Three days later she sailed north for repairs and to receive a naval crew and organization.

Instead of a naval crew, a much smaller crew of civilians provided essentially the same service to the fleet.

The MI's were crack troops, a great point of pride to the naval crew that transported them to the various battle theaters.

These were operated by Army personnel, not naval crews.

Air and naval crews can't train for lack of fuel.

That was only fair - they weren't an ordinary naval crew, nor anything close to it.

Seems they were deserters from various naval crews.

After landing the naval crews dragged the howitzers five miles inland and immediately met the enemy.

But, except for the gunners, soldiers aboard ship were not regarded as an integral part of the naval crew, but rather just as passengers.

Despatches or orders had often to be carried, and these fast little vessels, with their reliable naval crews, were much better than the alternatives.