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

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With a view toward the future, the Depart- ment of Ordnance and Gunnery has placed greater emphasi fin aviation ordi nce, guided missiles, and atomic weapons. Officials are hoping for installation of a Terrier guided missile launching site, which would increase the present fifteen million dollar inventory book value of the Department. X U Commencing in his Second ClasSyear, the midshipman i§ introduced to many of tlie basic weapon jBir orr onent mechanisms and ammunition presently in use in the Fleet. Later that same year and in his First Class year, he is instructed jl A b flg and practice of gun fire From the early days of the United States Navy when battle was restricted to broadside- to-broadside exchanges of gun fire up to the present day of atomic warfare, the tradition of excellence in ordnance has inspired the Navy man, and this tradition is heavily felt here at the Academy. j ' .i ft ' . vj- .V ■ Better than throwing rocks , Intricacies of the torpedo. Dahlgren Hall

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marine engineering The modern Naval officer is more than a mere leader — he is a technician of the highest order. The ship he rides is more than a floating gun platform. It is a magnificent complex of engines, tubes, and wiring of which he must be the complete master. It is the goal jof the De- partment of Marine Engineering to furnish him with a great part of this inastery. In the most extensive nj clel, rooms and lab- oratories found in apy engineerine schox l, the midshipman is familiarized with recent Naval engineering installations and is provided with a technical foundation upon which to base further study. ' :::r ' -: .[ ' ' i ' Aside from the classroom work in engineer- ing drawing, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, boiler and auxiliary machinery technology, the midshipman is given practical instruction in the vast laboratories in the fields of strength of materials, hydrodynamics and ship stability, internal combustion engines and steam tur- bines. Isherwood Hall front Row: Left to Right — Elm wood, Bergeaux, Petroff, Ellerbe, Eckley, Ziurys, Tale, ErkenBrack, Clark, R. W., Madden, Payne, Froscher, Taliaferro, Johnston, Gillmer, Bays, Clark, H. L., O ' Neill, Doan. 2nd Row: Arado, Miller, R. F., Bourne, Buscole, Bader, Ackley, Hampton, Rule, Latham, Mann, Neil, Colton, Mallick, Bessette, Mullen, Jefferies, Merrill, Bredehoft, McKinney, Weymouth. 3rd Row: Krech, Stubbs, Gallup, Young, Howell, McCaskill, O ' Neil, Caple, Brown, Little, Smith, J. A., Halley, Linn, Weber, Schulden. 4th Row: Sponseller, Walden, Miller, D. C, Gorski, Waller, Owen, Grinstead, Stobaugh, Carrington, Moore, Alexander, Gamber, Lochridge, Howard, Fischer. Sth Row: Haines, Van Kleeck, Rowley, Miller, B. P., Flint, Noble, Smith, E. H., Thompson, Yarosh, Storm, Schettino, Justice, Wasilewski, Grimm, Pardue, Webb, De Negri, Osborne, Ditto, Temple. The Navy depends heavily on the complete readiness of its ships for action, and it is the duty of the officers and men aboard these ships to insure that their vessels will be ready when they ' re called. The Department of Marine Engineering gives to the Academy graduate the basic knowl- edge and skills necessary to carry him to a useful performance of duty in the engineering plants of the Fleet.