Shangri La (CVA 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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13,5 s, Lt. r 3 Q -I-. 2:1348 521: 2 .zz 2 3 tx! ..,r-, Administration Air Wing Helo Detachment This then IS the organrzatlon of SHANGRI-LA. With the economy found in a well designed and smoothly running machine, all that is needed has been incorporated into the design no one part rs an excess nor could it be dispensed with. Through her 1' Alr Wing and departments with their 42 separate divisions, SHANGRI-LA operates effectively and efficiently meeting the requirements and schedules laid on by higher 1 authority it ,

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STEAM i ' 3-fill. Engineering ' K JP' -txt M NN.. gg l , in My ., ,f - ft 7 if 2 Medical Dellllll Attack aircraft carriers like SHANGRI-LA have been likened to floating cities, containing almost every imaginable product and service within their hull plates. Will! several all too obvious exceptions, this comparison is largely valid. Dependent onli' upon logistics and the extent to which the crew may be deprived of social conldcli, SHANGRI-LA is virtually self-sufficient. The services provided by every and especially by the Engineering, Supply, Medical, Dental, and departments, enable SHANGRI-LA to fulfill her commitments, ready, if need be remain on the line indefinitely as her sister ships in the Western Pacific are doing.

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