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July 3, 1945 Zone description (-) 12 Steaming as before enroute SAIPAN to PEARL HARBOR. Positions: 0800 -
Latitude - 14°-44.7’ N; Longitude - 175°-1O.2’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 15°-08.1’
N; Longitude - 176°-21.2’ E. 2000 -
Latitude - 15°-32.O’ N; Longitude - 178°-34.O’ E. July 4, 1945 Zone description (+) 11 Steaming as before enroute SAIPAN to PEARL HARBOR. Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 16°-26.5’ N; Longitude -
178°-18.5’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 16°-44.1’ N; Longitude -
177°-09.8’ E. 2000 - Latitude - 17°-11.2’ N; Longitude -
175°-08.3’ E. July 5, 1945 Zone description (+) 11 Steaming as before enroute SAIPAN to PEARL HARBOR. Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 17°-55.1’ N; Longitude -
171°-37.5’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 17°-21.2’ N; Longitude -
170°-35.3’ E. 2000 - Latitude - 18°-42.4’ N; Longitude -
168°-18.5’ E. July 6, 1945 Zone description (+) 11 Steaming as before enroute SAIPAN to PEARL HARBOR. Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 18°-59.4’
N; Longitude - 164°-39.3’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 19°-06.9’
N; Longitude - 163°-40.1’ E. 2000 -
Latitude - 19°-29.O’ N; Longitude - 161~~38.2’ E. July 7, 1945 Zone description (+) 10 Steaming as before enroute SAIPAN to PEARL HARBOR. 0800 Held AA practice firing using towed sleeve. 1008 Completed AA practice firing. Expended 147 rounds 5”/38 AA common, 2680 rounds 40mm and 3942 rounds 20mm ammunition. 1205 Proceeding into PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, T.H. 1343 Moored in berth Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 20°-24.5’
N; Longitude - 157°-57.0’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 21°-23.2’
N; Longitude - 158°-57.9’ E. 2000 - Latitude - 21°-23.2’
N; Longitude - 158°-58.1’ E. July 8, 1945 Zone description (+) 9½ At 1437
underway and proceeded PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, T.H. to SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,
in company with U.S.S. WICKES (DD578), U.S.S. SPROSTON (DD577)
and U.S.S. BRACKET (DE41). O.T.C. Captain Bert F. BROWN, USN, Commander
Destroyer Squadron 49 in U.S.S. PICKING. Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 21°-23.2’
N; Longitude - l58°-58.1’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 21°-23.2’
N; Longitude - 158°-58.1’ E. 2000 -
Latitude - 22°-05.O’ N; Longitude - 157°-34.0’ E. July 9, 1945 Zone description (+) 9½ Steaming as before enroute PEARL HARBOR to SAN FRANCISCO. Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 24°-17.1’
N; Longitude - 154°-33.2’ E. 1200 - Latitude - 25°-01.0’
N; Longitude - 153°-45.5’ E. 2000 - Latitude - 26°-13.4’
N; Longitude - 151°-43.0’ E. July 10, 1945 Zone description (+) 9½ Steaming as before enroute PEARL HARBOR to SAN FRANCISCO. Positions: 0800 - Latitude 28°-05.O’ N; Longitude - 148°-41.1’ E. 1200 - Latitude 28°-36.O’ N; Longitude - 147°—47.O’ E. 2000 -
Latitude- 29°-45.O’ N; Longitude - 145°—37.O’ E. July 11, 1945 Zone description (+) 9 Steaming as before enroute PEARL HARBOR to SAN FRANCISCO. Positions: 0800 - Latitude 3l0_l2.9’1 N;
Longitude - 142°—19.5’ E. 1200 - Latitude 3l°-45.2’ N; Longitude - 141°-17.O’ E. 2000 -
Latitude- 32°-34.3’ N; Longitude - 139°—31.O’ E. July 12, 1945 Zone description (+) 9 Steaming as before enroute PEARL HARBOR to SAN FRANCISCO. Positions: 0800 - Latitude - 34°-08.7’ N; Longitude - 136°—05.7’
E. 1200 - Latitude - 34°-35.2’ N; Longitude - 135°—02.0’
E. 2000 - Latitude
- 35°-26.O’ N; Longitude - 132°-42.5’ E. July 13, 1945 Zone description (+) 8 Steaming as before enroute PEARL HARBOR to SAN FRANCISCO. Positions: 0800 -
Latitude- 36°-32.5’ N;
Longitude - 129°—Ol.6’ E. 1200 - Latitude- 36°-57.O’ N; Longitude - 127°—45.5’ E. 2000 - Latitude- 37°-l8.O’ N; Longitude - 126°—29.0’ E. July 14, 1945 Zone description (+) 7 Steaming as before enroute
PEARL HARBOR to SAN FRANCISCO. Stood into SAN FRANCISCO
BAY and anchored in berth #7. At 0827 underway enroute SAN FRANCISCO BAY to Naval Ammunition Depot,
MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA to unload all ammunition and pyrotechnics. Upon
completion of unloading ammunition
underway enroute Naval Ammunition Depot, MARE ISLAND
to Navy Yard MARE ISLAND Navy Yard, MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA to undergo routine
overhaul. July 15 to 31, 1945 Zone description (+) 7 Moored in MARE ISLAND Navy Yard, MARE ISLAND,
CALIFORNIA, USA, undergoing routine overhaul. August 1 to August 12, 1945 Zone description (+) 8 Undergoing routine overhaul, MARE ISLAND Navy Yard, MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. August 13, 1945 Zone description (+) 8 Continuing with overhaul. August 14, 1945 Zone description (+) 8 Japan declared her willingness to surrender. Hostilities ceased
at 1600. August 15-16, 1945 Zone description (+) 7 On the morning of the 15th, Commander B. J. SEMMES, Jr., USN
relieved as Commanding Officer of the PICKING by Commander C. T, MAURO, USN. August 17-29, 1945 Zone description (+) 7 Went
out of drydock at noon the 17th, and alongside Berth
#16, MINY to continue with overhaul. August 30, 1945 Zone description (+) 8 Got underway for NAD, in the morning for sonar
gear check, degaussing to MARE ISLAND at night and moored to Dolphins at Radar
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