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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG March 18, 1944 Zone description plus ten Steaming as
before, searching for enemy submarines in vicinity of Attu, Alaska. 0345 Changed base course to 180° T & G, 188° psc. 0500 Ceased zigzagging. 0530 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while carrying
out exercises with aircraft. 0715 Completed exercises. Took position as guide in column with U.S.S.
SPROSTON. Set base course 180° T & G, 192° psc. Speed 20 knots. 0740 Sighted U.S.S. WICKES bearing 172° T, distant 8 miles. 0800 Position Latitude 53°55’ N. Longitude 173° 40’ E. 0930- Fired main battery offset practice, expending 51 rounds 5/38
cal. 0950 AA-Common Ammunition. 1000 Fired AA burst practice, expending 31 rounds 5/38 cal. AA
Common, 202 rounds 40mm, 300 rounds 20mm ammunition. 1014 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while
standing toward east channel to Attu. 1131 Sighted U.S.S. BADGER and U.S.S. LUCE, enroute
Adak to Attu, bearing 160° T, distant 7 miles. 1205 Entered east channel. 1255 Moored to buoy #2, Massacre Bay, Attu. Ships present: various units of U.S. Fleet. S.0.P.A. is ComDesRon 49 in PICKING. 1522 U.S.S. SPROSTON moored alongside to starboard. 1700 ComDesRon 1900 U.S.S. SPROSTON underway from alongside. 1907 Underway on signal of ComDesRon
49 enroute Adak, Alaska. Steaming various
courses and speeds while standing out of Massacre Bay. 2010 Joined with U.S.S. WICKES, which took
position 3000 yards on PICKING’s port
beam. Set course 105° T & G, l00° psc speed 20 knots 2124 Had radar contact on two friendly AK’s escorted by
U.S.S. AUSTIN, bearing 090° T, distant 24,000 yards. 2327 Had radar contact on Buldir
Island, bearing 142° T, distant 37 miles. March 19, 1944 Zone description plus ten Steaming as before. 0410 Kiska Island abeam to starboard, distant 37 miles. 0800 Position Latitude 52° 24’ N. Longitude 179° 58’ B. 0816 Changed speed to 22 knots. 0943 Changed base course to 100° T & G, 086° psc. 1010 Changed base course to 105° T & G, 092° psc. 1145 Sighted Adak Island bearing 112° T, distant 42
miles. 1200 Position Latitude 52° 21’ N. Longitude 177° 40’ W. 1305 Changed base course to 120° T & G, 114° psc. 1412 Changed base course to 180° T & G, l8lO psc. 1440 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while
standing through Kuluk Bay to Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1538 Moored port side to U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER at
buoy #1 Sweeper’s Cove, Adak. Ships present: various
units of U. S. Fleet. S.0.P.A. is ComNorPac. March 20, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored as before. 0711 Underway, steaming various courses and speeds enroute Finger Bay, Adak. 0730 Entered Finger Bay. 0800 Moored starboard side to pier, Finger Bay. 0852 Underway, entered drydock
No. 1. 1140 Dock dry, commenced repair work on hull and rudder. March 21, 1944 Zone description plus ten: In drydock as before. Marçh 22, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: In drydock as before. March 23, 1944 Zone description
plus ten: In drydock as before. March 24, 1944 . Zone description plus
ten: In drydock as before. 0955 Commenced flooding drydock. 1309 Ship waterborne. 1338 Commenced moving out of drydock
using power of dock winch and YT 363 and YT 138. 1401 Bow crossed dock sill. 1405 Moored starboard side dolphins, Finger Bay. 1500 Underway, steaming various courses and speeds enroute Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1610 Moored starboard side to U.S.S. WICKES alongside
U.S.S. BLACK HAWK at Buoy #2, Sweepers Cove. Ships present: various
units of U.S. Fleet. SOPA is ComNorPac. 1630 U.S.S. AUSTIN moored alongside to port. 2106 Set condition of readiness one on report of
unidentified aircraft. 2120 Secured
from condition one. Aircraft identified as friendly. March 25, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored as before. March 26, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored as before. 0845 U.S.S.AUSTIN
underway from
alongside. 0938 U.S.S.GILMORE
moored alongside
to port. March 27, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored
as before. 0732 U.S.Ss. WICKES underway; PICKING moored starboard side
to BLACK HAWK. March
28, 1944 Zone_description plus ten: Moored as before. 1000 CDS
49 shifted flag from U.S.S. SPROSTON to U.S.S.PICKING. March
29, 1944 Zone_description plus ten: Moored as before. March
30, 1944 Zone_description plus ten: Moored as before. 1107 U.S.S.GILMORE
underway
from alongside. 1159 U.S.S.YOUNG
moored
alongside to port. March
31, 1944 Zone_description plus ten: Moored as before. April 1, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored starboard side
to U.S.S. YOUNG alongside U.S.S. BLACK HAWK at buoy #2, Sweepers
Cove, Adak, Alaska. Ships present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. 1556 Underway in company with U.S.S.
ISHERWOOD, KIMBERLEY, WICKES and SPROSTON in accordance with ComDesRon 49 mailgram. 010642 of April, 1944. Commenced steaming various courses and speeds
standing out of Sweepers Cove and through Kuluk Bay,
and while conducting night cruising
exercises in vicinity of Great Sitkin Island. April 2, 1944 Zone description plus ten Steaming as before 0800 Position Latitude 52° 12’ N. Longitude 176° 27’ W. 1200 Position Latitude 52° 35’ N. Longitude 176° 22’ W. 2000 Position Latitude 52° 10’ N. Longitude 176° 32’ W. April 3.1944 Zone description plus ten Steaming as before. 0855 Sighted Great Sitkin Island bearing
190° T, distant 10 miles. 0927- Test fired main battery, expending 24 rounds 5”/38 AA-Common 0944 ammunition. 0952 Fired anti-aircraft burst practice expending 10 rounds 5”/38 AA-Common,
299 rounds 40mm AA, 960 rounds 20mm ammunition 1130 Commenced standing in to anchorage in Kuluk Bay. 1226 Anchored in Kuluk Bay in
19 fathoms of water with 90 fathoms of chain to the port anchor. 1414 Underway steaming various courses and speeds
standing into Sweepers Cove. 1459 Moored starboard side to U.S.S. YOUNG alongside
U.S.S. BLACK HAWK at buoy #2, Sweepers Cove. Ships present: various
units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. 1515 U.S.S. PC 46 moored alongside to port. |