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

Page 23 text:

THE DEPARTMENT OF SEAMANSHIP HIS is the one department, above all, which should be characteristic of the work at the Naval Academy. Although we no longer sail and reef and wear our line-of-battle ships, we must know our seamanship just so long as we are going to travel about on the water. Here we learn the names of all parts of our big ships and their uses ; how to handle these ships in heavy seas and tideways ; to anchor them and dock them ; to sail and row cutters and small boats, and to watch with no small amount of interest the working out of naval policies all over the world. Commander B. F. Hutchison Midshipmen shall especially familiarize themselves with Chapters II, III, IV, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXXII and XLI of these reg- ulations. (Navy Regs.) There is not a single thing really indispensable to a man-of-war ' s man, whether he be officer or man, which cannot be learned on board ship. A navy that is familiar with the sea in many aspects and in many parts of the world will have acquired no small part of the knowledge which is in- dispensable in war; and every one of every rank in the naval service should feel that he belongs to a service which has no reason for its existence but real preparation for war, and consequent ability to defeat the enemy when hostil- ities arise. Sea work is by far the most important part of the work; familiarity with it can be attained by prolonged service in blue water, and it cannot be obtained in any other way.

Page 22 text:

Head of Department of Seamanship: Commander B. F. HUTCHISON, U. S. N. INSTRUCTORS: Lieutenant Commander J. J. RABY, U. S. N. Lieutenant C. A. RICHARDS, U. S. N. Lieutenant R. E. I NGERSOLL, U. S. N. Lieutenant P. P. BLACKBURN, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. BAGGALEY, U. S. N. Lieutenant J. P. MILLER, U. S. N. Chief Boatswain P. J. KANE, U. S. N. 16

Page 24 text:

ORDNANCE AND GUNNERY. Head of Department of Ordnance and Gunnery: Commander LOUIS M. NULTON, U. S. N. INSTRUCTORS: Lieut. Commander R. I. CURTIN, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. R. VAN AUKEN, U. S. N. Lieutenant M. K. METCALF. U. S. N. Lieutenant L. C. FARLEY, U. S. N. Lieutenant W. S. McCLINTIC, U. S. N. Lieutenant E. R. SHIPP, U. S. N. Lieutenant I. F. DORTCH, U. S. N. Lieutenant HUGH BROWN, U. S. N. Lieutenant (J. G.) I. C. KIDD, U. S. N. Chief Gunner JAS. DONALD, U. S. N. Chief Gunner J. J. MURRAY, U. S. N. Sword Master A. J. CORBESIER Ass ' t Sword Master GEORGE HEINTZ, Jr. Ass ' t Sword Master L. FOURNON Ass ' t Sword Master A. BARTOLI 18