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Armed Guard ·um. t Name

Officer ~ Ch.srge: {See . e:tii~ch@d list l r '

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CONFIDENTfAL . SERIAL PD 8J30

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PORT DIRIDTORJ S IIBPORT ARMING .MERCHANT VESSELS

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l. ~pl.inter Protection:-Bridge • '. .

Splinter Protect.ion-AA .lfaclri..ne-~s -~ · . 2 . Gun Foundations, Number and Location

J. ~azines, NmOO.er and LP<:a:tion '

5.. Darkening Ship Facilities . '

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6. Reinforce Sea Chests I •

let. ~Hi!,S; . §f;S!l.' .y!)'Y~

7·. ;F.i:.re Control Comnn1nj cation System .. .

S. Sky ·Look-Out. Stations, Nnttihei; and Locatl.on , .,.Ji~m-e~ ___ _..,._.,.... __ ,._.,,.....__ r

9. R~ ts Industrial :Maru..ger' s Inspection ...!lfiD:il'i· MFraA5!1i .. "t4f:2!srtzmr~. i!4.>.J-..----.~.:,___.. __

10. Messing Faei.ll.ties

ARMED GUA..tID UNIT Officer-in-Charge

Petty Officer

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ACCOMMODATIONS NAVY PEl?SQNNFjl. s • I •

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CGMJNIC:tTION GROUP

Enlisted Yan .

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ITEM . 1. Navy-type life jackets.~··•······· ······ '-· ··· ·!'•

2. . Life Rafts (~a~eity,: l$ per raft) ••.•••• ~· •.•

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·Accu~tic !'farning Devices

B~ :i i':e Balloon and F.quipm.ent .

Hydr•>t: en Gas Equipment.

·Sno~l~e ~s P:i'ojectors • . .

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Vu.tfi.ts of Heavy W:urt'er Clothing . :for NR Ships ( OpNav Serial 0200423

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INS'.ZRtJCTIOHS ISSUED TO j:_RI,ffi!D Gll!>J.':D O..~lc&R; SS (II; GRAND ruvEB. .

2. General Instructions for Comma!'.1£1i;1g Off).cer of ND.val Armed Guards on Merche.n.t Sh:i:ps, . Nov. 15, 19AJ. ••• • • • --------·--

3~ Ins:trnctions £o:r . operati."lg UaV?J,. 1:-r~n-<tPo:rilS end Mer-chant Ves sels in ~ o-r War • ?ro.·t. I ............... .

,, 4.. Test. E,iri :ag of . Guns - lea~.:.ng Pert --(CNO Ltr .. No. )96123 of I Docem.ber, 19U - Atti::.ch to OrC.ers. __ ......__. ___ _

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7. Sign.c.ls .for Contr o1 of'. Merch&n.t v~asseis· by Aircraft.--·------- ---8. -------.··4.,.-~

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.. . MOVABLE EOUIFME.NT ISSUED TO .tRESD C-UAP.D UNIT .

Q.Ub.NTlt'.'! DESCRD'.ifION -

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mFARE _.'.i.lID REGREATI.@.AL EQJWMENT

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EI!*!fi.2!_ _ lJAVAT. DISTRICT . OF.FIG3 OF· THE l'.W-T DIRECTOR.

· · PORT }ifuhl-fe, ~lbama

SEBIAT. PD 6930 --..:-....--. '

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UNDER ·COGNIZ.fJY!GE OF TEE BUREAU OF SHIPS

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GOEBEi., Glenn E.

lis.CKBAB.TH, Roland ;r.

rnEMAlf, Edwin F.

FaIJOCK, Russell 'J!.

HARNER, Bruce (n)

EEFLIN, -Ors.1 G.

HICKS, Will.iam W.

HOFFMAN, Donald A.

HORVAT, Frank

KILKER, Richard D .. . . LOWERY, Lawrence L·.

PETERSON, Edward A...

PFOTElfRAllER., Jack G. . . - ..

PR.A~, .Allyn_~·

PROCK, Bernard F. .

RAGSDAT.E, Earsbel 1 F.

R$b: DER, Ivan L • .

B'.EYN'~, Martin A. .

RkiNOLDS, Orvil1e M. ,

ROACH, Duane B. -

ROACH, Raymond D.

ROBERTSON, Gordon L • .

ROO ..... NEY._.., Joseph B. .

WEATHERS, .Tames If.

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SS GRAWD RIVER

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314 09 16

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306 87 76

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727 46 91

959 75 93

959 74 42

306 62 44

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ASJfMOMAtl 81lt · AfRMAtlGRAM . 20 HOY 44-

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ON NOYEMB£R 16~ 1944~ tltt fOLLOWIKG AIMAM[Hl W•S IHSTAll£D ON

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13 Nov~~ber 1944

Subj:

FOURTH NAVAL DISTRICT

OFFICE OF PORT DIRECTOR ROOM 1003. CUSTOM HOUSE

PHILADELPHIA (6). PA.

lO·,. 2S6 GROSS TONS FLAG

Ref: (a) Mailgram ¢7l.3l¢ of Nove-Jibe!" 1944 (PD :P!lila9k1.ph1a) •

Encl:

(b) Par. 6 ONO conf. serial no. 063338 oi' 29 November 1941.

(A) Consolidated report of Bureaus concerned as directed by reference (b),.

i. Confirming reference (a) the attached enclosures subm.i t info!'ill8tlort required by re:f erence (b ) ~ concerning the a...T>I!la..ment aupp~ed subject merchant vessel.

By direct;on of ComFour:

CC: Bu Ord Bus.hips BuPer- (Sheets

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Communication Group5£E ATT~CF..ED

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PORT DIR~TOR' S ~ORT aRMir.fG MERCMNT . VE:SSELS

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l'ib.Mi: OF SHIP :

Clih.SS (pass. Qergo or Tank Ship) Tanker

Sailing Date: lO I:~ov .1941i'rom~ Ph:lla To.Bz.yto'!<m, Te::.: .. r c

SHIP I s C&.;-W

1-U;.STJ!!R: G. 1i. Zi?SBURE

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Deck De-oartment

Chl.e:f Mate 1 2nd Mate 1, }rd Mate 1

Ch. Engineer lst. u 2nd. ft'

3rd. 4th

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Firemen ri.T. Oilers Wipers

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Total Crew Including Master

QuartermasterO Boat s't'ra.in l Seamen-Able 6 Seamen-Ord 3 Radio Operator~ Purser J. Jr 3rcl ~.:.S.te 1

PASSE!i{~:::a::rs::::~- "'"'""--.f,~qumber · on Board !'Jqne

Via: C&D Ce:nal

Commissioned Bank

Ch. Steward Ch. Oook. 2nd Cook 3rd. ·0ook Messman Ut ill tymsn -. ·-; _ ..:-.&.-C..---" .. c - .+-a,QeuS

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001-fPT .f.:TE :..IBT OF NAVY G~~ C~l A"RO.A...1ID OIJ DEF.AR.TING PHIL..WW.T .-PHI.A.

Officer- in- Cherze:

Lieu.t.(jg) ~Jtlter F. OLE:~SIA]{·, D-V{S) USNR.

Enl1sted Personnel:

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805 855

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PORT DIR~CTORts F.EPORT' ~~G'i~CHAN1.' V~SSEI·S

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l cent :fwd.; .1 cent af'1J "' ;d v-rings 4 aft J::in£:s

l fwo. belo~·r T l e..f r.;· .- e .... ot·1

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5~ :_·:n~~~nrng Ship. Faeillt1es (!~ .... ~s~a,., .... "',...Y ..._~x... CJ, ' '-" ls - - 1

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l.O. ~SING Fae.ill ties eepa:!:a.te fO!' 14 :::.en Acco:m.1o~TIOl~S ·l~ VY? .FEi..i}OOli1if;L •

ABi@iP. GUARD .UNIT ~qia~~ .. !P.: Charge l\oom

Petty·:··o:tfioer .

Seamen

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Acoustic •.ta»n1~g Devices.·

3arra.ge ~lloons ~d Eq~ip!lent.

EyC....-ogen C"Qs &uipm.ent.

Snowflake Flares • .

Smoke Flea.ts.

Smoke Float Racks,.

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DiiT~ 8 Novecber 1944. ..

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Ordnance and Gunnery Instruction$ tor Armed ~s ••• General Instruct~ons for ComJD&.ftding Officer of Naval .Armed Guards on Merchant Ships, Nov. 15, 1941 •••••••• Instructions for opera.ting Nava.1 Transports and . Merehant Vessels 1n Ti.me or war - Part I ••••••••••••• Test Firing or ·Guns After Leav.tng Port - (ONO ltr. m~f of 1 Decembort 1~1 - 6ttasb tQ Qr<}.ers •••••••

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