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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG December 21, 1943 Zone description plus eight Moored as before. 1506 Underway
in company with U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER in accordance with ComNorPac secret dispatch 180123 of December steaming of
various courses and speeds conforming to the channel. 1712 Passed
Buoy Able abeam to starboard, entered International waters. Set base course
257°T&G (246° psc). Standard speed 15 knots. 1830 Set
clocks to Zone Description Plus Eight. 2000 Position
Latitude 32° 21’N Longitude 118° 21W. 2331 Changed base course to 294° T&G (286° psc). December 22, 1943 Zone description plus eight Steaming as before. 0800 Position
Latitude 33° 02’N Longitude 121° 31W. 1200 Position
Latitude 33° 2l’N Longitude 122° 35W. 1730 Set clocks to Zone Description Plus Eight and One Half. 2000 Position Latitude 34° 08’N Longitude
125° 07W. 2341 Changed base course to 306° T&G
(299° psc). December 23, 1943 Zone
description plus eight and one-half Steaming as before. 0600 Steaming
various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 0800 Position Latitude
35° 45’N Longitude 128° lOW. 1029 Sighted
escort carrier bearing 027° T, distant 7 miles, identified as U.S.S.
RANDOLPH. 1200 Position
Latitude 36° 21’N Longitude 129° 11W. 1415 Fired
burst practice, expending 14 rounds 5/38 AA-Common, 315 rounds 40MM, 424 rounds
20MM ammunition. 1735 Set
clocks to Zone Description Plus Nine. 2000 Position
Latitude 37° 32’N Longitude 130° 32W. December 24, 1943 Zone description plus nine Steaming as before 0800 Position Latitude 39°
12’ N. Longitude 134° 05’ W. 1200 Position Latitude 39° 46’
N. Longitude 135° 05’ W. 1730 Set clocks to zone description plus nine and one half. 2000 Position Latitude 41°
02’ N. Longitude 137° 13’ W. December 25, 1943 Zone
description plus nine and one-half Steaming
as before 0800 Position Latitude 42° 43’ N. Longitude l40° 24’ W. 1200 Position
Latitude 43° 17’ N. Longitude l4l° 29’ W. 1730 Set
clocks to zone description plus ten. 2000 Position
Latitude 44° 27’ N. Longitude 143° 43’ W. December 26, 1943 Zone description plus ten Steaming as
before 0800 Position
Latitude 46° 06’ N. Longitude 146° 30’ W. 0824 Changed base course to 302° T&G, 290° psc. 1000 Changed standard speed to 14 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 46° 34’ N. Longitude 147° 36’ W. 2000 Position Latitude 47° 30 N.
Longitude 149° 45’ W. December 27, 1943 Zone
descr4p~jon plus ten Steaming as
before 0800 Position Latitude 48° 51’ N. Longitude 153° 05’ W. 0830 Changed base course to 306° T&G, 295° psc. 1200 Position Latitude 49° 29’
N. Longitude 154° 07’ W. 1600 Changed standard speed to 12 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 50° 30’ N. Longitude 155° 40’ W. December 28, 1943 Zone description plus ten 0800 Position
Latitude 51º 51’ N. Longitude 158° 18’ W. 0900 Changed
course to 297° T&G, 281° psc. 1200 Position
Latitude 52° 03.5’ N Longitude 158° 56’ W. 1323 Sighted
ship bearing 324° T., range 7 miles. Steamed various courses to keep clear. 1405 Ship
identified as U.S.S.R.S. SOVEETSKAYA NEFF. 2000 Position
Latitude 52° 57’ N. Longitude 161° 47’ W. 2231 Picked up
December 29, 1943 Zone
description plus ten 0400 Steaming
various courses and speeds while passing through Unimak Pass, and approaching 0600 Sighted
Scotch Cap Light bearing 325° T., distant 15 miles. 0800 Position
Latitude 53°
20’ N. Longitude 164° 48’ W. 0837 Passed Akutan 0917 Passed Unalga 1339 Passed through anti-submarine net gate,
entered 1415 Moored port side to U.S.S. SPROSTON at 1447 U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER. Moored
alongside to starboard. December 30, 1943 Zone
description plus ten Moored as before. December 31, 1943 Zone
description plus ten Moored as before. January 1, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored port side to U.S.S.
SPROSTON at Dutch Harbor Pier, Various units of U.S. Fleet
present in harbor. SOPA is ComNorPacFor. January 2, 1944 Zone
description plus ten Moored as before 0800 The Commander Destroyer Squadron 49 shifted his flag
from U.S.S. SPROSTON to U.S.S. PICKING. 0840 Underway in company with Task Force 94
in accordance with ComNorPac secret dispatch 312125 of December, 1943.
Steaming various
courses and speeds conforming with channel while standing out of 1016 Took position with DesRon
49 in standard anti-submarine screen ahead of cruiser formation: U.S.S. U.S.S. carrying 1120 Set base course 259° T&G 252° psc, standard speed 15 knots. 1206 Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 1326 Ceased zigzagging. Left cruiser screen. Steaming various courses
while carrying out tactical exercises. 1540 Rejoined cruiser screen. Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 2000 Position Latitude 53° 55’ N Longitude 169° 50’ W. 2019- Steaming various courses and speeds while carrying
out tactical 2045 exercises. Ceases zigzagging. |