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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG August 5, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0637 Underway in
accordance with CTF 94 mailgram 050739 of August, 1944. Steaming various
courses and speeds while standing through East Channel out of Massacre Bay and patrolling during sortie of
Cruisers, Task Force 94. 0905 Formed in
cruising disposition 6-Roger, CONCORD guide, O.T.C. is CTF94 in CHESTER.
Fleet axis 090°T, base course 040° T & G, 037° psc. Fleet speed 16 knots. PICKING in
station #5 in screen. 1001 Formed in
special antiaircraft disposition, all ships in Task Force on 3000 yard circle, CHESTER
guide in station #1. PICKING in station #9. 1025 - Fired automatic weapons antiaircraft practice using towed sleeve 1033 target. Expended 130 rounds 40mm, 380 rounds 20mm. 1054 Formed in
cruising disposition 6-Roger, CHESTER guide. PICKING
in station #5 of screen. 1112 Changed
base course to 090° T & G, 090° psc. 1125 CONCORD
assumed guide. 1200 Position
Latitude 53° 12’ N. Longitude 174° 31.5’ E. 1440 Formed in
disposition 6-Victor, CHESTER guide. PICKING in
station #7. 1533 Formed in
cruising disposition 6-Roger, CONCORD guide. PICKING
in station #5. 1800 Changed
base course to 095° T & G, 092° psc. 2000 Position
Latitude 53° 10’ N. Longitude 177° 46’ E. 2335 Radar
contact on Semisopochnoi Island bearing 168° T,
distant 60 miles. August 6, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Steaming as before. 0215 Changed
base course to 107° T & G, 105° psc. 0327 Radar
contact on Gareloi Island bearing 165° T, distant 85
miles. 0340 Radar
contact on Tanaga Island bearing 145° T, distant 81
miles. 0345 YOUNG and
LUCE left formation to act as targets in tracking exercise. PICKING took
station #5 in seven-ship screen. 0405 Changed
fleet speed to 15 knots. 0515 Commenced
tracking exercise. 0615 Exercise
completed, YOUNG and LUCE rejoined. PICKING took station
#5 in nine-ship screen. 0800 Position
Latitude 52° 44’ N. Longitude 177° 14’ W. 0818 Changed
fleet axis to 180° T, PICKING took station #1
in screen. 0900 Changed
base course to 160° T & G, 171° psc. 0917 Sighted
Great Sitkin Island bearing 245° T, distant 45 miles. 1125 Changed
base course to 180° T & G, 189° psc. 1147 Changed
fleet speed to 15 knots. 1211 Changed
fleet speed to 10 knots. 1216 Changed
fleet speed to 15 knots. 1233 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds entering Kuluk
Bay. 1306 Took
departure from Cruisers, T.F. 94. Proceeding to Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island. 1507 Moored
port side to LUCE, alongside SPROSTON at NFS Pier, Sand Bay. Fueled to capacity. 1704 Underway
from alongside LUCE, proceeding to Sweepers Cove, Adak. 1850 Moored starboard side to U.S.S. BLACK HAWK at
buoy #2, Sweepers Cove. Commenced tender repair. Ships
present: various units of U. S. Fleet. 2000 LUCE moored
alongside to port. 2030 ISHERWOOD
moored alongside LUCE. August 7, 1944 Zone description plus ten: Moored alongside BLACK HAWK at buoy 2, Sweepers Cove, Adak. August 8, 1944 Zone description plus ten Moored alongside U.S.S. BLACK HAWK at buoy
#2, Sweepers Cove, Adak. 0632 Underway in company with CruDiv 5 and Desron 49 less KIMBERLY, PORTER and YOUNG, in accordance with ComNorPac despatch 072007 of August, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while standing out of Sweepers Cove and leading sortie of CruDiv 5 through Kuluk Bay, Asugsak Pass and Chugul Pass. 0852 Departed Chugul Pass. Formed in cruising
disposition 6-S, destroyers in antisubmarine screen 56, CHESTER guide. PICKING in station #1. Base course and fleet
axis 155° T & G, 165° psc. Fleet speed 16 knots. 1042 Sighted LCVP (landing craft) adrift, bearing 100° T,
distant 6000 yards. ISHERWOSD investigated and found boat unoccupied. 1200 Position Latitude 51° 03’ N. Longitude 175° 06’ W. 2000 Position Latitude 49° 08’ N. Longitude 173° 35’ W. 2015 Changed base course to 156° T & G, 162° psc. August 9, 1944 Zone description_plus
ten: Steaming as before. 0030 Took departure, in company with Desron
49 less KIMBERLY, PORTER, YOUNG, from CruDiv 5
and commenced standing toward San Francisco, Cal. in accordance with ComNorPac despatch 072007 of
August, 1944. Formed special disposition, PICKING guide, remaining
destroyers on 1500 yard circle. 0300 Set clocks to zone description plus nine and one-half. 0800 Position Latitude 48° 02’ N. Longitude l70° 02’ W. 1200 Position Latitude 47° 57’ N. Longitude 168° 17’ W. 2000 Position Latitude 47° 48’ N. Longitude 165° 02’ W. August 10, 1944 Zone description plus nine and one-half Steaming as before. 0000 Set clocks to zone description plus nine. 0732 Changed base course and fleet axis to 105° T&G, 09l° psc. 0800 Position Latitude 47° 27.5’ N. Longitude 159° 36’ W. 1200 Position Latitude 47° 10.6’ N. Longitude 157° 57.3’ W. 2000 Position Latitude 46° 29.5’ N. Longitude 155° 12’ W. August 11, 1944 Zone description plus nine Steaming as before. 0000 Set clocks to zone description plus eight and one-half. 0735 Changed course to llO° T & G,
094° psc. 0800 Position Latitude 45° 40.5’ N. Longitude 149° 47’ W. 0811
Sustained gyro compass casualty. ISHERWOOD
assumed guide. 0925 Casualty remedied. PICKING assumed guide. 1200 Position Latitude 45° 17.5’ N. Longitude 148° 16.2’ W. 1530 Changed fleet speed to 17.5 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 44° 31’ N. Longitude 145° 09.5’ W. August 12, 1944 Zone description plus eight and one-half Steaming as before. 0000 Set ship’s clocks to zone description plus eight. 0800 Position Latitude 43° 21.5’ N. Longitude 1400 41.5’ W. 1042 Changed base course and fleet axis to 110° T & G, 103° psc. 1200 Position Latitude 42° 43’ N. Longitude 139° 05.5’ W. 2000 Position Latitude 4l° 50.5’ N. Longitude 136° 15’ W. Changed
fleet speed of advance to 16 knots. August 13, 1944 Zone description plus eight Steaming as before. 0000 Set ship’s clocks to zone description plus seven and one-half. 0640 Changed fleet speed of advance to 10 knots. 0800 Position Latitude 40° 21.2’ N. Longitude 132° 32.2’ W. 1200 Position Latitude 39° 33’ N. Longitude 131° 56.5’ W. 1712 Changed fleet speed of advance to 18 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 38° 59.8’ N. Longitude 129° 55’ W. Changed base course
and fleet axis to 113° T & G, 099° psc. |