General stores issue ship
- General stores issue ship
General stores issue ship is a type of ship used by the U.S. Navy during World War II and for some time afterwards.
The task of the "general stores issue ship" was to sail into non-combat, or rear, areas and disburse general stores, such as canned goods, toilet paper, office supplies, etc., to ships and stations.
Commanding officers and supply officers of ships and stations would sign requisitions for what they required, and a small boat, such as a LCVP, would make the trip to the general stores issue ship to have the requisitions filled.
General stores issue ships would provision in the States before sailing to the non-combat areas. However, rather than sail back to the States to reprovision, they would often remain at their location and provision from general cargo ships sent from the States to replenish their stores.
Example of use
An example of use of the requisition system used by the general stores issue ship can be found in the narrative of the Volans (AKS-9).
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