Randolph (CVS 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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Supply Department Randofbh is much more to the men aboard than just a smart, smooth-operating warship, or even the hub of a powerful anti-submarine force. It is home for a great portion of every year - not merely a place to sleep and earn a living, but in reality a big city in which shipmates live, eat, work and play together. All Departments contribute a share of this metropolitan character - heat, light and power, radio and television, telephones, educational fa- cilities, sports teams, religious services, medical and dental facilities, etc. A number ofthe most important areas of city life are provided by the Supply Department - dining facilities, stores and a variety of personal services. There are four separate institutions aboard offering ship's company something to buy for their hard-earned money, and all are popular features. Small stores sells every item neces- sary to complete a sailor's seabag, and is par- ticularly well-patronized before announced per- sonnel inspections. The ship 's store and tobacco shop collectively supply a vast assortment of items to eat, smoke, wear or take home as gifts, in addition to a collection of utilitarian supplies from razor blades to ball-point pens. A substan- tial inventory is maintained to insure that no one runs out of luxuries or necessities during the longer at-sea periods. Last but not least is the popular soda fountain. There is also a full-line hardware store aboard, Supply Department carries a tremen- dous stock of material and spare parts necessary to maintain every other Department sequipment Providing both aviation supplies, ship s spares and general supplies the Department handles consumables paint, lube oil, etc miscellaneous spare parts ordnance, electronic, engineering aviation , and insurance stock to coverequip ment failures Knowing exactly what is on board at all times, where it IS stored how much it costs and what the ship s allowance is, requires a great amount 156 of paperwork. This, as well as familiarity with the baffling Supply publications and regulations is a demanding task in itself. CVS-15 was the first ship to have a mechanized stock control system, utilizing IBM electric accounting ma- chines to provide g'modern inventory controls. If there are two things a N avyman is interested in aboard ship, they are regular paydays and good chow. Both are available through the service provided by Supply. Disbursing main- tains the complicated pay records of each man, accounting for such things as flight pay, travel pay for men and their dependents, and disloca- tion allowance. Disbursing also arranges and accounts for pay deductions requested by crew members to provide for insurance premiums, the purchase of government bonds, or simply to as- sure their families' receive government checks on schedule - even when the head of the household is far at sea. Handling dealers' bills for goods and services purchased on the open market and converting American money to foreign currency in overseas ports are two more responsibilities facing the paymasters on occasion. The plentiful quantities and the excellence of the food aboard Randofbh are important factors in the maintenance of good morale. Creative menus must be prepared with a keen considera- tion of both taste and appetizing appearance by commissarymen in the general mess and stew- ards in the Wardroom. Baked goods are pre- pared daily at sea, ice cream is made aboard, and delicacies are served as often as practicable and always on holidays or special occasions The manner in which the meals are cooked and served is equally as important as the basic qual ity of the commodities used therefore cleanliness and courtesy, combined with skill in the galley on the mess line and in the Wardroom are stressed The Army has always been noted for travel ing on its stomach but it is the Navy which has justly earned its reputation as providing the best and most tasty chow . . 7 . ' . . . . . . 7 , ' -. . , I I I , , 4 .p, . . . . , Q Q , . . - - J H- as . ' . . - cs - - as . . , 7 , ' 0 I Q - 1 . .