Siboney (CVE 112) - Naval Cruise Book

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Mm , c Q .rn I , em . ,- Q 1 'J fp V, lf, LTJG. R. W. McARTHUR, USN Fire Control Officer LTJG, G. A. CAULEY, USN First Lieutenant GUHIIERU E FUNCTIONS OF THE GUNNERY DEPARTMENT The Gunnery Department has two of the oldest rates in the Navy-Boat swain's Mates and Gunners Nlates. As such they perform functions that rank among the most important functions on present day ships of the line: Deck seamanship and gun handling. L.O.B. BRANCH, as Gunnery Ollicer, heads this crew. The First Lieutenant. awisted by the Ships Boatswain. is in general charge of keeping the hull in good repair. The Boatswain's Locker furnishes the var- ious deck divisions with all supplies needed to keep their spaces in order and gear for rigging booms, fueling rigs, and high line transfer rigs, which these divisions man. Divisions One, Two and Three are the general deck. divisions. The ship's hull is divided into three sections from forward to aft with the First Division having the forward part of the ship, Second Division amidships and Third Division the after part of the ship. These divisions handle lines in their part of the ship. As the First Division has charge of the forecastle they are respons- ible for handling the anchor when the ship comes in to anchor. The Fox Division is made up of Gunners Mates and Fire Controlmen Their job is the maintenance and re ai f l . - - ' ' p r o IIE guns and hrecontrol equipment: They are also in charge of all magazines of the ship, The deck division also furnish all boat crews and boatswain's mates of the watch. These crews keep the boats looking neat and in good condition for liberty parties and handling of stores, Whenever a working party is called away the Gunnery Department is always well represented. The Gunnery Department and Ollicers take this ' D 1 s opportunity to say Well Done to the First, Second, Third, and Fox Divisions. LT. L. O. B. BRANCH USN Gunnery Officer

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