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    Intern reports on USS George Washington
    Story by Lt. Yuzo Tokuda,

    JMSDF Intern at FISC Yokosuka Editors note:

    This is part one of a two part story. Lt. Yuzo Tokuda is assigned to FISC Yokosuka as the 83rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force intern for seven months of internship training.

    I took a tour on board USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flag ship of Commander Task Force 70 April 16. The onboard staff included a total compliment of 6,250, to include the ship’s crew and aviation personnel. The ship is currently one of the world’s largest warships. GW was commissioned in 1992 and will turn 18 years old this year.

    Needless to say, the ship was named after the United States’ first president, whose huge bronze bust can be found as you go through the gangway.

    The tour route took us from the gangway to the hangar deck, navigation bridge, flight deck, hangar deck and back to the gangway. We were guided by a first class petty officer, and the tour’s length was a bit over an hour.

    Below is my general impression of the ship in the same order as the tour route, with comparisons between Japanese and U.S. ships.

    Exterior: As we approached the ship, I noticed this nuclear-powered vessel does not have a large, visible smoke stack. Because of this, the ship eliminates the possibility of smoke exhaust being located by enemies, or of aricraft landing trouble caused by high rising smoke plumes.

    On both sides of the ship, a number of life rafts were hung. I was told that each raft can accommodate up to roughly 25 people. I counted up to 60 but gave up counting and calculating the total number of personnel each raft can embark and evacuate. I then said to myself that it was enough to picture a fortified city floating on the ocean.

    Salute at gangway: The U.S. Navy uses a bell on the quarterdeck to welcome high-ranking officers coming on board. I was told that this applies to ranks O-6 and above (including reservists and retired) and that the number of tolls varies depending on their ranks. I was luckily able to observe the entire procedure for a retired U.S. Navy captain who happened to be going on board during my tour. In the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, we use a boatswain’s pipes for this occasion, and we only do that for the rank of O-6 and above (only active duty) in the direct chain of command.

    Hangar Deck: The hangar deck is located immediately underneath a full-length flight deck. I saw a number of personnel and forklifts maneuvering around constantly. Multiple elevators to transport weapons were located inside the hanger deck and are used to move various equipment and ammunition's such as chaff and precision-guided munitions.

    Perhaps as a safety measures, they do not use elevators that directly connect from the weapon storage to the flight deck when transporting munitions; instead, they move them into the hanger deck and then bring them up to the flight deck via another elevator. I believe that this is in order to minimize possible damage or injury to the ship or crew by eliminating any passageways directly connecting to the weapon storage. There are three control rooms inside the hangar deck and they are capable of maintaining combat readiness of onboard aircraft around the clock.

    Next week, I will review the remaining portion of the tour, which included visiting the bridge, weapons, damage control, flight deck and berthing.



    研修生徳田1等海尉のGW見聞録パート1

    文・写真提供:徳田雄三1等海尉、海上自衛隊
    4月16日(金)、第70任務部隊(Commander Task Force 70)の旗艦である空母ジョージ・ワシントン(GW)を研修し た。乗員、航空要員あわせて約6250名、現時点で世界最 大級の軍艦である。GWの 就役は1992年、今年で艦 齢は18年となる。艦名は言 うまでもなく米国初代大統 領に由来し、舷門を通過し てすぐの区画に巨大なワ シントンの頭部ブロンズ像 が置かれていた。 見学の経路は、舷門→ 格納庫→艦橋構造物→艦 橋→飛行甲板→格納庫→ 舷門の順で、時間にして1 時間強。1等兵曹が我々を 案内してくれた。 以下、日米の比較を踏ま えつつ、目を引いた点を経 路順に列挙する。 外観: ゲートを通過して、艦に 近づく。非常に単純なこと だが、原子力使用のため目 視できるほどの大きな煙突 がない。このため、排煙による被発見性もなければ、立ち昇 る煤煙による着艦障害もない。 両舷には、無数の救命筏が張り付いているのが見える。1 個につき約25名収容できるが、60個まで数えたところで計 算するのを止めた。城塞都市が洋上を移動しているという イメージを掴めれば十分だと感じた。 舷門での礼式: 米海軍において、高級幹部乗艦時の舷門送迎は鐘を使 用している。大佐以上(予備役、退役した人物も含む)が対 象であり、階級に応じて鳴らされる回数も異なるという。見 学時、偶然にも退役した大佐と居合わせたため、一部始終 を体験することができた。海上自衛隊(海自)においてはサ イドパイプ(boatswain’s pipe)による送迎を実施し ており、指揮系統上の1等 海佐(Captain)以上の人物 (現役のみ)が対象である。 格納庫: 全通甲板の真下、広 大な格納庫内はひっきりな しに人やフォークリフトが 往来していた。格納庫内に は兵器運搬用エレベータが 複数装備されており、チャフ、 精密誘導弾など各種弾薬類 の運搬に使用される。おそら く安全対策のため、弾庫から 飛行甲板に弾薬をあげる際 は、直通のエレベーターを 使用せず、一度格納庫に上 げて、別のエレベーターで 飛行甲板に上げる方式を 採用している。弾庫への直 行経路をなくすことで、被弾 した際の危険性を少なくする効果があると考えられる。 格納庫内には3つの管制室があり、24時間態勢で航空機 を運用することが可能とのことである。 後編は来週に続く *海上自衛隊徳田雄三1等海尉は、現在、第83回研修生 としてFISC横須賀で7ヶ月間の研修を2月9日の研修始業式 から受けている。

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