Ice cream barge

An ice cream barge was a vessel employed by the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II to produce ice cream in large quantities to be provisioned to sailors and Marines. The craft, a concrete barge acquired from the U.S. Army and worth $1 million,[1][2] was able to create 10 US gallons (38 l) of ice cream every seven minutes, or approximately 500 US gal (1,900 l) per shift, and could store 2,000 US gal (7,600 l).[3][4] It was employed in the USN's Western Pacific area of operations, at one point anchored at Ulithi.[5]

Ice cream with sprinkles

See also

• USS Quartz (IX-150), a contemporary of the ice cream barge, used as a "crockery" ship

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Meister, C. (2017). Totally Amazing Facts About Military Vehicles. Mind Benders. Capstone Press, an Capstone imprint. ISBN 978-1-5157-4542-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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