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FEEDING THE CREW |
From provision storage to the table ready to eat, feeding the crew was a massive undertaking. The task was even daunting in later years for the number of personnel increased by several hundred from 1914 but little increase in cooking capacity. After the cooking is the cleaning. |
Click on compartment names for photos, drawings, data |
Main Deck | ||
Enlisted area here |
2nd Deck | ||
Enlisted eating areas all through out the deck |
Half Deck |
3rd Deck |
Enlisted eating areas (ex D-109) throughout the deck |
Refrigeration could hold 30 tons of meat. |
Hold |
Provision compartments: . *** 1910: 7 thru 14 *** 1931: 1 thru 6, 8 thru 11 *** 1937: 1 thru 5, 8 thru 12, 14 *** 1944: 1 thru 4, 9 thru 14 |
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Started 11 May 1999 Chuck Moore, FTV (1st Texas Volunteers) BB35 volunteer group