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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG
August
15, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Steaming as before. 0000 Set ship’s clocks to zone
description plus seven. Changed fleet speed of advance to 14 knots. 0450 Changed base course and fleet axis to 097° T & G, 078° psc. 0700 Changed fleet speed of advance to 10 knots. 0800 Position Latitude 38° 01’ N. Longitude 126° 26’ W. 0913 Changed fleet speed of advance to 8 knots. 1200 Position Latitude 37° 56’ N. Longitude 125° 43’ W.
Changed base course and fleet axis to 180° T, 179° psc. 1210 Changed fleet speed of advance to 11 knots. 1803
Changed fleet speed of advance to 14 knots. Formed
in column normal order, PICKING guide. Changed fleet speed of advance to
15 knots. 1820 Changed base course to 067° T & G, 043° psc. 1832 Changed fleet speed of advance to 13 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 36° 44.5’ N. Longitude 125° 19.5’ W. 2033 Formed in column open order. Changed fleet speed of
advance to 14 knots. August
15, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Steaming as before. 0000 Changed base course to 054° T & G, 028° psc. 0400 Radar contact on Farallon Island bearing 050° T,
distant 30 miles. 0426 Changed base course to 062° T & G,
035° psc. 0457 Sighted San Francisco Channel buoy “A” bearing 060° T, distant
6000 yards. 0512 Changed base course to 07l° T & G, 045° psc.
Entered swept channel. 0517 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds conforming to the
channel, proceeding into San Francisco harbor. 0623 Took pilot on board. 0747 Anchored in anchorage area number 9, San Francisco
Bay. Ships present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is ComDesRon 49 in
PICKING. 1400 Took pilot on board. 1440 Underway, steaming various courses and speeds
proceeding to moor. 1500 Moored starboard side to Pier 25, San Francisco. August 16, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 17, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. 1100 S.O.P.A. shifted to C.O.
U.S.S. BATAAN. 1610 U.S.S. HOPKINS (DMS13)
moored alongside to port. August 18, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 19, 1944 Zone description plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. 1017 Underway from south side of
Pier 25. 1050 Moored starboard side to
North Side of Pier 25. August 20, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 21, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 22, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 23, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 24, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 25, 1944 Zone description
plus seven: Moored
to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. August 26, 1944 Zone description plus seven Moored to pier 25, San Francisco, Calif. S.O.P.A. is
C.O. U.S.S. SARASOTA (APA). 0557 Underway in
accordance with ComDesRon 49 Movement Order 1-44, proceeding on various courses
and speeds enroute anchorage area #12, Naval Anchorage, San Francisco Harbor, California. 0616 Anchored in anchorage area #12, berth #5,
Naval Anchorage, San Francisco Harbor,
California. 0711 Underway in
accordance with ComDesRon 49 Movement Order 1-44.Steaming various courses and
speeds while standing through main ship channel out of San Francisco Harbor. 0954 Formed squadron
formation 6, U.S.S. PICKING guide,
O.T.C. is ComDesRon 49 in U.S.S. PICKING.
Fleet axis 280° T, base course 280° T & G, 262°
psc. Fleet speed 15 knots. Proceeding in company
with DesRon 49 less U.S.S. WILLIAM
D. PORTER, U.S.S. YOUNG, and U.S.S. KIMBERLY enroute Pearl Harbor, T.H. 1200 Position’
Latitude 37°-45’ N, Longitude 123°-38.8’ W. 1202 Changed base
course to 270° T & G, 254° psc. 1333 Changed base
course to 220° T & G, 214° psc. 1352 Changed fleet
speed to 18 knots. 1728 Changed base
course to 246° T & G, 236° psc. 1753 Formed column open order by divisions. 1900 Set ship’s
clocks to zone description plus seven and one-half. 2000 Position
Latitude 36°-43.8’ N. Longitude 125°-43’ W. August 27, 1944 Zone
description plus seven and one-half: Steaming
as before. 0800 Position
Latitude 35° 16.5’ N., Longitude l29°-48’ W. 1200 Position
Latitude 34° 51.5’ N., Longitude 130°-59’ W. 1900 Set Ship’s clocks to zone description plus
eight. 2000 Position
Latitude 33° 26.8’ N., Longitude 134°-O1.5’ W. August
28, 1944 Zone Description plus eight: Steaming as before. 0800 Position
Latitude 31°-34.5’ N., Longitude 138°-l4’ W. 0910 Commenced scheduled exercises conducting simulated torpedo
attack; DesDiv 98 attacking unit, DesDiv 97 target unit. 0940 Completed
simulated torpedo attack, formed squadron formation #6, U.S.S. PICKING guide.
Fleet course and axis 246° T & G, 233° psc. Fleet speed 18 knots. 1200 Position
Latitude 31°-10’ N., Longitude l39°-26’ W. 1405 Commenced scheduled exercises conducting simulated torpedo,
attack; DesDiv 97 attacking unit, DesDiv 98 target unit. 1430 Completed
simulated torpedo attack, formed squadron formation #6, PICKING guide.
Fleet course and axis 246° T & G, 227° psc., fleet speed 18 knots. 1600 Formed
column of divisions, PICKNG guide. 1609 Test
fired MK 32 fuzed 5” projectiles; 24 rounds expended. 1610 Changed
base course to 240° T & G, 221° psc. 1615 Test fired automatic weapons; ammunition expended 20 rounds,
40mm and 14 rounds 20mm. 1640 Formed
in squadron formation #6, PICKING guide, fleet course and axis 240° T
& G, 221° psc., fleet speed 18 knots. 1900 Set
ship’s clocks to zone description plus eight and one-half. 2000 Position
Latitude 29°-47.2’ N. Longitude l42°-03.1’ W. |