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 five:

          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. 0631      Fired burst   

1510

1517      Fired burst practice expending seven round 5/38 AA Common, 12 rounds 40mm ammunition.

1730     Set clocks to zone description plus seven.

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. 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. Fired burst practice, expending seven rounds 5/38 AA-Common Ammunition. Fired burst practice, expending seven rounds 5/38 AA-Common Ammunition.

1158      Changed standard speed to 16 knots. Changed standard speed to 16 knots. 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. Steaming various courses at various speeds while conducting exercises. Steaming various courses at various speeds while conducting exercises.

1730      Set clocks to zone description plus seven. Set clocks to zone description plus seven. Set clocks to zone description plus seven.

1930      Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. Steaming various courses and speeds while conducting exercises. 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 Lower California bearing 030° T distant 66 miles. Sighted coast of Lower California bearing 030° T distant 66 miles. Sighted coast of Lower California bearing 030° T distant 66 miles.

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). Changed base course to 000°T&G (350°psc). Changed base course to 000°T&G (350°psc).

1258      Changed base course to 075°T&G (067°psc). Changed base course to 075°T&G (067°psc). 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. 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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