Ranger (CV 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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FOURTH DIVISION Fourth Division, or as it is more commonly known, The Bos 'n Locker , is the smallest division in Deck Department. Their numbers are small, but their task is large. Bos 'n Locker is Supply Central for all of Deck Department. They maintain two paint mixing and is- sue rooms to support ship and Airwing preservation projects. They maintain the Captain 's Gig and oper- ate the ship 's Sail LOH. One of their most important jobs is the maintenance of General Emergency Equip- ment. This includes over 5,500 CO2 Inflatable Life Freservers and over 220 twenty-five man life rafts. Bos 'n Locker assists in the anchoring and mooring of the ship and provides personnel for important under- way watches on the bridge, such as the Helmsman. They also man the vital Underway Replenishment sta- tion that provides critical ship-to-ship communica- tions used by the Commanding Officer. An integral part of Deck Department, the men ofthe Bos 'n Locker are true sea-faring men in every sense of the word. I lil 'F an-J' 'A ' 1 ! ex ' 1 CWO2 MARTIN THE BOS'N LOCKER-'REAL MEN FOURTH DIVISION 95 BM5 ELLIS, D BIVI5 SANTOS BM5 TORRES A YN5 WILLIAMS D SN DA VIS, P SN WICKLIFFE S

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THIRD DIVISION Deck Department's Third Division is responsible for the after part of the USS RANGER. The following equipment aids Third Division in its daily routine.- a 25-ton boat and aircral? crane, one motor whale boat which is used as a lifeboat during man overboard recoveries, a double-probe fuel-receiving station and a single-probe fuel-delivery station. The men in Third Division man the forward fuel-receiving station or the forward sliding padeye when their expertise is needed for UIYREPS. Third Division deploys spar buoys and FAST KFLOATING AT SEA TARGET! targets to as- sist RANGERS Airwing in becoming proficient at bombing and strafing. The aft pilot's ladder allows local harbor pilots to embark and safely navigate RANGER through restricted and unfamiliar waters. The division also maintains 5 ofRAlYGER 'S 13 moor- ing lines and when at anchor, rigs the two accommo- dation ladders in anticipation ofa long-a waited Liber- ty Call for the crew. sn ABRAMS, S. sn Boos. M. ,. sn CHADWICK, sn DANIELS, . sn FRUTH, T. SN HILL, H. I K 40 - Z 1 4 SN JENNINGS, J. SN MALDONADO, SN PELZER, SN RANKIN, J. SN SANFORD, M. SA SMYTH, SA BOGGS, K. SA CREES, SA JACKSON, 1 SA SERAJ, A. SR BRACERO, S. I 94 THIRD DIVISION LTJG LONG, L. BM1 PROCTOR, R. BM2 DONA VAN, H. BM2 HARRISON, M. BM5 KEETON, E. BM5 THOMAS, J. L Z 1 I I 4 K 14411 E... .il X ...Ain 5551! 1 Y Z I V A DECKS FINEST, MAY WE HELP YOU? C WO2 MARTIN

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