Toledo (CA 133) - Naval Cruise Book

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5 5. CC K. ik wx F N K X. .XX mga X 1 5 5 xx l L X. C X X. wx - X X . 'Cx XX . XXX XC XX X First Row: M. R. SMITH, E. L. SHREVE, G. C. WONN, G. A. ENGELKEN, R. S. MCLELLAND, A. F. GOUCHER. Second Row: T. M. BUCKLEY, R. L. CANAVAN, J. L. RYAN, L. J. WAKEFIELD, D. J. VOLK, C. H. MILLER. Third Row: J. R. WEIKERT, M. C. PILOTTE, D. H. GRONOTTE, R. A. KLIXBULL, R. D. VAUDREUIL, R. W. KRAMER, R. L. BELANGER Fourth Row: H. K. ELDER, D. D. MCCORMICK, H. L. CLEVELAND, J. L. PLEXICO, H. E. BRADLEY, P. J. SCHULTZ.

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4, 2 1 A Q1 U' . :lr 9' gn K , 31 3124 .g ffl? It's a long step from small tire arms to the massive eight-inch guns, from the days when the Gunnery Oliticer was seaman until now--and it's a long way from the actual tiring ot our guns back to the planning, directing and coordination ot men and material for the firing. All ordnance work is done chiefly by the GUNNERY DEPARTMENT. People often wonder just how men spend their many hours at sea. This department has its hands tull. lt plans the exercises tor gun-tire as well as the hours for cleaning the guns. ln getting ready tor sea the ammunition, tons of steel, is loaded aboard by hand. At sea the men go through the exercises: tracking targets-perhaps a drone plane , a target drawn by a tug, or some obiect several miles away. The planning of all these exercises shows olil well in the Navy E's mounted on the ship's guns. The GUNNERY DEPARTMENT is primarily concerned with ordnance: having the guns ready to tire. But a tremendous amount ot time and energy is spent by the departments divisions in deck seamanship. A tanker is directed to rendez- vous with the TOLEDO to refuel her: GUNNERY DEPARTMENT will handle the rigging ot lines and hose. Later a destoyer needs fuel at sea: GUNNERY will do the iob. A man falls overboard: GUNNERY's seamen will man the lite boat, lower away and push oft in weather rough or smooth. Upkeep against the corrosive forces ot the sea, cleanliness of the ship's passageways, compartments, and cleaning the sides ot the ship-all these are planned by GUNNERY DEPARTMENT. GUNS AND SEAMANSHIP-this is the concern ofthe GUNNERY DEPARTMENT. POENICKE LT R. L. AMMIDOWN LT F. E. PEARSON LTJG J K BEATES LTJG G O SELZ CHBOSN R G FQ!