for those vessels.
Releace dates wore ag follows: -
AGAWAM (A0G-6)
17 November
ARIKARA (ATF-98)
.
BAIRD (Seripps)
J November
22 November
HORIZON (Scripps)
'. 22 November
COLLINS (TAP 147)
. 20 November
ELDFR (AN~20)
4 November
SHANKS (TAP-189)
il Novenber
OG 69
17 Rovembor
YON 146
17 November
YUMA (ATF-94)
LIPAN (ATP-25)
7 November
-
_
27 November
LEO (AK~S0)
26 November
The remaining surface units remained under the Operational Control of
CTG 132.3 for redeployment from the forward area.
On 17 November 1952 CortDes-
Div ELEVEN was sent to Kwajalein to rendezvous with the CURTISS and escort her
as far as Hawsii.
The rendesvous was effected on 18 November 1952, and on 23
November at Let. 18° N. Long. 158° W. a second rendezvous with the WHITFHURST
(DDE~634) and SILVERSTEIN (DDE-534) was effected.
CortDesDiv FIEVEN then
procesded to Pearl Harbor and operational control was returned to the type
commander, ComCruDesPac.
The CURTISS and her escorts arrived at San Francisco,
California, on 30 November 1952,
ASW eir cover was furnished out to 500 miles
south southwest of San Frencisco, California, from 2000(V) on 28 November to
0657(V) on 30 November to cover the approach to San Francisco Bay.
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