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May 27, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored as before. 1352 Underway independently, in accordance with Capt. of
Port, Adak despatch 272345 of May, 1944, steaming various courses and speeds while
proceeding through Kuluk Bay and conducting shipls exercises. 2034 Commenced standing into Sand Bay, Great Sitkin
Island. 2110 Moored port side to NOB dock, Sand Bay. Ships
present various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. May 28, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored as before. 0730 Underway independently in accordance with CDS 49
despatch 272340 of May, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while
standing out of Sand Bay
and conducting exercises in Kuluk Bay. 1352 Rendezvoused with SPROSTON and fired 5”
offset practice, expending 11 rounds 5”/38 Common and 2 rounds 5”/38 AA -Common
ammunition. 1535 Fired automatic weapons smoke float practice,
expending 64 rounds 40mm AA, 360 rounds 20mm. AA
ammunition. 1635 Commenced standing into Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1700 Moored to buoy #2 Sweepers Cove, Adak. Ships
present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. 1715- U.S.S.
KIMBERLY, U.S.S. WICKES, U.S.S. SPROSTON moored alongside 2005 to port in that order. May
29, 1944 Zone
descr4~p~ion plus ten: Moored
to buoy #2 Sweepers Cove, Adak in nest with U.S.S. KIMBERLY, U.S.S.
WICKES, U.S.S. SPROSTON. May
30, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored to buoy #2 Sweepers Cove, Adak. in
nest with U.S.S. KIMBERLY, U.S.S. WICKE, U.S.S. SPROSTON. May
31, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored as before. 0940
U.S.S. KIMBERLY and U.S.S. SPROSTON underway
from alongside. 1018 U.S.S. WICKES underway from alongside. 1022 Underway independently in accordance with CDS 49
mailgram. 310215 of May, 1944, steaming various courses and speeds while
proceeding through Kuluk
Bay and conducting ship’s exercises. 1104 Took station on SPROSTON’s port beam,
distance 1500 yards for radar check. 1200 Completed check, took departure from SPROSTON. 1359 Commenced standing into Sand Bay, Great Sitkin
Island. 1420 Moored port side to NOB dock, Sand Bay. Ships
present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.0.P.A. is ComNorPac. June
1, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored
to NOB Pier, Sand Bay, Great Sitkin Island, Alaska.
Ships present: units of Destroyer Squadron 49 and auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A.
is ComNorPac. 0904 Under way in company with U.S.S. WICKES U.S.S.
YOUNG, U.S.S. SPROSTON and U.S.S.
CHARLES J. BADGER in accordance with ComDesRon 49 despatch 010605
of June, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while standing out of Sand
Bay and conducting exercises in vicinity of Great Sitkin Island. O.T.C. is CDS
49 in PICKING. 1104- Fired 5” offset practice, SPROSTON target, expending 2
rounds 1119 5”/38 AA, 13 rounds 5”/38
Common. 1330- Fired 5” antiaircraft practice, using sleeve target
towed by plane. 1514 Expended 162 rounds 40mm AA and 600 rounds 20mm AA
ammunition. 1653 Commenced standing toward Sand Bay, Great Sitkin
Island. 1908 Moored port side to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. Ships
present: units of DesRon 49 and auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. June
2 , 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 0839 Underway in company with U.S.S. WICKES, U.S.S.
YOUNG, U.S.S. SPROSTON, U.S.S. CHARLES J. BADGER in accordance with CDS 49 despatch of Great Sitkin Island. O.T.C. is CDS 49 in PICKING 1130- Fired 5” director controlled and local control
battle practice using sled target towed by tug. Expended 40 rounds 5/38
AA - 1229 Common ammunition. 1400- Exercised at simulated torpedo attack. 1730 1730 Commenced standing toward Sand Bay, Great Sitkin
Island. 1910 Moored starboard side to NOB Pier, Sand Bay, Great Sitkin Island. Ships present: units of DesRon 49 and
auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. June 3,1944 Zone description plus
ten: Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 0942 Underway in company with U.S.S.
WICKES, U.S.S. YOUNG, U.S.S. SPROSTON and U.S.S. CHARLES J. BADGER in
accordance with CDS 49 despatch
of Great Sitkin Island. 0.T.C. is
CDS 49 in PICKING. 1018- Exercised at simulated torpedo attack. 1300 1348- Fired automatic weapons antiaircraft practice using
sleeve target 1425 towed by plane. Expended 1633
rounds 40mm AA and 803 rounds 20mm AA ammunition. 1513 Commenced standing toward Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1631 Moored to buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak. Ships
present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.0.P.A. is ComNorPac. June
4, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored to buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak June
5, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored to buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak. 0726 Underway in company with destroyers, Task Force 94
in accordance with CTF 94 mailgram 030740 of June, 1944. Steaming various
courses and speeds
while standing out of Sweepers Cove and patrolling in Kuluk Bay during sortie
of cruisers, Task Force 94 in accordance with CTF 94 Sortie Plan
2-44. 0830 Cruisers, TF 94, (CHESTER, PENSACOLA, CONCORD, DETROIT) commenced sortie. 0930 Took station #5 in antisubmarine screen 59 (cruising
disposition (6S) . Base course 000°
T & G, 340° psc. Speed 16 knots. Guide CHESTER .
O.T,C. is CTF 94 in CHESTER. 0947 Took station #5 in antiaircraft screen #74, CHESTER
guide in station #7 (3090). Fleet axis 000° T. 1151 Changed base course to 180° T & G, 182° psc. 1200 Position Latitude 52° 25’ N. Longitude 176° 39’ N. Took station
#5 in screen of cruising disposition 5R, CONCORD guide. Fleet axis 000°
T. Base course 180° T & G, 182° psc. 1245 Changed base course to 090° T & G, 093° psc. 1300 Changed base course to 056° T & G, psc. 1355 Changed base course to 309° T & G, 289° psc. 1500 Changed base course to 000° T & G, 341° psc. 1600 Changed
base course and fleet axis to 275° T & G, 259° psc. Changed speed to 17
knots. 1850 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds while exercising at simulated bombardment
deployment in accordance with Exercise 5 of ComCruDiv 5. Exercise Plan 1-44. 2000 Position
Latitude 53° 03’ N. Longitude 178° 33’ W. 2042 Exercise
completed took station #5 in screen of cruising disposition 5R. CONCORD guide.
Fleet axis and base course 270° T & G, 255° psc. Speed 16 knots. 2327 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds while exercising with aircraft in aircraft
search and attack exercise according to Exercise 6 of ComCruDiv 5
Exercise Plan 1-44. 2359 Took station #5 in antisubmarine 59 (cruising disposition 65), CHESTER guide. Fleet axis 270° T. Base course 274° T & G, 258° psc. Speed 15 knots. |