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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG May 19, 1944 Zone description plus ten Anchored in berth D-12, Massacre Bay, Attu. May 20, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Anchored in berth D-12, Massacre Bay, Attu. 0747 Underway in company with Task Force 94 in accordance
with CTF 94 Exercise Plan 4-44 of May, 1944. Steaming various courses and
speeds while
proceeding out of Massacre Bay and patrolling channel during sortie. O.T.C. is
CTF 94 in CONCORD. 1006 Took station 3250 in task force formation, CONCORD
guide, and prepared to stream target for aircraft strafing and bombing exercises 1025 Commenced streaming target. 1155 Secured from towing exercises, no planes having
arrived, and took station #4 in antisubmarine screen 59. CONCORD
guide. 1200 Position Latitude 53° 11’ N. Longitude 174° 54’ E. 1230 Changed base course to 330° T & G, 328° psc. 1340 Took station #4 in antiaircraft screen 73, CONCORD
guide. Commenced steaming various courses and speeds up to 30 knots while
conducting automatic
weapons antiaircraft exercise with plane towing sleeve. 1415 Took
station #8 in antiaircraft screen 73, CONCORD guide in station 3090. 1729 Completed antiaircraft exercise, having expended 873
rounds 40mm AA and 1545 rounds 20mm AA ammunition. 1735 Took station 12,000 yards bearing 330° relative from
CONCORD and commenced exercise in voice radio reception. 1853 Took station 16,000 yards from CONCORD. 2000 Position Latitude 53° 39.5’ N. Longitude 173° 52’ E. 2018 Took station 18,000 yards from CONCORD. 2111 Completed exercise, took station #4 in antisubmarine
screen 59, CONCORD guide. Base course 020° T & G,
017° psc. Speed 17 knots. 2128 Changed speed to 14 knots. 2138 Changed base course to 035° T & G, 03l° psc. 2250 Took station #4 in antiaircraft screen 73, CONCORD
guide. Changed speed to 17 knots. 2330 Commenced steaming various courses
while conducting tracking exercises with aircraft in accordance with Exercise
5, CTF 94 Exercise Plan 4-44 May 21, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Steaming as before,
conducting exercises with aircraft. 0135 Exercises completed. Took station
#4 in antisubmarine screen 59, CONCORD guide. Base
course 085° T & G, 076° psc. Speed 16
knots. 0800 Position Latitude 54° 44’ N. Longitude 177° 48’ E. 0920 Changed base course to 090° T & G, 082° psc. 1041 Took
station #2 in scouting line 8 miles ahead of CONCORD, guide in search
disposition #2, CTF 94 Op. Orders 6-44. Prepared for day search and
attack exercise in accordance with Exercise 6 CTF 94 Exercise Plan 4-44.
Scouting course 090° T & G, 082° psc. Scouting speed 16 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 54° 39’ N. Longitude 179° 51’ E.
Changed speed to 10 knots. 1418 Had radar contact bearing 090° T, distant 30,000
yards. Contact presumed to be DETROIT, PORTER and WICKES simulating
enemy force. Commenced steaming-various courses and
speeds and making smoke intermittently while simulating attack according to
Attack Plan 2 of CTF 94 Op. Order 6-44. Expended two smoke generator tanks, Mark 2. 1702 Exercise completed. Took station
#4 in antisubmarine screen 59, CONCORD guide. Base course 115°
105 psc.,
speed 18 knots. 1929 Took station #4 in antisubmarine screen 56. ISHERWOOD
KIMBERLY and LUCE took departure to make simulated night torpedo
attack. 2000 Position
Latitude 54° 58’ N. Longitude 177° 53° W. 2300 Took station
5000 yards ahead of guide, CONCORD in special disposition for repelling
night torpedo attack. 2335 Had radar
contact bearing 065° T., distant 30,000 yards, assumed to be ISHERWOOD group.
Commenced exercising at repelling night torpedo attack in accordance
with Exercise 8 of CTF 94 Exercise Plan 4-44. Steaming various courses and
speeds while conducting exercise maneuvers and
illuminating simulated enemy target with starshells. Expended
23 rounds 5”/38 Illuminating ammunition. 1330- Fired 5” antiaircraft
practice, using sleeve target towed by plane. 1514 Expended
162 rounds 40mm AA and 600 rounds 20mm AA ammunition. 1330- Fired 5”
antiaircraft practice, using sleeve target towed by plane. 1514 Expended
162 rounds 40mm AA and 600 rounds 20mm AA ammunition May 22, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0040 Completed
night torpedo attack exercise. Took station #4 (55315) in antisubmarine screen
59, CONCORD guide. Base course 185° T & G, 185° psc., speed 20 knots. 0640 Radar
contact on Great Sitkin Island bearing 175° T.,
distant 40 miles. 0708 Changed
base course to 165° T & G, 165° psc. 0730 Changed base course to 180° T & G, 178° psc. 0746 Changed
base course to 270° T & G, 265° psc. 0753 Changed
course to OOO° T & G, 345° psc. 0800 Position
Latitude 52° 15’ N. Longitude 176° 34’ W. 0822 Left task force formation in company with WICKES
and SPROSTON and commenced steaming various courses and speeds while
preparing to fire day
battle practice in accordance with Exercise 9 of CTF 94 Exercise Plan 4-44. 0917 Fired one
depth charge Mark 9 due to accidental striking of breech mechanism of port
after projector by stray shell case. 0932 Fired day
battle practice with towed sled, expending 25 rounds 5”/38 AA - Common
ammunition. 1034 Rejoined
Task Force 94. Took station #5 (3080) in antiaircraft screen 73, DETROIT guide.
Base course 160° T & G, 149° psc speed 15 knots. 1045 Changed
speed to 25 knots. 1131 Left
formation. Commenced steaming various courses and speeds patrolling channel
during entrance of Task Force 94 into Kuluk Bay, Adak, Alaska. 1337 Moored
starboard side to U.S.S. WICKES in nest with U.S.S. KIMBERLY and
U.S.S. BLACK HAWK at buoy #1, Sweepers Cove, Adak. Commenced tender
overhaul using facilities of BLACK HAWK. Ships present: various units of
U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. May 23, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Moored in nest with U.S.S. BLACK HAWK, U.S.S. KIMBERLY and U.S.S. WICKES at buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak, undergoing tender overhaul May 24, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Moored in nest with U.S.S. BLACK HAWK, U.S.S. KIMBERLY and U.S.S. WICKES at buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak, undergoing tender overhaul May 25, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Moored in nest with U.S.S. BLACK HAWK U.S.S. KIMBERLY and U.S.S. WICKES at buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak, undergoing tender overhaul May 26, 1944 Zone description
plus ten: Moored in nest with U.S.S. BLACK HAWK,
U.S.S. KIMBERLY and U.S.S. WICKES at buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak, undergoing tender overhaul. |