TABLE 16,5-3, REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE SPACE
Unit
Capacity (cu ft)
Reefer, building No, 217
No,
Total Capacity (cu ft)
1
12,000 (approx)
1
16,700
12,000 (approx)
Outside supplementary
Outside supplementary
075
150
Chill storage, building
No, 238
13
8
16,700 (approx)
8,775
1,200
39,675
(approx
Personnel required to operate all mess facilities during the peak
operational period included:
Bakers
10
Butcher
7
Dishwasher
14
Kitchen helpers
25
Cook, first
25
Steward
10
Cook, second
29
Waiter, head
12
Waiter
40
Dishwasher, head 5
The planned mess hall capacities, peak messing loads, and number of
seatings required are shown in table 16.5-4.
TABLE 16.5-4. MESS HALL CAPACITIES AND LOADS BY SITES
Parry
Runit
Seating capacity
648
144
Messing Load
1712
272
Operational Period
Seatings
3
2
Engebi
Biijiri
Japtan
304
144
128
613
431
131
2
3
1
In addition to the regular seatings shown in this Table; there were various groups whose dutiés required their being served before and after regular meal hours,
Under the direction of the Service Operations Division, the Camp
Manager prepared all monthly requisitions for food 9 days in advance of
requirements, Food consumption was estimated on the basis of manpower
forecasts (both H & N and Task Force personnel fed by H & N), with the
intent of maintaining a 60 day maximum supply of dry stores and a 30 day
supply of frozen stores on hand at all times insofar as was possible.
Some chill stores, such as lettuce, could not be kept in good condition
more than 30 days; therefore shortages sometimes existed when the monthly refrigerated ship was delayed. Issues of food to the camps on Japtan,
Runit, Rojoa, and Engebi were made from Parry warehouses normally twice
a week, based on the anticipated population at each site. Daily move—
ment of personnel (both H & N and Users) from site to site during the
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