Germantown (LSD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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e 'mW W1 ,f tial' l A Gallons of Fuel .............. 3,118,000 gal. Cost of all that fuel .............. 83,336,260 Gallons of Fresh Water from Sea Water .............. 4,340,000 gal. Meals Served .................... 180,000 + meals Iraqi Merchant Sailors Rescued ............. 8 Sailors Miles of Toilet Pper ........... 30 + Miles 24,856 NauijcalMiies ................... DistanoeTraveled 37 .............................................. .Daysin Port 1 16 .......................... ........... D ays Underway 567,225,454 ........... ................. Ti meswe played 'Old School' on Site TV. 4056 ................ ........... H ours Underway TooMany .................................... Shots Given byMediczl Average number of hours: Watch stood by an Engineman ................ 2028 ln 90+ degree heat without Ventilation ............................... ......... 3 4 Watch stood by a Deck Seaman ............ 1900 In the chow line QE-5 8t belowl ........ .......... 5 7 Watch stood by an Operations Specialist .......... ........ 1 352 Sailors and Marines de- ployed on Germantown in 2003-2004 spent about S104,645 on soda and an- other S30,000 on phone cards. The two hot sellers generated enough cash to buy a 3-bedroom house. The Germantown Ship Store sells health and comfort items to promote crew morale. Profits raised by the store feed the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation fMWFl1fund. The Ship's Store is a double posi- tive for Germantown sailors. S 4 - e 1- e Q 6 W , L . k . , LX. USS Germantown is named after historic Germantown, Penn. Now residential section of Philadelphia, Germantown was founded in 1683. lttr, the site ofan important Revolutionary War battle fought Gct. 4, 1777 be 1 i t , the forces of General George Washington and General Sir William Hoiveiiii. the morning ofthe battle amidst dense fog, Washington's forces engaged 90h of Howe's troops. However, the American Colonists were forced to retro, when the British ranks reformed and were reinforced. Although technicalip a defeat, this battle demonstrated the colonists' tenacity and courage in batil against the better trained British troops and helped to gain French Suppgn fc. the final battle at Yorktown. The Navy ordered USS Germantown on March 26, 1982, and commissioner her Feb. 8, 1986. The ship played a significant role during Operations Desai Shield and Desert Storm. The ship was in the Arabian Gulf for the emiy, operation and deployed for a total of nine months. Germantown departed Sri Diego en route to the Gulf on 1 December 1990 as part of the large Amphibious Task Force C18 shipsj to leave the West Coast since 1965. T14 ship participated in mock amphibious assaults in the United Arab Emirars after the start of the air war in preparation for a possible amphibious assauia USS Germantown is the second Whidbey Island class dock landing ship arg was the first ship in that class to serve in the Pacific. On August 16, 2002, USS Harpers Ferry relieved USS Gemiantown asg forward deployed naval unit in Sasebo, Japan. Germantown returned toSr Diego, Ca., where she underwent a S25 million overhaul. Gerrnantoisnf 2003-2004 WestPac Cruise is the latest chapter in the ship's growing sion Take a look at pages 7-11 to see how we contributed to Operation Ing Freedom in 2003. I, fi , -- - 'XZ 'ff - ll cioistepS g USS GERMANTGWN adopted NS H1950 frOBeroftheGem1H11l0W Daniel PastoriuS, German Scholiaylpslicflcl-glgggllzib-SSSPEREN in or Wougxi - sc E U ius l ommunity. F01-GEN S1 ' d ccess P88101 -ki buf footsteps! illustrates the Pf0SPeUtX12R1b: of Expeditionafy S26 characteristic in Germantown. takes pride in sustarningfpogiq or-Cup ours. uss GEBMANT llto Follow111 OU . 3 , degree of Professionalism and cliggjliifs Strike group on Page 71 Steps, QY ou can find out more 21 a Quote bb' Francis L ,Z USS Germantownwestern Pacific Cruise X N