Valley Forge (CV 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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ir-4 fa: A U S carrier around the world U S carrier to transit the Suez Canal U S carrier to conduct flight operations in Persian Gulf Pilot fCDR R L FOWLER USN! to operate from U S carrrerm Persian Gulf f Z7 1 2. . . ' sf 4 STATlSTICS -i-- Longest ship to transit Suez Canal 13, Hours not underway-3,042 Escort destroyers lUSS WILLIAM C. LAWE 14. Surgicaloperationsperformed--48 and LLOYD TH0MA5l hold Speed record for 15. Mostjunior person embarlced-Australian stow- transit of Suez Canal 17.5 hoursl ' , away Hours flown by CVG-ll-5'763'4 16. Most senior person embarked-Crown Prince Miles flown by CVG-1 1-1,037,412 1 Ibn Saud Ta ke-offs-3,612 La ndings-3,627 Barrier crashes-5 Miles steamed-44,783 Fuel oil consumed-6,345,209gallons- Destroyer fuelingsL4l 3 Fuel pumped to destroyers-778,871 gallons Hours underway-2,698 1 17 Loaded--4,000,000 pounds of liquids and solids in 45 hours 1Tsingtaol 18. Food consumed by all messes: potatoes ...... beans . beef . coffee . eggs . 294,355 pounds 10,000 pounds 102,845 pounds 30,065 pounds 332,6l38

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i' ommiffee i' EDITOR ..... . . ....... . . ASSISTANT EDITOR .... . LAYOUTS AND NARRATIVE . . BUSINESS COMMITTEE . . ENS. R. E. SCHWARTZ, ART .... CONTINUITYP. . . . LCDR. F. M. BLANCHARD, ' ENS. D. J. CLEMENTS, JR., ENS. B. A. BECKEN, if orfd -lr SAN DIEGO, PEARL HARBOR, AND PANAMA .... . . . LT. J. B. BURTON, ENS. F. M. BACON, EQUATOR, SYDNEY, AND HONG KONG . . LTJG. T. HARDENBERGH SINGAPORE, TRINCOMALEE, AND TSINGTAO RAS TANURA, SUEZ, AND GIBRALTAR . . BERGEN, PORTSMOUTH, AND NEW YORK . LCDR J.J MITCHELL ir .x4cLn0w!ec!gemenfd ir To publish a book such as this is no mean task. Our thanks go to all hands aboard who contributed toward making it possible. We especially want to mention: the ship's photographers who worked tirelessly to furnish pictures, Milton Caniff, New York cartoonist, for his contributions, and Continental Distilling Corporation, Philadelphia, for presenting to the U. S. S. Valley Forge the original painting Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge by James R. Bingham. .R . . CDR. J. P. LUNGER, . CDR. D. L. KAUFFMAN, . . CDR. J. R. MCINTYRE, DC, CDR. P. R. MCPHEE, CHC, LT. R. E. Mcvov, sc, . CDR. J. G. DEAN, SC, ENS. D. W. CAMMACK, ENS. s. N. ROSS: . . .... LTJG. M. W. JASPER, ENS. H. F. MUNNIKHUYSEN, . . . LCDR. G. W. BROOKS, ENS. L. H. SMITH, ' 0 RNs. R. M.'DEF'FENBAuCH,' USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN USN