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Sketch by:
Paul
Harden, ET1(SS), Gold Crew NavET 1970-76
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| Artist's
Notes:
The Navigation Center, starboard side, looking aft into the missile compartment.
Of course, I drew this because it was *my* old home for 10 patrols :-) |
| Description
of the
Navigation Center:
Shown in the sketch --- left side: SINS
computers. Center (aft bulkhead): 400 cycle panel, optical
alignment scopes, BSQ-2 (Time). Right side: SINS binnacles. The
Navigation Center's primary mission was to supply Fire Control with very
actuate positions. Two positions must be
known accurately for a successful missile launching - the position of the target and the
position of the launcher. Since the launcher was in the ship which was constantly in
motion, determining the position of the ship continuously and accurately was a formidable
task. Several methods were used to complement each other on the ROBERT E. LEE to provide a
high order of accuracy in determining the ship’s position. The heart of the system
was the Ship’s Inertial Navigation Systems (SINS), a complex arrangement of
gyro-scopes and accelerometers, which sensed ship motions in all directions and kept track
of true north. Ship’s position was continuously available from SINS. |
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Photos taken in
the Navigation Center
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