Salisbury Sound (AV 13) - Naval Cruise Book

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V 14: Daman ' LTJG D. I-Z. ENGMAN G. PZ. LANG!-JN, BMC Division Officer Division CPO 1 FX W 'si 3, ss., by 1 5 'ff I I 1' A 4 The front porch on the SALLY is manned by First Division personnel. Infair or foul weather, whenever the need arises, the f0c's1e gang is on the job to help tie- UP Or moor the shipto abuoy. This requires Standing watches, swinging out boat booms, heaving lines, or lowering anchors over the Side. Other ftmctions include rigging high lines for material and personnel transfer at sea and manning the forward gun mounts during Air Defense and General Quarters. x 1 lim A - X Q-.,,,,,! I .s Routine maintenance such as daily swab-downs, chipping and painting for looks and preservation are only a few ofthe many chores assigned these hard-working sailors, No rmal working hours means nothing for the First Division which is always on call. Rigging accommodation ladders and boat booms are done so rapidly that these items take on the appearance of yo-yo's. In short-rain or shine-they are on the line!

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Za Daman Away the Officer's Personnel Boat is one of the many calls that beckons the men of the Second Division to duty. The thirty men of this division are keenly aware of their responsibility to maintain the Boat Deck 03 Deck, Ship's Stack, Incinerator, O1 and O2 Officer's Country, the Starboard and After Accommodation Ladder, Number Four and Five Mooring Lines, The Port Motor Whale Boat, Forty and Fifty Foot Utility Boats, Officer's Personnel Boat, Captain's Gig, and Boat Deck Crane. Eagerly pitching in together the men readily accomplish their tasks and make up one of the hardest groups on the SALLY In addition to the above areas of responsibility the men contribute to the efficient operation of the ship by standing numerous watches, Arnonff these are Pier Sentry, Security Watches Helrnsman Lookouts Aftersteering Helmsman, and Boat Duty Working around the clock to keep the ship in con dition and providing water transportation often under adverse conditions, the men of the division feel they live up to their motto-- Second to None EY ENS J J O !NElll Dlx ision Officu' nn' g,J L' we 1 ' v f J. -Q 'Q 4-' X J at ,A I ,im A W. 1 ,, ' Q1 A , Q . ,Off ,fp X' 9 'Q Q-sa 5511.2 . L . , 4, , 2 F ,ff r ' is, fx X- U X51 X --9 9 9 --L S' f S .-1 7 it J 3 ,jp-W fn tiff Mu- an N i D l . I 2 . E iii