Siboney (CVE 112) - Naval Cruise Book

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Plqmouth lid FIRST LIBERTY LAUNCHING SITE - OPERATION MAYFLOWER PLYMOUTH-home of the Mayflower, historic, rambling, after eight years, still war-torn.That first night's liberty after wllime Centlemenn had been called, and for most it was merely the feel of solid ground underfoot. Liberty next day brought the green countryside, the .Drake Memorial, Plymouth Q E SUNDAY IN THE SQUARE MYSTERY TOUR? 10 :In--A Tpp . ,anvsce T13 .AN ic, L

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Operation Officer . g V pfxw P f . CDR. C. C. AINSWORTH. USN 1 A E 1 3 tn' LCDR. B. B. JOY, USN CIC, and Air Operation Officer . .p sig I A SW ? LCDR. w. A. MURPHY. USNR 4 if ef f Ship's Aerologist t iff fv- UPERHTIUHS The nervous chattering of the teletypes and high-toned keying of the trans- mitters mixed with the anguished screams of the 21-MC and the shrill ringing of the telephone all produce the cacophouic sounds that typify main communi- cations and O-H division. ln a quieter vein are the mail clerks who are re- sponsible for those welcomed words Mail Call. Dav and night, in port and at sea. in fair weather and foul, the signalmen are upion the bridge handling all the visual communications of the ship and her flag. On a busy operating day the men at the flagbags are hoisting tactical signals for the screen, up on the 06 level the flashlight operators are calling out the mcsages to their recorders over the roar of airplane engines, and up one more level a man may be challenging a merchant ship on the horizon with the large 24 inch searchlight, Ferched on any available platform a striker may be seen practicing his semaphore. the skill for which the signal gang is nick- named, The Skivvv Waivers. Mention Electronics and itis the O-E division that steps forward. They are the men who chase elections about the ship.through circuit diagrams, radar transmitters and radio receivers. Give them a call day or night and they'll turn up the gain control till your face is scarlet bright. With radars, the O-I division see up the surface and sky, always on the lookout for targets appearing on the screen. Also. the photographers who are always on the alert to shoot and record important ships events, The aerograph- ers with their roomful of instruments. chart the weather in order to keep all hands advised of the current and future weather outlook. LT. J. F. MAYER. USN . Assistant Air Operations Ofilcer