Severn (AO 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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UPERATIUNS LT DENNIS R. MADSISN Operation Officer DEPARTMENT If D:ck Department were the arms and hands of thc- ship. l'Irnsgiin-t'riin: ll:-pnrtint-nt tln- 1egs and internal organs and Supply llcpartmt-nt thc- hlood carryini! fsllllllflfl lllli'l.il lll7X lf' the whole body, then the Operations Department is sort of tht' hr:iin :ind st'ii:s.t-r- ol thi- SEVERN. Operations Department includes communications functions. n:ivi5g:ition, :ind opm':ition:il plan ning for the ship. Radiomen'keep in touch with the rf-st of tht- llc-t-1 hy st-ndinif :ind i'wt-iviiii: messages from other commands. The signalmcri provide cornrnuiiirvitioiiv, hy viunnl flvriwf- semaphore, flashing light. and flag hoist. Qiiartrrrmastcrs help iiavigegzitt- tht- ship :intl politely back her over a ringing red bell buoy in San .luan harbor, Sl'1Vi'1ltN'S r:id:irnn-n taht' pmt in navigational aids too and plot surface contactsg thcv also goth:-r intt'lliift-rn't- iii'ita'ti:il :tinl intl culate tactical maneuvers. Electronic technicans keep the radar' and rsirliot-. illllfiltillllllf propm ly always a demanding job. Somewhat separate but equal are the cosmic primr- rnow-rs of :ill Opcintioii' lhtpnitnn-nt functions - the yeomen and personnelmen of thc ships offir-te. fwliip'-t ofliw- in-i'oiiiu'l nit' tln- administrative think tankn responsible directly to thc lixcriitiw- flflim-i 'liln-xi :mt it-iniiii-tl to Wear lightning bolts On their collars and give that cxtrzi ounct- ol push to in-I llif- ,oh tluliii Someone up there. . .Where is my service j:ickot'? A prompt rt-,ily lions ?wluX'lnltN'if. ..1i,,.,, personnel was, Ah, well Sir, when you find it. would von pl:-:ish return it In n- to thot ntl can file it? ' The. corpsmen are a vitally significant part of tht- illH'l'2IlltlIl't In-iigoiinttiit t intl I- von, headstill sore? How many times? Como haf-k toinorrr,u,: 5,1 tattoo nl fn-li will ' 'lln po' igil tltrilw contribute much to the morale of the crew when we i'tft-4-itw ,mil t, t t . l' li I ' V another run to the Athens Airport at midnight to at-tt if ii... ,,,,,,i ,,,,,-5.11 ,IHH-Iit'lmii,1il,,HiQ:Nil'y HS only beefl ten diiyfi SiDCC Olli' last mllll fihll. ily lllt' Vgily ylgltlll- uni ,lic tlntit tm ii llu lu! bine blades showed up. . . ' Operations Department functions host underway. hut tint 1971 twin' it ,it -onn t-.nn the .ipiu--ni ing because of the excessive time spent in port in the t':ni'liln-nn :ind th. fm-is lin-it -.ii only thirty-three UNREPS, and the ship strvarm-rl ii nn-rt- lliooo ,,,,1,., f,,,,,A ,ini , W W is Mm, from Newport until we returned homr- agaiii on tht- tenth of .lnntt ln -tin. ..i .it .ti ., Elini, cancelled exercises, and unexpected rl:-layse tht- opf'rntn,,,., ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,lH, UH H' 'X V' t -lil ficient and professional as a result of tho 1-vp:-rn-int 1 l in ' M , . It 'i.,ililf'f il- .. .. X. . plished, these people can take pride. I lm H 1 im i ' M H

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2. RMI' Rollo .wt vs, RMI Spalding Q i nM2 Williams IKM2 Suntu Maria an , RMB Austin RMB Mayhew RM3 Boyer KIVISN Martin RMSN Miska RMSN Nussberger RMSN Boyce RMSN Cook :fi-0 RMSN lflvans FROM: COMMANDIER, SIXTII I I,I'IlC'I' TO: SIXTII I I.,I'lI'l'I' COMIVIUNICA'I'IONS CI'INTl'IltS 1. In my opinion, all of you in the radio gangs and comm eciitt-rs, together with the tevhui Cians are, like the snipes in the black gang, the unsung lioroes of this fleet. Seldom do you hear any comment from anyone until soinetliinpg goes wrong. and then von usually hear more than you wish. I am afraid it is far too iiifreqiia-int that we take time out to say thank you and well done for the thousands of hours of flawless performance turned in by you. 3. 'This message, therefore, is sent with some apology for lwinig one more pit-ev of paper to process, but I did want you all to know how mueh I personally aduiiri- and appreeiaite the great performance record you are writing for yoursc-Ives. your llc-ot :ind your Navy, You have my everlasting respect and admiration, Kidd,