Bataan (CVL 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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U. S. S. BATAAN 17 October 1945. MEMORANDUM TO ALL ENGINEERING DEPT. PERSONNEL: .The following dispatch dated l4 October 1945. has been received from Vice-.Admiral Frederick C. Sherman. USN. Com- mander, First Carrier Task Force and Commander Task Force 62, addressed to all vessels of Task Force 62: Man-y ships of this Task Force have steamed half way around the world immediately after Z months war steaming without any outside material assistance and with only meager at anchor availability and all without any breakdown affecting operations X that superb performance reflects great credit upon the seldom mentioned but tireless engineering forces concerned and sets new standards of achievement for the future X well done XX. The U. S. S. BATAAN is one of the top vessels in the First Carrier Task Force from the standpoint of performance. and every man in the Engineering Department should be proud of her record. During the last battle cruise beginning at Pearl Harbor on 3 March l945, the BATAAN cruised a total of 38.773 miles in 88 days of steaming before stopping at Leyte Gulf for a period of rest and maintenance. Leaving Leyte Gulf on l July an additional 25.351 miles were steamed before coming to anchor in Tokyo Bay on 6 Sep- tember I945. From Tokyo Bay to New York via Okinawa. Pearl Harbor, and Panama. the total miles steamed was lZ.O25. The total distance steamed by the U. S. S. BATAAN since commissioning was 164,686 miles and the total fuel consumed including periods in port was l8.Zl8,92l gallons. The record of excellence is one in which every man in the Engineering Department should experience a feeling of personal pride, for such outstanding performance could only have resulted from a fine spirit of cooperation and devotion to duty, with every man playing on the First Team. My personal congratulations to all of you. W. C. GILBERT, Captain. U. S. Navy, Commanding Officer. Page One Hundred Eighty-seven

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