Steinaker (DD 863) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUPPLY DEPARTMENT The m1ss1on of the supply department can be expressed by the statement, awe feed them, clothe them, and pay themn. To perform these functions requires the services of one oflicer and forty five enlisted men. Although the smallest department on the ship, we are one of the largest contributors to morale. Payday, the food we serve, the services of our ship's store and laundry, all tend to make our ship a happier and more efficient fighting unit. For administrative purposes, our department is sub-divided into five sections.' The general stores section is responsible for the procurement of all supphes necessary for the operation of the ship with the exception of med1cal stores and ammunition Headed by Ray Wynne, SKI the general stores section has been called upon to secure every thmg from a low pressure air compressor to curtam hooks The bulk of this sect1on s work consists of keepmg the ship stocked with cleaning with mmm hooks The bulk of this section s work consists of keep 1ng the ship stocked w1th cleaning gear, paint, and other general consumables The d1sburs1ng section handles pay records, travel claims, lnsurance, bonds, and income tax While on an extended forelgn cru1se lt must procure and ex change the various foreign currencies for the conve mence of the crew and pay all bills mcurred by the shlp wh1le m port Twice a month this section gives an added boost to morale by paying the officers and crew a sum of about V 13 000 aDuken Redmond DKSN, 1S undoubtedly the most popular man aboard on these days Under the direction of John Davis, SHI the ship s service act1v1t1es consist of the ship s store laundry, and barber shop The ship s store, run by Bob Whltcomb SK3, carries candy, cigarettes, toilet art1cles, Elm, and a limited supply of clothing Average monthly sales amount to V 3000. Cavls, assisted by John Namie, SHSN, cuts approximately 150 heads of hair per week, while the laundry, ma. naged by Henry Linster, SHSN, turns out a weekly wash in a space of five days to the strains of the uWabash Cannon Ballw. Capably administered by Chief Commissary Ste- ward S. E. Daniel, the commissary section plans menus and prepares and feeds 900 meals per day. During an extended cruise, this section must carefully plan and load forty tons of required stores for a sixty day period and procure various fresh provisions which are available in ports of call It IS Chief Damels proud boast that only two men on the ship have defied his weight gaining program After the meals for the day have been served and the ship settles down for the night Jim Lingenfeterl, CS3 b6glIlS the task of baking the bread and pastries requrred for the next day s menu With John Hall SD3, in charge, the stewards prepare and serve meals in the wardroom and are responsible for the cleanhneess and upkeep of the wardroom country While at sea, they maintain a round the clock watch to provide sandwiches and coffee for the watch standers Also 1n the supply department for organizational purposes 1S the medical section consisting of John Bennyi, HMC, and Matt Shaw, HM2 The hospitalmen look after the health and safety of the crew and act in advisory capacity on matters of sanitation Smile the ship operates without a doctor, the hospltalmen must rely on their knowledge and Judgement t0 diagnose the various ills that arise The pictures on the opposite page show us at work and demonstrate the part we play 111 the operation of the U S S STEINAKER BOWLING TUURNAMENT After anchoring out 1n most of the other ports, tylng up to the dock 1n TIICSTC was 1n itself, a real treat, but having a bowling alley right across the street was something Just too good to pass up so We all became bowlers, from Commander Caplan to bollerman Dempsey, with his broken toe And there was the tournament Everybody had '1 team the fire controlmen the quartermasters the radarmen, the A gang, the engine rooms, the chiefs, the deck d1v1s1ons and gunners' mates There were actufilly fourteen teams competing, which amounted roughly to one fourth of our entire crew Before the finals-1 100 men had bowled 770 games, with Bullard, ET3 hitting '1 high of 246 md one of the m'1tes becoming low mln when he forgot the ference between 1 monkey het md a bowlmg On our list d ny in Trieste the oflicers defeated Sonarrldio yeorum tc im for the second time become champs md the proud owners of a four cup eollee pot which is as presented 1:0 Wlnmng tum by the Welfzlre Council

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