Steinaker (DD 863) - Naval Cruise Book

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I t Basically a naval warship is at floating f-lu Platform. Our department consists of the men who kee the torpedoes, guns and fire control equipment ifinfvliorking order and the men who keep the fltntidng platform clean and bright. Of all the ship's personnel, approximately one-third are members of the gunna . For ease of administration, the department 15 divided into two major divisions, Deck and Ordnance, headed by the gunnery oflicer. .On this cruise we have had two gunnery officers. Lieutenant lxerr was the head of the department until he was transferred in,March. At this time Lieutenant Dutt took over. The Deck division, consisting, of roughly two- thirds of the department, is run by the First Lieu- tenant. Lieutenant Dutt was our First Lieutenant until March when he was succeeded by Mr. McCarthy. His right hand man is Ensign Twoney fYVe call him o11r Second Lieutenantj. The Deck division is split into the First and Second Divisions. The First division is responsible for the maintenance of the forward half of the hull, and the Second division for the after half. You will meet the Bosn's Mates who run these divisions, and see them and their men at work on the following pages. Some of them can be seen uturning tow. t GUN N ER' S The routine duties of a gunner's mate is to main- tain, repair and operate the mechanical and hydraulic mechanisms associated with the guns. The three groups of gunner's mates aboard the Steinaker are the Main Battery, the 40 Millimeter Battery and the Magazine Crew. In charge of the three groups is Chief Gunners Mate Joe Palermo. This man furnishes in- spiration and leadership to all the GM's under h' is supervision. Hi love of athletics, paper k, d 1IIV.C.T.U. have endeared him to the heartswdfl allahlis oys.. Inventor and patent holder of the cdiberty machmen, the Ch1ef's most used expression is ccpaper Workv PaPe1' Work, Yeah, makes ,em shoot bett , ern. In the main battery we have cc0kien Rebels who is a leading expert on women as well as guns, in charge of mount 51. Barnard, ccOkie'sv striker, is beino' tutored in the ways of a gunner's mate while at libcrtyti as .well as at work. La Russa, who just loves to scrub paint work, has mount 52 under control. Many men in the gun gang believe Chisholm, his striker, is inheritin LaRussa's love of scrubbin aint k g S P Wor . Cossman and ccPossumn Thomas are waves of destruction in mount 53: Gossman is the head bilge cleaner and ccPossumn IS the clown. In charge of the 40 Millim t B ccMattress Backn Turnage, strictleyea reiiiiflgldli Tvliiishlzide wants nothing out of life except to get out of the N y Working for aMattress Backs we have ccMuggSD Ilnoliiiicli-led funlgshl-is many laughs with imitations of P run prize fighter. allam Bone, Ham an i THE GUNNRRX DhPAR I MILNI lhe Urdnant-v division ll mgdg W, ratings 4 tinnne-r's Mates, who keep the an Fire' li0llil'UlIllt'll-. who Iliff! illtil they 5 the right dire-ction: and Torpedomen, who of and fire' our tin fishll and depth C page will bi- de-voted to these gauge of them in at-tion later on. The administration of the Ordnance haudletl by the gun lions , ably assisted by Calnan and linsign Proctor. The top pe-tty oflicers in our department are Cllflls. 'l'bt'y sm' that department policy IB out, trouble shoot. the gear, give advice, and general act as the spokesman for their own They arc: Chit-f' finnner's Mate Palermo, Controhuau Holly. Chief' Torpedoman. and Chief' lloatswainls Mate Walters fwllo says after 22 years hc's di-vided not to make a career the Navy and is going to get outl. W'ell, in a nutshell, that's how our is made up. Nvc think itls the best there is. Afterall, the only reason tlnn, our ship WVHS built was to Garry us in to where we can go to work with Olll' guns, torpedoes and depth charges and .then to carry us back out again. MATES able striker, has a burning ambition to become a mil- lionaire and return to the lliviera and lounge 3l'0l1l1d in a bikini bathing suit. ccDenny Dim-Win: Bordenet keeps his guns shining and shooting. H.D. Bennm, or Bennett 1 is trying to turn the calender around three times as fast and return home to all the P10397 girls. His brother LA. or Bennett 2 is g0iI1g t0 his darndest to beat, his brother home. GJHWSPP streth, after he puts in his twenty, wants to m8lC6 the world his playground and pollute it with KDBTHBCI Old girls... ccWeeli Ends Farrington, as camera as Betty Crable, is bribing the snipes so he C311 beat the stork to North Carolina. . .alirautn Erbstoesser the reputation of making the best coffee in the The Magazine Gang consists of six men by Lillgc, GMI rm.: runner. cuz. tinge being of quiet type aboard ship. but not, so we hear, with the ladies. .Need more be said ? Fuller. U0 himself with the ladies. has thrown them over S0 to devote more time to his new found life RS Master at Arms for the first division. aHipsw an able striker, would sooner cat candy than l1ifV3 company of' a pretty girl and insists he is Stay!!-lg twenty- 44Fislm Fortuna puts it this WBY. aI'd Cat' Spilglletti than slcvpbb. .. t40r workin adds buddies. And who is floil's gift to women ll. - - in.varn,l9ieat.li fso he thinksb. L st but not lottsi have ' D0 D Di Cinque whose treatments for W0l1ld definitely not be recommended by 5110 profession.

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NAPLES, IIALY Although most of us saw very little of Naples this year, we did manage to get a good look at this very scenic harbor. At the South end of the. harbor lies the famous resort island of Capri, wl1lCl1 IMS been a favorite summer spot since early Roman days. The entire island seemed to be dotted with these resorts. To the North we saw the island of Ischia which appeared to be blanketed with a carpet of green from the many fruit and pine groves throu- ghout the hillsides. Naples itself is quite a large city as it is the third largest city in Italy with a population of more than one million. There are several large fortresses or 'Gcastlesn dating back to the twelfth century which are scattered around the PALERMO, SICILY The island of Sicily is separated from the Italian mainland by the narrow Strait of Messina, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean. It is often referred to as the fairest in the Mediterranean. On the northwestern coast at the mouth of a shell-shaped, orange-bowered valley is Palermo, the largest city in Sicily. lt was this city that the Steinaker made her second port of call. It may be iittingly called the ccmelting pot of the Mediterraneann, for thePhoe- mcians, Greeks, Romans, Goths, Saracens, Normans, French, and' Spaniards who have ruled there all in turn, left their distinctive marks on the old city. As soon as the visitor sees the aware of the ccold worldn architecture and tl1e lon . . , E forgotten skills of 1ts blulders. Many of the old build- ings and structures were partially destro ed d ' y uring the wars for conquest, then rebuilt by the conquerors Zljlfgltgngn both types of architecture on the same mg During our stay in Palermo, there were several conducted tours of the city and the surrounding ' D C0lu1try side. A large number of the places visited during the tours are known the world over. One of the more famous is the Cathedral of Palermo, which has some of the most beautiful Mosaic art work ever to be seen. Another place of high interest that W., . . , 1. S visited was the cccatacombsn. Here the people, lgng city, he becomes city, the most prominent from the harbor being Castle St. Elmo on Vomero Hill overlooking entire city and harbor. ln Naples, the San Ca Opera House and the lioyal Palace are just two the many historic spots to be seen. A few H1 outside of town lie the famous ruins of Pompeii wh every visitor to the area tries to see before he lea' Speaking of Pompeii, one immediately thinks of gigantic and still steaming volcano of Vesuvius wh casts its eminence over the entire area. Long al Naples had passed from view on our way out of harbor, we were still able to see Vesuvius h above the horizon. ago, used to preserve the bodies of their dead a hung them to pegs on the wall, or put them on Of slabs of wood. Among them is the petriiied body an American Ambassador, who died while in Palerl in the early l900,s. . p Also visited during the tour, was the UHIVCTSF of Palermo, founded in 1779, and the former Ro? Winter Palace which was used by the current rlll-l nation as a resort residence for the King and QI164 From the surrounding mountains could be se the beautiful harbor, filled with fishing boats bright-colored sails, and great steamers loaded lemons and sulphur. ln the city itself, the VISIT could sec the gaily costumed peasants, Wl10 100k 11 grand-opera heroes with their bright sashes and 3 shirts, proudly riding in their wonderfully carved 81 gaudily painted two-wheel carts drawn by donke covered with plumes and tinseled harness. U The officers and men of the Steinakel' ICIIJUY their visit to Palermo as there were very many llltffm ing and beatiful sights to sec. Although the city over 3000 years old, there were many of tho I!10d5 conveniences and lots of interesting entertainmdi available to make l'alermo a good cdiberty Many of ns will long remember our visit to th-15 G and 'very beautiful eitv with its blend of the Gold W the ncwn. ' ' . 1 U? , if