Tag Archives: “B” Division

Calvert’s Departments and Divisions, Circa early-to-mid 1960s

  •  Boat: Responsible for the operation and maintenance of all ship’s boats and boat equipment, and for providing boat crews trained in boat engineering and amphibious boat operations.
    • BC Division
    • BE Division
  • Deck: Responsible for the supervision of deck seamanship operations and evolutions; for the employment and maintenance of the armament and ordnance equipment of the ship; and for the supervision of loading, unloading, and stowage of cargo; and launching and hoisting of boats.
    • 1st Deck Division
    • 2nd Deck Division
    • 3rd Deck Division
    • 4th Deck Division
  • Engineering Department: Responsible for the operation, care and maintenance of the vessel’s main propulsion plant, auxiliary machinery, and piping systems; for the control of damage; for the operation and maintenance of electric power generators and distribution systems; for repairs to ship’s hull and for repairs to material and equipment of other departments which were beyond the capacity of other departments.
    • A Division: Fresh water, air conditioning, steering gear, repaired winches for the cargo booms, repaired and maintained the motors on all of the boats on board. A Divsion personnel were also on all the boats when they were operating, in landing operations, and on liberty and mail runs in port.
    • B Division: Boiler Room, steam generation and fuel oil for boilers
    • E Division: Electrical Equipment, lighting, electric motors
    • M Division: Ship’s propulsion and steam electrical generators
    • R Division: Damage Control, Welding and woodworking. pipe fitting and plumbing
  • Medical Department: Responsible for maintaining the health of the personnel of the command, making inspections incident thereto and advising the Commanding Officer with respect to hygiene and sanitation affecting the command. They also supervised the ship’s training program in health, and first aid, and during general quarter or other emergencies in care for the sick and injured
    • H Division
  • Navigation Department: Responsible for the safe navigation and piloting of the ship. They also planned and directed the training of deck watch officers and maintained all navigation equipment and the spaces where such equipment was located.
    • N Division
  • Operations Department: Responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of combat, tactical, and operational information. In addition they obtained clearances and operating area assignments incident to the movements and operations of the ship.
    • OS Division
    • OR Division
    • OI Division
    • X Division
  • Supply Department: Responsible for procuring, receiving, storing, issuing, shipping, transferring, selling, accounting for, and maintaining all stores and equipment of the command. They also administered the ship’s operating allotment and coordinated the preparation and subdivision of departmental operating budgets.
      • S Division
      • S-5 Division

 Sources: 1964 WEST PAC Cruise Book and Steve Straka

Calversion, Volume 10, 1982 – Table of Contents

Volume 10 of the Calversion newsletter is available here.

Table of Contents for Volume 10:

  • Cover Page / Page 1:
    • Announcing 1983 reunion in San Francisco, CA.
    • John dedicates this volume to the 1950s
  • Page 2:
    • Babysan cartoon
    • Babysan, Joe-san, and Freddie-san parable
  • Page 3:
    • Picture of the Calvert and caption on the front page of The Honolulu Advertiser, Sunday, February 24, 1952
  • Page 4: 
    • The USS Calvert article in OUR NAVY, by M. H. McKellar, circa mid-1950s
    • Norfolk newspaper clipping announcing the Calvert’s recommissioning on October 18, 1950
  • Page 5:
    • Babysan cartoon
    • Babysan “Never happen” parable
  • Page 6:
    • Follow-up notes from the April, 1982 reunion in Lancaster, PA at Willow Valley
    • Letter from Serman Dickson, Ship Association Captain, USS Stanton (AP-69) regarding the Calvert’s and Stanton’s voyage to North Africa the fall of 1942.
    • Excerpt from a four-page letter from Charles Francher regarding LCS(S) and S.K. Tully (Gunnery officer on the Calvert)
  • Pages 7, 8 & 9:
    • Details on the 1983 reunion in San Francisco, CA
  • Back Page / Page 10:
    • Roster of contributions to the newsletter
    • In Memory:
      • Thomas J. Beier – Jan 9, 1982
      • Charles L. Schooler – CDR 42-45 – 1982