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Crew 1946

Officers Jan./46

 

 

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U. S. S. SUMTER APA 52

 

ADMINISTRATIVE  ORGANIZATION

 

 

For the purpose of administration, the ship will be divided into Departments, Divisions and Sections under Department Heads and Division Officers as shown in the following table:

 

 

Commanding Officer                                    Captain

Executive Officer                                         Commander

                                                                   Training of Officers.

                                                                   Legal Aid

Assistant for Morale                                    Chaplain

 

 

DEPARTMENT                       DEPARTMENT ASSIGNMENTS

a.  Navigation                            Navigation

                                                 Maneuvering control

                                                 Tactics

                                                 Intelligence

                                                 Ship’s Chief Censor

                                                 “N” Division

                                                 Navigation lookouts

                                                 Deck watch supervision

                                                 Education

 

b. Construction                          Damage Control and gas warfare

    and Repair                             Hull maintenance and upkeep

                                                  Messing and berthing-crew and troops

                                                  “R” Division

                                                  Deck Divisions

    Debarkation                           Debarkation of troops

                                                  Handling of cargo

                                                  Ship to shore movement

 

c.  Gunnery                                 Operation and maintenance of battery

                                                   Fire control

                                                   Magazines  -  ship and cargo.

                                                   Training of guns’ crews

                                                   Lookouts  -  surface, horizon and sky

                                                   Deck Divisions

 

d.  Communications                     Communications  -  Post Office

                                                   Combat Intelligence Center

 

e.  Engineering                             All machinery and electrical installations-

                                                   cargo, and maintenance.

                                                   Engineer watch supervision.  Training and

                                                    instruction of engineer divisions, “A” and “B”.

 

f.  Medical                                  Health of all personnel

                                                  Sanitation of ship

                                                  First Aid training

                                                  “H” Division

 

g.  Supply                                   Equipage, supplies, commissary.

                                                   Provisions, clothing  -  maintenance and issue.

                                                  Disbursing

                                                  General Mess

                                                  Troop Mess

                                                  “S” Division

                                                  Ship’s Store

                                                  Clothing and Small Stores

  

The general description and composition of the divisions is as follows:

Designation

Duties

Composition

 

1st Division Forward Deck Division Seaman Rates and Gunners Mates
2nd Division Midship Deck Division

Seaman Rates and Gunners Mates

3rd Division After Deck Division Seaman Rates and Gunners Mates
"A" Division Auxiliary Machinery Spec. Eng. Rates
"E" Division Electrical Division Electrician Rates
"H" Division Medical Division Hospital Branch
"M" Division Eng. & Fire Rm. Division Fireman & Eng. Rates
"N" Division Navigation & Comm.

Quartermasters

Signalmen

Radiomen

Radarmen

Radio Techs

Yeomen

Aerographers

"R" Division Construction & Repair Artificer Rates
"S" Division Supply Food Preparation, Officer’s Food preparation.

Storekeepers

Commissary Stds,

Ship’s Cooks & Bakers

Stewards & Cooks

 

For administration and watch standing in port, each division is divided into three Sections and three Watches.

 

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