Francis Marion (LPA 249) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT ■ •w LT(j.g. ) James A. QUERY LCDR J. B. RAMEY ENS Charles A. WEST u- ,rt ' = 7 SH ' P To 1)6 5 fR»A, r 5 WWl The Supply Department is responsible for the procurement, receiving, storing, issuing, ship- ping, transferring, selling, accounting for and maintaining of all stores and equipment for the Francis Marion. The Supply Department administers the ship ' s operating allowance so that all essential logistic requirements are met. It operates the general mess and the wardroom rness as well as the ship ' s stores, laundry, tailor shop, disbursing office, barbershop, clothing and small stores and the general branch. Every piece of equipment used, is ordered, accounted for, maintained and stored by Supply until the need arises for it. All hands eat chow, get payed, have their clothes cleaned and see to various other necessities, all of which come under big S jurisdiction. In other words, the Supply Department takes the place of MOTHER while at sea: $ is for the money that you pay us U is for the Uniforms you press P is for the Paperwork you do P is for the pots in which you cook L is for the Laundry that you wash Y is for the Yank ship you serve Put them all together, they spell $UPPLY, Mother to us all.