Saipan (CVL 48) - Naval Cruise Book

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Q The Chaplain f .M .-,- W ewes 4 5 V' - v...', f .ss ., , , ,M ,,, , ml. Lieutenant Commander C. V. NORTHRUP Chaplain Corps, USN A Chaplain's duties on a U. S. Navy ship of the line are many and varied. Aside from affording oilicers and men the opportunity to worship in the faith of 'their choice and the more humorous collection of sympathy chits , the Chaplain finds time to supervise the library, publish tomes of useful information concern- ing ports of call, and administrate a substantial guided tour service. The latter pursuit now numbers among its satisfied customers SAIPAN tourists of Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Naples, Nice, Cannes, Barcelona and Lisbon. And the Chaplain advises that a proposed guided tour of Norfolk was canceled due to a lack of interest. Chaplain C. V. Northrup has ably performed any and all of the above tasks and at the same time has found time to exercise his ever present wit. Lieutenant Commander Northrup entered the Navy as a Lieutenant Cjunior gradej in 1944 and, after attending Chaplain School feven Chaplains have to go to schoolj commenced his naval service at Terminal Is- land, California. Since that time he has served in the Navy ships TERROR, SPOKANE, GIBBINS and SAI- PAN. His shore duty has .consisted of Chaplain duties at San Pedro, Californiag Portsmouth, N. I-1.5 Lakehurst, N. J., and Bainbridge, Md. Chaplain Northrup reported to the SAIPAN for duty in May 1953 and served continuously through the SAIPAN's Far East Cruise and trip around the world. The Worship The Bookworm I 1 5 1 4

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IIBIIS Department vu- COMMANDER R. E. BREEN, JR. UNITED STATES NAVY Operations Officer The Operations Department, headed by the Operations Omcer, performs many and varied functions in respect to the ship's operations. Through communications the department conducts all-external visual and electronic communications. Through the Combat Information Center com- bat and operational information is collected, evaluated and disseminated throughout the ship and the control of all airborne aircraft from the ship is efected . Through Air Operations and Air Plot the activities and operations of embarked air groups and squadrons is coordinated with other functions of the ship's operations. Operations orders, plans and schedules of events are prepared by the Operations Department. All services required by the ship from sources external to the ship are coordinated by the Operations Department. The main division of the Operations Department are: Combat Information Center, Air Operations, Communications, Photography, Aerology, Air Intelligence and Electronic Materiel and Repair. The administrative organization of the Operations Department divides personnel assigned into four divisions: O-I Division consisting of CIC, air plot, photography, air intelligence and aerology personnelg O-R Division consisting of radio and radio repair personnelg O-S Division consisting of visual signal personnel, and O-E Division of electronic materiel and repair personnel.