Dauphin (APA 97) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE LUCKY BAG

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During the year, September 23, 1944-September 23, 1945, there were 320 advancements in ratings of members of the crew. Transfers to other duties and for discharges totaled 241. The pay earned was more than $386,000, or well in excess of a third of a million dollars. In practice and actual firing we used up 760 rounds of 5 38 caliber, 10,569 rounds of 40MM and 69,677 rounds of 20MM. The boilers burned 2,250,000 gallons of fuel oil to turn over the screw forty million revolutions. Seven million gallons of fresh water were manufactured. The boats average total running hours were about 110 per engine, but VP-4 got up to 163, the gig took 235, and the LCM-2 went 267. This all required 32,500 gallons of Diesel oil and 312 spare parts. VP-13 and 24 never had a breakdown or required repairs. The ship ' s store managed to sell 269,000 candy bars and 162,000 packs of cigarettes. We used airmail stamps at the rate of 15,000 per month. Unfettered by ration points, 178 tons of fresh meat and 26 tons of butter were consumed, 157 tons of potatoes were fried, mashed, creamed or what have you. A lot of hens worked over- time to provide more than 26,000 dozen eggs. Between meals we ate 3,105 gallons of ice cream and drank 504 gallons of Coca-Cola. It will be interesting to the ship ' s yeomen to know that we have used almost two tons of mim- eograph paper. IN MEMORIAM JOHN ERECKENRIDGE ADAMS ENSIGN USNR IN LINE OF DUTY 11 October 1944 •64-

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FROM THOSE COLD NEWPORT DAYS TO THE HOT SULTRY ONES IN THE PACIFIC TWO OF THE MANY M.A.A. ' s WE NEEDED WARM CLOTHING IN THE PACIFIC. TOO — 66 —