Английская Википедия:Ice cream barge
An ice cream barge was a vessel employed by the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of World War II to produce ice cream in large quantities to be provisioned to sailors and U.S. Marines. The craft, a concrete barge acquired from the U.S. Army and worth one million dollars,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn was able to create Шаблон:Convert of ice cream every seven minutes, or approximately Шаблон:Cvt per shift, and could store Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn[1] It was employed in the USN's Western Pacific area of operations, at one point anchored at Naval Base Ulithi.Шаблон:Sfn These ships were intended to raise the morale of U.S. troops overseas by producing ice cream at a fast rate. The army built three concrete barges of their own, specifically for making ice cream.[2]
See also
- USS Quartz (IX-150), a contemporary of the ice cream barge, used as a "crockery" ship
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