Ration

The daily allowance of food served out on Government vessels to seamen and marines. Officers are entitled to one ration, which may be stopped, and in lieu thereof 30 cents per day credited to their accounts. Petty officers may also stop their rations, and draw commutation therefor at the rate of 30 cents per day. At the discretion of the commanding officer permission to stop one or more rations may be given to a seamen's, firemen's, or marines' mess, and the commutation paid to said mess by the paymaster. This is done to enable the mess to purchase such small stores and fresh vegetables for the mess as are not furnished in the ration list. Rations are not allowed except to the members of a vessel in commission.