Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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..i. l 1 ' i . l , l . 1 l f 5 l ll r li Y H . 'ifuprht 'ifquarrcr - area, as Citi mind 'J ,751 Their Q fi. maimed ':- iii in the ' ti: bilge, sz 3 ie-p is in L QQ hiilili. U -- rj in h, s.., 1: lrifl. fllf 1 . 'gQ.wTd. I Y -1 w fr at - - - V - AW -- f FQWLEQQ DH IBIQN l A ' f I 3 HE well trained seamen and gunners of the Fourth y Division rightly feel that they played a most im- i portant role in the achievements of the SANTA FE during the war. With the after three 5 mounts they aided in amassing the ship's fine score against the enemy during the air and surface engagements as well as shore bombardmentsq The Fourth's lair topside is the port side of the main deck from the forward to the after edge of the superstructure. To them falls the difficult task of handling the after lines and hose during the tricky opera- tion of fueling underway. Gear carrying away in rough weather often made a new start necessary, but as in every- thing the men stuck through until the battle was won. Fourth Division houtswains and strikers work on peacetime lz e lines while friends Con OI detkj lend moral support Gunners' mates constuntb' repair, clean and condition mounts wherein Soruh uni! .swab down. This eurbfy mornzng routzne brings out the 1,25 file 51,,'p'5 main dqfgn-gg ,,ga,'mf1,0,-fjlg plgngj, original reason for zz suzlors hell bottom trousers

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Tlzoroagllbf soaked Tlzzrd Dzvzszon men wearzng lgfe belts zn case wave sweeps llzem o slzzp secure gangway darzng storm Drzll at loadzng maclzznes develops s lzt seeond I lEllRD F31 W. lSllUN s xoU flrst board the SANT-X FE you come up the Thlrd D1v1s1on s ladder and step onto the quarter deck The shlp shape appearance of th1s area, as well as the speed W1th wh1ch they load 5 ammun1t1on and handle l1nes, testlhes to the Th1rd s work1ng ab1l1ty The1r prohclency 1n mannlng mounts 51 52, and 53, attalned through arduous hours at the load1ng machlnes and 1n the gun rooms, IS 1nd1cated by the scoreboard on the brldge After Work1ng hours you find men around the Joe pots IH the gear locker and IH the mounts, talk1ng about home Workmg dur1ng troplc noon Alaskan n1ght, and 1n typhoons maklng rt dangerous to even be above deck, the Thrrd D1v1s1on has Jndeed made an envlable record P ,mmg 0 ,Z gun New Tlzzs gatlzerzng ry' the boys around tlze gear lockers joe pot zs so and promotes faster jfrzng zn foe znclz 1111 aatterv regular fha! if flfm0-ff 564 ll Pl ongs zn I e an Qf the Day

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The men on a forty millimeter quad are a precision trained erew whore gan: are deadb' to enemy plane: coming within their range. fi 'Ks ii we ff- fn ,ff ,- , ff - f lf lc li lc. lil, rA ll f'fWHERE has sometimes been a question as to Whether l the gun shack or B-203-L is the Fifth Division's T living compartment-there are usually as many men one place as the other. The 4OlVIlVI,s are the Fighting Fifth's primary business. They man 8 of these fast- firing, deadly mounts at General Quarters as Well as keep every mount, gun, and clipping room in shape. When rigging the traveller, the entire division acts as one man. There is also the Work which comes from having the entire boat deck as a cleaning station. With the ship going into peacetime trim, taut White life lines, holy-stoned decks, new paint,'and shining brightwork are the Fifth's trade- mark-during the war it was a dozen red tracers boring into the meatball on the side of a Jap plane. tmim-N The gun shack, with its spare parts and work heneh, is the repair :hop where the men keep the forties in fghting trim. Always a welcome joh if laying aft and rigging the traveller in order to hrzng aboard hags of mail delivered hy dertroyer. , , - e -New ' .1 ., , 2' s , ass- st sm,.sf,wxsx.g...4 -.Nam