Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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V li - !,,,,,,,.Ap:.A.aw ' designated shore stations where it is processed for final deli- very. Along with these cir- cuits a continuous watch is maintained on a lOO word per minute multichannel teletype fleet broadcast. The normal message traffic load is approa imately l,5OO messages per month. In addition, while' port, radiomen brave the heights by climbing the masti clean and repair the ship's antennas. TELETYPE REPAIRMAN I X MAINTAINS THE sH1P's MANY TELETYPES alm- QQ .. ji, V :if

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