ready to fulfil their ultimate purpose. To make the fullest use of Polaris submarines, each had two crews - known as Port and Starboard - which took turn and turn-about in the two-month patrol cycle.
Food assumed an importance beyond its intrinsic value, and played a large part in influencing the morale of those onboard. From the small galley of a Polaris submarine, three cooked meals a day were prepared for the 143 officers and men - in an eight-week patrol, the equivalent of feeding a family of four for five years.
The primary source of power for Polaris submarines was a pressurized water nuclear reactor which provided steam for the propulsion turbines and turbo-generators. Systems for every-
