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Anchored in berth "DOG", BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS, in 24 fathoms of water with 8 fathoms
of chain to the port anchor on the following bearings: Beacon "A" 099 degrees T, Beacon "B" 055.
degrees T, Beacon "C™ 027.5degrees IT.
Steaming on boiler #4 for euxlliary purposes.
Various
ts 2
of U. S. PACIFIC FLEET presesrt with SOPA V.Adm. W.H.P. BLANDY, USK, ComJointTaskForceQNE in USS MOUNT>/<
McKINLEY (aGC+7).
_. BK
Boiss,
Lt. (je),
4 to 8
way.
Anchored as before, 0500 Lighted fires under boiler #3. 0545 Made all preparations for getting unde
0630 Hove to short stay, 0640 In eccordance with CUTF-1 wisual diepatch 281303 of July 1946,
the fcllowing persons reported abard for passace to KFNAJALETN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISIANDS: General
J,
STI TETyje
_USA, Major General A.C.
MOLLULIFFE, ASN,
USA, Captain R. E.JASPERSOK, 4u
» ast.Lt. WS. ANTERS Ol,
SALTORSTALL. (eivilian)
SEARLS,
(civilian),
Senator’CA. HATCH {eivilien),
Senator ‘Le
essman C. E. SOETPTEES Ae
etvilien), or. © V. CORDON, vilian), Mr. F
= W, 5, NEWELL,(civilian).
© Anchor aweigh.
Got aeichear:
Commenced
Steaming an warious courses et various speeds standing?
harbor. Captain at the Conn, ‘Navigator
on the bridge. Standard speed 15 knots (13% BPM). Steening en boilers #3 and #4. 0654 Lighted super-
heaters under boilers #3 & #4. O700 With Bn "A" bearing 058 degrees T distant one and a half miles
took departure. Set course 153 degrees T and PGC, 154 degrees PSC speed 20 knots (191 RPE), proceeding
to EWAJALEIK ATOLL, “MARSYALL ISLANIS in obedience to CJTF-1 dispatch 2813032 of July.
building speed up to 27.5 kmots (275 RPM). 0730 Steaming at 27.5 kmots (275 RPM).
for muster, no absentees. 0758 Steaming at 28 mote (285 RPM). | bln
Commenced
0733 Held quarters
R. E. BLLENBRAND,
Lt.(jg), USK.
B to l2
:
7
guns, sativa! as before,
0932 Exercised crew at general quarters to test fire five inch thirty-eight
ee machine guns, and depth charges. Set condition AFIRM. 0946 Changed speed to 28.5
Emote
0946 Commenced firing anti-aircraft machine guns and five inch thirty-eignts. 0953
Changed course to 144.5 degrees T, 145 degrees PGC, 146 degrees PSC. 0955 Commenced firing Keguna.
0958 Ceased firing K-guus,
0958 Sighted WOTHO ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANTS bearing 235 degrees T, distance
six miles. “2000 Changed speed to 29 mote (298 RPM).
1001 Ceased firing anti-aircraft machine guns
and five inch thirty-sights. Ammnition expended: five inch thirty-eight; 31 cartridges emokeless
powder, 31 rounds AA common; 40 Mi, 327 rounds HEIT, 58 rounds HEI; 2) Mi, 20 rounds -HEIT, 40 rounds
HEI, all mixed lots and indices, four Mk-9, Mod-3 depth charges fired. 1003 Secured from general quartere
set condition BAKER. 1008 Changed course to 148.5 degrees T, 149 degrees POC, 150 degrees PSC. 1039
Changed speed to 28 knots (285 RPM). Made daily inspection of magazines and emokeless powder samples.
Conditions normal.
Bem
RNAV ACTMATERALREWOVED
Steaming as before. 1207 Made radar contact on land, KRAJALEIN ATOLL, bearing 108 degrees T,
distant 17 miles. 1214 Changed course to 1X) degrees T and PGC, 128 degrees PSC. 1233 Changed course
to 120 degrees T and PGC, 117 degrezs PSC.
PSC.
1400 Changed course to 115 degrees T and PGC, 110 degrees
1425 Changed course to 085 degrees T and PGC, 075 degrees FSC.
1427 Ghanged speed to 25 knots
oA (245 RPM). 1429 Changed @ speed to 2 imots (191 RPM). 1442 Changed course to 074 degrees T and PGC,
062 degrees FSC. Changed speed to 15 knots (138 RPM). 1451 Passed Gea Pass channel buoy #1 abeam to
oA
port, distant 100 yards. Commenced steaming on various courses and at various speeds conforming with
the channel while standing in to anchorare, EWAJALEIN ATUL, Captain at the Conn, navigator on the
co ridge. 1505‘GESSIONS, W.0., Mic,
he fell against a
USN, received two small lacerations op his right hand when
ss gage face while on duty in the forward enginercom.
The wounds were treated by
vit.(jg) DW. HALES, USNR,1512 Let fires die out under superheater #3 and #4. (1540Anchored in
berth K-16, KWAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS, in 17 fathoms of water with 35 fathoms of
chain on deck
to the port anchor, on the following anchorage bearings: Beacon °C* 037.5 degrees T, right tangent to
KRAJALEIN ISLAND 201 degrees T, left tangent of KWAJALETN ISLAND 092 degrees T, beacon "B® 094 degrees T.
1543 In accordance with CJTF-1 visual dispatch 2813032 of July 1946, the following passengers were
SA disembarked: General J. STIINELL, aS
USA; Major
General A. C.MCGAULIFFE, ASN,
USA;
4 Captain KLE. JESPERSON,
EN; at.Lt. W.S. ANDERSON,
“USAAF; Representative C.E. HOLIFIELD, «
civilian; Senator C.A. "HATCH,edvilien; Senator L. SALTONSTALL, civilian; Mr. E.J. CONDON, civilian;
Mr. F. SEARLS, civilian; Mr. “Ws. NEWELL, civilian,
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