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December
11, 1943
Zone description plus five: Steaming as before. 0155 Sighted IsLa Jicarita Light bearing 293° T, distance 16.5 miles. 0350 Changed base course to 294° T&G, 282° psc. 0800 Position Latitude 7°28' N. Longitude 82°50’ W. 0801 Sighted Point Burica bearing 349° T, distance 30 miles 0950 Changed base course 296° T&G, 2800 psc. 1200 Position Latitude 7°53’ N. Longitude 83°45’ W. 1401- Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting- 1442 exercises. Tested machine gun battery expended 23 -rounds 40MM and 60 rounds 20MM ammunition.1930 Set clocks to zone description plus five and one half. 2000 Position Latitude 8°48’ N. Longitude 85°40’ W. 2100 Changed base course to 305°T&G, 30l0 psc. 0155 Sighted I December
12, 1943
Zone description plus fiv
Steaming as before. 0200 Changed
base course to 2800 T&G, 273° psc. 0638 Tested
machine gun battery, expending 66 rounds 40mm and 60 rounds 20mm ammunition. 0712 Changed
course to 296° T&G, 29l° psc. 0800 Position
Latitude 10°13' N, Longitude 88°46’ W. 1200 Position
Latitude 1O°4l’ N, Longitude 89°36’ W. 1420- Steaming various courses and speeds while
conducting exercises. 1523 1730
Set
clocks to zone description six. 1930-
Steaming various courses and speeds while
conducting exercises. 2000 2000
Position
Latitude 1l°32’ N, Longitude 9l°43'
W.
Changed base
course to 295° T&G, 287° psc.
December 13, 1943 Zone description plus six:
Steaming as before. 0644
Fired burst practice expending one round 5/38 Illuminating, 76 rounds
40mm, 122 rounds 20mm ammunition. 0800
Position Latitude l2°57’ N, Longitude 94°
34' W. 1045
Fired
burst as target for U.S.S.
HUNT expending
one round 5/38 AA Common ammunition. 1200
Position Latitude 13°22’ N, Longitude 95°34’ W. 1315-
Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 1523 1730
Set
clocks to zone description plus six and one half. 1930-
Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 2000 2000
Position
Latitude 14°09’ N, Longitude 97°32’ W. December
14, 1943
Zone description plus six and one half: Steaming as before. 0631 Fired burst practice expending one round 5/38 AA Common, five rounds 5/38 Illuminating, 87 rounds 40mm, 65 rounds 20mm ammunition. 0800
Position
Latitude 15°22’ N, Longitude 100°l4’ W. 0915
Fired
burst practice expending seven round 5/38 AA Common ammunition. 1200 Position Latitude l5°l5’ N, Longitude 101°l6’ W. 1340-
Steaming
various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 1510 1517
Fired burst practice expending seven round 5/38 AA Common, 12 rounds 40mm
ammunition. 1930
Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 2000 2000
Position Latitude 16°07’ N, Longitude
103°14’ W. 2400 Changed
base course to 308° T&G, 296° psc. December 15, 1943 Zone description plus seven: Steaming as before 0545 Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 0639 Fired practice star shell spread, expending five rounds 5"/38 Illuminating Ammunition. 0800
Position Latitude 18°29’N
Longitude l07°09’W. 0931 Fired
burst practice, expending seven rounds 5/38 AA-Common Ammunition. 1158 Changed
standard speed to 16 knots. 1200
Position Latitude l9°1l’N
Longitude 107°09’W. 1359 Steaming
various courses at various speeds while conducting exercises. 1730 Set
clocks to zone description plus seven. 1930 Steaming
various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 2000
Position Latitude 20°3l’N
Longitude l08°55’W. December 16, 1943
Zone description plus seven: Steaming as before. 0545 Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises.0800
Position Latitude 22°3l’N Longitude
lll°28’W. 1059 Changed
standard speed to 26 knots. 1200
Position Latitude 23°l3’N Longitude
ll2°49’W. 1410 Changed base course to 320°T&G (3ll3°psc). 2000
Position Latitude 25°37’N Longitude
115°20’W. 2400 Changed base course to 348°T&G (340°PSC). December 17, 1943
Zone description plus seven: Steaming as before 0618 Sighted
coast of 0800
Position Latitude 29°56’N Longitude
l17°l5’W. 1200
Position Latitude 31°26’N Longitude
l17°ll’W. 1235 Changed
base course to 000°T&G (350°psc). 1258 Changed
base course to 075°T&G (067°psc). 1300 Sighted Point Loma bearing 074°T, distant 19 miles. 1315 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds approaching San Diego Harbor. 1339 Passed
Buoy Able abeam to port, entered swept channel. 1509 Moored with fifteen fathoms of chain to anchorage
buoy No. 26 San Diego Harbor. Various units of U.S. Fleet Present, SOPA is
ComFleetAir, West Coast. 1539 U.S.S.
HUNT moored
alongside to starboard. December 18, 1943 Zone description plus seven: Moored with 15 fathoms of
chain to anchorage buoy No. 26, San Diego Harbor. U.S.S. HUNT alongside
to starboard. Various units of U.S. Fleet present. SOPA is ComFltAir, West
Coast. December 19, 1943 Zone description plus seven: Moored with 15 fathoms of
chain to anchorage buoy No. 26, San Diego Harbor. U.S.S. HUNT alongside
to starboard. Various units of U.S. Fleet present. SOPA is ComFltAir, West
Coast. December 20, 1943 Zone description plus seven: Moored as before. U. S. S. HUNT
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