Sanctuary (AH 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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96X STATISTICS That was our mission as told via photo- graphs, now let us tell the story by sta- tistics. In this short year SANCTUARY has admitted 5,812 patients of which 1,094 were wounded in action, 882 were non-combat injuries, and 3,838 had medical problems. 801 pa- tients were humanitarian admissions, con- sisting of Vietnamese, Korean and other civilians, including occasional Nationalist Chinese fishermen. In addition we have seen 9,830 outpatients in our clinics. 5,368 helos have landed on our deck to bring these sick and wounded to our care, to return 3,343 to duty and to med-evac 2,360 others for further care. We have used 3,942 units of blood, run 160,501 lab exams, taken 49,748 x-rays, filled 69,182 prescriptions, used thousands of pounds of dressings and 700 tons of supplies. During this year the problems of just staying afloat and steaming were tremendous. A ruptured tube in number two boiler reduced SANCTUARY to nine knots maximum speed and fourteen days at anchor - necessi- tating ten straight days, 24 hours a day, work to repair. We consumed 60,000 gallons of fresh water per day which was manu- factured by our onboard evaporators and were cautioned about water hours. To keep us steaming and all our facilities at max- imum operating level, we burned 3,353,798 gallons of black oil at the cost of S20l,227.88. Flooding due to rupturedpipes became a recurring problem that required securing of berthing areas, passageways, and some wards until repairs were com- pleted. Constant use of our air-conditioning systems in this tropical climate resulted in shut downs for upkeep and preventive maintenance, creating periods of environ- mental discomfort and long arduous hours of work for the repair team. Our mess cooks have fed on the average 700 people a day for three meals a day. Our laundry has washed, dried and pressed some 360 tons of laundry for hospital and ships use. Our boat crews have made thou- sands of hours of shore runs, many of them in the rain, for mail, supplies, and personnel. Last, but by no means the least, come the long back-breaking hours of chipping paint, 620 gallons of red lead, and 1,770 gallons of white paint to keep our 524 foot white ship white. The battle goes on against death, disease, rust, and hazards. Endless hours of drills to perfect fire control, man-overboard, and abandon-ship procedures so that, should the event occur, all hands could function safely and adequately to prevent loss of life. A hard working ship with a hard working crew all adds up to number one in anyone's book. So on to those who have lived, laughed, and toiled with a will to make this year a year to remember, regardless of the reasons. HERE'S THE CREW: