Ault (DD 698) - Naval Cruise Book

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X 1 , 1 v- H12 .slr si F, - A a.:nn.eMR I A FEW STATISTICS I In the cou e of AULT's history from commissioning to the day of the signing of surrender terms in TOKYU BAY, it is of interest to note the amounts of UBeans, Bullets, and Fuel Oiln she accounted for. Over these extremely active sixteen m nths, the crew consumed the rather startling amount of seven hundred and ninety nine thousand, seven hundred and eight five pounds of provisions - two thousand, two hundred eighty pounds per man - roughly five pounds per ms: pe f In the same period, the ship's guns fired a total of eight ,et. . fred seventy seven thousand, one hundred thirty three pounds of ammunition of all calibers - slightly over two thousand, six hundred pounds of bullets per man. Traveling over a great portion of the globe, AULT steamed l2O, 803 miles up to the day of the signing of terms of surrender, To steam this far she consumed o,l7o,262 gallons of fuel oil - roughly 17,916 gallons of oil per man. To use this oil, AULT visited Bermuda, Trinidad, Panama, San Diego, Hawaii, Eniwetok Atoll, Ulithi Atoll, Leyte, Samar, Saipan, and Tokyo. The great bulk of her traveling was not done in making ports of call however, and for the most part the long and weary miles were spent steaming through waters off the once mighty Japanese Empire in company with Task Force 58 and 38 where the carrier aircraft had the honor of leaving calling cards for all ships of the Force. AULT has not been a nlibertyn ship - twice she has stayed at sea in excess of 80 days while rolling up steaming miles.' I . he In Boans, Bullets, and Fuel Oil,H the spark of the Navy at war, AULT hal accounted for her end. 4 -11- Einsnli

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W? wir. 1' , Arif' xg-'J' ' -' pig? be g , e , . Q. 4 ITINERARY or u.s.s. ADLT 3Dne69e1 Shakedown to Surrender Day 10 July l9Lh 12 July 19kt 13 August l9hh lA August l9Ah' 30 August l9hh 31 August 19hA 3 September 194A L September 19Lh 6 September l9LL 10 September 19hL 10 September l9Lh 12 September 1944 13 September l9LL 21 September l9LL 23 September l9hL 29 September l9hL 17 December l9LL 25 December l9L4 25 neeember l9LL ,D 28 December l9Lh 30 December l9LL as January l9h5 Departed New York. Arrived Bermuda, B.W.I. QShakedown cruiseD Departed Bermuda, B.W.I. A Arrived New York. Departed New York. A Arrived Casco Bay, Maine. Departed Casco Bay, Maine. Arrived Norfolk Navy Yard. Departed Norfolk Navy Yard. Arrived Trinidad, B.N.I. Departed Trinidad, B.W.I. Arrived Balboa, Canal Zone. Departed Balboa, Canal Zone Arrived San Diego, Calif. Departed San Diego, Calif. Arrived Pearl Harbor, T.H. CAdvanced Training cruise, Departed Pearl Harbor, T.H. Arrived Eniwetok Atoll, M.I Departed Lniwetok Atoll, M. Arrived Ulithi Atoll, C.I. KJoin d Fast Carrier Task F Departed u11eh1 Atoll, C.I. I. orcel CCruised in South China Sea, raids on Formosa, Luzon Supportl Arrived Ulithi Atoll, C.I. u -12-