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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG July 29, 1944 Zone description plus ten:
Steaming as
before. 0545
Changed fleet speed to 18 knots. 0800
Position Latitude 52° 25’ N.
Longitude 166° 06’ E. 1200
Position Latitude 52° 28’ N.
Longitude 167° 59’ E. 1217
Changed speed to 19 knots. 1305
Surface radar contact bearing 042° T., distant 24,000 yards. U.S.S.
SPROSTON investigated contact. 1313
Changed base course to 038° T & G, 023° psc. 1315
Changed fleet speed to 15 knots. 1327
Changed fleet speed to 25 knots. 1328
SPROSTON reported contact friendly. 1329
Changed fleet speed to 19 knots. 1334 Changed base course to 088° T & G, 089° psc. 1604 Changed
base course to 090° T & G, 093° psc. Changed fleet speed to 20 knots. 1825 Radar
contact on Attu Island bearing 065° T., distant 45 miles. 1859 Changed fleet speed to 21 knots. 2005 Changed base course to 085° T & G, 081° psc. 2100 Formed in column, BADGER guide. PICKING in station #2. 2115 Changed base course to 050° T & G, 026° psc. 2124 Changed base course to 044° T & G, 028° psc. Changed speed to 25 knots. 2133 Commenced steaming independently on various courses
and speeds while proceeding through west channel into Massacre Bay. 2215 Moored starboard side to U.S.S. BRAZOS in
berth D-13 Massacre Bay, and commenced fueling to capacity. 2230 YOUNG moored to starboard side of BRAZOS. Ships
present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is CTF 94 in CHESTER. July 30, 1944 Zone description plus
ten: Moored to U.S.S. BRAZOS in berth D-l3 Massacre Bay, Attu, fueling. 0005 Completed fueling to
capacity. 0635 Underway
to anchorage. 0651 Anchored
in berth D-ll, Massacre Bay. July 31, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Anchored in berth D-ll,
Massacre Bay, Attu. August 1, 1944 Zone description plus ten Anchored
in berth D—ll, Massacre Bay, Attu, Aleutian Islands. Ships present: Task Force 94
and various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is CTF 94 in CHESTER. 1134 Underway in accordance with CTF 94 mailgram 312006
of July, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while standing through West Channel out of Massacre Bay and
patrolling during sortie of Cruisers, Task Force 94. 1340 Formed in cruising disposition 9-Roger, U.S.S. CONCORD guide, O.T.C. is
CTF 94 in CHESTER. Fleet axis 244° T, base course 244° T & G, 246° psc. Fleet speed 16 knots. PICKING
in station #4 of eight ship screen. YOUNG not present in
screen. Task Force proceeding enroute to Kurile
Islands, Japan to carry out bombardment in accordance with ComCruDiv
5 Operation Order 18-44. 1558 YOUNG joined
screen. PICKING in station #4 of nine-ship screen. 1820 WICKES
left screen to act as picket. PICKING in station
#4 of eight-ship screen. 2000 Position Latitude 51° 51.5’ N. Longitude 170° 29.5’
E. August 2, 1944 Zone
description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0800 Position Latitude 50° 28’ N. Longitude 165° 34’ E. 0900 Changed base course to 245° T & G, 251° psc. 0910 Changed fleet axis to 020° T, PICKING took
station #4. 1200 Position Latitude 50° 02.9’ N. Longitude 163° 57.l’
E. 1300 Changed fleet speed to 25 knots. 1504 SC radar
contact on unidentified plane bearing 270° T, distance 35,000 yards. WICKES reported
contact on TBS. Prepared to repel air attack. 1508 Formed in disposition 6-Victor, CONCORD guide.
PICKING took station #4. 1510 Sighted one Japanese type Betty bearing 335° T,
distance 4000 yards. Plane passed out of sight in reduced visibility on bearing
335° T. 1511 Changed
base course to 177° T & G, 183° psc. 1518 Changed base course to 090° T & G, 085° psc. Commenced partial retirement due to
detection. 1535 Changed fleet speed to 28 knots. 1930 Formed in cruising
disposition 9-Roger, CONCORD guide. PICKING took station #4 in
screen. 1938 Changed fleet
speed to 18 knots. 2000 Position
Latitude 49° 37.5’ N. Longitude 165° 32’ E. 2030 Changed base
course to 105° T & G, 116° psc. 2044 SG radar
contact on surface vessel bearing llO° T, distant 15
miles. 2049 Changed fleet
speed to 25 knots. 2051 Contact
identified as U.S.S. ATR 32. 2052 Changed fleet
speed to 18 knots. August 3, 1944 Zone description p1us ten Steaming as before. 0200 Changed
base course to 000° T & G. 0330 Changed
base course to 272° T & G, 273° psc. Proceeding to carry out bombardment of Paramushiro,
Kurile Islands. 0800 Position
Latitude 49° 56’ N. Longitude 165° 56’ E. 1054 WICKES
reported
radar contact on unidentified aircraft bearing 220° T, distant 7,900 yards. 1055 Formed
in disposition 6-Victor. PICKING in station #2.
Prepared to repel air attack. 1100 Changed
fleet speed to 25 knots. 1115 Changed base course to OOO° T & G, 358° psc.
WICKES lost contact. 1123 Changed
base course to 063° T & G, 058° psc. Commenced retirement. Bombardment abandoned by CTF 94.
Commenced standing toward Attu, Aleutian Islands. 1132 Formed
in cruising disposition 6-Roger. 1137 Changed fleet speed to 16 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 50° 04’ N. Longitude 164° 51’ E. 2000 Position
Latitude 51° 02’ N. Longitude 167° 53.2’ E. August 4, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0612 Changed fleet
speed to 17 knots. 0735 Radar contact
on Attu Island bearing 032° T, distant 45 miles. 0800 Position Latitude 52° 23.8’ N. Longitude
171° 52.7’ E. 0818 Changed fleet axis to 060° T, PICKING took station #4 in screen. 0830 Changed base
course to 058° T & G, 048° psc. 0920 Sighted Attu
Island bearing 353° T, distant 25 miles. 1000 Changed speed
to 15 knots. 1055 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds proceeding to patrol sector for entry of
cruisers, Task Force 94. 1105 Commenced patrolling. 1118 Commenced standing through West Channel
into Massacre Bay, Attu. 1203 Anchored in
berth D-ll, Massacre Bay. Ships present: various units
of U.S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is CTF 94 in CHESTER. 1622 Underway proceeding alongside U.S.S. RAPIDAN in berth D-l3. 1648 Moored starboard side to RAPIDAN; fueled
to capacity. 1926 Underway
from alongside RAPIDAN; proceeding to anchorage. 1940 Anchored in berth D-ll, Massacre Bay.
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