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April 16, 1944 Zone descr4ption plus ten: Steaming as before. 0300 Had radar
contact on Chirikoff Island, bearing 318° T, distance 71,500 yards. 0800 Position
Latitude 54°27N, Longitude 157°37 W. Changed speed to 22 knots. 1120 Changed
base course to 270° T&G, 263° psc. Changed speed to 15 knots to permit SPROSTON
to reassume station abeam to port, distance 10,000 yards. 1140 With SPROSTON
on station, changed speed to 22 knots. 1200 Position
Latitude 53°45 N, Longitude 159°38W. 1245 Commenced
full power run to test main engines, increasing speed by gradual increments up
to 31 knots. SPROSTON steamed independently. 1447 Had radar
contact on Unimak Island, bearing 310° T, distance 90 miles. 1600 Changed
base course to 251° T&G, 246° psc. 1620 Secured
from full power run due to casualty in boiler feed water regulator. Changed
speed to 10 knots on port engine, 15 on Starboard. 1626 Changed
speed to 15 knots on both engines. 1700 U.S.S.
SPROSTON took station on PICKINGs port beam, distance 10,000 yards.
Changed speed to 22 knots. 1945 Changed
speed to 20 knots. 2000 Position
Latitude 53°07 N, Longitude 165°20 W. April 17, 1944 Zone
description_plus ten: Steaming
as before. 0354 Changed
base course to 262° T&G, 258° psc. 0552 Passed
Unaska Island abeam to starboard, distance 27 miles. 0615 Passed
Chagalak Island abeam to starboard, distance 27 miles. 0730 Changed
base course to 330° T&G, 3200 psc. Commenced passage of Amukta Pass. SPROSTON
took position astern, distant 10,000 yards. 0735 Sighted
Seguarn Island bearing 300° T, distant 261/2 miles. 0755 Sighted
Amukta Island bearing 055° T, distant 221/2 miles. 0800 Position
Latitude 52°35 N, Longitude 171°35 W. 0810 Passed
Amukta Island abeam, distant 21 miles. 0840 Passed
Seguam Island. abeam distant 111/2 miles. 0950 Changed
base course to 260° T&G, 260° psc. 1200 Position
Latitude 52°35 N, Longitude 173°40 W. 1230 Changed
base course to 25l° T&G, 25l° psc. 1513 Sighted
Great Sitkin Island bearing 195° T, distant 11 miles. 1517 Changed
speed to 21 knots. 1538 Changed,
base course to 205° T&G, 205° psc. Changed speed to 25 knots. SPROSTON took
station in column open order, distant 1000
yards. 1620 Commenced steaming various courses and
speeds while proceeding through Kuluk Bay, Adak, Alaska. 1713 Moored port side to U.S.S. ISHERWOOD
in nest with U.S.S. KIMBERLY and U.S.S. YOUNG at buoy #1,
Sweepers Cove, Adak, Alaska. Ships present
various units of U.S. Fleet. SOPA is ComNorPac. April 18, 1944 Zone
description_plus ten: Moored
as before. April 19, 1944 Zone
description_plus ten: Moored
as before. April 20, 1944 Zone
description_plus ten: Moored
as before. April 21, 1944 Zone
description_plus ten: Moored as before. 1323
Underway in accordance with ComDesRon
49 dispatch 211042 of April, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while
standing out of Sweepers Cove
and into Kuluk Bay, Adak. 1344
Anchored in 11 fathoms of water in
berth D-ll, Kuluk Bay, Adak. U.S.S. CONCORD and U.S.S. ISHERWOOD anchored
in vicinity. SOPA is ComNorPac. April 22, 1944 Zone description plus ten Anchored as before. April 23, 1944 Zone description
plus ten: Anchored as before. 0750 Underway
in accordance with CTF 94 Exercise Plan 1-44. Steaming various courses and
speeds while standing out of Kuluk Bay. 0826 Commenced
antisubmarine sweep in accordance with CTF 94 Sortie Plan 1-44. 0938 Joined
Task Force 94, OTC is CTF 94 in U.5.5. CONCORD. Took station with Task
Unit 94.2.3 in column 4000 yards dead ahead of CONCORD. Commenced gunnery exercises in accordance with CTF
94 Exercise Plan 1-44, Exercise. 1159 Completed
exercises, having expended 69 rounds 5/38 AA-Common ammunition. Steaming
various courses and speeds in vicinity of Cape Adaqdak, Adak. 1320 Took
station No. 4 in antisubmarine screen 59. 1405 Took
station No. 1 in antiaircraft screen 73. 2130 Took
station with Task Unit 94.2.3 in column 4000 yards ahead of CONCORD. Commenced
gunnery exercises in accordance with CTF Exercise Plan 1-44, Exercise. 2345 Completed
exercises, having expended 20 rounds 5/38 AA-Common and 5 rounds 5/38
Illuminating ammunition. Commenced taking station #4 in antisubmarine screen 59. CONCORD guide.
April 24, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Steaming as
before. 0020 Took station No. 4 in antisubmarine screen 59, CONCORD guide.
Base course 000° T & G, 353° psc. 0041 Changed base course to 060° T & G, 044°
psc. 0047 Changed speed to 20 knots. 0109 Changed base course to 300° T & G, 299°
psc. Changed speed to 16 knots. 0510 Formed search disposition #2 in accordance
with CTF 94 Op. Order 6-44; took station #2 in scouting line normal to base
course, eight miles ahead of
guide, CONCORD. 0613 Commenced zig-zagging. 0800 Position Latitude . 0923 Commenced steaming various courses and
speeds while conducting simulated Task Force Attack maneuvers. 1142 Exercises completed, took station No. 4 in
antisubmarine screen 59. CONCORD guide. Base course 210° T & G, 207°
psc. Speed 16 knots. Commenced
zig-zagging. 1200 Position Latitude 53° 32 N. Longitude 179°
00 E. 1315 Took station No. 4 in antiaircraft screen 73, CONCORD guide
in circle center. Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while conducting fighter director exercises
in accordance with CTF 94 Exercise Plan 1-44, Exercise A-4. 1557 Exercises completed, took station No. 4 in
antisubmarine screen 59, CONCORD guide. Base course 270° T & G, 274°
psc. Speed 16 knots. 1630 Took station in Task Force
search disposition No. 2 in accordance with CTF 94 Op. Order 6-44. Station in
scouting line normal to base course 8 miles ahead of guide, CONCORD. 2000 Position Latitude 53° 04 N. Longitude 175° 41
E. 2243 Radar contact on Shemya
Island, bearing 238° T distant 32.2 miles. |