Theodore E Chandler (DD 717) - Naval Cruise Book

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LT D. S. WATKINS, USN DEPARTING WEAPONS OFFICER LTJG J. D. HOFFARTH, USNR DEPARTING ASW OFFICER LTJG T. J. O'SHAUGHNESSY USNR, NEW ASW OFFICER 16 l Weapons control is the function of the Weapons Department aboard the CHANDLER. Weapons control in- cludes control and use of the ship's armament both offensively and defen- sively to destory or to neutralize an enemy. The specific functions of weapons control are as numerous and varied as the different types of weap- ons systems aboard the ship, but in each type objective is the same--to develop and to maintain rapid and ac- curate fire in adequate volume against targets assigned. Within the scope of this general purpose fall tasks ranging from the constant chipping and paint- ing of the superstructure to the most delicate and intricate repair of sophis- ticated electronics systems. The entire Weapons department Works as a team for most evolutions, including ASW Warfare, Naval Gunfire Support, and special evolutions such of underway ammunition replenishments. All these activities are coordinated by the Weapons Officer, who reports to the Executive Officer and to the Captain on the status of this depart- ment. Working closely With the Weapons Officer are the division oiiicers, each responsible to the department head for one of the four divisions QWD, WA, WG, WHD as the Weapons Department. The division oflicers directly supervise the work being done by the department. LT R. P. BACON, USNR NEW WEAPONS OFFICER LTJG W. C. WILHELM, USNR DEPARTING DASH OFFICER! GUNNERY OFFICER LTJG F. W. WALKER USNR, NEW DASH OFFICER! GUNNERY OFFICER LTJG G. T. ROGERS USNR, FIRST LIEUTENANT KK!

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WD IJIVISIUN l WD Division Csnickerl, deck apes Cchucklej, the dumb guys, the First Division. These are all terms used to describe the Navy's finest, the Chandler's finest. Of course I am talking about the BoatsWain's Mates, their strikers, and the rest of the lost souls in the division who still don't know Why the hell they sent me here. In reality, no matter what name is hung on them, the deck division is, Without question, one of the most important in the Navy. The Boatswain's Mate rate is the oldest rate in the Navy, going back to the days of John Paul Jones, Black Beard, Magellan. Though many drastic changes have taken place since those romantic, hard fighting, hard sailing days, the job is still very much the same. The care of the ship is probably foremost in the long line of tedious tasks performed by WD per- sonnel. Neither the sides, the decks, nor the bulkheads are safe from the mighty chipping hammers, the grating sandpaper and the constant slapping of the merciless deck apes' paint brushes. The paint and the brushes themselves, along with cleaning gears, thinner, soap, brooms, foxtails, dust pans, swabs and miscellaneous equipment used in the core of the ship are also under the jurisdiction of the deck force. Rigid control constantly maintained in the Boatswain's locker and paint locker insures even distribution throughout the T. E. C. Qleft to rightb BM3 James A. Shaw BM2 Ronald L. Callis BM2 Robert E. Shultz BM1 William D. Mays DIVISION AND BRISK MORNING QUARTERS 'CTHE PoWERs THAT BE