Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sonar
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Sonarman 3 & 2
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sonar
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Sonarman 3 & 2
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sonar
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduction to Sonar
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sonar
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Fundamentals of sonar systems are presented in this book, prepared for both regular navy and naval reserve personnel who are seeking advancement in rating. An introductory description is first made of submarines and antisubmarine units. Determination of underwater targets is analyzed from the background of true and relative bearings, true and relative motion, and computation of target angles. Then, applications of both active and passive sonars are explained in connection with bathythermographs, fathometers, tape recorders, fire control techniques, internal and external communications systems, maintenance actions, test methods and equipment, and safety precautions. Basic principles of sound and temperature effects on wave propagation are also discussed. Illustrations for explanation use, information on training films and the sonar technician rating structure are also provided.
Sonarman 3 and 2
Author: Naval Training Bulletin
Author: U.S. Naval Training Bulletin
Author: All Hands
Author: Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower and Personnel Classifications and Occupational Standards
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Manual of Enlisted Navy Job Classifications
Author: United States. Bureau of Naval PersonnelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1052
Book Description
For Crew and Country
Author: John WukovitsPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250021243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
In For Crew and Country, John Wukovits tells of the most dramatic naval battle of the Pacific War and the incredible sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts. On October 25, 1944, the Samuel B. Roberts, along with the other twelve vessels comprising its unit, stood between Japan's largest battleship force ever sent to sea and MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf. Faced with the surprise appearance of more than twenty Japanese battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, including the Yamato, at 70,000 tons the most potent battlewagon in the world, the 1,200-ton Samuel B. Roberts turned immediately into action with six other ships. Captain Copeland marked the occasion with one of the most poignant addresses ever given to men on the edge of battle: "Men," he said over the intercom, "we are about to go into a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected." The ship churned straight at the enemy in a near-suicidal attempt to deflect the more potent foe, allow the small aircraft carriers to escape, and buy time for MacArthur's forces. Of 563 destroyers constructed during WWII, the Samuel B. Roberts was the only one sunk, going down with guns blazing in a duel reminiscent of the Spartans at Thermopylae or Davy Crockett's Alamo defenders. The men who survived faced a horrifying three-day nightmare in the sea, where they battled a lack of food and water, scorching sun and numbing nighttime cold, and nature's most feared adversary—sharks. The battle would go down as history's greatest sea clash, the Battle of Samar—the dramatic climax of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.