Shenandoah (AD 44) - Naval Cruise Book

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,Q be -f ki. First Division is the heart of Shenandoah. The boatswain's mates and deck seaman are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the overall appearance of the ship and over 60 of the ship's spaces. They are also key players in special evolutions. First Division has participated in more than 140 flight evolu- tions transporting over 400 personnel, 500 pallets of cargo and more than 150 landings on Shenandoah's Flight Deck. First Division also has a key role in Precision Anchorages, Feuling at Sea QFASJ, and Replenishment at Sea QRASJ Evolutions. While at sea, most of their time is spent standing underway bridge watches including helm, lee helm, and lookout with the other divisions of Deck Department. First Division also stood more than 24 consecutive hours at sea, Sea and Anchor Detail while transiting the Suez Canal. Shenandoah's primary line handlers, the men and women of First Division, are always ready to stand by their lines whether to moor our own or tie another along side. Second Division is a small melting pot of various occupation- ally talented people on the Shenandoah. Many departments relied on Second Division to provide more than 1,400 hours of crane services and over 100 hours of small boat operations, l'an5P0ffing a wealth of supplies and personnel to and from other fleet units to various destinations, including liberty. Second Division could also be ready at a moment's notice to refuel a ship with capable fuel rigs and highlines. These people Elly: are truly the professionals of Shenandoah. They are very flexi- ble. Their jobs may vary from spray painting a space out, stand- ing flight quarters evolutions, putting Motor Whale Boats in the water to standing bridge watches underway. Second Divi- sion is the backbone of Shenandoah, and if there were no such division as Second Division, the ship would not succeed as a Fast Attack Tender. Third Division, also known as the Weapons Division, is a staging platform for storage and issuance of many types and classes of ammunition from Dummy Ammunition to Harpoon Missiles. Prior to a major deployment, Shenandoah is tasked with requisitioning the ammunition to be staged for issue to support Fleet Units months in advance. Weapons Division has the responsibility of requisitioning, receiving, storing and maintaining this ammunition in various ammunition maga- zines throughout Shenandoah. Third Division is also responsi- ble for range qualifying all the Petty Officers of the Watch, Ship's Self Defense Force Personnel, and Gun Crews on the .45 caliber pistol, M-14 rifle, 12-gauge shotgun, .50 caliber machine gun, and the ZOMM machine gun. Third Division also stands various watches underway such as after steering helmsman, gun crews and have a very quick response rate for quick draws. Third Division has the can-do attitude that keeps the Fleet happy, by getting their ammunition in a very timely way. Deckf25