8- _____ Today we had personall inspection by the captain _ I was on mas...nger watch _ both CL left today _ both were of the Nashville Class._____ Dope going around is that were going out tomorrow which I heard is Japan itself _ the hole crew seem pretty happy about it
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mas...nger watch = Messenger of the Watch, who delivers messages and carries out any other duties that the Officer of the Deck assigns. In port, he would have been part of the Quarterdeck Watch. The quarterdeck was not only the main control center of the ship in port, but where visitors entered the ship. The watch would likely have been stationed at the top of the boarding stair, wearing neater if not dress uniforms. The photo is of a Quarterdeck Watch from the 1950s. The sailor in the rear is the Messenger of the Watch.
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