RESTRICTED MAVEEIS 154 (REY Page 11-45 DECK LOG—REMARKS SHEET usitem states ance ALIEN SMMMER (DN692) 0 to ‘" amomst te LO (Dap) 4 ¥ T ry * a - — 7 a (Data) Chfewsh) a - Steaming in company with DESTROYER SQUADRON SEVEN Jess USS WALKE (DD723) end USS O'BRIEN (D0725) enroute from BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS, to PEARL HARB39R, T.H., on bese course 076° T and PGC, 063° PSC, base speed 16 knots (148 rpm). Steazing on boilers #3 and #4 with superheat, material condition BAYER set. Steaming in squadron forzation six, standard distance four hundred yards, interval 1700 yards; OTC, Captain E. N, PARKER, USN, ComDesRonSEVEs, ip the USS BA°TON (DD 922); USS LAFFaY (DD724), guide, order of ships in DesDiv SEVENTY-ONS: USS LAFFEY (DD724), USS LOWRY (DD770), USS BARTON (DD722); in DesDiv SEVENTY-TWC: USS R.K. AUNTINGTON (DD7@1), USS MOALE (DD693), USS INGRARAY (DD694), USS ALLEN M. SITNER (00692). F, P. LUTON": 026° T anc .96, 012° mwas OT tte Lt ae moar 5a : Steaming as before. aioe "Se eee mory moa @305:Changed eourse to 9SC. 0317 Changed course to O76° Tan: PAC, 063° PSCe. og We tt. a 4 to & Immediate senior in co-mand, Captain USN, ConfDesDiv SEVENTY- YO, in USS ALLE! M.-SUMEER (DD692). Teele sf) Kecwcagmerh oiett wca'a -. Sa Wy BRINQVARTZ GT 2 tl dT rt Tleds eeetk 3} 8 OA Basia WSN. are St = gt ey et ont ft gt ” dos ne 4 Tet ~f ~ hod roo g : Ot Lf Mn oo ET. et Tle fee 2 8 ot MO ASD saan gig an Nt Cl wee mw ETS See = oe ve ~! 0603 Chanced formation osurse ta 026,27, S36" Fat, terbapscg. ae - ot Changed formation course to 076.3% T, 076°B3C,- 063° PSC. -0647 Changed ‘spent to 18 kmateg 169 - 07% rpm. 0732 Contacted 2 targets by racer bearing 012° T distqnge 18 miles, O46 Steatingeon ~ +7" various courses at various speeds to take gtetion wt head of voluan ix comikharce Ith @ sional from formation guide inverting order of ships. 0753 On stati-n as unit guide of column @2 in Squadron formation #6 with ships in the followin: order: column #1, USS BaANToR (DD722), USS LOWRY (DD770), USS LAFFEY (DD722); coluan #2, §SS ALLEN MO SUMNER \(DD692), URS INGRAHA’ €DDeoz},- USS MOALE (DD6é93), USS 8.X. HUNTINGTON (DDVEl) -> a od ro mr BS hé 8 to l2 Al quarters. " woes re ee mR mee ce we Steaming as before. emf FR coon . 7 ; tr os ar coer 7 ttt ae es Uw fou et woos ~plor ic too). lUS5 Ke ROLES, - cen < we ug feo ke a, 6 ROR ot «Cte (gg), USK. REAP ae non NL . 8 os a * O800 Held quarters for muster, no absentees.” -0907 Exercised at: general S@t gondition AFIRN. O804 Cocmencedt steamin= om various courses ut Various speeds -- conducting efercise 43 BAKER, miltiple tacking driil. 0926 Sighted ISS WALKE (DD723) ‘ani TES -O'BRIEN (DD725) bearing 018° T dtstant ter mikes. -0857 Completedexercise £9BATHR, oUS6 MALFE(DD723) and USS O'BRIEN (DD725) joined DesDiv71l formation. 0853 DesDiv72 left formation. course 076° T, and PGC, 062° PSC speed 18 kmots (19 ae) . Made deily jusrection of magazines and Commenced maneuvering on various courses at various speeds conducting division tactical exercise. CDO72 in this ship OTC. 0902 Secured from general quarters, set the sea watch and condition BAKER. 1150 Completed tactical maneuvering formed column open arder distance {pur hundred yarfs,.set amokeless powder samples, conditions normal. ¢ LL, ; . t_ . ad - * 48: "tage 12 to 16 - © 8: 7. _ : * e * row ero eet rl : wth ELLENBRAND, E. R. Ltalisy USN. phe ae . See aha 8 ree aa &ta_ e a face _ wie Ga Steaming as before, 1319 Exercised crew at general quarters to fire 5°/38 gun anda) zachine gun battery ag outlined in exercise 13B and exercise 14 in USF1OS. Set eondition AFIRNY. 1336 w\" Commenced exercise 13B, commenced firing-$ff 5 "/38 guns and AA machine guns. 114 Cawpleted exercise 13B, ceased firing 5*/38 guns and AA machine guns. 1422 Changed course to 344.2" T, 346° PGC, 334° PSC. 1426 Cormenced exercise 14, commenced firing AA machine guns, 1439 Chasiged course womto 016.3°F 016° PGC, 003° PSC, 1451 Changed eaurse to 10673° T, 106° PGC, 095° PSC. em course to 145.° T, 146° POC, 141° PSC. 1457 Changed 1508:fampleted exercise 14, ceased firing AA machine gus. wy 1515 Changed course to 103.J° T, 103° PGC, 0929 PSC. 1516 Secured from general quarters, set condition BAKER. Ammnition expended: 5*/38, 46 rounds AA common, 12 rounds star shell, 58 rounds sncokeless powder; 4OMM, 206 rounds HEIT, $ rounds BL and P, 20MM, 933 rounds HEI, 467 rounds HET. wy 1531 Changed course to 080,4° T, 080° PGC, 068° PSC, proceeding to join squadron formation. Changed speed to 19 kmote (180 RPu). 1548 w.f. “5s Wo, west, Lt. DSR. € fF 2% € RE € R £7 PS F © g€ € ree EXAMIMED: ~ OS * : - g£ €& fF te F APPROVED: (; J. W. HOWARD, C usm coumanming. © .” & €& ¢« € & FF -5 & FF of 2 §€ gf ¢2 ~ e ‘ 2 ¢ « HE ~ § er tf &€& eo. © £ & PFo2 fo . Lo. hUuS lk co m8 eo. 2 TT 77 ~ t 2 on . - 2 OTT € 5 OY ~ ~ =~. oe u. 8.8 ee 2 . ~ MAVIGATOR wy