I was a Gun Fire Control Technician. Actually, since we didn’t have guns on the boats. I was a Torpedo Fire Control Technician. I took care of the computers that aimed and fired the torpedoes.
We did a pretty good job, too. The Canopus, the Washington, and the Vallejo each earned the Battle Efficiency “E” Award while I was aboard. The Vallejo also won COMSUBLANT’s “Super E” for 1979. Now, we just call it
“Bottom Gun.”
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Click the picture above to see a Mk 113 Mod 9 Underwater Fire Control System.
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The Theodore Roosevelt and George Washington both had Mk 112 Mod 2 Underwater Fire Control Systems. The Mk 112 system was completely analogue and needed a lot of alignment.
Larry’s Home Port
