Yorktown (CVA 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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This seemingly confused tangle of hose and Wire is in reality a carefully planned and highly developed method to accomplish fueling in short time. Q While the ship fuels with NSFO QNavy Standard At General Quarters, the Crew can not relax, but Fuel Oilj the men occasionally find it necessary to must maintain a constant vigil. fuel themselves with NSC CNavy Standard Coffeej. V Q 744

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The lull before the storm. A few moments of leisure before the now empty hangar deck is deluged with stores from the cargo ship alongside. Sailors with seagoing skills round out their abilities by learning assault tactics from expert marines.

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Ma1ntenance IS one of the major dutles of the deck d1v1s1ons The transfer of a man by h1gh11ne 1S d1rc-acted by the s1gna1man by usmg paddle signals. Bombs for aircraft are swung aboard by crane operator who responds to the motions of upraised arm.