Taconic (AGC 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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NAVIGATION The NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT consists of a Navigatorg who's primary duty is to determine the ship's position, at least within 50 miles, at any time - and the Quarter- mastersg wh0's duties include seeing that the ensign is right side up, taking care of pen. cils and erasers, and seeing that coffee is not spilled on the charts. Another of the col- lateral duties of the QM is that of log scribbling, though quite often the services of the cryptographer are called upon to break the code. He is very well acquainted with Big Ben which is the primary source of ship board time fkept within a maximum tolerance of one half hour of the exact time check our clocksb The typical Quartermaster does not like to steel, desplses determining gyrocompass error by shooting azlmuths of the sun but can figure sunrise and sunset within at least ten minutes of the correct time Lets take a simple Navigation problem Visibility fifty yards voice tubes clogged MCS out gyl0 lnopelatlve, no steering control lost load no side lights no aircraft warning lights radar secured loran tube blown and its two minutes to zebra time Where IS the quartermaster waklng his relief where is the Navigator ln the chart room, where is the shi-p consult Mess Deck Intelligence Cpreferably the buttermanj 9 . ' , v ' - Y . . , . . . I -.... , D ' 1 9 - 9 v 9 s . . -, - . y 9 v . Y . ' Y , . 1

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M DIVISION M DIVISION is responsible for main- taining the ship's propulsion units. The division is composed of Machinist's Mates and Boiler Technicians. Deep down in the heart of the ship these MM's and BT's generate all the ship's power. The BT's burn the fuel to heat the water, to make the steam, to turn the wheels, that pushed the mighty T across the Atlantic, around the Med. and back home. The MM's turn the right valves to make the steam flow to the right wheels at the right time to generate electrical power, pump oil and water through the life veins of the ship, and turn the screw that pro- pels the mighty UT . ihjfj, 1 i in kg gif? T QQ l M gjsi Q X 5 I f gt, g Q ' rf .,.-, 5 ns., K' fij ':.-. , . mx , A .:::7 , ,. vm l JY rz. 1. Z1 i . X We it H ' 2 ' PM X3 H 1 .. I ., we ,,.p.,Swf141f 'm?'5'ii:- . 'mama I ff- Wlfggaraumw H-5 ..., gy, ..,. iq ff . ,.,. ,.., ,M .,,., , if 3 lj, it tw Wig 2439, ,M ,fy Af' Q. W- . ,A 1 .. zi Wwvwwatww-WW ,f ,V N-W,,,My-V.. ff 1 VM Mrwtwm - awemr We MW