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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG April 25, 1944 Zone Steaming as before. 0020 Took
station No. 4 in antisubmarine screen 59, CONCORD guide. Changed base
course to 300° T & G, 303° psc. 0500 Changed
base course to 120° T & G, 103° psc. by countermarch. 0520 Commenced zig-zagging. 0800 Position
Latitude 53° 19’ N. Longitude 173° 23’ E. 0947 Took
station #4 in antiaircraft screen 73, CONCORD guide in circle center.
Steaming various courses and speeds simulating evasive maneuvers 1158 Completed
exercises, commenced standing toward Massacre Bay, Attu. 1229 Passed
Massacre Bay east channel entrance buoys abeam to port, distant 300 yards.
Commenced proceeding through channel. 1318 Anchored
in 14 fathoms of water in berth D-l3, Massacre Bay. S.O.P.A. is CTF 9 4 in CONCORD. 1513 Underway,
steaming various courses and speeds, proceeding alongside U.S.S. BRAZOS to
fuel. 1530 Moored port side to BRAZOS. 1640 Completed
fueling, underway, steaming various courses and speeds, proceeding to
anchorage. 1651 Anchored
in 15 fathoms off water in Massacre Bay, Attu. April 26, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Anchored as before. April 27, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Anchored as before. 1356 Underway
in company with DesDiv 97 in accordance with CTF 94 mailgram
262025 of April, 1944. OTC is CDS 49 in PICKING. Steaming various
courses and speeds while standing out of Massacre Bay and conducting tactical
exercises south of Attu. 1700 Formed in
scouting line, natural order normal to base course, scouting distance 2 miles. PICKING guide. Base course 165° T&G, 164° psc. 1725 Commenced zig-zagging according to plan. 1748 Changed
base course to 230° T&G, 237° psc. Readjusted scouting line to bearing normal to base course. 1800 Ceased zig-zagging. Commenced steaming various
courses and speeds investigating underwater sound contact. 1816 Results of
investigation negative, resumed base course 230° T&G, 237° psc.,
speed 15 knots. 1902 Changed
speed to 17 knots. 2000 Position
Latitude 51° 54’ N. Longitude 171° 51’ E. 2241 Changed
base course to 080° T&G, 039° psc. 2246 Changed base course to 230° T&G, 237° psc. April 28, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0000 Changed
base course to 040° T&G, 03l° psc. 0213 WILLIAM
D. PORTER reported radar contact bearing 143° T, distant 32 miles. No
investigation made. 0440 Radar
contact on Attu Island bearing 220° T, distant 56 miles. 0550 Ceased zig-zagging. 0600 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds while conducting torpedo, aircraft tracking
and smoke exercises. 0800 Position
Latitude 52° 34’ N. Longitude 172° 32’ E. 1010 Joined
company with DesDiv 98. 1200 Position
Latitude 52° 08’ N. Longitude 172° 22’ E. 2000 Position Latitude 52° 43’ N. Longitude 171° 19’ E. 2146 Completed exercises. Took station
as guide in antisubmarine cruising formation; remaining ships forming
antisubmarine screen 58. Base course 340°
T&G, 343° psc. Speed 15 knots. 2230 Commenced zig—zagging. 2300 Changed base course to 270° T&G, 276° psc. April 29, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming
as before. 0200 Changed
base course to 113° T&G, 108° psc. by countermarch. 0744 Commenced steaming various courses and
speeds while conducting smoke exercises in vicinity of Attu. 0800 Position
Latitude 52° 24’ N. Longitude 171° 59’ E. 1010 Formed
antiaircraft screen 72, PICKING guide in circle center. Exercised at evasive maneuvers. 1105 Commenced standing toward Massacre Bay,
Attu. 1150 Passed Massacre Bay south channel entrance buoy abeam to port distant 200 yards. 1216 Anchored
in 15 fathoms of water in berth D-12, Massacre Bay. S.O.P.A. is CTF 9 4 in CONCORD. 1939 Underway, steaming various
courses and speeds proceeding alongside U.S.S. BRAZOS to fuel. 1957 Moored
port side to BRAZOS at buoy #3, Massacre Bay. Commenced
fueling. 2050 Underway
having completed fueling. Steaming various courses and speeds
proceeding to anchorage. 2100 Anchored
in 15 fathoms of water berth D-l2, Massacre Bay. April 30, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Anchored as before. May 1, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Anchored
in 15 fathoms of water in berth D-l2, Massacre Bay, Attu,
Alaska. Ships present: units of the U.S. Fleet. SOPA is CTF 94 in U.S.S.CONCORD. 0730 Underway
in company with destroyers of Task Force 94 in accordance with CTF 94 Exercise
Plan 2-44 of April. Steaming various courses and speeds while standing out of
Massacre Bay through South Channel. 0829 Commenced
patrolling sector along channel in accordance with CTF 94 Sortie Plan 3-44. 0900 U.S.S.
CONCORD and U.S.S.
DETROIT stood out from Massacre Bay. Commenced taking station #6 in
anti-submarine screen 59, CONCORD 0920 Took
station #4 in anti-submarine screen 56. KIMBERLEY, SPROSTON and PORTER
(T.U. 94.2.4) took departure for scheduled exercises. 0944 Commenced
taking station #2 in scouting line eight miles ahead of guide in CONCORD in
accordance with Search Plan #2, CTF 94 Operation Order 6-44. Scouting line 105° - 285° T,
distance 8 miles. 1200 Position
Latitude 52° 05’ N, Longitude 172° 43’ E, On station
in scouting line. Base course 195° T&G, 197° psc. Speed 18 knots. 1300 Commenced Day Search and Attack Exercise in accordance with Annex A of CTF
94 Exercise Plan 2-44. 1320 Changed base course to 090° T&G, 079° psc. Changed speed to 20 knots. 1345 Commenced steaming various courses and
speeds while maneuvering for simulated attack on ships of T.U. 94.2.4
representing enemy convoy. 1455 Exercise completed. Commenced taking
station #4 in antisubmarine screen 59, CONCORD guide. Base course 230° T&G, 234° psc.
Changed speed to 18 knots. 1630 Changed
base course to 034° T&G, 030° psc. Changed speed
to 15 knots. 1651 Took station #2 in scouting line 8 miles
ahead of guide in CONCORD in accordance with Search Plan #2 of CTF 94
Op. Order 6-44. Scouting distance 8 miles, line of bearing
170° - 350° T. Base course 260° T&G, 258° psc. 1830 Changed
base course to 080° T&G, 068° psc. 2000 Position
Latitude 51° 16’ N, Longitude 172° 05’ E. 2300 Commenced Night Search and Attack Exercise in accordance with Annex A of CTF 94 Exercise Plan #2-44. |