United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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ahr arpartmrnt nf (rtr ttaltrr an (6umtrru !:ltmmau r ffi. M. Niiltnit. 11. . Naui) t i a nf Srjiartmrut Jlnstnirtm-B Lieut. -Com M.WDKR R. I. Cuktix, U. S. N. Lieutenant C. R. Keak, U. S. X. Lieutenant IL T. Winston, U. S. N. Lieutenant F. D. Berrien, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. W. Gaebraith, V. S. X. Lieutenant V. T. Conn, U. S. X. Lieutenant L. IL Lacy, LT. S. X. Lieutenant W. R. an Auken, U. S. X. Lieutenant i r. K. Metuai.e, U. S. X. 1-:nsign J. II. L (;k. m. U. s. X. ClIIEE GUNXER j. DoXAI.I), C. S. X. ClIIEE (iuNNER j. j. MUKKAV, U. S. X. SWORD.M ASTER A. j. CoRP.ESIER. Assist.wt, Georci: IIeintz. Jr. ASSI.STANT, L. FoURNON. Assistant, A. B.vrtoei.

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Zbc IDepavtincnt of Seamanship IIUTCIIISOX. The first (cxt-lK.ok uscl is the F.oat J ' .nnk nf the l ' . S. Xavv. hi this we study the h;inilHiig of the boats of a ship luuler sail, oai-s aiul steam, boats in a seaway, ,s;;eneral prineiples of saihng, the systems t;f signaling:, ami so forth. Later on. KnightV Seamanship is studied. The course then becomes more general, including a study of the rigging and handling of a sailing vessel, the process of manufacture of rope, chain, and ancliors, the u es of blocks and tackles, together with such practical subjects as the lowering of a boat in heavy weather, rescuing man over- board, the steering of steamers, towing, and the rescuing of the crew of a wreck. P.y the use of excellent models in the Sea- manship lUiilding, and by the actual handling of boats at lrill a verv clear understanding of the work covered by the text- books is gained. During the summer crui-es we have duties as officers of the deck, boat ofticers, helmsmen, signalmen and leadsmen, and then have excel- lent opportunity for learning to apjily what we have -tudied. Toward the end of Second Class year Tactical Signal Books are loaned us, and the course in signals is then completed. In h ' irst Class year the work becomes of a deqier nature, involving a study of the man(euvring of a ship singly and in formation, formations and evolnli ins, battle tactics, tactical problems, and the problems of chasing, intercepting, searching and couting. The text-book used is Grant ' s School of the Ship. Later in the first term T.rittain ' s l-.lements of . aval Warfare is studied. This is a jiurely theoretical sul)iect, dealing with the general consideration of naval warfare. Then come the .study of such parts of the .Xavy Regulations a- relate to the rank, command and duty of officers, the h.mors paid to officials and to officers of high rank, and the particular duties of the officer of the tleck and the divisional officers. I- ' inally, we have a course in Inter- national Law with particular reference to that part wdiich concerns the Xavy, together with Military Law, dealing with the subject of Boards, Courts of Inquiry, and Summary and General Courts Martial.

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be IDcpavtinent of ©rbnance anb (3unner E primnry )I)jccl i subject is a most inipnri: Class year, is on the Ian. and Small Arms Instrncti of tile organization ami tli service on land as in fan g eneral enough to include of troops, subjects such ; LOMDR. L. M. NULTON. Navy being to destroy an enemy, this ant line. ( )ur first work, in Second ling force, using The Landing b ' orce icins as a text Ixicik. In this we learn le hanilling of the crew of a ship for , ' or field artillery. The study is )esides the mechanical maiucuvring first aid to the voun led. camping and camp hygiene, patrols, ceremonies, and the method of con- ducting small arms target practice, . fter this we study ship and gun drills. Under this comes the organization of gun crews, drills for varin-us types of guns, emergency drills, the inspection, marking and stowage of ammunition, torpedo drills and the methods of conducting physical exercises. Later in the year a general text-book on ordnance is studied. In this we take up guns and m;-unts and the process of manufacture, ex- p losives of all kinds, manufacture, use and stowage: armor, its manufacture, di-p. )-,iti(in and the method of securing it to a ship: magazines, location and care: ammunition, hoists, and a general description of mine fields. In b ' irst Class year the confidential pamphlets on service torpedoes are studied. These give us an accurate descri])tion of all ])arts and their functions, the care of torpedoes and mines, and the use of each. We then take up .Mger ' s ICIastic Strength of Guns, covering the calculations of strains to which giuis are sub- jected in firing and the strength of material necessary to .stand these strains, h ' .xterior I ' .allis- tics is the ne.xt subject, covering the motion of projectiles, the computation and use of ballistic tables, the derivation of formuke for the correction of errors of fire and the penetration of pro- jectiles. The last work is in gunnery instructions, giving us the methods of training crews, spot- ting shells at target [jractice and the scheme of fire control. .Ml during the course practical exer- cises with service ;;).(; mV supplement the book wi irk. Included in this practical work are small arms target practice and fencing. Spotting and fire cunlrol are taught by our actually using guns and targets, on a reduced scale, faithfully reproducing target practice conditions.