Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 23

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uiMMM tw First Row — I.ejt to Right: Montesa, E. W. QM2, Fiichsman, M. (n) RDz, Belanger, N. W. RDi, Rineer, C. A. Jr. TEi, Leqiiire, I,. G. QMC, Schwartz, D. A. ENS. Doster, G. P. LCDR, Kelly, C. (n) QMC, Adcock. C. E. RMC, Leaclbeater, R. L. RMi. Regnier, V. E. YNi. Sullivan. W. L. QMi. Second Row — Left to Right: Longo, R. O DIVISION QMSN. Maya, E. (n) QM3. Yales. R. C. RMSN, Culpepper, C. M. QMSN, Guertin, L. W. RM3, Sneed, C. R. QM3. Beaulieu, W, A. RD3, Duff, T. A. Jr. RDSN, Palmer. R. K. RM2. Wein- stock, F. W. QMSA, Heagney, P, (n) RDSN, Brooks, R. A. RMSN, Robert- son, W. C. RMSN, Dimaio, R. M. RD3, Banse, J, V. RM3, Corwin, T, G. Jr. RD3, Mancini, F. J. TE3. Filippone, A. (n) RM3, Means, J. E. SOG3, Tobin, R. J. TESN. Third Row— Left to Right: Zuzek, C. J. RDSN, Haves, R. E. RMSN. Summey, L. F. Jr., SO3, Scanlon, J. J. RM2, Kins, R. P. QMSN. Steen, H. RM2, Dorion, R. RMSN, Zulka, J. P. RM2. Whatta Ya see, Merritt? Tell or Clyde. EXCERPT FROM 1 JANUARY 52 LOG As the New Year arrives with a clatter and bang Off the shores ot Araby to the anchor we hang. The chain from the ship is 105 fathoms long I counted each link so I know I ' m not wrong. Near by the pier is where we ' re located, Feels like the berth was never vacated. At 168 the sea island ' s to leeward, And at 046 beacon five is to seaward. So we take a short rest from our job as Pathfinder And hope that our ships will find this year kinder. Number two boiler is making our steam. And we plan in the morning to move out in the stream. Other ships present in the harbor are none And SOPA ' s in ConiHydroGroupOne. So sound bell and whistle and be of good cheer, And say one to another— A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Lt. a. E. Carter 22

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Logislical support for a survey expedi- tion presents a more challenging task and responsibility than on most vessels in the naval service. The helicopter puts the Supply Depart- ment in aircraft parts and aviation gasoline business. The DUKW ' s, trucks and jeeps require spare parts. Seventy-eight internal combustion engines, from a Buda diesel in a sound boat to a little Onan generator in a desert camp, need a huge reservoir of spares. Add to these the multitude of hy- drographic supplies, most of which must be ordered from business concerns all over the United States rather than through a naval operating base. These things make the unusual the usual in the Maury logistics picture. Because of the remote area in which the ship operates, the luxury of regular replen- ishment from fleet issue ships or advanced bases is not available. When the Maury leaves the States every storeroom is crammed to capacity. While in the Gulf replenishment of stores, parts and equipment is accomplished by air freight or parcel post from the States or locally from foreign sources. Dry, fresh and frozen provisions were obtained in mid-season from an import-export firm in Kuwait. These foods came from such coun- tries as France, Holland, Italy, Syria, Aus- tralia, England, Iraq, Burma, India, Cyprus, and Lebanon. One of the most fascinating sections of the supply section is GSK, the Maury ' s gen- eral store. This collection of bins and store- rooms in the fore part of the ship stocks 5,200 different items. The various depart- ments in the ship or the tugs can requisition anything from a coil of seven inch manila line worth $394.00 to a minute wire ter- minal costing six-tenths of one penny. Aviation stores handle 500 items ranging in size and cost from a tiny aluminum screw to a complete aircraft engine. The spare parts storeroom carries th e largest slock of all. Its 90 bins and 492 spare parts boxes carry the staggering total of 96,000 parts. Yes, each part was in- ventoried. In clothing and sjnall stores an inventory of $34,000 was aboard when the ship left the States. Shoes, socks, underwear and shirts were the most popular items in this floating haberdashery. Ship ' s service is an important branch of the department in so far as the welfare and morale of the men is concerned. All hands keep the soda fountain ' s ice cream maker busy each day. Each month 425 gallons of ice cream are sold across the counter in bulk, gedimks (1,600) and shakes or malt- eds (650) . The Coke machine swallows 7,000 nickles in an average month, and in hot weather has disgorged as many as 16,000 cokes in a month. On an average pay day the crew will spend over $1,500 in the ship ' s store. Ciga- rettes and toilet articles make up the bulk of the sales. Cameras, watches and jewelry are other items which are popular. French perfumes, Roll ' s razors (only $4.50) , ex- otic Indian gold and silver embroidered purses and Arabian slippers are also among the items for sale. The Supply Officer gets these items in foreign ports for sale aboard at cost. Working around the clock the laundry processes over 4,000 pounds of rough dry wash weekly. About 150 sets of officer and CPO khakis are handled each week, plus 600 pounds of linen which must be ironed and folded. In their modern barber shop, the two trimmers give a haircut every two weeks to each man aboard ... all for free. Work- ing next door to the barbers is the tailor who alters clothing, changes striping, mends and presses. 24