 1-. iL'Ef 5gf: k-f a. , ' . - . - ., A - 1-far 1 I K-. ,A N -' ' rv- .. ' -1 -1' --21' -.---: --.r--- -- 'N H ,I Y .. Operations The Operations Department on CVS-I5 hasthe responsibility of coordinating the functions of all Departments in promotion of the smooth accom- plishment of the carrier,s over-all mission. Op- erations recognizes the necessity of devoting as much time to air operations as surface opera- tions, while at the same time appreciating the coordination necessary between both in the execu- tion of anti-submarine warfare. Cooperating with the Gunnery and Navigation Departments, as well as coordinating air defense, search and rescue, and other specialty maneuvers Qin addition to the usual air, surface and com- bined ASW operations Q, this Department plays a great many roles. Because so much of their work is behind the scenes, its men are sometimes regarded as uunsung heroes. The ratio of aviators and black shoe officers on a typical carrier is about even, thus, with the flight experience of the pilots providing a neces- sary understanding of the duties and problems of those flying the squadrons aboard, particular- ly close coordination is achieved. Combat Information Center QCICQ, or 'cThe Black Museum as the dimly-lit room is fondly called, is literally the nerve center of the ship whenever separate air, surface, or combined ASW operations are underway. All contacts - friendly, enemy or unknown - air, surface or sub-surface- are plotted and evaluated here, with the analysis quickly disseminated to the Commanding Officer, Task Group Commander, and other key officers at vital stations through- out the ship. Aboard the ALFA flagship, Randodbhiv CIC must assume complete supervi- sion of the entire anti-submarine operation, utiliz- ing information from radar, sonar, radio and electronic countermeasures equipment QECM gearj, as well as information gleaned from look- out reports and intelligence sources. When this complex of data is evaluated into a meaningful picture of the tactical situation, maneuvering andf or attack recommendations are forwarded to the bridge, Flag plot and other stations. An ASW carrieris CIC must also keep accompany- 94 - Lawn ., . .Q-...,gu1:,.g-.--.,.. - - ' ' D ep artment ing ships as well as its own apprised. In the realm of the Air Operations Officer Can assistant to the Operations Officerj, are the re- sponsibilities for controlling aircraft - vectoring them toward a target or talking a pilot in on a CCA Ccarrier-controlled approachj in bad flying weather. Keeping track of all airborne planes, coordinating beach-ship flights, transfer- ring personnel and men by helicopter, and sched- uling are additional duties of Air Operations personnel. The shipis Air Intelligence specialists must brief Air Intelligence officers of the embarked squadrons, train personnel in recognizing air- craft and learning their capabilities, and be aware of the latest tactical procedures likely to be included in any situation. Meteorology is virtually a separate depart- ment within Operations, performing vital func- tions aboard CVS-15. Assigned the duties of collecting weather data and making local and regional forecasts, their mission is important not only to the Air Group embarked but also the ship's over-all operations, the men with 'these responsibilities must maintain technical gear for predicting sonar and bathymetric conditions as well as weather, and be highly knowledge- able of complicated weather components and phenomena. The Operations Department operates and main- tains a vast assortment of electronic gear, all of which requires specialists to carry on an inten- sive program of preventive maintenance. Air, surface and marshalling, radars, ECM gear, communications radio equipment and certain navigational gear are all maintained by this Department's electronic technicians, who must be on call at any hour to return a piece of inop- erative gear to an 'fupn status. Randofbh was the first flattop to have sonar installed, with the long range active-passive ANXSQS-23 being placed aboard in 1961. An important help in ASW operations with or with- out her screening ships, this gear is also under the cognizance of the Operations Department. i I ' U Oli I 'f .hh Q 'N Q VU. my U :Mm 4 1 up on gl' M 2 .e A w. f ix 3 ff his f s so Q u so 1 i- E 'wh Weather has been an important aspect of lik at sea since man hrst ventured away from land. Although modern ships are better able to withstand ad- verse weatlzer in the open sea, no pru- dent seafaring man would ever ignore the elements. The rnen ofOA Division gather inforrnatton from their own local observations and fro nz data transmitted by radio hom stations all over the world. 1 1 2 X 3 '- ...hh KN S a .ey T gf 1 ,5 A Q ' 9 .-' 1 + Q' 4 -s ,, if A if f ,Lia Q 5 ., Once Rando1ph's aircraft have com- pleted their rntssions, they return to the vicinitjz ofthe shzp and OC Division tahes over getting them from the land- ing pattern sajebf on dech. Above, pilots are tall-:ed down on a Carrier Controlled Approach, as men of OC Dz'vz'sz'on watch the azrcraj? approach- ing the shzp on radar. ,,...-..- ,,.--'U-. ,if A , 1 1 3. x ,qu L V 5 E A u Y 45 of x , 1 s x s ' s x X x ' x X I X A ' 3, r . .I 'Q w A x -xx t mx '- 5 X ' R 1 V .K 3 N .lfhut V '4 X' ' 1 M ,k -X. ' xx K Xi . A -1 , ' ,.-ff' .1 5,1 'Lf - 1 VJ, A , f -. 1 I yi. .f ' lx: I 9 4,1 I A f' z a , 1 ' - 1 !' . 1 - 0 y P , I 1 V' 9 z 1 . I P', 41. i 1 a I 'f ' W-rw.. .-H ,,..x-1W,,-J-....a...,,.S4.Y,L,,.,,4f .-4,, ...V .,.- , . S 1 , ,Y . x.fg.g..7Q,p, , ,, ,,,Ql44.Q4Y,9,,,, A,.g,:L ,Q N -M ,Q S. ! x vt K 1 Y J . K , S f x K 5 v x 1 k , 1 r x , m ,' .Z 1 Q . S X , xx' J A 1 ,Bt xx K fy? ,. I ', sf' -M 1 ii With each passing yean the electronic equipment aboard ship becomes more and more complex. just before World War IL the average rnan-ofwar in the American fleet had kwer than one hun- dred vacuum tubes aboard. Today there are thousands and recent develop- rnents have replaced thousands more with sophisticated devices. OE Divi- sion, made up of hzghbi trained Elec- tronic Technicians, is responsible for keeping the electronic gear aboard Randolph working. u--Ns - - -, 4 iw . ., W , 'V ang...- lic I5 l-i, Eau -4 -.P Qin! x I 41 - Q ,M it 5 an 1 qw- v-if If , K eff egg? ,...1-H .mf it f an 3 'v ., ................. I I Q, D 9 oh C J I o ,, o -of Tl- o. M226 FJ -o ' 1 i 3 2 5 N. ,, A xy NV , V -.. -.mug f- M , M--...,,,,,,-si.-Q QBX, Q rm mx QA N 1' -.. K XX -fl --R -ff '-as in- 1 --H.:-- 2 J X? l f 102 X I Rm2'11e' 1 fx: fu.'.m1' .'1'f'f1:4 nm Ill .flaw I . S. Hgrnf 525 H24 tsflfgl' ffri Its' Of uvnffvzly u'lli' ff. ffm sfzzlilfmfzwf f.'f1111f1.f.' 1llJfUl'll!r'Ifz lIll f.Nc'IIff'1'xQ'!'4'I1' up Jzfffzzkg flu uytlf. Ram- dulplfs l f lC ' pf'1f,fO1'111x 11 uu11fl!1ff'.x'1'Ql' qf sf'2'z'. .'r5. fnzxzurzffp' f11'nzu1'f1l !.'c'fjJ1'1zg flu' ff4llZ7flII'.PJ mm' ffm' Q,fficc'1'-of!ff1c'-19641: Iu- Jfbrnzuz' fzfmzzt thc hzffzc'z1f.s'z'fzuz1'1'01z, zufzzfe' n1a1'1zffzz'1m2g vozzfmf ozfw' tfzc Slllp B' M 1'- ffznzg fzm'f'q,f2'. Afffzougfz zz zfarzfgf of souzfvs Of'l4lZf27I'Nlflf2'Ol1 arc' u5e'cL radar 245 ffze 1U,V'14IINIl:1' 0116. The basic mission of Randolphls photographers is an operational one - to record every launch and landing should anything go wrong. They also record the many and special routine events of life alioard ship. Almost all ofthe excellentphotographs thatappear in this bool: are the worlc ofRando1ph's photographers. Many long hours of hard work were coupled with a great deal ofphotographic talent to produce thz's pictorial record ofRando1ph. ,1..-n- vlw4lF: 1 ,M Ig..-..,.,..4-an-H ,un-I ,. .., ..4.. 'gp 'LY ' X .--nn'-H .,,,.,.,f,-uno-:' ,l, ,1v, 105 Randolplfs haste mz'.s1s'z'on zfs' Antz'-.S'uh- marine Warfare. The .shzp 2.5 one ofthe few carriers in the Fleet that carries her Own sonar. Men 0f0S Dz'vz'sz'on mam- tatrz their eqazjyment, leftg tahe BY' read- ings to check the temperature of the water the shzjy is operating in, belowg and man the sonar stack, right. 7 5' Q -1' vb 8 x ' Q N N I 7 C ommunications D ep artment Functioning as the ears and voice f Rczna'04blz the Communications Department plays a vital role in the ship s over-all opera- tions Mamtaining contact with aircraft and escort ships in the ASW task group this Depart- ment provides the communications necessary for a smooth performance by all units Operating closely together, vessels engaged in an anti- submarine tracking exercise cannot tolerate a breakdown in meaningful tactical communica- tions so the importance of this Departments responsibilities is easily recognized. Messages received from other Departments on the carrier are converted into electronic pulses in Radio Central or one of several auxiliary rad1o rooms aboard and relayed as appropri- ate. A considerable volume of messages is handled by the ship s communications network during a typical day of Task Group operations There are numerous radio circuits aboard to be maintained by the radiomen who are also re- sponsible for radio teletype radio telephone and radio telegraph in addition to cryptographic equipment antennas transmitters and receivers. The other means of external communication used aboard a naval vessel is the visual phase which consists of several components each re- quiring a special skill of the men involxed. Flashing light flag hoists and semaphore are still very much a part of the modern Navy and in times of radio silence become the onbf means of communication. Personnel of this Department are required to stand watches in radio or on the signal bridge in port as well as while underway standing ready to transmit an important dispatch or alert to receive a vital warning and spread the word. Communications men are justly proud of their important function aboard. The ship s long- standing reputation as one of the most proficient communications vessels in the Fleet has helped earn her past assignments in recovery of L. S astronauts and assignment of the Green C for excellence in communications during 1962 and 1963. I 1. . 3 I 3 . . 1 3 3 I l I 5 . cc as , , , O a 9 Q ' , f , I - a , f , f f i . 3 . . , , a . . tl u 1 I i i f - 3 - ' Q . v if L l, l o a . 1 - - 9 , r 3 ' : - . e i l J . f o QI . 5 4 J 5 - .J 0 ' - T 3 . i bl - . U ,, 1 1 7 . . 7 . I i ' U a fr 7 . A: 'z il i li ti 5 . v i' i 1 , ., .. ....,-........,----avi 9,4-uv-4 :mam CR DIV I-'R97-100 Randolph is one part offlmericaisfar- flung defense system. Communications form a linh that tie that system together. Aboard ship, the Communications De- partment handles virtualbi all ofthe in- coming and outgoing message traffic. Communications take a variety of forms: visual signalling is still an im- portant means of quickb and silently communicating between ships at sea. Voice and Continuous Wave radio and telegipe connect Randolph with the en- tire American defcnse establishment. .gn ,. , Wx 'N 1 A !' 'VI' uv- s gpwvv-.vu ,1- J., J' .,a. jaw' br , .fl 'V . . av, ,,, 5, Flexibiligz is one ofthe most significant elements ofRando1ph 's communications system. Various radz'o spaces allover the ship can be tied one to anothen using complex patch panels that linh the equipment in one space to the equip- ment in another. Above, information for a telephone request is checked with another one ofthe radio spaces by use ofthe 'fsquawh box 'f Right, incoming and outgoing trafc is handled by offi- cer and men ofCR Division. 'ix Visual C077Z77ZZHZZ'CCLfZ'O7ZS were flze mam- sfay offleet 0peraz'z'orzs for zflzozzsanrls of years before the aalzfenf ofraflio. Tlzer still lzave an imporfazzf place in flze maclern JVavy, for tlzeq' clo noi b6'l7't'l'l1' a slzzp is presence fo lzoslile fbrces lz'sfe1zz'1zg for electr0m'e emz'ssz'02zs. If fakes a ea re- fclbf frainezl eye to reaa' flze semaplzore message j5'0m anoflzer slzzp sfeaming in company, Flag lzoisfs are freqzzezzfb' asecl in lieu ofraflio fo give slzipsyfeam- ing in company l7lfl7I'77Iflff0IZ 071 Course ana' speefl elzazzges. Flaslzing lzglzz' is useflfbr flzc sam 0 p znpose anal also Car- ries oflzer 1'm'er-slzzp nzessage fraflfv. 1 2,3 X x 4 X Wx 1 x Win I 1 1 re 1h its J H., v--f Q, it A0 f N s' x S Air Department Air operations are an integral component of Randofbhs ASW mission. The Air Depart- ment s role comes to the forefront in ASW and other air exercises and maneuvers at sea. Dur- ing flight operations the Air Department con- trols aircraft within the immediate vicinity of the ship in the launch and recovery phases. Flight quarters demand action and coordination and Air is more than ready to fulfill their four-point program' get them on deck and ready to go' get them off bring them back and get them ried out with speed yet painstaking caution for one mistake is usually fatal. lwo distinctly different groups do nothing but handle the planes One dixision V-1 handles all aircraft on the flight deck. lhese men move planes down the deck to the catapults, more planes after landing to the elex ators connected to the hangar deck below and bring planes off the elevators. The Hangar Deck Division X -3 handles the aircraft in transit to and from the flight deck. I Q . r . ' 9 a , , r f ff ,- , . , , , f , - 7 a q I ' I 1' ri a f Y . ' r . a , . , 1 a 1 - 7 . . a 9 ready to go again. Maintaining such a rapid pace with maximum safety requires the ultimate in teamwork. This teamwork and coordination between Primary Flight Control QPri-Flyj on the after end of the island and the various crews on the flight deck and below in the hangar bays is a result of long hours of planning and drill from the Air Boss at the top to the newest Airman Recruit. Communication must be rapid and clear from the Air Boss and his staff in Pri-Fly to pilots near the ship, the Landing Signal Officer QLSOD, the bridge, and Air Ops who control aircraft in their maneuvers once they are out of range of Pri-Fly. Pri-Fly also has the responsibility of maintaining flight deck safety. The observer viewing flight operations for the first time must be confused by the rainbow of men running about the deck during a launch or landing. The confusion is an illusion. Each man has a definite assignment that must be car- When the aircraft approach the catapults, they are turned over to the Cat Spotter. V-2 controls the twin catapults which are capable oflaunching an aircraft every 33 seconds at a speed of 105 knots. V-2 also has domain over the arresting gear at the after end of the flight deck. The ar- resting wires bring heavy props or speedingjets to an abrupt-safe halt. Airas V-4 division handles and stores the avia- tion fuels -AvGas and IP-5. Extreme safety precautions must be observed in stowage and handling of these volatile mixtures. Repair, maintenance and aviation electronics are handled by the men of V-6. Their care over the aircraft support equipment and test benches insures the safety of the shipis and squadrons' aircraft. Put these divisions together and the result is the Air Department. They work hard in all kinds of weather and put in long hours hoping to attain the hoped-for results, BravoZulu - well done. I .sg New ,VW The aircraft on deck are the respon- sibiligz of V1 Division. Working un- der their yellow-shirted directors, the men of VI Division 'fspoti' the aircrah on deck -placing the planes in posi- tz'on for launch or moving those that have just been recovered to a safe place on - the flight deck. 'Respotting air- craft is sometimes accomplished with the yellow flight deck tractors, called '5nules'j and sometimes accomplished by the application ofold-fashioned man power. '0- N X. ..,. ,N i Iii' '1- LI WK' xl! y 5-. .X , I 5 J YE. Sauk 2. .rw-L.: . ' The V-2 Dz'vz'sz'0n handles fbe cafalbzzffs that get the aircraj? 0jQ'Rar1do1ph'sfZzgfzf deck, the mz'rr0r-landzvzg s1's1'em, and the arresiing gear tba! brings ffzem safe- Q1 to a szfop on deck after fbezv' mz'ssz'ozz has been CZCCONZIIJZZISIICCII. The nzz'z'2'0.f'- landing sysfem was Orzgirzafb' a'ez'ef0p- ea' by the Brzbsfz ana' aa'albfc'd fbf use aboard American CfI2'7'I'C'?'S in fbc' 1950 s. It gives zflze z'1zc'0n11'2zg lpifof cz z's's11a1 meafbafI ' ffzaf fefk bin: a'fzc'f!1f'rl'1eJs making a Correez' approavlz fo ffzf' slzzllv. Were Randolph sz'a1zaf1'11g on mai V-Bs lnozzeferjbzf c'afalb111'1's Zl'OI1ff77!ZfII'f ffzvpuzv- er fo buff a CIIKIIIJZIIL' IKXIUIISKIIIIIIS u,f'ji'f'f info flu' air. Z'sc'ff in a mfzz'f'.wf1'mfcr5' znamzw' I7!70l7?'f1I.N'f'IIf7. f1'1q1' zm'w'f 'fzff' an a1'n'1'af? .,fi'0n1 a .vmazd1':1g:.vf1b!'f,'v0ssf1'mz fv a Ving .N'lI7f'l K! 1.11 jus! a 1'1'ffff' nm 'af' fbfzfz ll lIIlIIlIIl'f'lfwff'd'f. 7 'U' 3 11-1 lg ERIE! Randolphbs hangar dechserves thesanze function as the hangar at a .Shore-based az'r hetd. Here the shzjpk azrcraj? are stored and maintained The re51oon5z'bz'I- tty of V-3 Dz'oz'5z'on, the hangar deck is divided into three sub-sections, Hangar Bays I, 2 and 3, each serviced by its own elevator to take aircraf? to ftzght deck. The Dz'vz'sz'orz also works on part of the Qaarterdech area, left, and the Adrntrativ Ladder, below, in Hangar Bay J. 41. ...I if f--1... - s. X S' A XXAN . Ni -f. wg -.K NY'g-.52-M W-'yu.,Z.4f',X R'-X ff'-2 ...ef -si.. v-N. '5,,.- .,,,-: f '-ff .'.:. ' - ff PM ----4-Q-gnu'-Q--r-1-4 , A , Ulberafing airerafl devour huge amounts offical. V-4 Dz'vz'sz'on pro vides the lube oil ana' az'z'atz'on fuel for the azreraf. Crea! care is exercised to avoicl contam- mafion ofjQzels, for regulations prolzibil its use anal pilots get downrzglzt naszjz about il. From the lime z'lz'sf9rs1f tal-zen aboard ana' the lime it is put into the azreraj. great care is taken to insure llze filells purify. mir The Air Departments numerous vehicles ffkglzl cleck lraclo rs, Mrk lzj?s, elcj are V-6 Dz'vz'sz'on 3 responsz'bz'lz'lz'es. V-6 also mamfains the melal electrical electronic anclparackale slzops llzatkekb keep tlze skzlo's many azrcraj? and their associated equzpmem' in an up status, ip' 2. I - i'i- uv -..., , ' 'Y 3: we ,,..i. .,,, ' I.-f 1,4514 4..,.4-1 Weapons Department Although ass1gned the prrmary respons1b1l1ty of close m protectron of the sh1p aga1nst a1r and surface attack Weapons Department personnel perform a host of duttes of a wrdely d verse nature The Deck DIVISIOHS must ma1nta1n all topslde 'neas plus a number of below deck spaces Due to the large number of personnel l1v1ng 1n close quarters, It IS very necessary that these spaces be ma1nta1ned IH an outstandmg state of appear ance In add1t1on these d1v1s1ons are respo11s1ble for a consrderable amount of equ1pme11t rnclud mg the anchors and anchor w111dlasses the sh1p s boats and boat booms accommodatlon ladders and all gear utrhzed ID refuelmg, replen lshment and h1ghl1ne operattons Underway the men of these d1v1s1ons stand watches 1n many parts ofthe sh1p performlng such ass1gnments as phone talkers looko11ts and lrfe boat watches The task OffCfUCl1l1gRQ7ZdOgJ!Z and her escorts IS handled l'1rgely by Deck D1v1 slon personnel who also r1g and man lIlgl1l1l1C and replemshment statlons When the sh1p gets underway moors or anchors tt IS these men who make up the nucleus of the bpecml Se 1 and Anchor Detall In port they serve on boat crews stand deck and sentry wx atches and com prrse the all work and no Glory Slde cleaner detarl whrch keeps the carrrer lookmg so 1mpress1ve The Ordnance DIVISIOHS mamtam the sh1p s 5 38 gun mounts drrectors and fire control radar In add1t1on they are I'CSpO11S1blC for the stowage, assembly and loadmff of all bombs rockets, depth bombs and torpedoes used by the embarked axr groups Tl11s 1ncludes I11 i1IllCI12111CC of the sh1p s armory magazme Groups bomb elevators and many preces of ordnance handlmv equlpment The Specral NX eapons D11 1s1on also ma1nta1ns a varrety ofadx anced underseas 11 eap ons for use aga1nst enemy submarmes In order to ITIEIIIIVIIII the hrvhest degree of pro flcrency these Cl1V1S1OI1S perfo1111 frequent lo'1d111U dr1lls and other ordnance CXOll1l1Ol1S as YN ell lb surface sleds DLIIIIIU General uetrters tl1e men oftl1eXN 1 1p ons Department man Gun mounts IIIIWIZIHKN 'IHIIUIIIHIIOII h tndlmg rooms ltpill p utus pro v1de '111cr1ft HCIPOIIS 111d ft host of dunes too IILIIHCIOUS to mentton l+1ch 111111 betotms 111 lntegr 1l p Ill of the most poxsuful 111 lpon of tht Navy th 111c1 1lt c Illltl -I 7 lr, . . . , , . cc Ya: - ' C - , 1 an - - . . . - - ' ' , A c A ' ' . 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'Q' f,-x' M f l l QQ . uw. ,., .Lf df' .,L 128 At lull, cm aufomallc ckzjfffmg karmner makes .s'!rzjJj1z'ng a porlk ole cover .s'wfrze- what ermzler Zkarz Z! was nz lke days be- fbre meckamcaf equzjbmewzl wus' ana!!- abfe. Below, some fancy work on a clecomtive lzfb-rmg zls cleaned up fbi dis- play. At right, ofa!-fa,s'fz2'onecf efbouf grease 1,5 used to polzslz the anchor ZUZ'7'26Z!Cl.S'.5'. Right, below, some nezujycmzf is ajlplied to the deck. ,Yofe Zlzc links of the cmckor clzam. f , , H N W 3 1.. .-05-w. ,YTD Second Division maintains the passage- ways on the second and third decks and the exterior hu!! amidslzzps and both starboard accommodation Iadders. Above, one ofthe men ofSecond Divi- sion tosses a messenger line to the wait- ing crew ofa barge that is about to be secured along side. Chipping andpaint- ing is an ever-present task aboard ship, and painting areas that are exposed to the open sea O-HGH require specia! rigging. F----E,------------ Q 4-4. qs., --4l? --T'-ALM ----..1I.?iK.Z.1-----W .., 5 Mrefw if 4? ? c , . -, ,,.,,w, pig, ?,,59Q fi, . I w 5132 Y- , ,L i , 5 Tx 'H .,: N , . q Hr 'w -if Ss Q :life if'-r ,,, 5 my MEVQK vs' I 1.41.-A . 'XXX 3 'Pl' -11 en of Third Division man their wlzafe- fmais. Frequent drifls are held in Order fo insure that the dug! fzjeboa-t can be away quickb should ci kflow crewmenrz- ber go over the side or sfzozifd any ofher emergency arise. Left and above, mooring cabfes are lzanclfefl by the men of Thira' Dz'visz'0n, wlzile .seeuriizg the .sfzzp cloeksicle. Right, ci safezjf fine and lik jacket are standard equipment zulzeiz a'0rf:ing over ilze side. , 55 Fox Dz'Uz'5z'0n fakes care of ffze ,Sfillllti conzpficazfed fre conzfrof and 51422-fayzizg eqnzjynzent. Ellen offlze Dz'z'z1Sz'on man their fre conirof dz'reCt0r.s and the PIC!! Room during al! gun firing e:fqerez'.s'e,5 and during the Special Sea and Anchor Detail when the fre contra! eqzzzpmeni is used X0 pinjyoini distances and ranges in radar navzgaiion. The men offox Dz'vz'sz'0n rneld the falenfs offzzgfdy .skz'If- ed radar teclznzdanrs zwffz H2056 offize slap is gunner. 1: F, - ETL---V 2-Av-1-F ----,Y-gg? , , , ' v , V , , , 5-.5545 -5. 5-.ZH v 5 K 4 ' il i t . V 1 . Q l 0 soul 9 QI' if 'X WLM gi . 'Eh' v..,,,,a- '-Nab' s... 4 G Dz oz'sz'on handles bofh the shzpls ordnance and the ordnance for Air Wing embarked aboard. They afso have the shzja-wide respo2zsz'bz'h'f1' for ordnance safezjf, 190711 roehefs and bombs to CZ77Z77Z7L7ZZ'fZ'O7Z for fhe 5 r36'k and are the sahafing bafferjf. 5 f I 1 2... 41.-e--1-png , -f - 4 . , , 1- --vh- 'wh-1-wzm- ' ' -1 M Jigs: M-an - QAM-i+1 f' 1 Inu WMM,,,-v. ,..-H Q 1. 'ui-' Biyflfi A -.-.. .. f---.......- 5 . .....qfri I -' 6 '?2L 1 r 43. . . 1 ..m,,..,ii Q ik: -.. .,,........ ------ .. GV D2'Ul'SZ'O7Z handles Rando1ph's az'z'a- tion ordnance. Ammum'f7'o12 is Zoaded aboard special ordnance elevators tha! run direcdy j9'om flze magazines fo flu' flzglzt deck. Ordnance is mn up fo flze men on deck who foad if aboard Zlze ?UCZifZ'7Zg aircrafi. r Q Antz'-Submarine operations ca!! for a vaneq ofordnance, z'nc!ua'z'ng standard air-borne missiles used Z0 attack sub- marines caught on the surface. 5 gm, ' vw 'fr if ? . Vue n. 1 P s -f. J' lu 1 Q-iii Ar f 1 ' qs ' L ,av 1 14 f'l7fL6f7!'CffL 75 fHLfZ'-.524 fl!li'Ml7'!l4F ffjfffl aleref Wm! fwzrmzcnwff zo fzfzzfe 7lL4C'f6UfQ!bl4f!ff1 In 1947? 1V!ze vz 7ZZlC'll6fif ufeczjmni are abound Jfzey fu!! under ffze Lognz'.7mzce Of U' !Jz'z,f1'.sz'ofz. fhguerzf Zoadmg c!m'!z are fzeffL nzorzvzg cfzmmzy zueczpon,1 fEfm1z the U' Dz'z'z'.s'z'mz .sjmces belouf decks and the aircmfi on fhe ffzglzf deck. Below and right, forpeclomen assembfe and move iorjpedoes. H 95 0 45 wr J, f'3 '-9 - fm ,Q ,ma f f n -A-.an IF' J ebb, 4-,vvxx In 5 if asw- mil F 5 . f -.SQA ' :gl-I 1 S i 'ff .. ff o 5 X 1 Marine Detachment While not a separate department, the Marine Detachment aboard is an important entity in it- self, assigned to the Weapons Department for administrative purposes. These men are justly proud of their heritage as usea-going Marines. Marine Detachments afloat date back to the earliest days of American history. As early as 1740 Marines were involved in combat aboard vessels in the British West Indies, where they fought with the British Royal Navy. The Colo- nial Marines, as they were known in 1775. served on American ships and participated in numerous overseas expeditions. The first written record of American Marines was included in the payrolls of the American vessel EnterjJrz'se in 1775. When the Continental Marine Corps was founded on November 10 of that year. one of the prerequisites for a Marine to be selected was that he be a Hgood Seaman or so acquainted with marine affairs as to be able to serve to advan- tage at seaf, RancZOQ0his Marines conduct their own train- ing aboard, including daily periods of physical exercise. Training the ship's landing party is a major responsibility of the Detachment. which makes up the nucleus of this organization. This force must be ready at any time to hit the beach if upon the development of an interna- tional crisis. U.S. forces are summoned to pro- tect or evacuate U.S. citizens or even take offen- sive action in an overseas Htrouble-spot. Other duties of the Marines include manning Weapons Department GQ stations. looking after the internal and external security of the ship and participating in honors and ceremonies. It is indeed a tribute to the men of the Detach- ment presently embarked that they can readily engage in the friendly ribbing which has taken place between Marines and white hats over the generations of their existence. maintain their dignity and famed expr!! dc' cozjrs. and still ex- hibit such a high degree of cooperation and amicability with ship 's company. .Uenzbers ofRandolph's Mari'neDetaeh- ment are justbi proud ofthe Fleet Ma- rine Foreeis seagoing heritage. Mem- bers ofthe Alarine Detachment guard special designated spaces aboard ship, act as orderlies for the Captain and Executive Officer, perform Honor Guard duties and duties connected with the seeurigi of the ship. The trained Leatherneeks form the nucleus of the ship ,s Landing Force. The hiendby rivalry between the sailors and tllarines hebos keep the Marz'ne Detaehmentis morale high, with a real pride in the fact that they are United States' ,Marines 'i ,- -brb ' I a J A . xr' 1 .fpfdix '- ' ff! , I. ' e ? . f, , . S: X Ce 0 :gf-ir' . 3. f 'iL .--.r -.--' V-- X Engineering Department 1 Giving life to Randcibh is the function of the Engineering Department. From this single De- partment comes the power for movement, elec- tricity, heat, water and telephones. Scratching deeper into the propulsion aspect of Engineering, the 4'Snipes', as the Engineers are commonly known, get the 40,000 tons of steel, fluid and personnel underway and keep it underway with eight boilers and four main en- gines which comprise the main propulsion plant. The boilers produce the steam necessary to turn the main engines which develop a total of 150,000 shaft horsepower and turbo generators which provide 1,250 kilowatts of electrical power each. Besides providing steam for the main en- gines and generators, steam is also furnished for the auxiliary machinery of the main plant and for the sundry equipment providing such items as heat, hot water and galley steam which adds to habitability of Randognh. To feed the giant monster below the waterline the ship carries nearly two million gallons of fuel oil. This oil is also used to feed the hungry 'csmall boys or destroyers which accompany the ship. Water is also distilled to quench the thirst of the main plant and the crew. This water is made in three evaporators at the rate of 90,000 gallons per day. Making water and moving the ship are not the only responsibilities of this Department. The generators and everything that they feed must be maintained and repaired. The electrical section of Engineering assumes power to everything con- nected with the watts, volts and amps ofelectricity including machinery, lighting and telephones. The sundry equipment of the ship must also be maintained. Elevators must be serviced, person- nel must be kept warm and have hot water. Compressed air must be provided,various spaces must be air-conditioned and food preserved, the emergency diesel-driven equipment must be kept ready, oxygen and nitrogen must be manufac- tured and be readily supplied. Damage Control is just as important today as it is in wartime. Storms, collisions. fires and other disasters may strike a vessel at sea or in port at any time and thorough knowledge ofthe ship is required. Experts at these tasks are found in the Department. Carpenters. metal- smiths, pipe fitters, and damage controlmen are adept at procedures to counter any kind of at- tack from natural storm to nuclear explosion. On Randognh no matter where you are or what you are doing, some '4Snipe', is involved. This Department adds life to the ship. 1 If QX E ,-A .3 15. ,pew wi f' ,ua w 122 na ,,, ras My in:-V ff' M 2- sg hw 1 .1 .B Y , fn I ',1 , 'TL' Ne! :gs ui- Krew Y y,-111199 y J The men ofA Division cover a variety of 'public works aboard ship. They handle the shzp's hydraulic systems, used to operate the airplane and bomb elevators. They also have the diesel experts who work on the emergency diesel electrical generators, fire pumps and the engines for the shzpjs boats. Another group in A Division handles the refrigeration and air-conditioning aboard ship to keep both perishables and sailors cool Their lllachine Shop personnel produce the maintenance and repairs parts for much of the ships machinery. Liquid oxygen and nitro- gen are also handled by specialists in A Division, as are the ship fs corn- pressed air systems. L. 9 XGA' K as ,X I . , 1' The orzgznal power source aboard Randolph are flze slzzlbif ezglzf boifers. zohicfz are the respo2z.5z'bz'fz'zf1f ofB Dfw'- szon. Keepzvzg the I1o1'fcf'slo2'o,oe'rzf1' 'Hon the linen is czlwoys fzoz' fondfrcjqzzwzffa' dmjzj work. Ajffcr szlx' l1zuza'rea'sfeanz- ing hours, cz boifer must gc! cz jill! clemzmg zveafnzczzf. Above and IGH. members of B DfZ'I',91'OI2 work of dean- 1'ngj9res1'dfP5. Ei u- x. in ln ff ' X A .N X n- Y I in Nu.-an ,XM 1 t M Anw I , www-M V W -X'4?f: -Q. ,A ' M., I . , In -V '. . -'fx 1: mgh-.il '-'--s- 1 f ' if 7 A' '.Q Q gi P ga 9 0 4 5 K. I 1 4 K L71,,v 4? I, A -AA' 1A - Z Q 3. A i i , L I The men ofE Division probabb have more direct contact with other divisions and other departments than any group on the shzp. The Power Shop handles the upkeep of both heavy and lzght electrical equzpment aboard Randolph. The Lzght Shop gang handles all the shzpboard lzghting both above and be- low decks. The Dz'strz'l2utz'on Section supervise the electrical operatz'on ofthe shzp fs four 1250KW steam generators and the two diesel generators used emergency power sources. The IC elec- trz'cz'arzs of E Dz'vz'sz'on keep the public address .system and telephones fboth sound-powered and shzp's servicej op- erating, along with the much-appreczl ated shzpfs motion-picture equzpment. N-. 'l l'f f '1 WI Dztozisztorz ta charged auth the care and feeding of the ,srfzzp 's main engzneg, Using the four eeaporatortgi under Alike Dz'z1z'.s'z'on7s' eontrot .area eater Lg ctzlsttllect into extrerneg' pure fresh at aaer. Converted into .steam in B Dz'1:fz05z'on75 ot!-ftrect boilers, tt jiozeers ,1fZ,r7C6 Dazz- ston is' four nzatn engz'ne.s' anct!Znr,sizzp service generators. The Heeaps' pro- duce 121000 gattons of!0'e.s'fz mater eaelz clay, of wfziefz 50, 000 gattons are ctaztqf used for ooiter feed water, Tfze balance goes to other jreslz water usages, fcooktng, laundry anctpersonat usej. 'JM , W. V YP ASS ,av F, WC-. The Repair Gang R DzAoz'.s'z'orz, zf dzozdea' into ffzree c!z'5'tz'r2ci groups: ffze Meta! Shop harzdfes the bragirzg zeefcf- irzg, and solclerirzg for al! cfeparfrrzermj afong with the Zayoag faorz'eaz'2'or2, and z'nSL'al!afz'on and repair ofrrzetaf struc- tures ihroagfzoaf flze sfzzp. The Pzpe Shop works on R2-1ndo1ph's pfurnbmg and ha!! pzpmg. Damage Confrofrrzen ran both the Carpenter and Damage Confrof Shop. - . i... -,.,... ....................-.,,,,.-....,,..-....- -,,....-,----x. . ,,.,.,...,,.,, ,......,. ...--......... --9-F ,3 ,, 'vi rn , ,,. f S -Y X I ,fs-XX Y 1 , 4.1 ,I A I 1' 1 ..,,.g ,M 1 Z' 1 3 YQ, . 4. - 1, Av., ,j as . Rub 41. .' s, ,f 'rx 1 Supply Department Randofbh is much more to the men aboard than just a smart, smooth-operating warship, or even the hub of a powerful anti-submarine force. It is home for a great portion of every year - not merely a place to sleep and earn a living, but in reality a big city in which shipmates live, eat, work and play together. All Departments contribute a share of this metropolitan character - heat, light and power, radio and television, telephones, educational fa- cilities, sports teams, religious services, medical and dental facilities, etc. A number ofthe most important areas of city life are provided by the Supply Department - dining facilities, stores and a variety of personal services. There are four separate institutions aboard offering ship's company something to buy for their hard-earned money, and all are popular features. Small stores sells every item neces- sary to complete a sailor's seabag, and is par- ticularly well-patronized before announced per- sonnel inspections. The ship 's store and tobacco shop collectively supply a vast assortment of items to eat, smoke, wear or take home as gifts, in addition to a collection of utilitarian supplies from razor blades to ball-point pens. A substan- tial inventory is maintained to insure that no one runs out of luxuries or necessities during the longer at-sea periods. Last but not least is the popular soda fountain. There is also a full-line hardware store aboard, Supply Department carries a tremen- dous stock of material and spare parts necessary to maintain every other Department sequipment Providing both aviation supplies, ship s spares and general supplies the Department handles consumables paint, lube oil, etc miscellaneous spare parts ordnance, electronic, engineering aviation , and insurance stock to coverequip ment failures Knowing exactly what is on board at all times, where it IS stored how much it costs and what the ship s allowance is, requires a great amount 156 of paperwork. This, as well as familiarity with the baffling Supply publications and regulations is a demanding task in itself. CVS-15 was the first ship to have a mechanized stock control system, utilizing IBM electric accounting ma- chines to provide g'modern inventory controls. If there are two things a N avyman is interested in aboard ship, they are regular paydays and good chow. Both are available through the service provided by Supply. Disbursing main- tains the complicated pay records of each man, accounting for such things as flight pay, travel pay for men and their dependents, and disloca- tion allowance. Disbursing also arranges and accounts for pay deductions requested by crew members to provide for insurance premiums, the purchase of government bonds, or simply to as- sure their families' receive government checks on schedule - even when the head of the household is far at sea. Handling dealers' bills for goods and services purchased on the open market and converting American money to foreign currency in overseas ports are two more responsibilities facing the paymasters on occasion. The plentiful quantities and the excellence of the food aboard Randofbh are important factors in the maintenance of good morale. Creative menus must be prepared with a keen considera- tion of both taste and appetizing appearance by commissarymen in the general mess and stew- ards in the Wardroom. Baked goods are pre- pared daily at sea, ice cream is made aboard, and delicacies are served as often as practicable and always on holidays or special occasions The manner in which the meals are cooked and served is equally as important as the basic qual ity of the commodities used therefore cleanliness and courtesy, combined with skill in the galley on the mess line and in the Wardroom are stressed The Army has always been noted for travel ing on its stomach but it is the Navy which has justly earned its reputation as providing the best and most tasty chow . . 7 . ' . . . . . . 7 , ' -. . , I I I , , 4 .p, . . . . , Q Q , . . - - J H- as . ' . . - cs - - as . . , 7 , ' 0 I Q - 1 . . ..1Lx.'1. l ......--- '!':'5 Jia 1 I M 4 Complex Department of Deknse catalogs list all the items needed to keep a fVavy underway. They have been known to confound experts of at! .s'z'ze,s and shapes, ranks and rates, but the men ofS-I Dz'oz'sZon dazb surmount the dzjQ?cu!t1'es ofered by catafogs, procure- mentproblems, and condition records. For example, their detaifed records pin- point the location of any given item in any one of the many store rooms aooaraf as welt as the guantigf on hand and on order. twin, E Jlyjgjg-ig' ' '- .a, . m 2:-QF K4 H 4!ig,fiig 3gpL LLZ, N'5?'Tiil1' . . ,MA N. I K .,,,, , .,-,, ' ' ' '.'v'r':'H'H I ifvnyvvnllnv rvnvvrvvvvlvvvfllllli vrvuvvrvrvrrrlll ssvbiviftl 99 QOOIOOOOFII, Y iifvvfy, Q vvvvvyr ,xx .svxsux 4 ssvsvsvuybl avshvo vi f YIIYYYYV M p.. g,yyxxlxs ,,-,..1xsxg uvvys7v9lY' lil' un Y1'V1 .A yK!l una SY' 1 1 ivlfivy uvllii r1v ,,.yvwnvu x57VVY -vvvvxai ll 5 Q III! A I x 1 I U I L. lg ! F' B he IL, , 'F' 2 v H A -.--rf , '+ B.: 1? ' 1. ,f .mt W Jn ' Y . N W-va, L N .n,. VV., ., 5 A .r ff Ur, ' 5 1 H Q-1-fm w 4 2- aa x 5 'wx 1 f' ' J 4' Q 5 2' C 0 I 4 gl g Q 5 un. mn cans Ii' iakes gooa' chow ana' pfengf ofit to keep a Afavy man goi'ng during around- the-cfock operations ai sea. The Com- missary Division KS-2j stores ions of foodsium in reejer spaces ana' a'ry pro- vision store rooms. A modern super- markei carries abou! hoe thousand items in inveniory. Aboara' ship, S-2 has io make do wiih abouiiwo hundreaf while keeping their menus both varied and balanced. Cooks and bakers work around-the-clock io keep the crew wel!- fed ai early breakkzsi breakfasig Zunch, dinner, mid-raiions and back io early chou for Flight Quarters in ihemorning. f? 'W far QQ f 5, ga, N , 'ay' c. ,, f My e ,,:V3.::,g :Mgr :D F, --Rgivzwi' ki ,' 1 .1 -., .. W ,H 'Y ,' P44 r-4' ,- ,mt ' 1' VM , . fue-- S-3 Dzvzsion provides some ofthe com- forts of home aboard shzp. It operates a laundry seven days a week. The Shzp's Store carries everything from tobacco to expensive cameras and pho- tographic supplies, ofering about one thousand dzyjferent items, valued at about ,8'200,000. Prohts from theShzpis Store go to support the crewis recrea- tional activities through the HIGMIVE and Recreation Hind. Other services that S-3 operates include barber shops, a tailor shop and a dry-cleaning plant - z'n addition to the invaluable 'Tledunk and Coke machines. I in, X KN IT? K -1 il '40, ht S 1 fl Q1 -4 af 'ii - . V nr. 53 Y YYVYVY V ,ire A K f Leng SAFEH . YP' x Dzsbursing KS-4j Division is one ofthe Suppb' Departments more poputar functions. Each mans pay record is carefully kept up to date, taking into account the great number of variaotes that can awct the money on the books at the end of each payperiod. The number ofgreenhachs that are slid across the table by the Dishursing cer can vary with such items as insur- ance premiums, government hands, the amount of money the man sends home to his dependents, fight pay or travet pay and dislocation allowances. In hrezgn ports, S-4 atso handles the con- version of American money into focaf currency. 'ff Q f M15 NNQH x,. L Nfl, 1 1 -i :Film '-Imluilsu 0 U , ff +2 - 3 fs A el- 5 'V , -' f Q 4 .mm C , 4 i 8 1 In ,Q ...FA 1 ,,:,.,x,. I 'Q' . ' W'5 '-9-um . .' ,. R , .V .V I g L 5 ff ' , , V x '. ' in.. , ,- ' - 5 - ITT: I Q J, . fm 7 ' , ,aw 1- ' , x U s... . x 7 . f' . - X 2 . 1 -W 5 5 J-fp, ' ' ' 5 3 .pg u fi- ' E .: QE' , V, 5 1 s i -1:-gf mai- , , L,-M-A:l,.V.-..4'-, If has bcwz sfzzlf ffm! cz wel!-fifcf officer 115' cz fzflppy Officer, and zz fzuppy oficer xzgzzs f1'befrzf V cflzzfs. The .s'!ewa2'cl.s' 0fS-5 D1'ZV'l'S1.0IZ fake' grcaf,1Jrz'cIe in we!!-.se1'z fed mmfs that are both afimctzve and ap- 4-y'7 f ,ff--'--SX, I pefzdzzg. Tlzqy also nzczz'ntaz'1z Ward- N 'N f room spaces and the Omcers sfafe- rooms. ,f,., - A i f X .qi ' 1 , 0- . - H I S IM s mf Q , . .Af - ' is 1 Q, ul Q .. , f t . I K . xx . V 1 3 F W1 5 4- A hu-J 3 5 I X if 5 35 in E 3 i 5 i 4 A 1 ? 1 3 A z'z'atz'o1z Stores KS-6 Dz'vz'sz'onj operates a parts sul0pt1ffaez'!it1ffor the repair of the Air Wtngk planes and the equzlb- nzent zizstaffea' in the Cll'7'C7'Qj?. Parts go from tiny electronic components all the way up to spare engines. In toto, they have eogrzzzanee over some 2Z 000 dzf ferent items, valued atsomefd 000, 000. Navrgatron Department An 211111 submftrlne lask Group 1S on the move constantly and maneuvermg nn often radxcal patterns ID pursu1t of undersea craft lhe N XVI gatlon Department IS entrusted wrth always bexng cognlzant of the sh1ps pos1t1on knowlng how she arr1ved there and how to get to her next pre determmed destrnatlon Ut1l1Z1Hg vlsual electron1c astronomtcal and staff chart the carrler s pos1t1on and movement rnsurmg that the Commandmg Offlcer the Flag when embarked and the Offrcer ofthe Deck are kept mformed Whether ut1l1z1ng the old and trustworthy sex tant to shoot stars or sunllnes or turnrng to today s modern navrgauonal alds such as loran radar, fathometer and the Dead Reckonmg Tracer DRT the Navtgatlon Department pro duces accurate f1xes at 1800 1200 and 2000 da1ly and whenever else requrred When en gaged 1n operatxons near coasthnes w1th other Fleet un1ts dependent on real or rmagmed refer ence pomts or agamst hostrle submarlnes, the flattop s pos1t1on must be determmed more fre quently Upon recelvlng messages of un1dent1 where they were when the contact was made or last broken off Other 1'CSpOI1S1l'Jll1t1CS of thls relatncly small Rana'oQJh Department mclude the traxnlng of boat off1cers and OOD s the wlndlng and com parlng of all shxp s chronometcrs and the mam tenance and constant up datlngl of countless nav1gat1onal charts llght l1sts and other depart Watch records every course and speed change made by CVS 15 thus mamtammg a h1storx of the vessels movement other records kept by N men 1nclude the Loran Log Fathometer Log Magnetrc Compass Record and the 'Nan gator s Work Book In port Navrgatlon personnel stand wx arches on the quarterdeck and are responslble for f1gur1ng t1de and current 1nformat1on as well as takrng bear1ngs to rnsure the anchor lsnt dragg ng The present rel1ab1l1ty of the Navrgator and h1s staff wrll be strengthened even more 1n the not too drstant future when a navlgatlonal satel l1te system IS operatlonal enablmg flxes to be l ' f --I C . rw - J 3 J A, , -. 1 . ff A- r k ' 9 . ' x . ' ' -' ' . . . 9 . . . ' ' k 7 n I I A , K . K. , p I., , . ' . ' ' i . 7' h J A, K V. L 3 - - . . . 1 U I I I ' N , , r I 9 I I 1 I r - 7 7 other appfopflate means, the Navlgator and his mental publications. The Quartermaster-of-the . 9 . . 7 V . ' ' ' , A I- , . . . I .V JY c 9 ' - - - 1 - y 7 .. ' . LC - 77 . - , ' 7'- . . , 7 w 9 . . . Q n n Y . 2 ' 4 1 5 - C D7 ' . . . . . Y CC u ,Q 7 5 . . . , 3 . , . . - Q I I I I 1 . 3 7 . . . . I I . ' ' - -- . . . , . , - 7 ' ' . . . . . V , , fled sub surface contacts Navy off1c1aldom would take a dim view of ships that Hguessedn obta1ned w1th1n a fract1on of a Illlle dav or mght in any kind of weather. N slip t,tf , 1011 G! 3 I 1 W: il 5 i 1 fit At sea, Randolph maneuvers both rzzglzt and day and tlze !Vavzgatz'orz Depart- ment keeps a continuous elzeelc on the slzzpjs jyositton, usmg vz'suaL electronic and astronomical sources forpz'rzjJoz'nt- mg the shzp 3 location on the .surftee of the earth. The slzzf1fsloo.9z't1'orz is repo rt- ed to the C'orrzmandz'ng Ujfcer at 0800, 1200 and 2000 flazbz zufzfle at sea, bat. of course, the .slzzjyfs j2o.9z't1'on must be aeeurategf known at rrzarzby other fI'l71C.S', pa rtteula rty ZIJIZCVZ ojrerazirzg eoastaf afaters or znfzerz ojlerattrzg a1'rz'raft. The .Va wgator and fzzlsr QU!!7'fIfl'7I1Il.S'fI'7'.S' ako chart the .stuff X' wurse to the llIf2Cf!1'0l'l'1il' jr o rt. Administrative Department All offices aboard Rana'0Lbh, with the exception of individual departmental offices, are operated under the Administrative Department, or HX Division. As a group, it comprises a many- talented and varied service organization. The Admin Office is the administrative man- ager for all X Division offices. It publishes the POD fPlan of the Dayj daily, controls leave and liberty for HX Division personnel and handles all of the general administrative func- tions ofthe ship. ' The Personnel Office QExecutive Officer 's Officej maintains the service records of all enlisted per- sonnel, processes transfers and discharges, de- termines who is eligible for advancement, writes leave papers and answers a uthousand and one questions each day from crew members concerning personnel matters. The ship's chaplains and their offices adminis- ter daily to the spiritual well-being of the crew, advising and counselling in spiritual matters to sailors of all faiths. Special devotions are held daily and on Sundays. The chaplains also maintain a well-stocked ship's library. The Education and Training Office adminis- ters a comprehensive education and training program for all hands. Officer qualification courses, officer and enlisted correspondence courses, rate advancement courses, advancement in rate examinations, Navy career counselling, the Navy General Educational Development CCEDD program and tuition aid applications for civilian schooling are a few of many things handled by E8LT Randofblz 5 program of athletics and welfare and recreation administered by Special Services is one of the most extensive of any ship in the Fleet There is literally something for every man aboard There are ship and intramural basket for hunting fishing and ham radio operators Special Services also maintains and operates the ship s radio and TV stations which broadcast daily programs to the crew when at sea The Print Shop does a great deal oftop quality general printing for the entire ship Q 80 000 im pressions a month The variety of printing jobs is endless, encompassing everything from the ship's newspaper and the plan ofthe day to the all-important special request chits and special holiday greeting cards. The Legal Office processes all legal matters which are brought to its attention and provides legal advice and counsel to Random crew members. The Captain's Office maintains the service rec- ords of all Randofoh officers and handles all important paper work of the Commanding Offi- cer. It keeps many important files and issues all instructions and notices to the ship that are ori- ginated by the Captain. The Post Office handles all incoming and out- going mail, and its function is one that has a most direct bearing upon the morale of the crew, especially when the ship is deployed. The Public Information Office fknown to many only as PIOQ is, like ESLT and Special Services, also a many-faceted office. It prepares press re- leases on newsworthy events, writes, edits, and publishes the ship 's newspaper, RANDOLPH ROUNDUP, monthly, maintains numerous in- formation handouts for guests, general visitors, and the press, sets up special events, provides Fleet Home Town News Center with a continual flow of information about Randofbh crew mem- bers, prepares information brochures for the crew' conducts guided tours of the ship and spreads the word on Rana'o4blz whenever feasible These are the general duties of X DIXISIOH offices and the personnel who man them are without exception proud to be of service to Randofoh and her crew The Adrnznzstratzve Departmenthandles work ana' support aciwzhes thatprowdc the slzzp s company and Azr Wzngper sonnel wztlz many o the convemences 0 a Ing C102 Ypeczal Yervzces undef Adrnzn handles the vlnp sextenswe Wd are and Recreatzon Program ball, basketball, and touch football teams, clubs much of the huge volumes of paper Q ' ' ' - ' ' i f ' f if :!3i'?14,LV:fL l5,,,,,, .--.,... n. 4,-+V . efi-- - ,--: ,...,-.. ',...Y-,,,.Y .f A X KN1 A-9 fi' lg i .5 1 ., , .g x , ., 5 'uk-. ' 'Q'-, - x - 5 1 I Ld.,- l -i lvl W 5 L. K 'QQ , V' '7'1,i'5Qj ' 1 -nf., 1 Q. 1 . M . X 4 M ..:':'- ,rzgf 1: ,SF N N. x'- fzw. L -...WMM 'Ii L..: x --fkmz x ..-, N an-2.3, ,-,,, ' ww: -was .gm M M :ju '- 35 N a Am? X Dz'z'2sz'on personnel man the various shzpfs ofces: Personne! Ofce, Educa- fzon and Training Ofce, Separations Ujfce and ine Career and information Ufiee. as we!! as the Capfaink and Ex- ecufzre Offcerfs Ojfees. They also handle the shzfn Ts own pofice, ffzeflfasfer- af-A rms' Mme and ifze Public Informa- fzon Office, zol1z'elz lzandles Raud0lph's e.xXenesnz'z2epuf9!2'e 7'C!fLfZ'07'LSfJ7'Ug'7'fl771. Medical Department ustly proud of the N'1Vys Medical motto: lo keep 'ts many men on 'ts many guns 'ts Department maint'1ins 1 regular hospit il andthe most modern facilities available aboard a vt tr- ship. Complete with X-ray facilities and '1 phar- macy CVS-15 s doctors and their staff must not only be prepared to care for ship s company and the Air Group aboard but also for the personnel of destroyers and submarines operating in the g' 'L in' Q - r 'us vt bien tiere is in '1- jured or ill shipmwte to be erred for. Prey enta- milit'try and inspections of safety hazards and sanitary facilities is 1 nex er-ending responsibility lfortun ttely most of the patients requiring treatment can be handled on an out-patient basis for their cuts minor burns, or occasional sea- sickness. XX hen an operation must be performed on an emergency basis houeyer, the challenge ' r f 3 J , ' J . ' ' . 'ob at .il t ies iotl t fl ' l 2 ir url q q L 1 L 1 A c ' Z ' 7 many days as possible. Rcrffzflohlzfst Medical tive medicine is of particular importance in the ' c c J Z f 1 v I l V r C va ' ' A E 7 1'-J 1 7 C 1 E -, ,a 1 7 r r r r 5 7 r 1 1 7 , J , 7 C K 5 Y Y r 7 Task Group. , Whenever the ship is scheduled to visit foreign ports, corpsmen earn an increased measure of popularity when the crew lines up for a series of immunization. Actually, the men ofthis Department are on the is competently met by these highly -trained medi- cal men in a skilled, professional manner. It is greatly reassuring for all hands to know that proper facilities and expert medical care are so close at hand in the event of sickness or serious injury. 'IT 'N-'v ,,,,,,,o,W ,, at r r ,cali ,uv X ,..,,,,,, ,. ,...,4--o Tin' mollo oflfu' .f'V11zj1.' fs' AIl'fjI'l,'Ilf arm is fo A1171 ax nzony mm on as nzmzy gznzs as nzany dqys as j1o.s'.s'z'f9fc'. M Rzxxxdolplfs Il0C'f0l'.Sx and corpsnzcn op- vmfc' ffzc' n1oo'c'1'11 fzo.s'p1'faf aboard slzzfn, C,'qll1f2f7C'd ZL'l'f!l an Ujycrafing Room, X- Rqjy Deporfmeni, Plzarmaqy and C'l1'n1'- aio! Lobomforjf. Aff1lOIlglI the sfzzp may be flzousruzcls of miles fiom flze ncarcsi fond, the very besf in uji-fo-tlzc-minufe meclim! care is afways IA77177I0LZ,Z'flf6bJ aooilczfffe. ,J ' NX XNIN The Dental Department is well-staffed and well-equipped with modern facilities and includes the best equipment that modern dentistry can provide. Ran- dolph's Dental Lab is even fulbf equip- ped to fabricate partial and full den- tures. T he health facilities aboard ship are among the best in the world staffed by hzghhz-trained experts. Dental Department One half of Randolbhis' highly respected health arm is the Dental Department, whose record for both proficiency and the great number of patients served in the course of a given year is truly remarkable. Technically, personnel of this Department can perform any function available in a shore-based facility. Modern equipment includes hi-speed lair drivej handpieces, oral evacuators, and X-ray machines. A complete prosthetic labora- tory is maintained, providing restorative appli- ances such as crowns, bridges, and dentures. Treatment of gingiva, tooth decay and related oral diseases is an equally important function of Dental's operationsg it recognizes the importance of an all-hands campaign for oral hygiene among the entire crew, and promotes such a program vigorously. As an added feature, placing CVS-15's facilities a step ahead of many otherwise comparable military and civilian installations, is the utiliza- tion of soothing tape-recorded music to relax the patients in each of four dental chairs. The chairs are being converted to the new contour type. In addition to treating ship's personnel. in- cluding the Air Group. the Dental Department is sometimes called upon to take care of men from smaller vessels traveling in company with the carrier, or even. when in foreign ports. personnel of other branches of U. S. or foreign military services, time permitting. During a busy year of shipis operations, this Department may be called upon to perform approximately 17.500 proce- dures - quite a record for any dental facility. 5 - X 1011: 'Y pu! mf Crib -+2 I '95, .552 5' 4 I ff an,- I 5 I I Ia WISV., -f f M 42 X 'W 4 I1'v I . I I M'-H. Q - va, ix, If-'TT3 ..-H. Ie, fgim by 'Z W! ' ' ' ' MV. fl' I 51, luv, we 4 I MW A i ,. 1-9' ,Q H I I -is, 'N an if M asf f- ' ,-, 1 l UWM- 'iwxpv ' ' .. 1 ',, 4, Y ' , w,L kf , kb. I H x , 7 W, Qizw.-. ' if fm, Qty, YL NW. ck I HCLOSE ABOARD' Layout and Aft Director: ,fltetmcto Hurrzls' WINHI - . Production Sztpervz1s'or: Theodorc' Tlzomtc I I burderfe 8. company IIB'- x ae
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