Saipan (CVL 48) - Naval Cruise Book

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1. 4' 'V Y wzfzmy Qffzbwx --. AL. First row, L. to R. Ens. J. W. Hemann, LTJG. T. D. Pfundstein, LTJG. R. J. Goodwin, ENS. F. E. Horvath Second row, L. to R. CHGUN. J. J. Kenney, ENS. D. P. Hall, CHBOSN. H. W. Kanney, ENS. R. J. Sanford.

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Q ' 5 Q V K ufzfwy Qehzdfmenf i The Gunnery Department is composed of three divisions - First, Second and F. The First and Second Divisions are the deck divisions- and the F Division is the Fire Control and Ordnance division. The primary responsibility of the Gunnery Department is the successful maintenance, upkeep and operation of the Anti-Aircraft battery and its associated equipment. However, one of the more important of the secondary duties is general housekeeping - cleaning and preservingthe hull and its fittings. The Gunnery Department has cognizance of over 260 compartments and spaces in the ship. In addition, the deck divisions have the responsibility of the exterior of the hull, the ship's boats, the paint and boatswain's lockers, ground tackle including the anchors, boat boom, accom- modation ladders, life rafts, nets and preservers and the sail loft. The F Division is charged with the upkeep, maintenance, repair and proper operation of the ship's 40MM and 20MM batteries, fire con- trol radar, saluting battery and some 700 tons of explosivesand the magazines in which it is stored. All the underway replenishment functions fall within the Gunnery Department's realm -- fuel- ing at sea, provisioning at sea, transfer of passengers, mail and freight, streaming of towing spars and target sleds. For all these, and for many other evolutions the ship performs, The Gunnery De- partment provides a major share of the necessary man-power. The ship's boats are maintained and operated by the First and Second divisions for the convenience of the Ship's Company.'This thank- less job requires exposure to every type of weather at all hours, day and night. It is easy to see why the deck divisions remain the province of the seaman and the jack-of-all-trades. W.. xy,

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