White Plains (AFS 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT The ship's biggest department carries on its shoulders a big share of the ship's mission responsibilities Supply Department has more than one hundred men, divided be tween storekeepers, mess management specialists, ship's servicemen disbursing clerks, data processing technicians, aviation storekeepers and data systems technician. These rated individuals are augmented who assist the ship's cooks and mess deck master-at-arms The various divisions within the Supply Department complement one another, combining their efforts to re-supply the fleet and, at tht same time, provide a full range of sevices to Orient Express crew members. S-1 Division serves as the administrative arm of the department and supports the other six divisions. The stock control office, with its exhaustive computer generated records can almost instantly deter mine the availability and location of the thousands of items stocked in the ship's holds and storerooms S-2 Division lCargol receipts for, stows and issues out all supply items carried aboard ship. The movement of cargo about the ship and the rotation of stock is a responsibility of S-2 division S-3 Division lFood Servicel plans, prepares and serves more than a thousand meals a day underway. Their recipes, measured in gallons and pounds rather than ounces and teaspoons, ensures nourishing meals for an active crew The disbursing clerks in S-4 Division conduct payday for the crew twice monthly and handle nearly all cash transactions for the ship S-5 Division personnel carry on their shoulders two major morale builders aboard ship: the ship's store and laundry. Stocking a broad selection of health and comfort items, the ship's store is busy throughout its hours of operation S-6 Division, with its ample stock of aviation-related and ship's sup plies is one of the unique features of a combat store ship, a feature making the AFS a most welcome member of carrier task groups Punched cards and computer printouts are the products of S-7 divi sion tAutomated Data Processingl. Increasingly, todays supply depart ment depends on rapid, accurate access to a staggering amount of information. With a computer-monitored inventory, scores of transac tions for different ships can take place almost simultaneously, greatly f,f',ff' ff' ,f' SHOES FROZEN MEAT z..lC2l-If BULBS ASST Supply ff ' f ff if' ,ff ,ff v f Q u 0 N n by food service personnel from other divisions throughout the ship ' V - l V i ll . 5 - 1,3 enhancing the departments efficency 19 n- NIQ LCDR C. Mitchell

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