Randolph (CVS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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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!

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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.

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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.