4/27/2009 - Destroyer Escort Shipboard Organization

It was a very nice Sunday, a little warm (especially below decks). We had a fair number of visitors. We also had a lot of tour guides available so we were able to handle everyone quite nicely. There was a little activity near the ship. They were filming action scenes for Angelina Jolie's upcoming movie "Salt", near the USS Slater. The guides were wondering if she would visit the ship (she didn't). I offered to pay for her tour if she came.

I gave two tours, one to a retired Chief Store Keeper and his family. This got me thinking about the ship board organization of a Destroyer Escort. I was wondering if there would be a Chief Storekeeper assigned to a the Slater (yes, a Chief Storekeeper would be included in the normal complement). A little research lead me to this document about shipboard organization of a destroyer escort. And, a little more research led me to a document about current shipboard organization.