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Petty Officer's Drill Book 1902

Author(s):  Lieutenant Commander William Fullam, USN
Cover:  Black leather cover with Gold lettering
 The USNI logo -
THE PETTY OFFICER'S - DRILL BOOK - UNITED STATES NAVY - 1902
Copyright Date:  1902 by Lieutenant E. L. Beach of U. S. Naval Institute
Printing Date:  1902
Title Page: front: - 2nd photo
 PETTY OFFICER'S  - DRILL BOOK  - UNITED STATES NAVY
 Prepared under the Direction of the Bureau of  Navigation - BY
 LIEUT.-COMDR.   WILLIAM F. FULLAM,  U.S.N.
 PRICE, $1.00  - NAVAL INSTITUTE ANNAPOLIS, MD.  -  1902

back: - 3rd photo
 
COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY - LIEUT. E. L. BEACH, U.S.N. - Sec. and Treas. U.S. Naval Institute
 The Lord Baltimore Press - THE FRIEDENWALD COMPANY - BALTIMORE, MD., U.S.A.

Number of Pages:  447 pages including index
Number of Chapters:  6 chapters each with their own table of contents  - 5th photo lower
 A full table of contents at the end of the manual  table-of-contents
Preface/Forward:  Preface by LCDR William F. Fullam - 5th & 6th photos
Introduction:  Introduction by William H. Moody - 4th photo
Construction:  Leather with a flap
Text on Spine:  None
Size:  4" x 6" x 1"
Remarks:  none
Price:  $1.00
Publisher:  The Naval Institute, Annapolis, MD.
Printer:  The Lord Baltimore Press, Baltimore, MD

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Chapters & Table-of-Contents

CHAPTER 1.
LANDING FORCE AND DRILL REGULATIONS FOR INFANTRY
 
Landing Force, Organization, Equipment and Landing
School of the Squad
Manual of Arms and Firings
School of the Company
Movements by Sections
School of Battalion
Color Guard 
Posts of Special Details and p. os. in Line and Column
Manual of the Color
Formations for Street Riots
Wall Scaling 
Extended Order, Squad
Front Attack by a Company
Front Attack by a Battalion
Advance and Rear Guard
Camping 
Outposts 
Manual of Guard Duty
Guard Mounting 

CHAPTER 2.

DRILL REGULATIONS FOR ARTILLERY

 
General Rules
School of the Section
Sling and Unsling Arms
3-in. R. F. G
Gatling 
Dismount 3-in. R. F. G.
Dismount Gatling 
Service of the Piece in Boats
To Disembark 

CHAPTER 3.

GUN AND TORPEDO DRILLS

Drill of 3-in., 4-in., 5-in., and 6-in. R. F. Guns, 5 or 6 men
Drill of 5-in., 6-in., 7-in., and 8-in. Q. F. Guns, 7 or 8 men
Turret Drills 
Drill of Pair of 8-in. B. L. R. in Turret
Ammunition Crews for 8-in. Turrets
Drill of 1-pdr. R. F. Guns
Drill of 3-pdr. and 6-pdr. R. F. Guns
Drill of 1-pdr. Maxim Automatic Gun
Instructions of 1-pdr. Maxim Automatic Gun
Drill of 6-pdr. Semi-Automatic Gun and Instructions
Drill of Gatling Gun
Drill of Colt Automatic Gun
Notes on Colt Automatic Gun
Detail Notes on Main Battery
Detail Notes on Secondary Battery
3 and 6-pdr. Driggs-Seabury Semi-Automatic Gun
Manual for Double-Action Navy Revolver
Notes on Double-Action Navy Revolver
Notes on Krag-Jorgensen Rifle
Organization of Torpedo Division
Torpedo Crew 
Drill for Whitehead
Preparing Whitehead Torpedoes for Firing
General Instructions about Torpedoes
Torpedo Practice 
The. Whitehead Torpedo—General Remarks
Assembling Tests 
Miscellaneous Instructions
Obry Gear 
To Adjust the Obry Gear
Repairs to Torpedoes
Care of Launching Tubes and Tube Mounts
Care of Air Compressors and Accumulators

CHAPTER 4.

GUNNERY INSTRUCTIONS Nos1 AND 2 AND FIRING REGULATIONS FOR SMALL ARMS, 1902
Gunnery Instructions, No. 1
Gunnery Instructions, No. 2
Firing Regulations for Small Arms, U. S. Navy, 1908
    I. Sighting Drills 
       1st Exercise 
       2nd Exercise 
       3rd Exercise 
       4th Exercise 
   II. Position and Aiming Drills
       Standing 
       Kneeling 
       Sitting Down 
       Lying Down 
       Rear Sight, Model 1901
  III. Gallery Practice 
  IV. Revolver Firing 
   V. Targets 
  VI. General Instructions 
       Long-range Practice 
         Suggestions to Riflemen 
       Firing 
 VII. Practice at Disappearing and Moving Targets

CHAPTER 5.

ARM AND AWAY BOATS HANDLING BOATS UNDER OARS AND SAIL AND IN A SURF
Arm and away 
Handling a Boat under Oars
Caught in a Gale in a Boat
Handling Boats under Sail 
Reefing
Running before the Wind 
Tacking
Wearing  
Gybing
Carrying Quarter-Boat Rigged Out
To Lower a Boat at Sea in Bad Weather 
Lowering a Stern Boat 
Hoisting
Running a Line  
Handling Boats in a Surf 
Rowing to Seaward
Running before a Sea to the Shore 
Beaching, or Landing through Surf 

CHAPTER 6.

PHYSICAL DRILLS WITH AND WITHOUT ARMS
 
Bayonet Exercise
Swords Exercise
Physical Drill with Arms
Physical Drill without Arms

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© 2007-2008  Bluejacket's Manual  Updated 0853 10 Aug 2008