Topeka (CLG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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WEAPGNS D E PART When we think of weapons, we think of the overall purpose of TOPEKA, as of any warship. Missiles, big six inch guns and the almost-as-big five inch guns, a system for every kind of combat situation. Versatility. But the Weapons Department performs many other functions, ,They keep up the ship's body - her hull, her topside areas, her broad teak deck, they tend to her lines and chains, her anchors and the giant fenders, they keep her boa ts, running the myriad errands nec- essary to keep a cruiser moving: carry sailors, carry parts, carry mail, carry the Captain, even when the 0 seas and wind carry the boat suddenly against the ladder and a swell drowns the platform and the gun- wale catches on the fender, up at 0300 to rig, lower, wipe down, and carry everything. Sea Detail, UNR EP, Refuel, again and again. Weapons is the biggest department on the ship and performs some of the largest iobs TOP EKA has smoothly.

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Assistant Weapons Officer Fire Control Officer Lt. A.,C. Katz Weapons Officer Lcdr AlIenS Jefferis 1st Lieutenant Lt WP Brickman Assistant Fire Control Officer Lt D D. Clark Ivlissile Officer Lt PF Abrahams Gun Battery Officer Lt J S IVIcCabe Assistant Fire Control Officer Ltjg G G Blaize Boatsvvaln Chief Boatswammate W 3 Benard E Eaton Assistant Gun Battery Officer CWO 3G W Bieber Row One L F? Padilla, SN IVI Fi Savidge, SN Row Two W D Crow, SN, lvl Ivlorales, SN Lcdr. Robert J. Prather, Jr. Missile TestfF?epair Officer WO 1 J C Oehler