Gatling (DD 671) - Naval Cruise Book

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1' N X 5 'L Compiled and illustrated by J. E. Kramer, Lf. G95 U.S.N.R Photographs by J. Davis, Ens. U.S.N.R. Printed by Wilkinson Press, Inc., Newport, R. I.

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Destroyers were developed from the early torpedo boats of the l890's. The Spanish War boosted the program for torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers. These vessels gradually increased in size and complexity until the tirst World War, when we had 52 destroyers of the 4-stack variety. Modern destroyers are multi-purpose ships, which conduct anti- submarine warfare, screening, anti-aircraft, escorting, carrier-plane guarding, amphibious operations, radar picket duty, and shore bom- bardment duties. They carry tive inch guns, and 40 millimeter anti- aircraft guns which provide anti-aircraft and highly accurate shore bombardment gunfire. The ship carries 5 torpedoes weighing about TM tons each. The gun mounts on the ship require over 150 men to man them during General Quarters. These men are made up ot gunners mates, deck personnel, stewards, and cooks and can be manned and ready to tire in a matter of minutes. The water that the people of the United States drink every day is not pure enough to make steam in the ship's engineering plant, therefore, she distills her own. The ship's two turbines can develop 60,000 horsepower, equal to 600 Ford automobiles. The propeller blades alone exert a force 225 tons against the ocean in order to drive the ship at 30 knots. During T952 the ship steamed about 45,000 miles. The radio equipment alone uses as much electricity in one day as the normal home would use in two weeks. The ship, if necessary, could communicate with ten different ships at the same time. Some of the transmitters are capable of reaching V5 of the way around the earth. The ship normally consumes T500 pounds of food per day, or 225 tons per month at a cost of approximately 5'l40,000.00 per year. ln the last year the ship's store has sold 525,000.00 worth of soap, candy and cigarettes. Pay allowances for the ship's crew totals more than 51,000,000 per year of which the cash payroll amounts to 5300,000. The ship carries about 575,000 in cash, and invests 52,500 per month in war bonds. The ship's laundry if operated day and night can accommodate 1,000 people per month.

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