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Steaming in company with DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVEN less USS WALKE (DD723) andUSS O'BRIEN
(DD725) enroute fron BIKINI ATOLL, MASSHALL ISLANDS to PEARL RARSOR, T.H. on base course O73,2% T, wy
074° PGC, 062° PSC, speed 18 imots (169 RPU).
Steaming on boilers #3 and #4.
Condition BAKER set.
Ships are in squadron formation #5, distance four hundred yards, interval eight hundred fifty yards
in the following order: column #1, the squadron guide, USS BARTON (DD722); USS LOWRY (pDD770), USS
LAFFEY (DD724}; colunn #2, the unit guide, USS ALLEN ¥. STWER (DD692), USS INGRAHAY (DD694), USS
MOALE (DD693).
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The USS R.K, HUNTINGTON (DD781) is steaming independently for tracking exercise.
E.N, PARKER, USN, ComDesRon? in USS BARTON{D722 - 0200 Set all ship's clocks
hour to sone -12 time. 0243
Changed course to 05352" 3 0569 PGC, MB1° PAC. 0255
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Steaming as before, 0619 Changed course to 044° T, 04332" BC, 030° BBC. 0628 Chagged Ow
SBcourse to 073.%° T, 07% PGC, 060° PSC, 700 Mustered crew at quarters. No absentees, 0725. .->
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0804 Changed course to 074° T and PGC, 061° PSC; changed speed to 18 knots .
(169 rpm). £838 Commenced steaming on various courses and at various epeeds for radar and optical
rengefinder comparison, 0945 Exercised crew at general qisrtera. Set material condition "AFIRM.
1000 Completed radar and optical range finder comparison. - Steaming on various courses ani et various
speeds wille conducting surface tracking exercise. 1101 Charmed course to 074° T and PGC, 060°
PSC, changed speed to 18 kmota (169 rpm). 1103 Completed ‘surface tracking exercise. 1105 Secured
from general quarters, set material condition "BAKER",
1106 Changed speed 2 15 knots, 138 rm.
1109 Commenced steating independently for individual ship exercises,
T and PGC, 0579 PSC.
1120 Changed speed to 18 knots (169 rpm).
1115 Changed course to 070°
1131 Exercised at steering
casualty drill. 11233 Secured from steering casualty drill. 1135 Let fires die out under super
heaters on boilers #3 and #4, 1158 Exercised at staqring casualty drill. - Made daily inspection of ange
magazines end smokeless powder samples. Conditions gormal.
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‘Steaming as before. 1203 Shifted steering control to the bridge. 1253 Exercised crew at of
general quarters, steaming on varfous courses at various speeds while test firing five inch
thirty-eight ‘and eutometic weapons.
1357 Ceased firing and secured from general quarters having ©
expended 39 rounds 5°/38 MK. 53-2 fuse projectiles, 39 rounds 5"/38 smokeless cartridges, 64
rounds "HEIT® 40 mm, & rounds "BLP*® 40 mm, 38 rounds "HEI® 20 mm, and 190 rounds “HEIT* 2 mm. .
1425 Steaming on various courses at various, speeds while exercising crew at general drills. 1505
Secured from general drills, set course 08,3"
T; 080° PGC, 066° FSC, speed 15 knots (138 RPM).
Lighted fires under superheaters to boilers #3 and #4.
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Steaming as before. 1700 On station in squadron formation #6, natural order of ships,
interval one thousand seven bundred yards, distance four hundred yards. Base course 074” T and
PGC, 062° PSC, speed 17 knots (158 RPM). Guide in USS BARTON (DD722). 1720 Opened interval to
two thousand one hundred yards. 1730 Closed interval to one thousand seven bupires yards.
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