~~: ° Operation Order CTG 7.3 No. b= 5h, ato Wes -(3) Radio silence/shall be maintained by all ships when outside of the agoons, except to report cortact with hostile forces, emergency disposal of or associated equipment, or other emergency. (4) Weather reports to JIF SEVEN Weather Central will not be made, 4. Logistics. 5. a. As in Annex C, CTG 7.3 OpPlan 1-53. Conmander Task Group 7.3 (Acting) is Captain J. W. WATERHOUSE in USS ESTES until return of Commander Task Group 7.3 about 1200M, 19 February - .« 1954. b. Commander J. C. ELIOT, Commanding Officer USS NICHOLAS, is second in command of TU 7.3.9. c. Use zone time minus TWELVE (MIKE). d. Commanications in accordance with Annex F, CTG 7.3 OpPlan 1-53. e. Task Unit 7.3.9 is dissolved when CTG 7.5 or his authorized repre~ sentative accepts responsibility for@Pand associated equipment after it has been off-loaded from LST 762, When Task Unit 7.3.9 is dissolved, ships resume operations listed in CTG 7.3 Operating Schedule 12 Feb .- 28 Feb 1954. Wt . B EST AVAILABLE COPy 5 +— H. C. non Ma Rear admiral Commander Annexes: A Schedule of Events and Movements DISTRIBUTION LIST: CJTF SEVEN (5) CTG 7.1 (7) CTG 7.2 (2) Copies 1 through 5 6 13 12 iu CTG 7.4 (2) CTG 7.5 (7) CNO (3) 15 17 2, 16 23 26 CinCPacFlt (5) 29 33 CincPac (2) ComAirPac (1) ComPhibPac (1) ComCruDesPac (1) USS BAIROKO (2) 27 37 ey 28 copy 34 copy 35 36 38 PATFOL SQUADRON 29 (VP-29)(2) USS LST 762 (2) ComCortDesDiv 12 (1) USS EPPERSCN (DDE-719 (1) USS RENSHAW (DDE-499) (1) USS NICHOLAS (DDE-449) (1) USS PHILIP (DDE-498) (1) USS PC 1546 (1) USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2)(1) USS ESTES (AGC-12) (2) 39-40 41-42 43 4k 45 L6 47 48 49 50-51 Authenticated: 5 FO A. C. DRAGGE, LCDR Flog Secretary = ARES