|
|
USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG April 5, 1944 Zone description_plus ten: Moored as before. 1539 Underway in accordance with CTF 94 Op. Orders 4-44 of 2 April 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds standing out of Sweepers Cove and through Kuluk Bay. 1810 Set course 0900 T & G, 068° psc. Commenced standing toward Akuksak Pass. 1830 U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER, WICKES, ISHERWOOD (CDD 98) , KIMBERLY joined company. Formed squadron column, normal order. PICKING guide. O.T.C. is CDS 49 in PICKING. 1906 Akuksak Island abeam to port, distant 1000 yards. 1930 Changed base course to 130° T & G, 1200 psc. Set speed 10 knots. 2010 Changed base course to 180° T & G, 1800 psc. 2030 Changed base course to 238° T & G, 242° psc. 2100 Commenced forming scouting line on bearing 283° - 103° T, ships in normal order, distance 20,000 yards. Base course 238° T & G, 242° psc. PICKING guide. Commenced searching for enemy submarine on track laid down in CTF 94 Op. Order 4-44. 2335 Changed base course to 225° T & G, 230° psc. Commenced closing scouting distance to 15,000 yards. 2345 Changed speed to 18 knots. 2347 Changed speed to 21 knots. Changed base course to 205° T & G, 210° psc. 2355 Changed base course to 170° T & G, 168° psc. 2359 Changed speed to 15 knots.
April 5, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0105 Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 0200 U.S.S. WICKES assumed formation guide. 0800 Position Latitude 49° 56 N. Longitude 176° 51 W. 0900 Changed speed to 15 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 49° 01 N. Longitude 177° 03 W. 2000 Position Latitude 47° 14 N. Longitude 177° 30 W.
April 6, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0000 Changed base course to 202° T & G, 209° psc. Changed speed to 12 knots. 0800 Position Latitude 45° 06 N. Longitude 178° 10 W. 0900 Changed base course to 220° T & G, 221° psc. 1145 Ceased zigzagging. 1200 Position Latitude 44° 41 N. Longitude 178° 50 W. 1305 Changed speed to 15 knots. 1308 Changed speed to 17 knots. 1700 Changed base course to 094° T & G, 080° psc. 1715 Changed base course to 081° T & G, 066° psc. Changed speed to 20 knots. 1846 Changed base course to 094° T & G, 080° psc. Changed speed to 17 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 43° 46 N. Longitude 178° 41 W.
Steaming as before. 0800 Position Latitude 43° 55 N. Longitude 174° 10 W. 1200 Position Latitude 44° 38 N. Longitude 172° 56 W. Changed speed to 18 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 46° 12 N. Longitude 170° 17 W.
April 8, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming as before 0800 Position Latitude 48° 18 N. Longitude 166° 02 W. 1007 Commenced exchanging stations with PORTER, ISHERWOOD exchanging stations with WICKES. 1043 ISHERWOOD assumed guide; PICKING in new station. 1115 Changed speed to 23 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 49° 04 N. Longitude 164° 39 W. 2000 Position Latitude 50° 56 N. Longitude 160° 55 W. Changed speed to 18 knots. U.S.S. ISHERWOOD, KIMBERLY, YOUNG left formation. 2300 Changed course to 046° T & G, 020° psc. Changed speed to 19 knots.
Apri1 9, 1944 Zone description plus ten Steaming as before. 0145 U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER left scouting line to proceed on duty assigned. U.S.S. SPROSTON assumed PORTERS station. 0800 Position Latitude 53° 20 N. Longitude 156° 55 W. Changed base course to 050° T & G, 024° psc. Changed speed to 18 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 54° 10 N. Longitude 155° 09 W. 1240 Changed speed to 15 knots. 1315 U.S.s. WICKES left scouting line to proceed on duty assigned. 2000 Position Latitude 55° 28 N. Longitude 152° 26 W.
April 10, 1944 Zone description plus ten Steaming as before. 0700 Changed base course to 312° T&G, 300° psc. SPROSTON took station on starboard beam, distance 15,000 yards. 0930 Test fired automatic weapons battery, expending 60 rounds 40MM AA, 240 rounds 20MM AA ammunition. 1118 Changed base course to 274° T&G, 264° psc. 1123 Had radar contact on Marmot Island, bearing 288° T&G, distance 45 miles. 1230 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while proceeding toward channel leading to Womens Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska. 1345 Entered channel. 1557 Moored port side to Permanent Pier, Womens Bay, Kodiak Island. Ships present various units of U.S. Fleet. SOPA is ComDesRon 49 in PICKING. 1845 Set clocks to zone description plus nine.
April 11, 1944 Zone description plus nine Moored as before.
April 12, 1944 Zone description plus nine Moored as before.
April 13, 1944 Zone description plus nine Moored as before.
April 14, 1944 Zone description plus nine Moored as before.
April 15, 1944 Zone description plus nine: Moored as before. 1641 Underway in company with U.S.S. SPROSTON enroute Adak, Alaska in accordance with verbal orders of ComDesRon 49 in compliance ComDesRon 49 dispatch 160238 of April 1944. Steering various courses and speeds while standing through channel. 1805 Set base course 090° T&G, 084° psc, speed 22 knots. 1810 Set clocks to zone description plus ten. 1839 Changed speed to 25 knots. 1900 Changed base course 180° T&G, 178° psc. 1942 Changed speed to 20 knots while SPROSTON proceeded to take station 10,000 yards on PICKINGs port beam. 2000 Position Latitude 5l°05 N, Longitude 151°34 W. 2008 With SPROSTON on station, changed speed to 25 knots. 2130 Changed base course to 240° T&G, 237° psc. Changed speed to 20 knots while SPROSTON readjusted station. 2225
With SPROSTON on station, changed speed to 25 knots. 2305
Changed speed to 21 knots.
|