Renville (APA 227) - Naval Cruise Book

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IGATI 551 if r xx SJ: f -14 .O L-R: ENS DAWSON, BRADSHAW, SN, ITTEL, SN, LANDRON, QM35 SANDUSKY, QM33 LT THOMAS- LT. R. THOMAS The Navigation Department daily solves the in- tricate and detailed question of where the ship is located, what speed and course it has made good and what the fastest and safest route is to its next destination. In order to answer these and other quCS tions the Quartermasters and Navigator make use of the Loran, Fathometer, Charts, Sextant, Celestial Bodies and many publications. The Quartermasters also man the helm during all special manuevers, keep track of the weather situation, maintain numerous logs and compute to time of sunrise and sunset. The Department is proud to report that not once did it lose the end of the long string hack to San Diego, though in the South China Sea it was feared that the string might become fouled in the ship'S screw as the ship steamed in never ending circles. 42 3,3

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a ' I n 41' ...4' f L R IRELAND PNC, CHURCH YN3, POLSGROVE SN JONES, PN2, BROWN, PC3, WIEDER, YN35 AIKEN SN LTJG jones, PN2, is the first man you'll hear walking by the personnel office. He's not exactly the silent type. If you want to hear him holler, just forget to come in and sign your page 13's. Chief Ireland doesn't talk loudly, but he knows all the angles of career incentives. Evans, PN3 cuts orders like they were mustard. Over in the corner, Lindley, SN, and Aiken, SN, buried behind a huge stack of service records, try to catch up. Sparks, YNI, has everyone beat at mail call. I-Ie gets all mail addressed to the ship and reads and routes it. Church, YN3, is called the Deacon, but his real line of work in the Captains Office is Legal. Polsgrove, YN3, writes the letters and draws alligators on the covers of op orders put out by Wieder, YN3 in the OPS Office. Postal Clerks Brown and Lee were always seen hurrying to catch the first boat in to the beach. . .and the next boat back to the ship to hold mail call. Chief Wright and his deputies, Hagan, ENl Rice, EM2, and Manchester, BM2, ofthe MAA Force keep us all honest. . .or try. 44