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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG June 28, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Steaming as before. 0745 Changed base course to 121° T & G, 133° psc. Changed fleet speed to 15 knots. 0800 Position Latitude 52° 40’ N. Longitude 177° 57.5’ W. 0855 Changed fleet axis to 180°; PICKING took station #4 in screen, CONCORD guide. 0915 Radar contact on Great Sitkin Island bearing 105° T, distant 50
miles. 1155 Sighted Great Sitkin Island bearing 1200 T, distant 12 miles. 1215 Changed base course to 180° T & G, 192° psc. 1245 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds
patrolling along entrance channel into Kuluk Bay during entrance of cruisers,
Task Force 94. 1301 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds
proceeding toward Sand Bay, Great Sitkin Island. 1344 Moored starboard side to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 1357 U.S.S. YOUNG moored alongside to port. Ships present: Destroyer Squadron
49 and auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. June 29, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored as before. June 30, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Moored as before. July 1, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands. U.S.S. YOUNG alongside to port. Ships
present: Destroyer Squadron 49 and
auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 2, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands. U.S.S. YOUNG alongside, to port. Ships
present: Destroyer Squadron 49 and
auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 3, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands. U.S.S. YOUNG alongside to port. Ships
present: Destroyer Squadron 49 and
auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 1, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands. U.S.S. YOUNG alongside to port. Ships
present: Destroyer Squadron 49 and
auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 5, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands. U.S.S. YOUNG alongside to port. Ships
present: Destroyer Squadron 49 and
auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 6, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 0900 CDS 49 shifted flag to SPROSTON. 0935 U. S. S. YOUNG underway from alongside. 0948 Underway independently in accordance with CDS
mailgram 060210 of July, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while
standing out Of Sand Bay into Kuluk Bay
and conducting exercises in vicinity of Great
Sitkin Island. 1646- Fired automatic weapons using balloon targets,
expending 370 rounds 1655 40mm. AA., 559 rounds 20mm AA ammunition. 1729 Commenced standing into Sand Bay. 1819 Moored to NOB Pier, Sand Bay, Ship’s present:
various units of Destroyer Squadron 49 and auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is
ComNorPac. Fueled to
capacity from pier. July 7, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Moored to NOB
Pier, Sand Bay. 0821 Underway in company with U.S.S. S-46 in accordance
with CDS 49 mailgram 060210 of July, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while standing out of Sand Bay. 0922 Joined U.S.S. YOUNG and commenced
anti-submarine exercises with S-46. O.T.C. is C.O. PICKING. 1203 Completed
anti-submarine exercises, took departure from YOUNG. and S-46 and joined
U.S.S. SPROSTON. 1300 Commenced
exercising at simulated torpedo attack with SPROSTON. 1554 Exercises
completed, commenced standing toward Sweepers Cove, Adak, Aleutian Islands. 1740 Moored
port side to U.S.S. KIMBERLY at buoy #1, Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1845 SPROSTON
moored alongside KIMBERLY port side. Ships present: various units of
U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 8, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored to buoy #1
Sweepers Cove, Adak. 0827 Underway in company with U.S.S. SPROSTON in
accordance with CDS 49 mailgram 060210 of July 1944. Steaming various courses
and speeds while standing out of Sweepers Cove
and conducting exercises in Kuluk Bay. O.T.C. is C.O. PICKING. 0945 Commenced
exercise at simulated torpedo attack, SPROSTON target. 1300 Commenced acting as target for SPROSTON. 1440 Exercise
completed, commenced standing toward Sand Bay, Great Sitkin Island. 1653 Moored starboard side to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 1703 U.S.S. WICKES moored to port side. 1724 U.S.S. YOUNG moored to port side of WICKES. Ships present:
various units of Destroyer Squadron 49 and auxiliary craft. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 9, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored starboard
side to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 0840 Underway in company with U.S.S. S-46 in
accordance with CDS mailgram 060210 of July 1944. Steaming various courses and
speeds while conducting
anti-submarine exercises in vicinity of Great Sitkin Island. O.T.C. is C.O. PICKING. 1302 Exercise completed. Took departure from U.S.S.
S-46 and commenced standing toward Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1420 Moored port side to U.S.S.
KIMBERLY at buoy #1 Sweepers Cove, Adak. Ships present: various units of
U.S. fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. July 10, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored to buoy
#1, Sweepers Cove, Adak. July 11, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored to buoy
#1, Sweepers Cove, Adak. 0827 Underway in company with U.S.S.
WILLIAM D. PORTER in accordance with CDS 49 dispatch 110450 of July, 1944.
Steaming various courses and speeds while standing out of Sand Bay
and conducting exercises in Kuluk Bay. O.T.C. is C.O. PICKING. 1003 Commenced exercising at simulated torpedo attacks, PICKING
target for PORTER. 1213 Commenced acting as firing ship, PORTER target. 1350 Exercise completed. Commenced standing toward Sand
Bay, Great Sitkin Island. 1545 Moored
starboard side to NOB Pier, Sand Bay. 1610 U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER moored alongside to port. 1630 U.S.S.
YOUNG moored
alongside U.S.S. WILLIAM D. PORTER. Ships present: various units of U.S.
fleet, and U.S. Merchant Marine. S.O.P.A. is ComNorPac. |