Coontz (DDG 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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PCJNTA DEL AZCJRF5 fumiture on the pier. The Azores are a group of islands which lie off the coast of Portugal. The island of Ponta del Clada senled as a fuel stop for the USS Coontz. Although no liberty was granted during both brief 14-5 hour stays, the men of Coontz got a feel for the atmosphere and the people through the merchants who sold everything from postcards to wicker gg T 4 'si I 1 After the refueling was com pleted, the men gathered their souvenirs and headed out into the Atlantic once again. NU!

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MIDDLE EAST FORCE 2-87 VITAL STATISTICS DAYS: 180 HOURS: ll-,520 MINUTES: 259,200 SECONDS: 15,552,000 DAYS UNDERWAY: 95 DAYS ANCHORED: 56 DAYS INPORT: 49 SEA AND ANCHOR DETAILS: 60 COS: 2 XOS: 1 MEALS: 720 MAIL CALLS: 86 LBS OF ROAST BEEF: 6,961 LB OF CHICKEN: 5,525 EGGS: 67,788 CANS OF SODA: 105,500 MOST POPULAR ITEM SOLD IN SHIP'S STORE: Marlboro Cigarettes COPIES OF THE POD: 15,500 TOTAL DOLLARS PAID TO THE CREW: S1,568,270.98 GALLONS OF FUEL: 5,865,000 TOTAL MILES TRAVELED: 511-,ll-17.77 HOTTEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE IN PERSIAN GULF DURING DEPLOYMENT: 1200 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN PERSIAN GULF: 1100