Tortuga (LSD 26) - Naval Cruise Book

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R.G. ANDREWS HM2 E. W. BROOKS HMI H. R. CREWS HM3 H DIVISIQN H DIVISION: Hospital Corpsman. .. These men serve independent of a Medical Oiiicer. They are responsible To The Commanding Officer andthe Surgeon General of The Navy Tor the,care ot The sick and iniured members of The U.S.S. TORTUGA. Known as the Doc's To The crew They are often vtaced with The responsibility ot making a decision that may mean a patient willlive or die. But Doc, I iust had tive shots last month Doc, what do you see under that microscope ? BUT l Took my penicillin pill . human pincusllin i i I Lfead. loclzer operation underway

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- s ,.,r.MWs,Ma comm .... ,sm ,,,,, N DIVISION : Quarterrnasters. . .The most important tunction ot the Quarter- masters is to 'assist the Navigator in piloting? Various other aspects ot the rate incIude Weather observation, chart maintainence, Iog keeping, and assisting on the conn whiIe underway. To quote Van BokkeIen, Altogether we consider our rate if nothing else, a busy one. c. L., MALLATT QMC I D. D. DIEMERT SN R. J. DEES SN I w.K. VAN BOKKELEN JR. QM3 , LT. c.w. WILSON- N DIVISIQN I I I I c I J trained WeIII N Igusy Chigf? I . I

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U. S. S. TORTUGA: S Bustier. u. S. NAVAL YARD, Boston, Mass. Commissioned: 8 June l945 I Named alter: A group of ten corral isles, the DRY TORTUGAS, which lie near Key West, Fla. length Overall :A 457 tt. 9 in. Beam : 72 lt. , Draft fully loaded: l8lt. Full load displacement: 9,375tons. G EN E RAL INFORMATION AND STATISTICS TORTUGA 1957 WESTPAC TOUR Fresh ,water consumption: 2,774 700 gallons Food consumption : Meat Potatoes Bread Butter Milk ' Ice Cream Tomatoes Lettuce Apples Oranges Coftee 59,500 lbs. 82,600 lbs. l8,57l lbs. 5,600 lbs. 30,26l qts. l,400 gals 5,026 lbs. 5,950 lbs. 7,000 lbs. 5,726 lbs. 5,l i0 lbs. Total approximate crevv's wages S200 000 00 Maximum speed : l6.5 knots Time UnClelWC'Y2 U9 Cl9Y5 Main propulsion: 7,000 horsepower through twin screws -Time lnP0 l1 l2l d9YS Anchors: l8,000 lbs. each Total distance traveled: 29,,3049miles