USS LA CA-135 Information
USS Los Angeles CA-135
Organization Manual
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The information below was copied from the USS Los Angeles CA-135 Organization
Manual
(Instruction 5400.1A, 19 May 1961, incl. Change No. 3, 6 Feb. 1962).
Courtesy of Norm Booth.
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Terminology Used in the Manual
1. Frames are numbered from the bow (stem) to stern (about #165).
2. The ship/hull is divided into 3 sections from bow area (A) to
midships area (B) to stern area (C).
Section A: stem to frame 65. Section B:
frame 65 to frame 120. Section C: frame 120 to 165
Within in each section, spaces are numbered from
fore to aft.
3. Decks are numbered: main deck (1) to keel (9) & superstructure
first level (01) to top level (06).
4. There were 2 passageways running from fore to aft on the 2nd
& 3rd decks.
These passageways were dividing lines between
spaces to starboard (S), spaces to port (P),
& the spaces between the passageways
(CL)
Examples:
a. Electronics (ET) Shop is located in compartment B-206-1L, between
frames 87 & 90 on port side (P).
This means the space was on the first deck down from
the main deck, about midships on the port side.
b. Post Office is also located in B-206-1L, between frames 84 &
86 on center line (CL).
The Post Office is just forward of the ET Shop
& across the port passageway.
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Ship Drawings: 2 views of
the ship may assist in locating items on the ship. Use "Back" to
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OFFICER ALLOWANCE
There are 3 pages of this information,
& the information is contained on GIF format pictures (each
is 90 KB or smaller).
In the table below, click on a page number.
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Page 1
Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Navigator & Operations
Dept
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Page 2
Operations, Gunnery & Engineering Depts
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Page 3
Engineering, Medical, Dental & Supply Depts
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CREW ALLOWANCE
There are 6 pages of this information,
& the information is contained on GIF format pictures (each
is 150 KB or smaller).
In the table below, click on a page number to find the allocation
of ratings per department,
sorted by ratings.
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Page 1
BM, QM, SM, RD, GM, GMT, FT
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Page 2
GS, ET, RM, YN, PC, PN, SK
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Page 3
DK, CS, JO, LI, SN, SA, MM, EN, BT, BR
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Page 4
EM, IC, MR, SF, SFP, DC, FN, FA, AG, AK
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Page 5
PH, HM, DT, SD, TN, TA
also, Totals per div. & dept.
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Page 6
Special details & strikers
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LIVING SPACES - BY
LOCATION ON THE SHIP
There are 2 pages of this information,
& the information is contained on GIF format pictures (each
is 70 KB or smaller).
Click on the link below for crew living compartments, arranged from
fore to aft.
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LIVING SPACES - BY DEPARTMENT
There are 2 pages of this information,
& the information is contained on GIF format pictures (each
is 70 KB or smaller).
Click on the link below for crew living compartments, sorted by department
and division
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EXTERIOR SPACES - DIVISION
ASSIGNMENTS
There is one text page of this information.
Click on the link below to find out which division was responsible
for turret 1, turret 2, etc.
EXTERIOR SPACES - DIVISION ASSIGNMENTS
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HULL INTERIOR - DIVISION
ASSIGNMENTS
This section will include interior compartments & spaces.
There are 18 pages of this information,
& the information is contained on GIF format pictures (each
is 130 KB or smaller).
In the table below, click on a Division Name to view that division's
responsibilities.
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[Note: Several divisions have information on multiple pages,
eg #2 is a continuation page]
HULL INTERIOR - DIVISION ASSIGNMENTS
FIGURE 3-9
Compartments and spaces are assigned to divisions for maintenance
and cleanliness
as indicated in the following tabulation.
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