MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY (contd)
DATE
February
being sighted visually at any time.
The evaluation of
contact is a "PROBABLE" submarine at deep submergence.
21
BAIROKO departed Terminal Island for San Diego to load
aVgZAaS, ammunition, helicopters, planes, and embark helicopter unit; arrived San Diego 22 February.
22
YANCEY arrived Eniwetok; FICKAWAY arrived Kwajalein.
23
FS 234 arrived Pearl and reported to USARPAC for operational
control.
24
RABY reported a sonar cmtact at 2025 Mike, bearing 097°T,
distance 17 miles from the center of Eniwetok Atoll.
SFANGIER also picked up the contact for a short period,
but lost it and was unable to regnin contact.
contact gt 09435 Mike, 25 February.
RABY lost
The evaluationof this
contact a "POSSIBLE" submarine at deep submergence.
25
PICKAWAY completed unloading at Kwajalein and proceeded to
Eniwetok, arriving 26 February.
,
YANCEY completed unloading at Eniwetok and departed for
Kwajalein; arrived Kwajalein on 26 February.
COMDESDIV 52 in DUNCAN, with ROGERS, reported to CTG 7.3 for
operational control.
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