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DECK LOG—REMARKS SHEET
unitap states sep ALLEN W, SIUNER (D692)
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Steaming in company with Destroyer Squadron Seven enroute fron BIRINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLA'TS
te PEARL HARBOR, QATU, T.H. Steaming on eeteders boilers #3 and #4 with superheaters lighted off. 42%
Oss base course 090° T and PGC, 066° PSC, speed 17 imots (15@ RPM). Steaming in squadron formetion “Ct
five, standard distance four hunéred yards, interval one thousand and fifty yards. Divisions in
column open order. Guide ard OTC in USS BASTON (DD722) at head of column of division 7l. Order
of ships in division 71 is USS SARTCN (DD?722), USS LOTRY (DD77:), USS O'ERITEN (27725), and USS
WALKS (DD723).
Divieion 72, USS ALLEN M. SUMNER (DD692), unit guide, USS INGRASAY (DD694), USS
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MOALZ (DD693) and USS R.K. HUNTINGTON (DDw$1), USS LAFFEY (DD724) steaming independently to
atarboard of formation acting as target ship for tracking exercise #74 of ComDesRon Seven serial
117. OTC is Captain E.N. PARYER, USN, ComDesRon Seven.Imvediate senior in comand is ComPesDiv 72, ££¢
Captain F, P,. LUONGS, USN, in this ship. Condition BAFER if set. 0330 Changed formation cmirse
ov division turn movenent to 050° T anc PGC, 034° PSC. 0345 Changed formation course by division
turn movement, to 080° T and Pac, O6E° PSC,
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Steaming as before.
T, 067°
0603 Division 72 changed formation to column, changed course to 067,3°
PGC, 050° PSC to leave squadron formation and take station for exercise #13 of ComDesPac
Training Manual,
0715 USS LATFEY (DD724)
Ron 7 serial 117 completed.
rejoined DESTROYER DIVISICN 71,
Exercise #72 of ComDes
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0752 Changed course to 090.3° T, 080° PGC, 066° PSC.
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Steaming as before.
O800 Mustered crew at quarters. No eabsentees.
OPTION T, OTT? PGC, 0619 PSC.
0807 Exercised at general quarters.
0906 Changed cou se ‘to
Set condition AFFIRK.
0317
Comranced training exercise 43A steaming on various courses ‘and speeds. 0874 Secured from general
quarters. Set condition "BAFER". 0917 Completed exercise 3A. To k station .dndestroyer socusdron
formation 6, interval twenty-one hundred yards, distance four hundred yards; Ships
in following
order: column one, guide, USS BARTON (D0722), USS LOTRY (DDT), USS NALKE (DD723), USS LAFTCY
(DD724), USS O'ERTEN (DD725), colunn 2, guide, USS ALLEN MW. SUMNER (pD6é92), USS TNGRARAY (DD694),
USS MOALE (DD693!, USS R.K. HUNTINGTON (pp781) .
steaming on various courses an“ speeds.
T, 057° PGC, O41° PSC.
0946 Commenced exercise 71, squadron tactics,
1104 Completed exercise 71.
1105 Changed course to 05733° te
DesDiv 72 left formation to operate indepenjently.. 1112 Changed course to
MPOOT) SET, 077°. PGC, 060° PSC. 1120 USS MOALE (DD693) and USS R.K. HUNTINGTON {(DD781) left formation
to operate independently. Made daily inspection of megazines and smokeless powder samples, conditions
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Steaming as before. 1216 Changed course to 047° T and PGC, 032° PSC. 1230 Changed course to
O77° T and PGC, 061° PSC. 1305 USS INGRAHAM (DD694) took position close aboard the sterbard
quarter to transfer movies.
1325 Completed transfer of movies, all lines clear.
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INGRABAN (DD694) cleared from close abard the satarhoard quarter. 1329 Commenced steaming on varisus
courses and at various speeds for siwulated transfer of wail to USS INGRANA™ (DD694). 1345 Took
station close aboard starboard quarter of USS INGRAHA’ (DD694). 1415 Completed simulated transfer
of matl. Cleared from close aboard starboard quarter of USS TVGRAHAM (DD694). 1426 Exercised
crew at general quarters for test firing of depth charge battery. Set material condition "AFIR'®.
1444 Fired one round from 5*/38 mount #2. 1445 Commenced steaming on various courses at varisus
spesds while making practice depth charce attack. 1449 Fired one 8 charge pattern. 1503 Secured
from general quarters, having expended one round 5" AA common, lot 390, and one smokeless powder
cartridge, SPDN7559, and eight depth charges, Mark 6, Mod 2. Set material condition "SAKER*. LE
Changed course to 077° T and PGC, 061° PSC.
1517 Changed speed to 15 mots (138 rm).
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