USS LANSING (DE-388) ACTIVITY LOG
(Excerpted from actual deck logs obtained from National Archives, Washington DC)
(Italicized entries are added by editor)
1-1-44 0000 Steaming
in formation. Nine escort ships and one
tug in company.
0822 Standing
into Great sound, Bermuda Islands.
1155 Moored
to mooring buoy E-1, Great Sound Bay, Bermuda, BWI
1215 USS
EICHENBERGER (DE-202) moored alongside port side
1230 USS
UNDERHILL (DE-682) moored alongside starboard side
1500 Held
flag hoist drill with USS ALTAIR (AD-11)
1600 Secured
from flag hoist drill.
1727 All
ships gun crews departed for Naval Operating Base, Bermuda for anti-
aircraft firing practice.
2305 Ship's
gun crews returned from Naval Operating Base, Bermuda.
1-3-44 0654 USS
UNDERHILL (DE-682) underway
0658 USS
EICHENBERGER (DE-202) underway
0705 Underway,
standing out to sea for gunnery exercise
0843 Sea
buoy abeam to port, steaming in formation, third ship in column astern
of USS PRIDE (DE-323)
0928 Took
position number 4 in column astern USS DURANT (DE-389)
1141 Manned
battle stations and commenced exercise O-9.
1155 Opened
fire on plane-towed sleeve, starboard run, with all 3"/50 cal. Guns,
all 20 MM and 40 MM guns
1156 Ceased
firing.
1223 Ceased
exercise O-9, having expended the following ammunition: 3"/50
caliber AA-44 rounds; 40MM (Service) -
48 rounds; 20MM (Service) -
315 rounds.
1310 Commenced
exercise O-8.
1313 Ceased
firing and exercise O-8, having expended the following ammunition:
3"/50 caliber AA - 30 rounds; 40MM
(Service) - 32 rounds; 20 MM
(Service) - 315 rounds.
1321 Secured
from battle stations
1440 Called
all hands to battle stations.
1502 Fired
full pattern of Depth Charges, expending 13 charges.
1538 Fired
A/S projector Mark 10, expending 24 Service rounds.
1540 Secured
from battle stations.
2000 Underway,
steaming in formation.
1-4-44 0829 Commenced
exercise G-8.
0830 Released
two tanks of screening smoke.
0846 Completed
exercise G-8.
0930 Resumed
position in formation with other ships of division.
1256 Standing
into Murray's Anchorage, Bermuda
1329 Anchored
in Murray’s Anchorage
1606 Underway
into Great Sound Bay
1800 Moored
starboard side to USS EICHENBERGER (DE-202) to mooring
buoy E-1, Great Sound Bay, Bermuda
1-5-44 1301 Commander
Lyons, USN and inspection party from USS HENRY L.
KENYON (DE-683) aboard to conduct BAKER
inspection.
1303 All
hands to quarters.
1510 All
hands to battle stations and conduct battle problem.
1546 All
hands secured from battle stations.
1605 Lt.
Martin (MC), USNR, and Lt. Taft (SC), USNR, departed for USS
HAMUL (AD-20) after completing BAKER
inspection. Commander
Lyons, USN, and inspection party
departed for USS HENRY L.
KENYON (DE-683) after completing BAKER
inspection.
1-6-44 1231 Held
quarters for inspection.
1303 Captain
Burchett, USN, Chief Staff Officer, Commander DD-DE
Shakedown Task Group and Lieut.
Commander Donald F. Gibson
(MC), USN, Staff Medical Officer came
aboard to make departure
inspection "Able".
1414 Captain
Burchett, USN and Lt. Commander Gibson
USN, departed having completed
departure inspection "Able".
1537 Underway
for Charleston, South Carolina, per operations order No. 14-44-
0013933, issued by Commandant Naval
Operating Base, Bermuda,
British West Indies.
1-7-44 0335 Picked
up radar contact bearing 3230 T, 3240 p.g.c., distance 20
miles
0410 Sounded
general alarm, commenced steering various courses to intercept
target.
0438 Identified
target as an allied tanker
0440 Secured
from general quarters
1-8-44 1030 Commanding
Officer made regular weekly inspection of ship
1619 Radar
contact target bearing 0790 T, 34000 yards
1644 Sighted
target and identified same as allied tanker
1-9-44 0845 Fired
13 charge pattern of depth charges from all "K" Guns and tracks
0939 Steering
various channel courses at various speeds standing into Charleston
Harbor.
1145 U.S.
Navy Tug CATAWBA (AT-68) alongside to port. Vessel in tow.
1150 U.S.
Navy Tug BLACK FOX (YTB 177) alongside to port.
1154 Moored
starboard side to Pier G-4, Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina
1-10-44 1740 Lieutenant
Commander S. R. Sands, Jr., USCG., was this date advanced to
rank of Commander, as of 1 December
1943.
1-12-44 1339 Underway
in tow by two Navy Tugs, proceeding to dry dock
1402 Entered
drydock number one
1420 Secured
in drydock number one, Charleston Navy Yard
1-13-44 0700 Commenced
flooding dry dock
0740 Dock flooded
0846 Underway
in tow of two Navy Tugs enroute to dock G-2, Charleston Navy Yard
0932 Moored
starboard side to USS FALGOUT (DE-324) at Pier G-4, Charleston Navy Yard
1-17-44 0545 Commenced
receiving fuel oil from YO-22
0832 Completed
fueling of ship. Received 40,050
gallons
1-18-44 0830 Underway
assisted by two Navy tugs.
0835 Tugs
departed. Vessel underway standing out
to sea in accordance with CTF
23, Dispatch 171430
0845 Commenced
runs on degaussing range
0900 Completed
degaussing runs
0934 Commenced
Radio Direction Finder calibration, and compass comparisons.
1035 Completed
calibration, standing out to sea
1230 Stopped
starboard engine due to shaft overheating.
Ceased zigzag.
1248 All
engines ahead at 290 RPM.
1600 Changed
course in order to offset repairs to sound gear
1850 Radar
contact bearing 047T, distance 22,000 yards
1910 Radar
contact determined to be unidentified US Navy Blimp
1-20-44 0800 Standing
into New York Harbor.
1059 Moored
port side to North side of Pier 9, Thompkinsville, Staten Island, NY
1-22-44 0010 Underway
in accordance with Commander Task Force 23 despatch and Commander Task
Group 02.9 despatch operating with
Escort Division 13, (USS FROST [DE-144]
USS HUSE [DE-145], USS INCH [DE-146],
USS SNOWDEN [DE-246]
USS STANTON[DE-247], USS SWASEY
[DE-248])
escorting New York Section
Convoy UGS-31 to Norfolk, Virginia
0800 Underway
forming convoy while standing down Swept Channel, New York,
New York
0847 Took station
on starboard flank of convoy zigzagging on Patrol Plan 3-A.
Speed of advance 9.5 knots.
1122 Lost
one Mark IX Depth Charge, set on safe, while testing hydraulic release
system in Latitude 39039’
North, Longitude 70040’15” West, in
fourteen (14) fathoms of water.
1500 All
hands to battle stations.
1550 Secured
from battle stations.
1600 Sounds
General Quarters to investigate sound contact.
1611 Secured
from General Quarters.
1-23-44 0000 Underway
on base course 1910 True at 210 RPM, on zigzag Patrol Plan 3-A,
screening convoy UGS-31, bearing 0750
Relative, distance 3000 yards
from guide ship 71.
0300 Convoy
commenced forming in column single file.
0559 Standing
down Swept channel to Chesapeake Bay.
0800 Standing
into Norfolk Swept Channel.
1240 Maneuvering
on various courses at various speeds guiding convoy into Swept Channel.
1447 Released
from further duty with convoy UGS-31 (New York Section) by Commander
Escort Division 13
1455 Chesapeake
Bay Entrance lighted whistle buoy abeam to starboard.
1510 Standing
up Thimble Shoal Channel. General
Quarters depth charge party
held one (1) hour depth charge drill.
1735 Moored
port side to starboard side USS DURANT (DE-389) on south side
of Pier 5, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk,
Virginia
1-24-44 0755 Shift
mooring lines to permit USS DURANT (DE-389) and USS VANCE DE-387)
to undock
0805 Moored
port side to USS EICHENBERGER (DE-202)
1240 USS
LANSING (DE-388) ordered to report to Commander Escort Division
46 for duty afloat in training
Destroyer Escort crews
1-25-44 0725 Four
officers and 109 enlisted men reported aboard for training afloat
0811 Underway
standing into Elizabeth River Channel
0834 Entered
Hampton Roads Channel
0852 Passed
through harbor net gate.
0905 Standing
down Thimble Shoal Channel. Commenced
holding various drills
for Training Crew.
0925 Standing
into Lower Chesapeake Bay, conducting scheduled exercises for
Training crew.
1136 Anchored
one (1) mile East of York Spit Channel to thirty (30) fathoms of
Starboard chain in seventeen (17)
fathoms of water.
1556 Passed
through Harbor Net Gate.
1711 Moored
portside to USS PRIDE (DE-323) at South side of Pier 5, Naval Operating Base,
Norfolk, Virginia
1810 USS
CHAMBERS (DE-391) moored to starboard side
1-26-44 0744 Five
officers and 140 enlisted men from USS RICHARD S BULL (DE-402) reported
aboard for training afloat. ENS W.T. DOOR departed in charge of a party
of twenty-four (24)
enlisted men for gunnerytraining at the
Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
0758 Underway
standing into Hampton Roads
0830 Passed
through Harbor Net Gate. Training crew
of DE-402 commenced holding drills
1400 Held
one hour depth charge drill.
1411 Underway
to rendezvous with Exercise Group at Buoy “10”
1437 Made
rendezvous with Exercise Group
1540 Standing
up Thimble Shoal and into Hampton Roads
1746 Moored
starboard side to port side USS FALGOUT (DE-324) at Pier 5,
Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia
1800 ENS W.T.
DOOR and party of 24 enlisted men returned from gunnery training
at the Anti-Aircraft Training Center,
Dam Neck, Virginia
1-27-44 0708 ENS
W.T. DOOR departed in charge of a party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men
for gunnery training at the Anti-Aircraft
Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
0720 Shifted
mooring to permit USS EICHENBERGER (DE-202) to depart.
0745 Five
officers and 130 enlisted men from USS RICHARD S BULL (DE-402)
reported aboard for training afloat
0814 Underway.
0949 Training
crew commenced anti-submarine exercise on ping boat.
1100 Training
crew engaged in heaving line drill and instructions in painting and seamanship.
1150 Completed
all exercises.
1323 Training
crew to battle stations
1355 Underway,
training crew secured from battle stations
1510 Standing
into Thimble Shoal channel
1535 Passed
through harbor net gates
1550 Stopped
all engines, drifting
1700 Underway
standing into berth
1741 Moored
port side to USS VANCE (DE-387) at Pier 5, Naval Operating Base,
Norfolk,
Virginia
1750 ENS
W.T. DOOR and party of 24 enlisted men returned from gunnery training
at the Anti-Aircraft Training Center,
Dam Neck, Virginia
1-28-44 0715 ENS
W.T. DOOR departed in charge of a party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men
for gunnery training at the
Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
0740 Four
officers and 108 enlisted men of crew of USS AHRENS (DE-575) reported aboard
for
training afloat
0804 Underway
into Elizabeth River Channel
0822 Anchored. Commenced training
1626 Underway
1715 Moored
portside to USS VANCE (DE-387) at south side of Pier 5, Naval Operating Base,
Norfolk, Virginia
1735 Officers
and men of DE-575 (USS AHRENS ) departed, having completed
days scheduled training exercises.
1-29-44 0710 ENS
W.T. DOOR departed in charge of a party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men
for gunnery training at the
Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
0740 Four
officers and 151 enlisted men of USS JOHN M BERMINGHAM (DE-530) reported
aboard for training afloat
0751 Underway
in Elizabeth River Channel
0805 Underway
on degaussing range
0844 Anchored
in Hampton Roads, Virginia
0930 Training
crew engaged in lowering and hoisting of motor whaleboat
1030 Training
crew to battle stations
1135 Training
crew secured from battle stations.
1300 Training
crew to battle stations
1330 Secured
from battle stations
1415 Training
crew engaged in flag hoist drill
1455 Training
crew engaged in hoisting motor whaleboat.
1604 Anchor
aweigh
1620 Moored
port side to USS FALGOUT (DE-324) at south side of Pier 5,
Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia
1645 Training
crew of DE-530 (USS JOHN M BERMINGHAM) departed
1700 ENS
W.T. DOOR and party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men returned from
gunnery training at the Anti-Aircraft
Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
1-31-44 0715 ENS
W.T. DOOR departed in charge of a party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men
for gunnery training at the
Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
0720 One
Officer’s Steward and three Steward’s Mates trainees aboard
0730 Four
officers and 102 enlisted men of USS JOHN M BERMINGHAM (DE-530) reported
for training afloat
0827 Underway
into Elizabeth River Channel
0835 Ran
degaussing range to check degaussing
0841 Standing
out of Hampton Roads enroute to Exercise Area.
0900 Underway
as before conducting exercises for training crew.
1107 Held
steering casualty drill
1111 Secured
from steering casualty drill
1147 Anchored
in lower Chesapeake Bay
1257 Underway
1536 Standing
up Thimble Shoal Channel into Hampton Roads
1640 Running
degaussing range to check degaussing
1709 Moored
portside to USS THOMAS (DE-102) at south side of Pier 5, Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia
1720 Training
crew of DE-530 (USS JOHN M BERMINGHAM) departed, having
completed scheduled training
1725 ENS
W.T. DOOR and gunnery party returned from Anti-Aircraft Training
Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
2-1-44 0715 ENS
W.T. DOOR and party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men departed for Dam
Neck, Virginia, for gunnery training at
Anti-Aircraft Training Center.
0730 Four
Steward’s Mates reported aboard from Naval Training Station, Norfolk,
for training afloat
0740 Four
officers and 146 enlisted men from USS WISEMAN (DE-667)
reported aboard for one day of
scheduled training afloat
0755 Underway
in Elizabeth River Channel.
0805 Anchored
in Hampton Roads
0900 Training
Crew of DE-667 engaged in the following drills and instruction:
battle stations, war cruising watches,
boat drill, special sea details, line
handling and seamanship, painting,
cleaning, operation of handy billy
and portable submersible pump.
1455 Underway
in Hampton Roads
1530 Ran
degaussing range to check degaussing
1555 Completed
degaussing check.
1600 Training
crew DE-667 (USS WISEMAN) secured from all drills and instruction.
1617 Moored
portside to USS LOWE (DE-325) south side Pier 5, Naval Operating Base,
Norfolk, Virginia
1645 Four
(4) Steward’s Mates, aboard for one day of training afloat, departed for
Naval Training Station, Norfolk,
Virginia.
1700 Four
(4) officers and one hundred forty-six (146) enlisted men of DE-667
(USS WISEMAN) departed for Naval
Training station, Norfolk,
Virginia, having completed one day of
scheduled training afloat.
1730 ENS
W.T. DOOR and party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men returned from
Anti-Aircraft Training Center, Dam
Neck, Virginia.
2-2-44 0705 ENS
W.T. DOOR and twenty-four (24) enlisted men departed for gunnery
training at the Anti-Aircraft Training
Center, Dam Neck, Virginia
0710 Four
Steward’s Mates reported aboard from naval Training Station, Norfolk
0730 Four
officers and 121 enlisted men of PF-56 (USS COVINGTON) reported
aboard for one day scheduled training
afloat
0806 Underway
for training
0816 Anchored
in Hampton Roads, Virginia
0900 All
officers and crew aboard, not previously inoculated, receiving Yellow Fever
injections
0905 Training
crew to battle stations
1000 Training
crew secured from battle station
1024 Underway
standing into dock to effect repairs to anchor windlass.
1035 Moored
port side to south side of Pier 5, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk VA
1305 Four
(4) enlisted men from USS ALCOR (AR-10) aboard to repair anchor windlass.
1530 Four (4)
Steward’s Mates departed, having completed one day of training afloat.
1600 ENS
W.T. DOOR and party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men returned from
Anti-Aircraft Training center, Dam
Neck, Virginia.
2-3-44 0600 Anchor
windlass undergoing examination and repair.
ENS W.T. DOOR and
party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men
departed for Anti-Aircraft
Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia,
for gunnery training
0710 Four
Steward’s Mates reported aboard from Naval Training Station, Norfolk, for
one day of instruction afloat
0745 Seven
officers and 118 enlisted men of crew of PF-56 (USS COVINGTON)
reported aboard for one day scheduled
training afloat
1515 Four
(4) Steward’s Mates from naval Training Station, Norfolk, Virginia,
aboard for one day of training afloat,
departed having completed scheduled training.
1520 Seven
officers and 118 enlisted men of crew of PF-56 (USS COVINGTON)
departed for Naval Training station,
Norfolk, Virginia, having completed scheduled training
1646 ENS
W.T. DOOR and party of twenty-four (24) enlisted men returned from
gunnery training at Anti-Aircraft
Training Center, Dam Neck, Virginia.
1800 Repairs
to Anchor Windlass completed, repair party from USS ALCOR (AR-10) departed.
2-4-44 0715 One
Officer’s Steward and three (3) Steward’s Mates reported on board for
training from Naval Training Station,
Norfolk, Virginia
0750 USS
LOWE (DE-325) unmoored from starboard side
1545 One
Officer’s Steward and three (3) Steward’s Mates, aboard from Naval
Training Station, Norfolk, Virginia for
training departed
1555 USS
STEWARD (DE-238) moored alongside to starboard
1700 Received
from U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Portsmouth, Virginia, two
(2) filled Elco Smoke Tanks. Delivered to U.S. Naval Ammunition
Depot, Portsmouth, Virginia, two (2)
empty Elco Smoke Tanks
2-5-44 0930 Commenced
taking on fuel. Draft forward Nine (9)
feet eleven (11) inches;
twelve (12) feet six (6) inches aft.
1030 Commanding
Officer held ship inspection.
1455 Completed
taking on fuel. Received twenty-seven
thousand eight hundred
thirty-one (27,831) gallons of
fuel. Draft aft twelve (12) feet six
(6)
inches, forward ten (10 feet seven (7)
inches.
2-6-44 1425 Underway
in accordance with operational order of CTF 23.
1430 Ran
degaussing range to test degaussing
1512 Standing
down Thimble Shoal Channel.
1624 Cape
Henry Light abeam to starboard, distance three (3) miles
1637 Standing
down swept channel. Assumed assigned
station on USS CORE (CVE-13)
2-7-44 0000 Underway
in company with USS VANCE (DE-387) escorting USS CORE (CVE-13)
from Norfolk, Virginia, to New York,
New York
1015 Commenced
depth charge loading and depth setting drill
1025 New
York Harbor swept channel buoy “A” abeam to starboard.
1115 Secured
from depth charge drill
1324 Entered
anti-submarine boom net defenses
1405 Anchored
off Pier 10, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York.
1408 YT-344
(SWATANE) alongside to starboard
1413 Underway
proceeding to moor
1420 YT-344
(SWATANE) departed
1418 Moored
port side to Pier 10, Berth 8, Naval Section Base, Tompkinsville,
Staten Island, New York
1440 USS
VANCE (DE-387) moored alongside to starboard
2-9-44 1253 Six
(6) officers, together with nine (9) Sound Men and sixteen (16) enlisted men
from
depth charge crew received four (4)
hours training on Attack
Teacher at Pier 9, Naval Section Base,
Staten Island, New York
2-10-44 0645 Underway
standing down New York Harbor and Ambrose Channel in
accordance with Operational Order of
CTF 23, from New York to Norfolk, Virginia
1200 Underway
forming convoy.
1320 All
hands to battle stations. Repair
parties engaged in streaming FXR gear.
20MM gun crews and depth charge party
receiving instructions, 3”/50
Caliber gun crews engaged in loading
drill. One (1) round of 3”/50
Caliber Anti-Aircraft ammunition
disposed of over side due to faulty fuse.
1430 Secured
from battle stations and drills, Repair Parties continued streaming FXR gear
1440 Convoy
base course set at 1960 true and p.g.c., speed of advance six (6)
knots
1530 FXR
gear streamed and operating satisfactorily
1545 Repair
parties secured.
1600 Underway
screening convoy. Increased speed to
nine (9) knots.
1917 Departed
day escort station and assumed night station
2-11-44 0000 Underway
zigzagging on base course 1960 true escorting convoy UGS-33
from New York to Norfolk, Virginia,
speed of advance 9.5 knots.
0625 Departed
night escort station and assumed day station
1155 Norfolk
swept channel buoy “XS” abeam, convoy forming two columns
1200 Underway
maneuvering to gather convoy, scattered as result of thick fog
1525 Escorting
six ships of convoy
2115 Standing
into Thimble Shoal Dredged Channel.
2216 Passed
through Net gate.
2239 Standing
up Elizabeth River.
2324 Moored
starboard side to USS DURANT (DE-389) on North side of Pier 2, Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia
2-12-44 1230 Tested
depth charge hydraulic system, found to be in good working order
1430 Commenced
fueling.
1530 Completed
fueling, draft forward ten (10) feet four (4) inches, draft aft
twelve (12) feet six (6) inches; having
received 10571 gallons fuel oil
1544 Underway
to anchorage off buoy “1”, Thimble Shoals Channel
1653 Thimble
Shoal Channel Lighted Buoy abeam to port
1702 Anchored
in Lynnhaven Roads, Virginia
2-13-44 0433 Underway
standing down Lynnhaven Roads
0440 Lighted
White dredging Buoy abeam to port
0530 Standing
down swept channel at two-thirds speed
1134 Entrance
buoy “XS” abeam to port
1210 Maneuvering
for screening and forming convoy (UGS-33)
1330 All
gun crews engaged in drills. Repair
Party Three engaged in closure drills
1415 Secured
from quarters and all drills
1505 Training
film exhibited to all Damage Control personnel.
1530 Maneuvering
to assume station in convoy
1600 Underway
as before, maneuvering to assume station in escort plan
1610 Maintaining
station in escort plan at two-thirds speed.
Convoy speed of
advance six (6) knots.
1752 Departed
station to deliver spare parts to USS CHAMBERS (DE-389) for
chemical recorder (Ed. - log error,
should be DE-391)
1840 Assumed
assigned escort station
2-14-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic, zigzagging, escorting convoy UGS-33 Speed
of advance is six (6) knots.
0455 Underwater
sound contact, called watch to “action stations”, contact proved
to be echo from wake of accompanying
escort vessel
0500 Secured
from “action stations”
0721 Departed
station to investigate vessel bearing 1030 true, distance seven
thousand (7000) yards. Vessel responded satisfactorily to
challenge.
0703 Convoy
speed of advance now eight (8) knots.
0756 Assumed
assigned station in escort plan
1000 Commenced
zigzagging on Patrol Plan 2A
1200 Commenced
zigzagging on Plan 3A. Speed of advance
increased to nine (9) knots.
1320 Mustered
all hands at quarters; the following drills and instructions were
held:
battle stations, 3”/50 Caliber loading drill, 20MM and depth
charge instruction, Damage Control parties
viewing damage control motion pictures.
1500 Secured
from battle stations and all drills and instructions.
2000 Underway
as before zigzagging in accordance with Patrol Paln 3A, speed of
advance nine (9) knots.
2-16-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic escorting Convoy UGS-33 enroute North Africa. Speed
of advance is nine (9) knots.
0730 Speed
of advance is seven (7) knots.
0930 Speed
of advance is nine (9) knots.
1300 Commenced
patrolling on Patrol Plan 3A
1950 Departed
escort station to close port column of convoy to signal ships to dim lights.
2000 Underway
as before steering various courses and speeds signaling ships to dim lights.
2027 Resumed
regular escort station patrolling accordance Plan 3A
2-17-44 1304 All
hands to battle stations. Commenced
test firing all guns in accordance
with orders from Commander Task Force
66
1335 Secured
from test firing and battle stations.
Expended the following Service
ammunition: Seven (7) rounds 3”/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft; eight (8)
rounds 40 MM; three hundred
seventy-seven (377) rounds 20MM. No casualties.
2-18-44 1030 Commanding
Officer held weekly ship’s inspection below decks.
1345 Depth
charge parties held drill. Radar and
Sound men view training film.
2-20-44 2035 Ceased
using plan 3A, commenced patrol on erratic courses.
2-21-44 1320 Mustered
crew at quarters; the following drills were held: battle stations,
3”/50 Caliber gun crews, sections two
(2) and three (3) held loading
drill, all 20MM gun crews held drills,
Damage Control parties held shoring drill.
1427 Secured
from battle stations.
1445 Secured
from all drills.
2-22-44 0940 Ceased
patrolling plan 3A, commenced steering erratic course.
1630 Speed
of advance no eight (8) knots.
2-24-44 0800 Speed
of advance nine (9) knots.
0830 Speed
of advance six (6) knots.
0930 Speed
of advance nine (9) knots
2-25-44 0800 Commenced
patrolling on plan 3A
1030 Commanding
Officer held weekly ship’s inspection below decks
1300 Mustered
crew at quarters. The following drills
were held: battle stations,
3”/50 Caliber gun loading drill, 20MM
gun drill, flashing light drill.
1445 Secured
from battle stations and all drills.
Surveyed one (1) round 3”/50
caliber Illuminating and two (2) rounds
3”/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft
ammunition because of projectiles
having become unseated from case.
1641 Departed
regular escort station to assume temporary station ahead of Number 41
1741 Returned
to regular escort station
1800 Commenced
patrolling station on Patrol Plan 3A
1904 Ceased
patrolling station on Patrol Plan 3A.
2-26-44 0700 Commenced
patrolling escort sector using Patrol Plan 3A
1915 Ceased
patrolling on Plan 3A
2-28-44 1300 Mustered
crew at quarters; the following drills were held: battle stations;
20MM and 3”/50 Caliber gun crews’
loading drill’ depth charge drill’
drills in streaming FXR gear.
1405 Secured
from battle stations and all drills
1600 Convoy
speed of advance reduced to seven and on-half (7 ½) knots.
2-29-44 0700 Commenced
patrolling escort sector using Patrol Plan 3A
0830 Speed
of advance six (6) knots.
1402 Speed
of advance increased to seven (7) knots.
Radar and Sonar men
received one (1) hour instruction on
materiel. Damage Control parties
held one (1) hour discussion on War
Damage Reports.
3-1-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic escorting convoy UGS-33 enroute North
Africa; patrolling using patrol plan
3A. Speed of advance is seven (7)
knots.
0730 Ceased
patrolling on Patrol Plan 3A
0835 Speed of
advance 8.5 knots, patrolling on plan 3A
1300 Mustered
the crew at quarters; the following
drills were held’ Battle stations
1317 Fire
drill for Damage Control parties, fire in I.C. Room and First Lieutenant’s
locker
1318 First
extinguisher and hose on scene; 3:/50 Caliber gun crews held loading drill; FXR
instruction and drill
1330 Secured
from battle stations and fire drill
1410 Secured
from all drills. Radar and Sonar men
receiving instruction in materiel
for one (1) hour
1515 Changed
convoy Base course and increased speed of advance to 8.7 knots
1800 Increased
speed to full, steering various courses to assume new station on starboard
flank
of convoy
1820 Assumed
new station
1823 Departed
station to investigate Number 32, which was out of station
1854 Called
all gun crews to battle stations
1910 Returned
to station
1955 Secured
gun crews from battle stations
3-2-44 0155 Sighted
Cape Spartel Light bearing 076 true distant approximately twenty (20) miles
0300 Ceased
Patrol Plan 3A. Maneuvering on various
courses at various speeds standing
into Strait of Gibraltar Swept Channel
0735 Changed
base course, speed of advance now five and one-half (5 ½) knots.
Maintaining station on starboard flank
of convoy
1010 Task
Force 66 relieved of duty as escort for convoy UGS-33, enroute Casablanca
orders
of CTF 66 . Standing out of Gibralter
Straits
1105 Steering
various course, various speeds standing out of swept channel
1548 Maneuvering
into formation
1707 Commenced
zigzagging using plan No. 5 making good 8.6 knots, speed of advance
3-3-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic enroute from Gibralter to Casablanca, French Morocco
0542 Ceased
zigzagging
0655 Casablanca
swept channel buoy “A” abeam to starboard
1055 Anchored
in Casablanca swept channel
1228 Commenced
heaving around on anchor
1236 Underway
standing into Casablanca harbor
1248 Passed
through boom defenses
1300 Moored
port side to USS COSSATAT (AO-77) at berth 21 Naval Operating Base,
Casablanca, French Morocco
1347 Commenced
taking on fuel from Tanker COSSATAT (AO-77)
1355 USS
MERRILL (DE-392) moored to starboard side
1525 Fueling
completed, having received 37.635 gallons Diesel fuel oil
3-4-44 0930 Four
(4) officers and eight (8) enlisted men attended Attack Teacher training at
Naval
Operating Base, Casablanca, French
Morocco
1300 Liberty
granted to Section Two and one-half of Section Three, to expire at 2200,
this date
2200 Liberty
party returned on time
3-5-44 1245 Granted
liberty to First Section and one-half of Third Section, to expire at 2200,
this date
2200 Liberty
party returned on time
3-7-44 1130 HATCH,
W.T. S1c suffered broken humerus bone in right arm in attempting to clean
the water extractor in the laundry
1230 HATCH,
W.T. S1c transferred to U.S. Naval Hospital, Casablanca, French Morocco
1350 Mustered
the crew at quarters. No absentees
1355 USS
MERRILL (DE-392) departed from starboard side
1400 Secured
from quarters. Made all preparations for getting underway
1412 Underway
in obedience to verbal orders of Commander Task Force 66
1427 Set
standard speed fifteen (15) knots
1449 Swept
channel buoy “X” abeam to starboard
1540 Called
all hands to battle stations
1617 Secured
from battle stations
1622 Swept channel
buoy “A” abeam to port. Speed of
advance is ten (10) knots
1715 Speed
of advance now 16.6 knots, steaming in column open order in
company with nine (9) ships
3-8-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic in Task Force 66.
Speed of advance is 16.6 knots
0028 All
hands to battle stations. Conducted
night firing and depth charge operations
in accordance with operation order
“Spangle” of Commander Task Force 66
0223 Secured
from battle stations and operation “Spangle”.
Expended fourteen (14)
rounds 3”/50 Caliber Illuminating Ammunition and four (4) depth
charges
0540 Reduced
speed of advance to eight (8) knots
0655 Increased
speed of advance to ten (10) knots Sighted convoy on
starboard bow, distance 8 miles
0730 Departed
formation to assume assigned escort station on Convoy GUS-32
0821 Assumed
station in escort screen, position 4, escorting Convoy GUS-32 from North Africa
to United States
1000 Commenced
patrolling on Plan 3A
3-9-44 1110 Ceased
patrolling on Plan 3A
1117 Resumed
patrolling on Plan 3A
1800 Speed
of advance now 9.3 knots
1830 Convoy
made exercise emergency turn to starboard
1841 Convoy
made emergency turn to port
3-10-44 0705 Ceased
patrolling on Plan 3A; using a modified patrol
0800 Patrolling
station, speed of advance is 9.3 knots
0918 Speed
of advance reduced to nine (9) knots
1100 Commanding
Officer held weekly ship’s inspection below decks
3-11-44 0804 Speed
of advance increased to nine and one-half (9 ½) knots
1000 Commanding
Officer held weekly inspection above decks
1308 All
gun crews to battle stations. Held gun
and depth charge drill
1325 Gun
crews secured from battle stations
3-12-44 1410 Held
small arms drill. Expended one thousand
(1000) rounds of .22 Caliber ammunition
3-13-44 0650 Discovered
ship’s stack aflame, caused by gases igniting carbon deposits in stack.
Fire immediately brought under control
1245 Sounded
standby alarm
1254 Departed
station investigating underwater sound contact
1304 Secured
from standby
1345 Resumed
station. Underwater sound contact
proved to be wake echo
3-16-44 1600 Held
small arms target practice; expended seven hundred (700) rounds of .
22 Caliber and eighty-three (83) rounds
of .45 Caliber ammunition
1720 Half
masted colors in honor of deceased merchant seaman
1750 Two
blocked colors
3-17-44 1030 Commanding
Officer held weekly ship’s inspection below decks
3-18-44 1155 Commanding
Officer held weekly ship’s inspection topside
1615 Held
Small Arms drill; expended 300 rounds of .22 Caliber ammunition
1850 Called
all hands to battle stations
1900 Secured
from battle stations
3-19-44 2100 Sounded
alert, investigating sound contact
2110 Secured
from alert, contact proved to be wake echo
3-22-44 0400 Underway
as before. Patrolling assigned station.
Speed of advance is eight (8) knots
0700 New
York Section of GUS-32 broke off.
Maneuvering to assume new station on port beam
of Chesapeake Section
0800 Underway
as before maneuvering various courses and speeds while forming Convoy
0830 Assumed
station ten degrees (100) forward of the port beam of number 11,
distance
three thousand (3000) yards
1015 Speed
of advance increased to ten (10) knots
1201 Speed
of advance increased to eleven (11) knots
1645 Assumed
patrol station on port side of convoy, abeam of leading ship,
distance two thousand (2000) yards
1835 Assumed
new position abeam of number 31
3-23-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic escorting Chesapeake Section of Convoy
GUS-32 enroute Chesapeake Bay
0015 Sighted
buoy “XS” bearing 2700 true, distant approximately six (6) miles
0100 Commenced
patrolling port flank of convoy
0232 Standing
up swept channel in Chesapeake Bay
0239 Buoy
“XS” abeam to port
0251 Buoy
“SO1” abeam to port
0725 Swept
channel buoy 2 CB abeam to port
0730 Standing
down channel
0750 Buoy
Sugar 14 abeam to starboard. Commenced
maneuvering around buoy
1200 Standing
out of Norfolk swept channel
3-24-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic enroute New York in company with the
USS VANCE (DE-387), USS CALCATERRA (DE-390),
and USS MERRILL (DE-392) Speed of
advance is 15 knots
0630 Standing
up swept channel to Ambrose Lightship
0820 Buoy
Item abeam standing up Ambrose Channel
0912 Passed
through nets, maneuvering Gravesend Bay preparing to anchor
0925 Anchored
in Gravesend Bay
1000 Tug T
F CARROLL and ammunition barge alongside
1013 Barge
and tug departed having received 40 Mark IX depth charges
1023 Commenced
heaving around
1027 Underway
enroute to Navy Yard, Brooklyn
1138 Navy
tug alongside
1145 Maneuvering
to dock at Navy yard
1151 Moored
starboard side to port side of USS VANCE (DE-387) at pier C3 Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
1805 Navy
yard tug alongside. Underway to drydock
#4 Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
1845 Navy
Yard tug departed. Secured in drydock
#4, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York
2020 Dock
empty
3-25-44 0800 Yard
workmen aboard making repairs and alterations
2245 Fire
reported under Mark 51 gun director on flying bridge. Three 15 lb extinguishers of
CO2 were used after which a
careful check was made for damage
2254 Fire
reported out, no discernible damage, smoke apparently caused by welding heat on
the “Deck Tread” surface of flying
bridge
3-26-44 1415 Ship’s
boat removed to Navy Yard Boat Shop
3-27-44 0802 Commenced
flooding dry dock
0847 Bow
afloat
0853 Stern
afloat. Navy Yard workmen aboard making
repairs and alterations
1013 Navy
Yard tug YT 475, alongside. Departed
from drydock #4, Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
New York. Underway in tow, USS VANCE
(DE-387) moored to starboard side
1029 Moored
pier H, Navy yard, Brooklyn alongside USS Murphy (DD-623)
1330 Navy
Yard tug alongside. Underway in tow
1335 Moored
port side of USS Blue (DD-744) in berth 15, pier J, Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
New York, with USS Vance (DE-387) moored
to starboard side.
3-29-44 2200 Received
from Navy Supply, Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y., two (2) chiffoniers and
two (2) berths (Ed. – Chiffonier - A
narrow, high chest of drawers or bureau,
often with a mirror attached.)
3-30-44 0830 Received from Master Rigger, Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
N.Y., two (2) sets of life raft
lashings. Navy Yard workmen aboard making various
repairs and alterations
3-31-44 1030 Received from optical laboratory 10 Mark 14 gun sights
1115 Commenced dock trial
1128 Dock trial secured
4-1-44 0000 Moored port side to USS BLUE (DD-774). Navy Yard workmen aboard making
various
repairs and alterations
4-2-44 1050 Commenced fueling ship
1200 Received from Supply Officer, New York Navy yard,
“F.X.R.” gear
1325 Completed fueling ship having received on board 42,420
gals. of fuel oil
4-3-44 0000 Moored
port side to USS BLUE (DD-774) and berth J-15, New York Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, New York; USS VANCE (DE-387) moored to starboard side
0725 USS
BLUE (DD-774) departed from alongside and berth J-15.
0750 Three
(3) officers and nine (9) sound men departed for Attack Teacher
Training, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
N.Y
1020 Attack
Teacher party returned
1045 Received
fifty (50) Red Cross Survivor Kits
1800 USS VANCE
(DE-387) cast off lines from alongside and departed
4-4-44 0715 Disconnected
telephone, power, fresh water, salt water, and steam lines from dock
0820 Navy
Tug YT 475 alongside, pilot aboard to assist in getting underway
0827 Underway
enroute Gravesend Bay
0835 Pilot
and tug departed
0929 Anchored
Gravesend Bay, in 7 fathoms of water to 27 fathoms port chain
0945 Tug
JEAN CARROL alongside with ammunition lighter
1025 Tug
and lighter departed having delivered from Naval Ammunition Depot, Iona Island,
ammunition as per invoices
1030 CG
64309 alongside to receive 3 seabags for transportation to Ellis Island and US
Marine Hospital
1140 Commenced
heaving around
1144 Underway
standing down Ambrose Channel
1155 Passed
through anti-submarine boom defenses
1448 Swept
channel buoy “A” abeam to starboard
1522 Rendezvoused
with USS BAKER (DE-190), USS CALCATERRA (DE-390) and
USS MERRILL (DE-392). Assumed guide USS CALCATERRA, USS MERRILL,
and USS BAKER abeam to starboard,
distance between ships 2000 yards.
1630 Tested
smoke generator and found it to be in proper working order
1850 Tested
general alarm and gas alarm, both working satisfactorily
4-5-44 0000 Underway
North Atlantic enroute to Casco Bay in company with
USS BAKER (DE-190), USS CALCATERRA
(DE-390), USS MERRILL (DE-392)
at 212 R.P.M. (16.5 knots)
1701 Portland
lighted whistle buoy abeam to starboard.
Steering various courses at
various speeds standing up swept
channel and into Hussey Sound
1822 Moored
to mooring buoy “1A”, Casco Bay, Maine.
1831 USS
CALCATERRA (DE-390) moored to port side,
1850 USS
BAKER (DE-190) moored to starboard side
4-6-44 0205 Commenced
taking on fresh water from YW-87
0225 Secured
from taking on water. Received nine (9)
tons of fresh water
0740 USS
CALCATERRA (DE-390) departed
0744 USS
BAKER (DE-190) departed
1020 Underway
to new anchorage
1040 Anchored
in anchorage “Fox” Casco Bay, in 40 feet of water to 30 fathoms of port chain
1420 All
hands to battle stations
1440 Three
inch gun crews held loading drill
1455 All
damage control parties held drills under supervision of damage control
officers of Staff of Commander
Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet
1542 Secured
from battle stations and drills
4-7-44 0815 Seven
officers and seventy enlisted men departed for General and Fire
Fighting Schools
1423 U.S.
Navy Water Barge YW 87 moored to starboard side, commenced
taking on water, receiving 26 tons
1440 Barge
YW 87 departed starboard side
1645 General
school party returned from days instruction
4-8-44 0735 Underway
standing out of Casco Bay to participate in scheduled exercises
0846 Portland
Harbor approach lighted buoy “PB” abeam to starboard
0910 Standing
out swept channel
0943 Commenced
scheduled exercises with submarine S-20 (SS-125), in exercise area M-2
1525 Completed
exercises with submarine
1600 Depth
charge parties held drill dropping nine (9) Mark 9 depth charges
1615 Mid
channel buoy #4 abeam to port. Standing
up swept channel and into
Portland, Maine, harbor
1710 Anchored
in berth “4”, Casco Bay, Portland, Maine, in thirteen (13) fathoms
of water to sixty (60) fathoms of port
chain
2127 YW 87
moored alongside to port transferring twenty-seven (27) tons of
water to this vessel
2155 YW 87
departed alongside
4-9-44 0756 Underway
standing out of Casco Bay and down the swept channel in
company with Escort Division 45 [USS
VANCE (DE-387), USS LANSING (DE-388),
USS DURANT (DE-389), USS CALCATERRA
(DE-390),
USS CHAMBERS (DE-391), USS MERRILL
(DE-392)] and
USS BAKER (DE-190)
0845 Gun
crews to battle stations and loading drill
0920 Secured
battle stations
1045 Sounded
general quarters, commenced gunnery anti-air craft practice firing
with plane towed target
1147 Damage
control parties exercised at fire drill in B4
1154 Secured
from fire drill.
1312 Commenced
firing at target
1313 Ceased
firing
1317 Commenced
firing at target
1319 Ceased
firing
1337 Secured
from general quarters and target practice.
Expended forty-four (44)
rounds 3”/50 ammunition, one hundred
eight (108) rounds 40mm
ammunition and one thousand eighty five
(1085) rounds of 20mm service ammunition
4-10-44 0000 Underway
North Atlantic enroute Norfolk, VA., in company with Escort Division 45
plus USS BAKER (DE-190)
1300 All
hands to quarters
1337 All
hands to battle stations
1409 Secured
from quarters and battle stations
1440 Commenced
formation steaming at various courses and speeds exercising
at tactical maneuvers
1635 Ceased
tactical maneuvers
4-11-44 0355 Maneuvering
various courses at entrance Norfolk swept channel
0401 Buoy
“XS” abeam to starboard
0611 Buoy
“PS” abeam to port
0739 Buoy
“2CB” abeam to starboard
0825 Entered
Thimble Shoal Channel, buoy #1, abeam to port
0912 Passed
through net gate
0915 Standing
in Hampton Roads
0957 Anchored
off Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, in
forty (40) feet of water to twenty two
(22) fathoms of port chain
1201 Commenced
heaving around on anchor
1205 Anchor
aweigh. Tug YT 150 along starboard
side. Underway.
1217 Moored
port side to USS CALCATERRA (DE-390) at Pier 3, Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, VA. Tug departed
1304 USS
BAKER (DE-190) moored to starboard side
1510 Commenced
taking on fuel oil
1710 Completed
fueling, having received 15,000 gallons of fuel oil
4-12-44 1743 All
hands to quarters
1810 Underway
departing from pier
1825 Secured
from quarters
1843 Entered
AS boom defenses
1930 Anchored
in Lynnhaven Roads, in 58 feet of water to 60 fathoms of chain
4-13-44 0000 Anchored
in Lynnhaven Roads, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, standing by to
escort convoy UGS 39 United States to
Mediterranean Ports
0355 Anchor
at short stay
0432 Underway
standing out of Lynnhaven Roads
0515 Chesapeake
Bay entrance lighted white buoy “2CB” abeam to port.
Standing down Norfolk swept channel
0930 Buoy
“XS” bearing 270 T, distance 7800 yards.
Patrolling area in
accordance with Sortie Plan
1121 Buoy
“XS” abeam to starboard
1317 All
hands to battle stations
1350 Secured
from battle stations
1600 Underway
as before. Speed of advance 6 knots;
convoy forming
1830 Speed
of advance increased to 8 knots
1900 Speed
of advance increased to 8.5 knots.
Commenced patrolling on patrol plan 3A
4-14-44 0400 Underway
as before, patrolling on Patrol Plan 3A.
Speed of advance 8.5 knots
0730 Speed
of advance increased to 9.5 knots
1030 Commanding
Officer held weekly inspection below decks
1310 All
hands to quarters
1328 All
hands to battle stations
1358 Secured
from battle stations
1605 Signal
drill with flashing light with USCG BIBB (WPG-31) for forty-five (45)
minutes
4-15-44 0000 Underway
North Atlantic with Task Force 60, escorting convoy UGS 39
0930 Convoy
exercised at emergency turn to port
0942 Convoy
made emergency turn to starboard
1120 Ships
generator went out of of commission, operating on emergency Generator
1140 Ship’s
generator back in commission
1430 Completed
one hour of gas mask drill
1815 Completed
two (2) hours of drill with flashing light with USCG BIBB (WPG-31)
4-17-44 1015 Commenced
test firing of automatic weapons.
Expended following
ammunition: 120 rounds 20mm, AA; 90
rounds of 45 cal; 2 red very
shells; and 1 red star signal light; -
no casualties
1300 All
hands to quarters
1315 All
hands to battle stations
1335 Test
fired main battery, expended three (3) rounds 3:/50 cal. AA
ammunition. Gun crews held loading drill
1400 Secured
from battle stations and all drills
4-18-44 0707 Ceased
patrolling on plan 3A
1340 All
hands to quarters. Held resuscitation
drill, loading drill, and signal drill.
Damage control parties had lecture on
power casualties
1420 Secured
from quarters and all drills
1700 Signalman
strikers held forty-five (45) minutes drill in flashing light with
USCG BIBB (WPG-31)
4-19-44 0700 Commenced
patrolling on Plan 3A
1335 Held
quarters
1340 Held
the following drills: “C” Division, gas
mask drill’ Damage Control Parties,
first aid talk and movie; Depth Charge
Drill and Loading drill for gun crews
1440 Secured
from drills
1500 Articles
of the Government of the United States Navy read to “C” Division
1608 Articles
of the Government of the United States Navy read to “C” Division
1630 USS
CALCATERRA (DE-390) on starboard side close aboard - exchanged
motion picture
film - and sent over 25 pounds welding
electrodes
1642 USS
CALCATERRA departed. Resumed patrolling
on 3A. Speed of
advance 9.5 knots
4-20-44 1110 Stack
on fire
1115 Fire
extinguished; cause carbon deposits in stack.
Expended two fifteen
pound extinguishers(CO2)
1450 Advanced
ships clocks sixty (60) minutes, to +2 time zone
4-21-44 0115 Sound
contact bearing 1300 T, range 1200 yards. Commenced steering
various courses and various speeds
developing contact.
0120 Classified
contact as non-submarine, resumed base course
1325 Tested
Depth Charge Release, found to be in good working order
4-22-44 1030 Commanding
Officer held weekly inspection above decks
1340 20mm
gun crews #9 and #10 and 3”/50 cal. Gun crews #2 and #3 held drills
4-23-44 1530 Three
inch gun crews held loading drill
4-24-44 0100 Advanced
ship’s clocks one (1) hours to zone +1 time
1325 All
hands to battle stations
1333 Commenced
test firing. Damage Control Parties
engaged in fire drills
1347 Ceased
test firing. Expended the following
ammunition: four (4) rounds 3”/50 cal.
AA ammunition; eight (8) rounds 40mm;
six-hundred (600) rounds 20mm.
The following casualties were
sustained: #10, 20mm gun, faulty primer; #5, 20mm gun,
improper tension on magazine. All safety precautions adhered to
1430 Secured
from battle stations and drill
1435 Engineering
division holding as mask drill. Radar
men holding plotting (C.I.C.) drill.
Divisions #1 and #2, had reading of the
Articles For The Government of the Navy
1530 Secured
from all drills
2050 Ceased
patrolling on plan 3A, commenced patrolling independently
4-25-44 0830 Section
II held 3”/50 cal. loading drill
1330 Held
quarters and following drills: O and E Divisions, Articles for
Government of U. S. Navy; Depth Charge
Party, loading drill; 20mm
gun crews, 20mm movie instruction;
3”/50 gun crews, loading drill
1500 Secured
from drills
4-26-44 0100 Advanced
ship’s clocks one hour to zone 0 time
0820 Section
2 held 3”/50 loading drill
1400 Commenced
patrolling on patrol plan 3A
1410 Repair
parties witnessed a chemical warfare educational film
1540 Depth
Charge parties held loading drill.
3”/50 cal. gun crew (section 2) held loading drill
1605 Held
abandon ship drill
1620 Secured
from abandon ship drill
4-27-44 0100 Advanced
ship’s clocks one (1) hour to zone –1 time
1325 All
hands to battle stations
1438 Secured
from battle stations. Held following drills:
3”/50 loading drill,
depth charge loading drill, C.I.C.
plotting, and first aid
1500 Maneuvering
to pick up mail from USS BIBB, C.G., (USCG BIBB [WPG-31]) for
redelivery to Convoy Commodore, Vice
Commodore, and Rear Commodore
1520 Alongside
USS BIBB, C.G., (USCG BIBB [WPG-31])
1522 Received
mail
1558 Passed
line to SS TOLTEC. Delivered mail.
1615 Confidential
letter lost overboard. Maneuvering to
retrieve letter
1621 HATCH
W. T., GM1c, over the side to retrieve letter
1627 HATCH,
W. T. returned aboard unsuccessful in attempt to regain letter
1630 HATCH,
W. T. again over the side retrieving letter and returning aboard.
1631 Maneuvering
to come alongside SS SAMDART (#31) to deliver mail
1635 Starboard
engine out of commission due to backing up of exhaust gasses resulting
from blower defect in forward engine
room, (B-1). Damage control parties
summoned to scene
1639 Sounded
General Quarters
1641 Starboard
engines returned to operation. Secured
from General Quarters
1704 Delivered
mail
1706 Maneuvering
to come alongside SS REBECCA BOONE and deliver mail
1742 Maneuvering
to return to patrol station
1804 Resumed
regular patrol station patrolling, using patrol plan 3A. Speed of
advance 9.5 knots
4-28-44 0100 Advanced
ship’s clocks one (1) hour, now on zone –2 time
0815 Ceased
patrolling on plan 3A. Using
independent patrol plan
1600 Section
2, held 3”/50 cal. loading drill
1725 Convoy
forming in 4 columns
1745 Assumed
new patrol station 300 on port bow of left column, distance 3000
yards
1845 Patrol
station changed to 450 on port bow of left column, distance 3000
Yards
4-29-44 0735 Half
masted colors in honor of deceased Frank C. KNOX, Secretary, U. S. Navy
0845 Standing
up Gibraltar Straits.
1044 USS
CHAMBERS (DE-391) alongside starboard quarter to pass mail
1045 Mail
received, USS CHAMBERS (DE-391) departed
1147 Speed
of advance 6 knots. Convoy reforming, underway Mediterranean Sea
with Task Force 60
1500 Speed
of advance increased to 8.5 knots
1545 3”/50
gun crews held loading drill
1600 Commenced
patrolling on patrol plan 3A
1830 Speed
of advance reduced to 7.5 knots
1923 Speed
of advance reduced to 7.0 knots
2040 All
gun crews called to “Battle Stations”.
2200 Secured
gun crews from “Battle Stations”
2347 Sighted
Cape DeTres Forcas Light bearing 1270T
4-30-44 0620 All
gun crews called to battle stations
0730 Secured
gun crews from battle stations
1000 Ceased
patrol plan 3A. Using independent
patrol. Convoy on zig-zag plan #15
1200 Speed
of advance 5.6 knots; convoy zig-zagging on plan 15 at 7 knots –
1250 Convoy
ceased zig zagging, escorts commenced patrolling on plan 3A,
speed of advance 7.0 knots
1330 Reduced
speed of advance to 6.5 knots
1450 Ceased
patrolling on plan 3A, commenced patrolling independently
1502 USS
THOMAS (DE-140) alongside to pass confidential mail
1505 Received
mail, USS THOMAS (DE-140) departed
1515 Convoy
executed emergency 450 turn to port
1530 Convoy
executed emergency 450 turn to starboard
1717 Oran
Section of convoy departed
2000 Commenced
patrolling patrol plan 3A
2020 Gun
crews and air defense men to Battle Stations
2200 Secured
from Battle Stations
5-1-44 0510 Sighted
Cape Tenes Light bearing 1380T
0600 All
gun crews to battle stations
0700 Secured
from battle stations
1500 Signalman
and quartermaster strikers held one(1) hour blinker drill
2031 Gun
crews to battle stations
2031 Two-blocked
National Ensign which had been half-masted in observance of death of
Secretary of Navy, Frank Knox
2043 Held
small arms instruction and firing practice, expended 400 rounds 22 cal.
ammunition
2206 Secured
from battle stations
5-2-44 0540 Called
all gun crews and air defense men to battle stations
0700 Secured
gun crews and air defense men from battle stations
1008 Signalmen
completed one hour semaphore drill
1235 Convoy
executed 450 emergency turn to starboard
1248 Convoy
executed 450 emergency turn to port, resumed base course
1300 Signalmen
and quartermasters completed one hour blinker drill
1946 Gun
crews to battle stations
2130 Secured
from battle stations. Resumed war
cruising watch
2259 Maneuvering
to clear unidentified vessel from path of convoy
2315 Vessel
determined to be clear of convoy.
2332 Resumed
patrol station
5-3-44 0120 Sighted
Cape Serrat Light bearing 1320
0420 Commenced
maneuvering maintaining patrol position next to
USS BIBB (CG) [USCG BIBB (WPG-31)]
0746 Task
Force 60 relieved as escort of UGS 39, standing into Bizerte Harbor
0750 Anchored
off Bizerte Harbor entrance in 25 fathoms of water to 45 fathoms
of port chain
1012 Anchor
detail to stations
1037 Ship’s
boat waterborne
1039 Underway
standing into Bizerte Harbor
1205 Moored
port side to starboard side of USS COFFMAN (DE-191) at
Pte Carriere fuel docks, Bizerte,
Tunisia
1225 USS
DURANT (DE-389) moored to starboard side
5-4-44 0810 Commenced
fueling, draft 9’0” forward, 10’2” aft
1049 Finished
taking on fuel. Received 41,515 gallons
of fuel oil. Draft forward
10’11”; aft 12’4”
5-5-44 0951 Air
alert sounded
0952 Ready
gun crews to battle stations
1001 Secured
from battle stations
1242 Six
(6) officers and nine (9) Sonar men departed for Attack Teacher
Training at Advanced Amphibious
Training Base, Bizerte
1520 Held
swimming call
1530 Attack
Teacher Training party returned aboard
1610 Secured
from swimming call
1620 Church
party departed for Advanced Amphibious Training Base
1750 Church
party returned aboard
5-7-44 0600 Church
parties commenced departing for church at Advanced Amphibious
Training base
1025 Church
parties returned
1250 Lieutenant
(jg), W. T. HATCH, departed in charge of athletic party
1325 Lieutenant
(jg), W.T. DOOR departed in charge of swimming party
1700 Lieutenant
(jg), W.T. DOOR returned with swimming party
1705 Lieutenant
(jg), W.T. HATCH returned with athletic party
5-9-44 1020 Held
30 minute steering engine casualty drill.
Tested hydraulic depth
charge release system, results
satisfactory
1317 Athletic
and swimming parties departed
1645 Athletic
party returned
1710 Swimming
party returned
5-10-44 1000 Held
one (1) hour signal drill
5-11-44 0835 USS
DURANT (DE-389) departed from starboard side
0852 Underway
standing out of Bizerte to join Convoy GUS 39, in accordance
with operational orders from C.T.F. 60
1025 Commenced
swinging ship (to determine deviation of magnetic compasses)
1055 Secured
from swinging ship. Maneuvering to
assume position in formation
with Escort Division 45
1218 Called
all hands to battle stations for firing exercises with towed sleeve
1311 Commenced
exercises
1315 Damage
control parties holding Rescue Breathing Apparatus drill
1332 Ceased
exercises having fired three (3) starboard runs and two (2) port runs
1340 All
personnel except damage control parties secured from battle stations. The
following service ammunition expended
during firing exercises: Forty (40)
rounds
3”/50 cal. anti-aircraft; one hundred
(100) rounds 40mm anti-aircraft; six hundred
and
seventy-five (675) rounds of 20mm. No.
8, 20mm had one (1) misfire due to
faulty primer. No. 3, 3’/50 cal. gun had one (1) misfire
due to broken cotter pin
on sear arm
1500 Maneuvering
to come alongside USCGC BIBB (WPG-31) to receive mail
1520 Alongside
USCGC BIBB (WPG-31) and received mail
1525 Departed
from alongside USCGC BIBB (WPG-31) steering various courses
at various speeds to deliver
confidential mail
1640 Maneuvering
in Convoy GUS 39 to deliver confidential mail
1650 Maneuvering
to come alongside SS CARRILLO
1716 Passed
mail to SS CARRILLO
1720 Assumed
assigned escort station on port beam of #11
1930 Underwater
sound contact range 1300 yards.
Maneuvering to evaluate Contact.
1944 Sound
contact evaluated as non-submarine
1958 Reduced
speed to 172 R.P.M. and resumed escort station
2220 Commenced
steering various courses; increased speed to 360 R.P.M.,
assisting Fox 2 in investigation of
radar contact
2238 Contact
friendly vessel, reduced speed to 172 R.P.M., commenced
maneuvering to resume escort station
2315 Assumed
patrol station
5-12-44 0528 Maneuvering
guiding vessels from Bone, Algeria, North Africa, into proper
positions in convoy
0913 Stopped
starboard engine, reduced speed on port engines
0930 Commenced
patrolling on patrol plan 3A
0947 Increased
speed to 220 R.P.M. on port engine
1147 Convoy
made emergency turn to starboard
1155 Convoy
made emergency turn to port
1310 All
hands to quarters
1340 All
hands to battle stations
1400 Secured
from battle stations. “C” division held
.45 cal. pistol drill, repair
parties held damage control drills
1830 Held
small arms drill for crew
2030 Secured
from small arms target practice; expended following
ammunition: 500 rounds .22 cal.
ammunition
5-13-44 1040 Commanding
Officer held weekly inspection
1342 Maneuvering
to assume station ahead of Algiers Section of convoy
5-14-44 0222 Convoy
made emergency turn of 450 to starboard
0240 Convoy
executed 450 turn to port and resumed base course 2610T
0433 Sounded
“General Quarters”, enemy submarine having been sighted on surface
by ship in convoy
0445 Secured
from “General Quarters”
1807 Convoy
executed 450 emergency turn to port, base course 2300T
1825 Convoy
executed 450 emergency turn to starboard resuming base course 2750T
2003 Underwater
sound contact bearing 2300T, range 1100 yards.
2008 Dropped
one depth charge set to 100 feet
2008.5 Dropped
one depth charge set to 100 feet
2010 All
hands to General Quarters
2015 Increased
speed to full. Maneuvering in convoy
between columns 1 and 2
2017 Convoy
made emergency turn to port
2018 Contact
evaluated to be non-submarine
2020 Secured
from General Quarters. Convoy made
emergency turn to port
2030 Reduced
speed to 250 R.P.M., and assumed escort station
2035 Stopped
the starboard engine
5-15-44 0850 Maneuvering
to come alongside SS JOHN C SPENCER to transfer sick seaman
0950 Maneuvering
to come alongside USS COSSATOT (AO-77) to transfer
DOOR, W. T. Sea. 1c, U.S.N.R., received
from SS JOHN C SPENCER.
1035 Man
transferred to USS COSSATOT (AO-77)
. Maneuvering to resume regular
patrol
1120 Resumed
regular patrol station
1125 Depth
charge hydraulic release system tested and found to be in good
working order
1400 Depth charge
parties held drill
1435 Depth
charge parties secured from drill
1500 Increased
speed, departed station to come alongside USCG BIBB (WPG-31)
1523 Maneuvering
alongside USCGC BIBB (WPG-31)
1524 Passed
mail to USCG BIBB (WPG-31)
1527 Departed
from USCG BIBB (WPG-31) to
assume escort station ahead of column one (1).
1540 Assumed
escort station
1545 Damage
control parties holding chemical warfare drill. Held small arms
target practice; expended following ammunition: 300 rounds of .
22 cal.; 42 rounds .45 caliber
1645 Tested
general and ready alarms, results satisfactory
5-16-44 0038 Standing
out of Strait of Gibraltar
0420 Departed
station to investigate unidentified vessel.
0421 Increases
speed to full, maneuvering on various courses to intercept vessel
0448 Vessel
identified as a Swiss Merchant Ship; warned her to keep clear of convoy
0450 Maneuvering
to investigate second vessel in path of convoy
0525 Vessel
identified as a Swiss Merchant Ship; warned her to keep clear of convoy
0531 Maneuvering
to resume patrol station
0615 Resumed
station
1330 Signalman
completed thirty (30) minutes flashing light drill. Mustered crew at quarters
1345 Secured
from quarters. Quartermasters and
signalmen observed training film
1400 Set
back all ships clocks one (1) hour to minus one (-1) zone time
1700 Commenced
patrolling on plan 3A
5-17-44 1000 Signalmen
held signal drill
1100 Set
back ship’s clocks one (1) hour to zone zero (0) time. Signalmen
secured from signal drill
1200 Patrolling
on plan 3A, speed of advance 10.0 knots
1300 Held
quarters
1320 Secured
from quarters, held following drills; 3”/50 loading drill, 20mm
casualty instruction, first aid
instruction, pistol instruction, signaling instruction
1400 Secured
from drills
1500 Signalmen
completed one hour signal practice with USS CALCATERRA (DE-390)
and USS BIBB (CG) (USCG BIBB
[WPG-31])
5-18-44 1100 All
ships clocks set back sixty minutes for zone +1 time. Signalmen and
quartermasters completed two hours
flashing light drill with escort vessels
1315 Mustered
crew at quarters
1338 Sounded
alarm for fire in Compartment A-205L (Forward berthing
compartment).
1339 First
hose led out
1341 All
equipment at scene
1350 Secured
from fire drill and quarters
1500 Signalman
strikers completed one (1) hour blinker drill
5-19-44 1000 Quartermasters
and signalmen holding blinker drill with other escorts
1030 Commanding
Officer held weekly inspection below decks
1135 Secured
from inspection
1312 Held
quarters
1330 Secured
from quarters, held following drills; depth charge loading and
setting drill; hedgehog loading drill
1400 Secured
from drills
1500 Signalman
strikers completed one hour blinker drill
1830 Sighted
Santa Maria Island, Azores, bearing 3180 T, distance of 40 miles
5-20-44 1030 Commanding
Officer held ship’s inspection
1100 Signalmen
completed one hour signal drill
1400 Signalmen
holding blinker drill
1500 Secured
from signal drill
5-21-44 0800 Patrolling
on plan 3A, speed of advance 10.0 knots
1100 Signalmen
strikers completed one hour blinker drill with escorts
1113 Observed
Azimuth of Sun, determined gyro error to be 40 W. Changed
course (2650 T) to 2690
1300 All
hands to quarters
1315 Secured
from quarters
1400 Set
all ship’s clocks back sixty minutes to plus 2 zone time
1805 Observed
azimuth of sun and determined Gyro-compass error to be 20 W
5-22-44 0812 Maneuvering
to come alongside USS COSSATOT (AO-77) to transfer
seaman patient.
0902 DOOR,
W.T. Sea. 1c, U.S.N.R. aboard for transfer to SS JOHN C SPENCER (#72)
0916 Maneuvering
to come alongside SS JOHN C SPENCER
0959 DOOR,
W.T., put aboard SS JOHN C SPENCER.
Returning to
assigned patrol station
1019 Resumed
assigned patrol station
1100 Signalman
strikers completed one (1) hour blinker drill with escort vessels
1325 Mustered
all hands at quarters
1340 All
hands called to battle stations
1344 Held
damage control drill
1345 Gun
crews and depth charge parties held drill
1410 Secured
from battle stations. Signalmen held
one hour signal drill with other escorts
1713 Convoy
executed 450 emergency turn to starboard
1745 Convoy
executed 450 emergency turn to port
5-23-44 0840 Reduced
speed to allow USS VANCE (DE-387) to come alongside
0906 USS
VANCE (DE-387) alongside starboard quarter to receive medical
supplies (100,000 units
Penicillin. 20 cc. Triple distilled
water)
0909 USS
VANCE departed - maneuvering to resume escort station
0945 Resumed
station and patrol on plan 3A
1140 Ceased
patrolling on plan 3A, commenced patrolling independently
1500 Signalmen
and quartermaster strikers completed one hour blinker drill with
escort vessels
5-24-44 0909 Observed
azimuth of sun, gyro error determined to be two degrees (20) west
1100 Signalmen
and quartermasters completed two (2) hours blinker drill
5-25-44 1100 Signalmen
and quartermasters completed two (2) hours signal drill.
1326 Departed
assigned patrol station to come alongside SS JAMES BRECK (#92)
in order to receive patient aboard for
further transfer to USS COSSATOT (AO-77)
1400 Ships
clocks set back one (1) hour to plus three (3) zone time
1413 PUMP,
F. W., Volunteer Engineer Corps., US Merchant Marine, received aboard
1530 Patient,
PUMP, F. W., transferred to USS
COSSATOT (AO-77)
1536 Maneuvering
to overtake convoy and resume assigned patrol station
1655 Resumed
escort station and commenced patrolling
5-26-44 1230 Commenced
patrolling on patrol plan 3A
1810 Departed
from station to lay smoke screen
1825 Commenced
laying smoke screen to test Todd Smoke Generator apparatus
1834 Secured
from laying smoke screen
1900 Convoy
reduced speed of advance to 9 knots
5-27-44 1030 Commanding
Officer held ship’s inspection
1100 Signalmen
and quartermasters completed one hour blinker drill with escort vessels
1400 Set
back ship’s clocks one (1) hour to +4 zone time
1855 Held
small arms target practice; expended following ammunition; 150
rounds .22 cal and 100 rounds of .45
cal. ammunition
5-28-44 0749 Maneuvering
to come alongside USS COSSATOT (AO-77) to transfer patient
0827 Alongside
USS COSSATOT (AO-77), received line
0834 Transferred
to this vessel, patient, PUMP, F. W., Volunteer Engineer
Corps., US Merchant Marine
0836 Maneuvering
away from USS COSSATOT (AO-77)
0856 Maneuvering
to come alongside port side of #34
0916 First
line passed to #34
0925 Transferred
patient, F. W. PUMP, to #34, SS JAMES BRECK
0930 Maneuvering
to resume station
0948 Resumed
regular station
1515 Commenced
patrolling on 3A
1623 Convoy
breaking up into two sections, maneuvering to assume position #2 in
screen of New York Section
1658 Assumed
assigned station
5-29-44 1838 Convoy
forming two columns, assumed patrol station port beam of left hand
column leader, distance 3000 yards
5-30-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic with Task Force 60, escorting the New York
Section of convoy, G.U.S. 39. Patrolling assigned station.
Speed of advance 8 knots.
0045 Sighted
buoy “A” bearing 2740T, distance about 6 miles
0125 Buoy
“A” abeam to port. Standing up swept
channel to New York Harbor
0356 Buoy
“G” abeam to starboard close aboard
0420 Buoy
“H” abeam to port
0445 Buoy
“I” abeam to port
0557 Standing
up Ambrose Channel
0618 Entered
boom defense
0632 Anchored
in Gravesend Bay in 42 feet of water to 30 fathoms of starboard
chain on the following bearings: Fort Lafayette, 3180T; Coney
Island
Gas Tank, 1180T; Hamilton
High School 0140T
0915 Tug J.
F. CARROLL JR along starboard side with ammunition lighter.
0920 Commenced
transferring ammunition
1045 Completed
transfer of ammunition having unloaded:
989 rounds 3”/50;
4 short cases; 4652 rounds 40mmAA; 29520 rounds 20mm AA; 98 depth
charges; 106 depth charge detonators; 6
torpedo detonators; 6 torpedo exploder
mechanisms; 210 impulse charges; 288
hedgehog fuses; 349 hedgehog projectiles;
98 depth charge pistols; 99 depth
charge booster extenders; 98 depth charge
boosters; 1 can black powder; 3 torpedo
war heads
1222 Navy
Tug YTL 475 alongside; pilot COTTRELL, aboard to assist in Docking
1233 Moored
port side to Pier 3, Navy Yard, New York
1245 USS
COFFMAN (DE-191) along starboard side
1320 Commenced
receiving water, steam and electricity from Navy Yard
2000 Commenced
flushing firemain with fresh water
6-1-44 0900 Received
from “Service To Forces Afloat”, Navy Yard, New York, thirty (30) pies
and ten (10) gallons of ice cream for
the General Mess, no invoice.
0920 Ship’s
boat removed from ship to Boat Shop, Navy Yard, New York, for overload test
1630 Dock
services, water, electricity and steam secured preparatory to shifting berth
1700 U.S.
Navy Tug YTB-42 alongside
1705 With
USS COFFMAN (DE-191) still moored to starboard side, ship
departed from entrance, Dry Dock #3,
Navy Yard, New York, in tow
1725 Moored
starboard side to USS COFFMAN (DE-191) at Pier C, Berth #3,
Navy Yard, New York
6-2-44 0915 Delivered
to Williamsburg Coat Apron and Supply Company,
New York, N.Y. 216 blankets to be dry
cleaned
0920 Working
party of twenty (20) men reported aboard from Manhattan Beach
Training Station, New York, N.Y.
1530 Working
party of twenty (20) men departed for Manhattan Beach
Training Station, Brooklyn, N.Y.
6-3-44 0848 Working
party of twenty (20) men reported aboard from Manhattan Beach
Training Station, New York
1145 Secured
shore fresh water, steam and electric lines and commenced
preparations to shift berth inboard at
Pier C
1147 Tugs
YTM-12 and YTM-42 alongside to assist in shifting berth
1210 USS COFFMAN
(DE-191) departed from our starboard side, shifted lines to dock
1215 Moored
starboard side to Pier C, Navy Yard, New York
1223 USS
COFFMAN (DE-191) moored to port side
1247 Commenced
taking fresh water and electricity from shore
1338 Fire
discovered in signal bag on port side of signal bridge
1343 Fire
extinguished having expended three 15 lb CO2 extinguishers in
extinguishing flames. Cause of fire determined to be sparks caused
by
welding by yard workman on mast. Damage caused by fire: one flag
bag, flag bag cover, and one complete
set alphabet flags, numeral
flags, numeral pennants, and special
pennants
1348 Commenced
taking shore steam
2005 USS
COFFMAN (DE-191) cast off lines and departed
6-4-44 0915 Working
party of eighteen (18) men reported aboard from Manhattan Beach
Training Station
1515 Working
party of eighteen (18) men departed for Manhattan Beach Training
Station, New York
6-5-44 0900 Working
party of nineteen (19) men reported aboard from Manhattan Beach
Training Station. Received from “Service To Forces Afloat”,
Navy Yard,
New York, the following supplies for
the General Mess:twenty-five (25) pies
ten (10) gallons of ice-cream
1225 Two
(2) officers and four (4) men departed for Attack Teacher training at
Navy Yard, New York, Annex
1230 Commander
Simon R SANDS, Jr, US Coast Guard, relieved of command of
this ship by Lieutenant-Commander
Richard F REA, USCG
1245 Commander
Simon R SANDS, Jr, departed this unit for Coast Guard
Receiving Station, Staten Island, New
York, for further assignment to duty
6-6-44 0000 Received
from “Services to Forces Afloat”, Navy Yard, New York, the following
supplies for the General Mess: 58 pounds of cinnamon buns; 20 gallons of milk
0930 Received
from Supply Officer, Navy Yard, New York, ten (10) gallons of
milk and twenty-five (25) pies for
general mess
1052 Leak
reported in B-3. Cause found to be that
bolts holding sea chest valve
had been loosened to effect repairs on
valve and pressure of water forced valve
off line. Manned fire, bilge, and submersible pumps.
1058 Leak
stopped and necessary repairs made
6-7-44 0640 USS
CONKLIN (DE-439) moored to port side
0900 Working
party of nineteen (19) men from Manhattan Beach Training Station aboard
1055 Commenced
holding dock trials
1133 Secured
dock trials. Received from Supply
Officer, Navy Yard, New York,
ten (10) gallons of ice cream for the
General Mess
6-8-44 0900 Working
party of twenty (20) men reported aboard from Manhattan Beach
Training Station
1545 Working
party of twenty (20) men departed for Manhattan Beach Training Station
6-9-44 0851 Working
party of twenty (20) men reported aboard from Manhattan Beach
Training Station
1244 Commenced
taking fuel oil
1345 Completed
taking on fuel having received aboard forty-four thousand, seven hundred
thirty (44,730) gallons
1600 Working
party from C. G. Training station, Manhattan Beach, N. Y. departed ship
6-10-44 0700 Secured
following services from shore: steam,
water, electricity. Secured
fresh water in fire and flushing system
0750 Called
special sea details. Mustered remainder
of crew at quarters
0940 Cast
off all lines, underway out of Navy Yard assisted by Navy Tug,
YTB 276 (TAVIBO), and pilot
COTRELL
0947 Tug
YTB 276 (TAVIBO), and pilot COTRELL departed, standing down
New York harbor enroute to Gravesend
Bay
1105 Anchored
Gravesend Bay, in 58 feet of water to 30 fathoms of starboard chain
1315 Tug
PRATTON and ammunition lighter alongside
1400 Tug PRATTON
and ammunition lighter departed.
Received forty (40) rounds
3”50 AA ammunition, fifteen (15) depth
charge markers, one thousand two hundred
sixty (1260) rounds 20mm ammunition,
two thousand forty-eight (2048) rounds
40mm ammunition, sixteen (16) rounds
40mm dummy drill ammunition,
five thousand (5000) rounds 22 cal.
ammunition, and six (6) rounds of line
throwing ammunition
1514 Tug
HOOSIER STATE and ammunition lighter OVER CLIFF alongside
1600 Received
ammunition from lighter OVER CLIFF
1845 HATCH.
W.T., S1c, sustained laceration first metatarsal of right foot severing
the flexure ligament as result of
having dropped one box of four 3”50 cal. Cartridges
on it while engaged in loading
ammunition. Treated aboard and Division
Medical Officer called
1915 CG
80001 alongside to starboard. P.A.
Surgeon TODD, USPHS aboard.
1918 CG
80001 departed from alongside
1920 Completed
loading of ammunition. The following
amounts were received aboard;
nine hundred eighty nine (989) rounds
3”50 cal. cartridges; four (4) 3”50 cal.
short cases; four thousand six hundred
fifty two (4652) rounds, 40mm AA
ammunition; twenty nine thousand five
hundred twenty (29520) rounds, 20mm
anti-aircraft; ninety-eight (98) depth
charges; one hundred six (106) depth charge
detonators; two hundred ten (210)
impulse charges; two hundred eighty eight
(288) hedgehog fuses; three hundred
forty-nine (340) hedgehog projectiles;
ninety-eight (98) depth charge pistols;
ninety-nine (99) depth charge booster
extenders; ninety-eight (98) depth
charge boosters.
1925 Tug
HOOSIER STATE and lighter OVER CLIFF departed from alongside
2000 Underway
on various courses at various speeds standing out of Gravesend
Bay into Ambrose Channel
2005 Standing
down Ambrose Channel
2022 Lighted
buoy #14 abeam to port
2038 Ambrose
Channel lighted buoy #1A abeam to starboard
2105 Swept
channel, buoy “H” abeam to port, standing down Swept Channel
2334 Swept
Channel buoy “A” abeam to port. In
company with USS VANCE (DE-387)
and USS CHAMBERS (DE-391) in column,
distance 1000 yards. Speed of
formation 10 knots
6-11-44 0000 Underway
North Atlantic Ocean with Escort Division 45 enroute to Casco Bay, Maine.
Steaming in formation; position third
in column, speed of advance 10.0 knots
0305 Assumed
position four in column
6-12-44 1247 Portland
Approach Channel buoy “P” abeam to starboard
1317 All
hands to battle stations. Underway
standing up Portland Approach Channel
1335 Secured
from battle stations
1344 Entered
anti-submarine boom defense nets
1401 Ship’s
boat water borne
1448 Moored
starboard side to port side of USS VANCE (DE-387) at berth
A-1, Casco Bay, Maine
1530 Past
Assistant Surgeon Todd, USPHS, departed for USS VANCE (DE-387)
1600 Commander,
Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet representatives aboard to inspect
Communications Department and conduct
Damage Control drills
1615 Commenced
damage control drills. All hands to
battle stations
1715 Conducted
depth charge loading drill
1735 Secured
from battle stations and drills
1800 Commander,
Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet representatives departed ship
NOTE:
Lieutenant Commander R. F. REA, USCG, was this date promoted
to the rank of Commander for temporary
service in accordance with
AlCoast No. 45-44, to rank as such from
January, 1944
6-13-44 0215 Liberty
boat from USS DENEBOLA (AKR-289), alongside
0605 Representatives
of Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet aboard for
training purposes in connection with
exercises scheduled for the day
0634 Underway
standing out of Casco Bay enroute to exercise area
0745 Portland
lighted whistle buoy abeam to port
0838 All
gun crews to battle stations. Commenced
scheduled exercises
0850 Commenced
surface firing main battery, port run
0853 Ceased
firing main battery
0911 Commenced
firing main battery on starboard run
0915 Ceased
firing
0944 Commenced
firing main battery, port run
0946 Ceased
firing
1000 Commenced
firing main battery on starboard run
1002 Ceased
firing
1100 Commenced
firing main battery, starboard run
1104 Ceased
firing
1116 Commenced
firing main battery on port run
1119 Ceased
firing
1120 Secured
gun crews from battle stations.
Expended ninety (90) rounds 3”/50 cal.
anti-aircraft ammunition
1422 All
hands to battle stations to continue scheduled exercises. Commenced
anti-aircraft battle practice types
“Tare” and “George”
1431 Commenced
firing
1448 Ceased
firing
1450 Commenced
firing
1451 Ceased
firing
1456 Commenced
firing
1457 Ceased
firing
1459 Commenced
firing
1500 Ceased
firing
1605 Commenced
firing
1609 Ceased
firing
1610 Commenced
firing
1612 Ceased
firing
1614 Commenced
firing
1615 Ceased
firing. Completed anti-aircraft firing
practice. Expended following
ammunition:
157 rounds 3”/50 cal. AA; 2520 rounds
20mm service; 398 rounds 40mm service
1625 Standing
into Casco Bay
1708 Portland
lighted buoy “P” abeam to port
1733 Portland
Approach Swept Channel lighted buoy “PB” abeam to starboard
1747 Entered
boom defense
1836 Moored
starboard side to port side of USS VANCE (DE-387)
1840 Representatives
of Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet aboard for
training purposes, departed having
completed scheduled exercises
6-14-44 0631 Underway,
standing out of Casco Bay, Maine
0649 Passed
through boom defense nets; standing out swept channel
0721 Portland
Harbor Approach Lighted buoy “PB” abeam to starboard
0738 Portland
Harbor Approach lighted buoy abeam to starboard
1233 Maneuvering
preparatory to making anti-aircraft runs
1329 All
hands to battle stations
1359 Commenced
firing, starboard run
1400 Ceased
firing
1404 Commenced
firing on port run
1405 Ceased
firing
1411 Commenced
firing on port run
1412 Ceased
firing
1413 Commenced
firing on starboard run
1414 Ceased
firing
1429 Commenced
firing on starboard run
1430 Ceased
firing
1434 Commenced
firing on port run
1435 Ceased
firing
1438 Commenced
firing on starboard run
1439 Ceased
firing
1440 Commenced
firing on port run
1441 Ceased
firing
1444 Commenced
firing on starboard run
1445 Ceased
firing
1448 Commenced
firing on port run
1449 Ceased
firing
1450 Secured
from battle stations, and anti-aircraft firing runs. Ammunition expended as
follows: one hundred forty seven (147) rounds 3”/50 anti-aircraft; two
thousand five
hundred twenty (2520) rounds 20mm; five
hundred fifty one (551) rounds 40 mm
1600 Underway
screening USS BIBB (USCG BIBB [WPG-31]) and USS VANCE (DE-387)
1656 Commenced
towing exercises with USS BIBB (WPG-31)
1658 Received
first line
1700 Lost
line
1714 Received
second line from USS BIBB (WPG-31)
1733 Secured
tow line to chain
1742 Underway
in tow of USS BIBB (WPG-31)
1803 Cast
off tow line and set course for rendezvous
1855 Commenced
maneuvering at rendezvous position, while conducting C.I.C. Exercises
2000 Underway
to rendezvous with USS BIBB (WPG-31)
and Escort Division 45 to conduct night
smoke exercises. Assumed escort station #2 in screening
operations
2010 All
gun crews to battle stations
2018 Commenced
patrolling on patrol plan 3 able
2030 Commenced
making smoke
2116 Completed
making smoke, exercises ended
2120 Maneuvering
to assume fourth station in column, USS VANCE (DE-387) is the guide
6-15-44 0800 Underway
as before, proceeding to exercise area
0950 Called
all 3”/50 gun crews to battle stations, commenced day battle practice
1107 Commenced
firing main batteries to starboard
1111 Ceased
firing, day battle practice completed, expended 18 rounds 3”/50 cal.
AA ammunition
1158 Commenced
maneuvering holding rescue of survivors drill
1222 Secured
from rescue of survivors drill
1225 Depth
charge parties holding depth charge loading drill
1305 Secured
from depth charge loading drill
1325 Maneuvering
forming into column with other ships of Escort Division #45
1335 Damage
control parties holding damage control drills.
Radarmen viewing
educational film
1430 Ordnance
division viewing educational film
1536 Secured
from all drills and educational films
1540 Enroute
to Casco Bay
1735 Standing
up swept channel and into Casco Bay
1833 Anchored
in forty (40) feet of water to thirty (30) fathoms starboard chain in
Berth “H”, Casco Bay, Maine
1845 Underway
to shift berth
1853 Anchored
in forty (40) feet of water to thirty (30) fathoms starboard chain in
Berth “G”, Casco Bay, Maine
2100 Navy
Water Barge alongside to transfer fresh water
2125 Completed
transfer of fresh water having received twenty-seven (27) tons aboard
2219 Transferred
to USS VANCE (DE-387) twenty (20) plaster loaded A/S
projectiles,
Mark X
6-16-44 0530 Members
of staff of Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet, aboard in connection
with scheduled exercises of the day and
inspection of engineering department of ship
0807 Commenced
heaving anchor round
0809 Anchor
hove short. Underway standing out of
Casco Bay
0827 Passed
through A/S defense boom
0955 Maneuvering
into position astern USS VANCE (DE-387)
1010 Lying
to awaiting increased visibility
1110 Underway
to exercise area
1120 Submarine
submerged
1158 Commenced
first run of hedgehog exercises on submarine
1210 Fired
(2) plaster loaded hedgehog projectiles.
Making second hedgehog run
1224 Fired
two (2) plaster loaded hedgehogs
1400 Commenced
making creeping attacks on friendly submarine
1550 Completed
scheduled exercises; submarine surfaced
1610 Standing
up swept channel in Casco Bay, escorting S-125 (S 20)
1704 S-125
departed
1744 Moored
starboard side to east side of Pier “Fox”, Long Island, Maine,
assumed ready duty in accordance with
SOPA, Casco Bay, Maine,
visual dispatch 161744.
1840 YF 335
alongside
2025 Received
twenty (20) plaster loaded A/S projectiles, Mark X, from
USS VANCE (DE-387)
2100 YF 335
departed port side
6-17-44 0640 Representatives
of Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet aboard, in
connection with anti-submarine warfare
exercises of the day
0724 Underway
standing out of Casco Bay and swept channel
0935 Submarine
submerged
1020 Commenced
first run of anti-submarine warfare exercises
1415 Damage
control parties held decontamination drill
1500 Control
parties secured from drill
1530 Completed
scheduled anti-submarine warfare exercises with submarine
1535 Maneuvering
preparatory to dropping practice depth charge pattern
1552 Fired
depth charge pattern. Expended ten (10)
depth charges, eight (8)
arbors and eight (8) impulse charges
1555 Set
course for Portland Harbor Sea Buoy
1650 Portland
Lighted buoy “P” abeam to starboard
1655 Portland
buoy “PB” abeam to port
1738 Entered
boom defense net
1758 Anchored
at berth “I” in Casco Bay, Maine in forty (40) feet of water to
thirty (30) fathoms of starboard chain
6-18-44 0725 Two
(2) officers and forty (40) men departed to attend Training School at
Portland, Maine
1010 Received
from USS DENEBOLA (AKR-289), 30 Mark X hedgehogs
1231 Received
from Training Officer USS DENEBOLA (AKR-289), training aids
and publications
1443 YD 54
along port side, commenced fueling
1550 School
party returned from Portland, Maine
1638 Completed
fueling having received 13748 gallons fuel oil
2026 Navy
barge YW 87 along port side
2055 Water
barge YW 87 departed having delivered 10,000 gallons of water
6-19-44 0545 Called
all hands to quarters
0553 All
hands present, secured from quarters
0600 Lieutenant
KAPP, USNR, reported aboard as ASW observer
0625 Commenced
heaving around on anchor
0638 Underway
standing out of Casco Bay
0735 Rendezvoused
with Italian submarine VORTICE (S-502) for day’s exercises
and underway to operating area
0900 Submarine
submerged, commenced anti-submarine warfare exercises
1235 Parted
tow line on submarine marker buoy
1239 Picked
up marker buoy. Continued
anti-submarine exercises
1500 Complete
exercises. Submarine VORTICE (S-502)
surfaces
1510 Escorting
submarine VORTICE (S-502)
1635 Portland
Harbor Approach lighted white buoy abeam to starboard.
Maneuvering standing up swept channel
and into Casco Bay
1745 Ships
boat departed to return marker buoy to Italian submarine
VORTICE (S-502)
1750 Motor-boat
from USS DENEBOLA (AKR-289) alongside.
Lieutenant KAPP, departed ship
1800 Ships
boat returned and hoisted aboard
1805 Maneuvering
standing out of Casco Bay and down swept channel exercises
1905 Portland
Harbor Approach buoy abeam to port, maneuvering effecting rendezvous
with Escort Division #45, for scheduled
night exercises. Ships in company;
USS DURANT (DE-389) and USS MERRILL
(DE-392)
2018 Joined
other ships of CORTDIV 45, and assumed station, 1000 yards astern
of USS CHAMBERS (DE-391), speed five
(5) knots
6-20-44 0000 Underway
North Atlantic Ocean with Escort Division 45 plus tug and target
for night firing exercises
0023 Night
firing exercises canceled, tug enroute to base escorted by
USS DURANT (DE-389) and USS CALCATERRA
(DE-390).
0025 Escorts
formed in column, our position number 4
0810 USS
DURANT (DE-389) and USS CALCATERRA (DE-390) rejoined division
having escorted tug KALMIA (ATA-184)
to base. Formed in column astern this
ship in the order named
1305 Mustered
all hands at quarters
1325 Three
inch fifty and depth charge party held loading drill. Repair party one (1) of
damage control received instruction on
“closures”
1445 Secured
from drills
6-21-44 0000 Underway
in North Atlantic Ocean enroute to Norfolk, VA., with Escort Division #45
proceeding in column. Speed of advance 13 knots
1300 All
hands to quarters
1415 Secured
from quarters and all drills. Held
3”/50 loading drill, 20mm
loading drill, depth charge drill, and
instructions for damage control parties
2304 Swept
channel buoy “XS” abeam to port
2305 Swept
channel buoy “S1” abeam to port
2343 Swept
channel buoy “S-3” abeam to port
6-22-44 0000 Underway
North Atlantic Ocean with Escort Division 45 enroute to Norfolk, VA,
standing up Chesapeake Bay Swept
Channel
0300 Lighted
whistle buoy 2CB abeam to port, commenced steering various
courses at various speeds standing into
Middle Ground Channel
0549 York
River junction lighted bell buoy abeam to starboard, standing up York River
0726 Anchored
in York River in forty two feet of water to thirty fathoms of
starboard chain on the following
bearings: Ammunition Depot
Chimney 233.50T; Yorktown
monument 157.50T, Gloucester point light 1390T
0912 Underway
standing into dock of Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, VA
0955 Moored
starboard side to berth 2, Naval Mine Depot
1000 Commenced
transfer of depth charges to dock. Transferred four (4) Mark (VI)
depth charges and seventy three (73)
Mark IX, Mod. 1, depth charges
1042 Completed
taking on the following ammunition: One
hundred thirty-two (132)
depth charges, Mark IX, Mod. 3; eighty
(80) depth charge pistols, Mark VI, Mod. 1;