Telfair (APA 210) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUMMARY OF UPERATIONS During the past six months in the Med, Telfair along with the other ships of Phibron i2 conducted amphib- ious landings at: Lovo Santo, Corsica l Porto Scudo, Sardinia Ghain Tuttieha Bay, Malta Timbakion Bay, Crete Tagliamento, Italy Aranci Bay, Sardinia In those six landings, Telfair alone off loaded the Following quantities oFMarine personnel and equipment: 2800 troops 156 vehicles 5 tons of Food rations 3 tons of ammunition 3 lf2 tons ot repair parts 1 I ,wwf-Q Q f 2 -w pg, V4 M,,,,, In ,, 1, W ,Wf ,, X , Www ,ff If f f !w,M ky I , ,, x Www ,fw ,ff f f ff 7 ff W ,,, W A 0 ff 4 X f i w

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