Ice cream barge

The United States Navy employed an ice cream barge during the Pacific War (also called World War II) to supply sailors and Marines with dessert in large quantities. The barge, a concrete ship acquired from the U.S. Army and worth $1 million,[1][2] was said to be able to create 10 gallons of ice cream every seven minutes, or 500 gallons per shift.[3][4] It was employed in the USN's Western Pacfic area of operations, at one point anchored at Ulithi.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wingo 1994, p. 162.
  2. ↑ Funderburg 1995, p. 143.
  3. ↑ Meister 2017, p. 78.
  4. ↑ "Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy". Official website. United States Naval Institute. January 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Bovbjerg 2004, p. 13.

Sources

  • Bovbjerg, R.V. (2004). Steaming as Before. G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. Hamilton Books. ISBN 978-0-7618-2850-1.
  • Wingo, J.D. (1994). Mother was a gunner's mate: World War II in the Waves. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-924-6.
  • Meister, C. (2017). Totally Amazing Facts About Military Vehicles. Mind Benders. Capstone Press, an Capstone imprint. ISBN 978-1-5157-4542-6.
  • Funderburg, A.C. (1995). Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla: A History of American Ice Cream. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-692-8. Retrieved 2018-06-23.

Further reading

  • Matt Siegel (August 6, 2017), "How Ice Cream Helped America at War: For decades, the military made sure soldiers had access to the treat—including spending $1 million on a floating ice-cream factory", The Atlantic
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