Toledo (CA 133) - Naval Cruise Book

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351 Such words as model I5 teletype, RBB, ANXARC or URA converter mean little or noth- ing to the average sailor but to the men of the CR DIVISION they are as common as knife, fork and spcon. This radio vernacular used by the radio gang is stock language referring to four distinct means of communications. Many crew members are hazily aware of a radio shack aboard ship only by infrequent visits to obtain football or baseball scores. Some may not realize that for twenty-four hours each day this organization acts as a link in one of the world's largest communications systems. Through this constant hum and buzz of static flash vital signals from all corners of the globe. As an ivory pawn each vessel receives orders from strategically placed military com- manders to move from one mission to another on a gigantic water covered chessboard. Over Navy circuits travel operational orders, tactical signals, requests for supplies, weather situations, personnel transfer orders, and other information covering every phase of Navy life at sea. It is for the CR DIVISION to receive these messages accurately and distribute them quickly to the proper officers, and to see that outgoing messages reach their various destinations without delay. Communications are the voice of command and the men of CR DIVISION of the TOLEDO are always prepared to speaklor listen to a multitude of ships and stations throughout the world. ENS R E COLEMAN ENS R A BATEMAN ENS H.A. VANDE KIEFT ENS D L ANDERSON

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A newcomer riding out from the landing in a boat to report aboard the TOLEDO for duty might, on looking over his ship, notice radar search antennas rotating on top of the mast and the maze of wire, stick and whip antennas iutting from the radio transmitters and receivers. He would recognize as the work of the ship's signal force the strings of pennants flying from the flaghoist, the flashing lights of the signal bridge, and the semaphore flags waved by the sailor standing on the director. He might notice some sailors cleaning and painting the lookout stations in sky forward or sky aft. As the boat draws nearer to the ship he might even notice postal clerks unloading sacks of mail and parcel post destined for the TOLEDO post office. These sights would be some of the outward signs of the work which the OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT does. A ship at sea must be in communication with other ships by every possible method--by radio and radar, by signal and lookout. Technicians must know how to workin each of these methods and evaluate the knowledge gained. That is why the OPERA- TIONS DEPARTMENT has five divisions: Communication Radio lCRi, Communication Signal tcsy, Lookout ILD, Technicians CTI, and Combat CKI. LT S. L. GRAVELY LTJG C. A. GANGLOFF LTJO B. R. IAC KSON ENS J. C. MILLER

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7 RNS S -Wm .--fm 'W 'Wf NX M S W S , .- SSW . ,, Q Qrgyw 'Wf .sw ,- is W Q- MS ,ISV . S S WZ fa QS ' .A x .. First Row: A. A. EDLUND, F. J. KARTJE, H. D. LEVI, A. G. DAVIS, D. E. HINDMAN, R. E. MCGAUOHEY. Second Row: C. N. BOLICK, N. E. DUNCAN, E. L. FORD, R. K. THORNTON, D. C. GAUSE, O. J. KANALA, R. D. NEVILLE, J. D. MOORE, L. L. MURDACH, H. B. LUTHER Third Row. G. RHEIN, H. R. SCHWARZ, O. G. DINGMAN, L. BASHAM, G. A. SCHNYDERITE, B. J. JACKWAY, J. J. HENESEY, J. L. SNYDER, C. A. ARNOLD. Fourth Row: J. R. MECCA, J. J. HALTER, J. B. SIMMONS, R. L. JOHNSON, L. C. CORHUS, R. N. MCWILLIAMS, C. W. CHRISTIANSEN, D. C. PARENT, H. J. FERGUSON.