MAVPERS 16 (REV. 11-45 DECK LOG—REMARKS SHEET 32 sh unites svaves sie MM. (70692) (Dep) (Date) thdenis) CO tod Steaning singly, enroute fron KNAJALEIN ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS to BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS in accordance with CJTF=l's dispatch 281303Z of July 1946, on course 337° T and PGC, 328° PSC; speed 16 knots, 148 RPM. Steaming on boilers #3 and #4 with superheat, material condition BAKER set. 0130 Made radar contact on KABBEN ISLAND, bearing 295° T, distant 13.5 miles. 0135 lade radar contact on WOTHO ISLAND, bearing 312° T, distant 16.25 miles. 0136 Changed course to 345° T and PGC, 335° PSC. 0245 Changed course to 337° T and PGC, 327° 4 to 8 : PSC. . | Sehearer ‘ Ensign, USN. . . Steaming as before. 0655 Changed course to 354.5° T, 355° PGC, 345° PSC.’ 0657 Sighted land bearing 355° T distant 12 miles, 0700 Mustered crew at quarters, no absentees, 0720 Changed course to 341.5° T, 343° PGC, 331° PSC. 0725 Secured superhsaters to boilers #3 and #4. O740 Made all preperatior for entering port, Captain at conn, aavigator on the bridge, passed channel bucy #2 abeam to. starboard, distant 150 yards on various courses at various speeds to gonform with channel. 0749 Passed channel buoy #4 abeam to starboard, distant two hundred yards. 0755 Passed ehannal bugy #6 abean to. port, distant 150 yards. Ge ~ oe Lo . > -- ue mye. . 2Khie . EK. BOLE, ‘Lt.(jg), USE. 8 to l2 Steaming as before, 0811 M ored starboard side to USS CHIKASKIA (A054) in berth 250. Draft before fueling ship 12'=6" forward 13'-0" aft. 0826 Com-enced fueling ship. 0922 Completed fueling ship having received 1,175 barrels at 0° F, 0936 Made all prevarations for ewtting underway. Draft after fueling ship 13'-6" forward, 13'-0" aft. 0938 Got underway from alongside USS CHIRASKIA (A054) proceeding on various courses at yarious speeds to berth 147, Captain at the conn, nevigator on the bridge. 0954 Let go port anchor. ‘0956 anchored between berth 147 W and ‘145 in ten fathous of water with 30 fathose of chain at the water's edge to the port anchor 6n-the following bearings: Bn "C" 038° T, Bn *"D" 024.5° T and Bn "E" 352° T. 0959 Secured the main engines, boiler 44 in usé for axcdiliary purposes. Various units of the U.S. PACIFIC FLEET present with SOPA ¥. Adm, BLANDY, OSU, CJTF-1 in USS MOUNT Mc KINLSY (AGC-7). 1122 Lighted fires under boiler #2. Made daily inspection of magazines and smokeless powder samples, conditions normal, oo Zz eee .- 12 to 16 R. E. ELIENBRAND, Lt.(jg), USH. * _- 1210 let fires die oF under boiler £4. 1250 Received from USS DIXIE (AD14) mixed lote and indices. 1445 A deck court, S2c, USN, and Stilzc, - vo 16 to 18 oo Anchored es before. , S2e, USN, USN, ana adjourned at 1513. ee be et ogg ; (x), we: Wiley Lt. USNR. 2 ot ypuga Anchored as before. WH" 26 rounds 5838 cal. ammmition, surface common leaded, Lieut.(jg) J. K. BOLES, USN met to try the cases of sd) RB ' a ee S. W. REINGVAARTZ, Ensign, TSN. 18 to 2 Anchored as before. 2: /Cbile PRIVACY'ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Anchored as before. - . J. XK. BOLES, em ESF-2 oo, BE. G. FLEEGEA Ensign, UM, APPROVED : Sor CLAMINGED: Ae lagre has

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