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At random: On August 17, 1958, the USS SKATE circumnavigated the globe in about fifty minutes. The SKATE was at a radius of about two miles from the North Pole at the time, and the distance traveled in the circumnavigation was about twelve miles.

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Corabelle

Posted 2009-04-02 12:11 PM (#25505)

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My brother is talking about a steward's mate 1st Class (?) conducting church services. How would I write his name and rank? StM/1C...or...would it be SM/1C?

Cora

Pig

Posted 2009-04-02 12:25 PM (#25507 - in reply to #25505)

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The proper way would be StM1c. (with the lower case 't' and 'c') Later changed to SD1

PaulR

Posted 2009-04-02 12:53 PM (#25508 - in reply to #25505)

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Corabelle - 2009-04-02 3:11 PMMy brother is talking about a steward's mate 1st Class (?) conducting church services. How would I write his name and rank? StM/1C...or...would it be SM/1C?Cora

SM = "Signalman

StM1c or StM1/c is correct for Stewardsmate.

Edited by PaulR 2009-04-02 12:53 PM

Gil Shaddock

Posted 2009-04-02 1:48 PM (#25509 - in reply to #25505)

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Cora, the Steward Mate rating letters were "SD", so he would be SD1.

Ric

Posted 2009-04-02 2:38 PM (#25510 - in reply to #25509)

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What Gil said. I was a Stewardsmate and SD is the proper designation.

PaulR

Posted 2009-04-02 3:44 PM (#25512 - in reply to #25509)

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Gil Shaddock - 2009-04-02 4:48 PMCora, the Steward Mate rating letters were "SD", so he would be SD1.

I think she is reading from WWII patrol reports and at that time the Stewardsmate rating as we know it was written as StM.

Ric

Posted 2009-04-02 6:57 PM (#25515 - in reply to #25512)

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Subject: RE: New Question

Anyone had a Bluejackets manual from WW II? It will have the correct designator. I know many folks used a lot of different shorthands. Sometimes Stews were called Mess Attendants, Stewards, Offices Cooks, etc.

GaryKC

Posted 2009-04-02 8:34 PM (#25516 - in reply to #25505)

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Here's one listing http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq78-2.htm#anchor19081

Ric

Posted 2009-04-02 8:51 PM (#25517 - in reply to #25516)

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I stand corrected. Learn something every day.

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