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DECK LOG—REMARKS SHEET

UNITED STATES SHIP

TURNER (0083)

Friday
(Dev)

19

(Date)

July

(hdenth)

1s 6

Oto &

Steaming under boilers #1 and #2, on course 325° (Te pec), 323° (psc), standard speed 15
knots (140 BPs}, steamng at 9.5 knots (066 BP), enroute Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll t> sea for

renearsal of "Baker" day o-eratian, in company with USS SHANGRI-LA (CV38)(CTS 1.6)(oTC) and

OSS CHARLES P. CECIL (DD835) in bent line screen formation #12 (USF 10B) as follows:
Fleet center and guide;

TUNER (CamDesRonFIVE) 2.5060; CECIL 2.5300.

and material eondition "B® set.

SHANGRI-iA,

Regular er.ising watch

Am A OLSON

Lt.(jg), US

4 to 8

Steaming as before o:, course 325° (T & pge), 323° (pec), speed $.5 knots (085 Bri},

0510 sighted Sifu Island, Alinginae Atoll, bearing 018° (+), distant-13.5 miles.

to 180° (T & pg.), 175°%(psc).

0705 chanzed course to 130° (f & pgc), 127° (psc).

655 tumed

O715 co-menced

steacing on various courses at varioms speeds to take plane guard station #2 (2350), flight course

130° (T)& pec), 128° (psc),

Completed fligut operations.

Comnenced Plig.t operations.

0735 turned to 310° (T & pze), 30° (psc).

0751 changed formation spe

ae (108 RP_).

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It.(jg), USN
8 to 12

Steaming as before on course 310° (7 & pec), 308° (psc). C801 tumed to 130° (Te pec),
128° (psc). O819 changed fleet speed to 20 knots (194 RPM). 0622 stutioned plane crash detail.
0825 changed fleet speed to 24 knots (237 BPk). 9827 USS SHANGSI-LA corm.enced flight operations.
0830 changed flig-t course to 145° (T & pec), 147° (psc), took plane guard station #2. 0841 turned
to 138° (© & p4c),.137° (psc). Changed fleet speed to 20 knots (194 RK). Cmmpleted flight operations,

secured plane Trash d-tail. Made daily inspection of magazines anc smokeless powder samples, Conditions normal with exception of a recorded temperature reading in 20 ready service box #5 of 11°F.
Ready wervice boxed §3, #4, and #6 were also overheated,

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Lt. (jg),

12 to 16
Steaming as before on course 138° (i & pge), 137° (pec), speed: 20 knots (194 RP).

1244 SH.ANGRI-La launched two planes by catapult for use in towing targets.

1262 Formed eolum,

distance 500 yards. Order of ships: SHAWGRI-LA, TURiER, and CECIL. i30.. chan.ed course to
165° (T & pac), 163° (psc). 1320 sehanged course to 14,26 (T & pec), 142° (psc). 1329 con.enced

practice firing of 40:0! and 20 machine gun batteries, towed sleeve target, *Charlie-Tare®™ type
runs. 1,16 completed firing of machine gun batteries: 312 rounds of 402 and 1246 rounds of

20.2 am unition expended. No casualties. 1425 iicreased distance to 1000 .ards. 1433 changed
speed to 15 mots (140 RPM). 1450 sishted Mellu Island bearing 140° (T), distant 7 miles.

1$00 anchored in berth 4-1, Roi Anchorage, Knajalein lagoon, in 27 cathous of wa-er, coral bot on,

with 75 fatoo.:s of ghain to the port ancaor, on the following bearings: Control tower 3354°(T),
Bacio tower 1242° (4), and beacon *C" 073° (¢).
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Ens., USN

16 to 20 —

4nchored as before.

die under boiler #2.

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160, secured anchor detail, set regular in port watch.

Boiler #1 in use for auxiliary purposes.

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1631 let fires

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BR. W. nl
Lt.(jg), D

2D to 24

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Anchored as before. 1910 Lt.Comdr. J. D. WHARTON, (MC), USN, and Ensign RB. B. :ARRISON (HC),
USN, came on board to co..duct keaical survey of crew for disenter;. 2335 mecioal survey party

left the ship,

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Lt.{jg),
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