Renshaw (DD 499) - Naval Cruise Book

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wi 'G . 11. Our roving Qsneakingj camera finds, from the left, Eisenbach, YNC, Langston, SN, hiding behind the post, Crowley, PN1 , possibly asleep, and smith, PNSN. No Shortage ll PCS Chief -Toiner, HMC, and Schmeig,SN,s1ze up our photographer for a shot' in the arm. Notice smiles . ' Pi ' Always a beehive of activity, the ship's office is responsible for not only the care of the crew's service records, but they are the information and clearance center for the vast amount of paperwork required by a military organization. Here is a group of RENSHAW sailors always happy to help out at a moment's notice, a fact Ol Division owns with pride. Completing the division we have Doc, our hospital corpsman. Faced with the responsibility of 250 men and their health, Doc's efforts kept many a man out of bed and fit for duty. Clinic in Taiwan is bolstered by Chief Joiner's expert assistance. Man in tie served as interpreter.

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' .9 E I ,----..-1-'I- , , ,.,...... . s ' ...f at x L L , Long hours on the gear was not exclusively the problem of the radarmen however, as our electronic technicians QETSJ often worked around the clock to keep the equipment operating pro- perly. Get an ET up here , was a phrase that resonated throughout the ship, keeping them going 24 hours a day. These men are responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of all communications and radar gear. Often if a part is not available, the ETS will jury-rig tmanufacture the party the gear so that aslittle time as possible i l Zvi ' ,......--M ll'1111i i l 1, ,gnu-v'f 7' g.-.guuulllll,-1-nn-liiilll -.1-.1-ns-111' ,-,.,..--.-1' ,,----' -F- .-.-w .-an ...--v -ns- Q-n-s ,-pu The ET's Big Three: Chief Wensel, with Wilkinson, ET2, on the left and Juraka, ET2, to the right. get vii Above, From the Front, Stellick, ET3, Mohr, ET3, Moore, ETSN, Davidson, ETSN and Covey, SN. To the left, Dixon, ET3, is surrounded by Cardin, ET3, on the left and Pipe-smoking Belch, ET3. will be lost in getting the equipment back in working order. The tasks the ETS face seem almost beyond thinking to those whose electronic knowledge is limited. That mass of colored wires and circuits might as well be a bowl of technicolor spaghetti. Yet, more than once during our Westpac cruise did we have to get an ET out of bed barely five minutes after taps was sounded. And more than once did a blurry-eyed ET appear at the door, scratch his head, yawn...and fix the gear. 29

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I w-J' Radio Runs Un Split Shift The primary tasks of OC division are communications and navigation. Without communications in the fleet, a ship at sea is virtually separated from the outside world. It is the duty of the personnel in the division to maintain continuous radio and visual contact with activities ashore and units at sea. Navigation, of course, aids the ship in maintaining its geographic position. The responsibilities of communications falls primarily on the radiomen and signalmen. Flashing light, semiphore and flag hoist are the means by which signalmen transmit and receive information. Radiomen use various electronic equipment to obtain greater ranges. The job of the quartermasters is two fold, one, the main- tenance of a constant navigational plot and two, keeping continuous logs or history of the ship. The postal clerk completes the communications picture. This popular member of the crew Qwould you believe a hero 'Pl enforces U.S. postal regulations on all personal mail to and from the crew. He sells stamps, weighs packages and consoles jilted lovers who are found hanging around the mail shack. Jefferies, PC3, poses on bridge He was the star of the mail helo detail, getting directly beneath ,L the heliocopter's whirling ,ui blades to rescue mail bags full ' of bills, dear John letters, etc. From Left, Jore SMC Fissel, QMC, ENS Ringler, Comm Officer . l and Mathews, RMC