Belknap (DLG 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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X ssrsfis ss sf LCDR A. R. MacDonald Supply Officer LOGISTIC SUPPORT OF THE SHIP consti- tutes the function of the Supply Department. The providing of necessary equipment, ma- terial and personal services to support the complex and diverse efforts of BELKNAP'S personnel is a formidable task, requiring Storekeepers, Disbursing Clerks, Ships Servicement commissarymen and Steward ratings. The Storekeepers are responsible for stocking, issuing and reordering the many repair parts and consumables used aboard ship. During this deployment they did their best to insure that the ship's technicians got the right part for the job as quickly as possible. They processed over 4000 requi- sitions for everything from toilet paper to expensive radar tubes, and issued over 5000 repair parts from their storerooms. The Commissarymen, assisted by the mess cooks from other divisions of the ship, plan and prepare the meals consumed by the crew. During this deployment they prepared some 80,600 meals! The disbursing officer, as- sisted by two disbursing clerks, paid the CPGW OVGI' S900,ooo and succeeded in keeping straight the entitlements to combat pay, pro- ficiency pay, sea pay, family separation pay and allotments. Those Ships Servicemen' who work in the laundry perform an obvious but crucial service. Since departing Norfolk in October they have washed over 135,000 pounds of dirty uniforms. Some 9300 head of hair felt the clippers and shears of the ship's two barbers insuring that BELKNAP sailors were neatly groomed whenever Liberty Call was passed. The ship's store always does a brisk busi- ness but was especially prosperous during this cruise due to the many days spent at sea. From soap for the skin to candy for the stom- ach, the store rang up almost S70 ,000 in sales Store sales and vending machine soft drinks sold enriched the Welfare and Recreation fund by some S7 ,200 to the benefit of all hands. The Supply Department always had its work to do whether the ship was in port or at sea. But whether it was special pay, a needed part, box lunches for the helo pilots or that last minute something someone had forgotten to order, Supply Department personnel constantly strove 1 to fulfill their motto of Service to the Fleet '.