Procyon (AF 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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ALL ABOUT OUR PAST . . . USS PROCYON CAF-611 is The Third ship of The U..S. Navy To bear The name. The firsT, AG-11, was commls- sIoned in Augusf, 1921 and was The fiagship of Com- mander, Base Force. She served in The Pacific FleeT for Ten years. ln 1931, aT The reauesT of New York.Gov- ernor, Franklin D. RoosevelT, she- was deCommissIoned, and Turned over To The New York STaTe MariTime Academy. The second PROCYON CAKA-21 was CommIs- sIoned in 1941. She served in boTh The ATlanTiC and PaCIfiC TheaTres in World War II, earning five baTTle sTars and assoCiaTed ribbons while parTicipaTing In The assaulTs and invasions of Algeria, Morocco, SouTh- ern France, SouThern lTaly, and Okinawa. She was de- commissioned in March, 1946. The presenT PROCYON -P? 5. EIHHIIIIUIII MTX j' T I . -.-. 3, , 5Z::23 I 1 Gr E h , 1 1 ' 0 .O . 0 i P , v Tig, V N E ' X X 11 ' fl X s T y7f W I v T O '- Th 'if' was built by The Moore Drydock and Shipbuilding CorporaTion in San Francisco. She was chrisTened SS Flying Scud and was delivered To The War Shipping v. AdminisTraTion on 18 AugusT 1943. She operaTed under li , wp' gi CharTer To The UniTed FruiT Company on runs To The K fx , Z! Hawaiian Islands and laTer she operaTed for The R...-3 'lf - itlfggl A . X Pacific Far EasT Lines, making runs ThroughouT The ' D A5 Pacific, mainly To and from Alaska. In early 1956 ' V A 'gf she became arT of The Reserve FleeT in Suisun Ba ,.,.,.wW 9 o pp, - ,a 1, yi p Y M I .- 'M A ' ' -f-f E' and remained There unTil July, 1961 when she was Q' 1.5'.,:' , ' , If Turned over To The cusTody of The Navy aT San Fran- E- J, - A 1' -:VIH cisco Naval Shipyard. Here she was rehabiliTaTed, 1 E 'Zhi 'II , f' - commissioned on 24 November 1961, and assigned .5-vp... n 1 KZ- I W J.L,,!7,, 'l ' To The PACIFIC FLEET SERVICE FORCE. ...--..f 'Xu ' !,sX' a his -Z OUR PRESENT . . OO' I I 33 N . in-141. 2 I i . S 'fr' 7-..T..' I r-- Q 1 I x , . Jn i 1 Q . 5 ,s N . 'T-ea, ff- T NN ft:-f'TX ' PROCYON is One of The NCIVYIS 'l:OT'T1SCl H'l lOCJTll'Tg Digplgcemenf -H-, ...... 13,000 Tons SUP9FmC1FkSTS, OfTiCiOlly known as an AF or refrig- Qlighfy ---..-.-- md, 7,000 Tons emfed Cergo Ship. She can corry more Than 6000 Tons Dmff qfuny --,-,,,,.-,. -,-,-,,,,,,,,,. ......... . 2 7.5 TI. of foodsTuffs which comprise a lisT of more Than 210 iTems ranging from mince meaT To macaroni, and in- cluding flour, beans CNavyI, Coffee, eggs, and a full range of dehydraTed foods such as prunes, peooers, poTaToes, onions, and milk. She also Carries FRESH TomaToes, poTaToes, Cabbage, leTTuCe, and fruiT. Dur- ing The YuleTide Season she even sToCks ChrisTmas Trees. PROCYON is capable of replenishing Three ships CIT one Time . . . one To porT, one To sTarboard, and one by heliCopTer from a landing plaTform afT. Her viTal sTaTisTics are: Lenefh --.-.- - --... .. .............. .... - ..... - 459 II. Beam width ,-,,-,- ------ 6 3 ff. .f-- V. Sea speed aT load Olraff ........--..-.---- 15-5 l4TS- Endurance aT max. Speed -...------ --15,900 ml- Hgld Cqpgchy -------,.,-,. .......... - 260,000 CU. ff- Fuel CapaciTy ...........- ....------------ 4 57,000 Qcl- 1630 Tons EvaporaTors disTill 12,000 gal. of fresh wafer per day. i Allowance ,.,,. ........ ............... I f OTCHCGVS 204 EnlI 'ed men Power ,,.--.,,., . -,-..,--.,, 2-FosTer Wheele oilers and 1-General ElecTriC Turbine driving The shafT wiTh 20 fT. diam. propeller aT 6600 shafT horsepower.

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USS PROCYON AF-61 raw gr '57 'Sire 'Dia 2 'pk August 1964 4 December 4 Western Pacific Cruise

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. . . AND OUR MISSION Unnecessary time spent in port, especially during a crisis or war- time, is time completely wasted for a combatant ship. The units of the Pacific Service Force sustain the ships of the Seventh Fleet at sea, for extended periods of time by providing fuel, spare parts, repairs, and food. PROCYON carries thousands of tons of food and stores. By trans- ferring these to the vital units of the Seventh Fleet she enables them to remain at sea, patrolling the sea lanes and ready at all times for our country's defense.