Shreveport (LPD 12) - Naval Cruise Book

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n-ff, it i ri DECK , ff if WMM, LCDR TERRY HANDLEY, USN FIRST LIEUTENANT The oldest skills known to seafarers are practiced in the Deck Department on a daily basis. In a world of spaceage technology, no ship can function very well without a crew that knows its way around mooring lines, or can handle a fid or a marlinspike with ease. The primary rating in the Deck Department - Boatswain - actually means the hus- band ofthe Ship. If it happens on the weatherdecks the 7 Boatswains' Mates are there, despite the weather But th . ey are also seen down below, in the upper and lower vehicle storage decks, or in the Well deck, where they take char e 8 of anything that goes through our sterngate, where they ride h t e monorails to move cargo. You can't go very far on an LPD without seeing a Boatswain's Mate around The Deck department is also responsible for the defense f o the ship - from within as well as without, and Third Di- vision-Gunners' Mates and Fire Control Technicians stay shar so th t p a we may handle what threats come our way. Our primary defense weapons are the Close-in Weapon Sys tem, the 25 mm Chain gun and the .50 Cal machine gun The Gunners's Mates store all ammunition and small arms and are the primary members of the Security Alert Team. Once again: Nothing fancy, just hard-working professionals in a couple of the Navy's oldest professions. 3

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