USS SLC OFFICIAL DECK LOGS-JUNE 1942

Events from the
Official DECK LOG RECORDS of the USS SALT LAKE CITY CA25
June, 1942
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June 1st, 1942
[0-4 Hours]
Moored at Hamilton Stores Wharf, Brisbane, Australia

Receiving fresh water & telephone services from the dock. Ship's present: H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA, H.M.A.S. HOBART, USS HELM, USS BAGLEY, USS MUGFORD, USS S-18, USS TULSA & various merchant vessels and small craft. S.O.P.A, COMTASKFOR 44.

[8-12 Hours]
Moored as before

Hoisted out the following planes as indicated:
CS-15 to Starboard, pilot, Ensign J. D. Taylor, USNR &
St. Onge, J. W., ARM2c, USN
CS-14 to Starboard, pilot, Ensign R. D. Drodz, USNR &
Tolhurst, F. H., ARM2c, USN
CS-16 to Starboard, pilot, Ensign Russell P. Morse, USNR

&
Donald Rholl, ARM3c, USN

CS-13 to Starboard, pilot, Lt. (jg) W. J. Tate, USN &
Morgan, Claude, ARM1c, USN

Lt. Winsor G. Gale, USN, returned aboard ship after completing temporary shore patrol duty.

0850: The Captain [Ernest G. Small], left the ship for an official call on COMTASKFOR 44 in the H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA. Returned at 0953.

Morse, R. P., Ensign, USNR

admitted to Sick Bay. Diagnosis: D V. Gastroenteritis, Acute, by Lt. (jg) J. M. Jacoby, (MC), USN.

1046: Hoisted in the above listed aircraft on starboard.

[12-16 Hours]
Moored as before. Hoisted out CS-14, pilot, Lt. (jg) E. H. Katenkamp. Commenced making preparations for getting underway.

1245: Set material condition "Zed" [modified].
1304: Got underway and stood down the Brisbane River. Pilot J. M. Aherne came on board. Hoisted the above listed aircraft aboard starboard.
Got underway for Moreton Bay, Australia, in accordance with COMTASFOR 44.
Pilot J. M. Aherne at the Conn., Captain, Exec. Officer, & Navigator on the Bridge.

1455: Captain took the Conn., anchored in Berth C-4, Moreton Bay, Australia.
Pilot J. M. Aherne left the ship.

June 3rd, 1942
[8-12 Hours]
Anchored in Berth C-1, Moreton Bay, Australia

Underway on signal from COM TASK FORCE 44 for scheduled exercises. Captain at the Conn., Exec. Officer, & Navigator on the Bridge.
Standing out of Moreton Bay, Australia in company with HMAS AUSTRALIA & HMAS HOBART, conforming to the channel. USS HENLEY & USS MUGFORD joined formation.

[18-20 Hours]
Steaming as before. Set condition to Readiness I in the main & 5" AA Batteries for drill. Radar contact surface craft. Commenced firing 5" battery to port starshell illumination.

One casualty. The casualty was to Chapman, Charles, S1c, USNR; diagnois: compound fracture of little finger on right hand. Negligence not apparent. Occurred while carrying a 5" AA projectile from ready box to his gun; he slipped and fell, keeping his right hand over the base of the projectile; the projectile struck the deck, crushing the right hand against the deck. This man was admitted to Sick Bay.

[20-24 Hours]
Steaming as before. Sighted Caloundra head light. Stopped all engines. Anchored in Moreton Bay, Australia. Dispatched anchorage patrol in charge of Bracken, Robert O., Ensign, USNR

June 4th - 5th, 1942
Steaming in and out Moreton Bay, Australia doing drills & exercises.

On June 5th, Camper, N. R., MAtt1c, USN was honorable discharged from this vessel and the US Naval Service by reason of expiration of his enlistment. On Jun. 6th, 42, he re-enlisted for four (4) full years.

[12-16 Hours]
Maneuvering incident to mooring to port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Austrailia.

[16-20 Hours]
The following men left the ship on temporary shore patrol duty.

Bowen, Jr., Andrew Jackson, CMM(PA), USN

Wirtz, Karl W., Bmkr1c, USN
Comorat, Vincent J., BM1c, USN
Southard, Conward B., CM2c, USN

Long, Richard J., MM2c, USN
Lacher, Anton J., GM3c, USN
Johnson, Warren R., Phm2c, USN

June 6th, 1942
[8-12 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia

Received aboard for us in the General Mess the following fresh stores
1500 lbs. oranges; 1005 lbs. grapefruit; 1010 lbs. pears; 2010 lbs. apples; 1500 doz. eggs; 2005 lbs. fish; 1220 lbs. fresh cabbage; 1500 lbs. turkey.
Inspected by:
Waites [Waits], M. L., Acting Pay Clerk, USN & Gorohoff, George, PhM1c, UNS

.

[12-16 Hours]
Moored as before.

The following men left the ship on shore patrol duty:

Summers, D. R., CGM(PA), USN
Register, A. B., CEM(PA), USN
Strong, E., GM1c, USN
Robertson, B. B., WT1c, USN

Flynn, C. F., BM2c, USN
Spencer, R. L., GM2c, USN
Hubbard, H. F., SF1c, USN
Hughes, T. A., MM2c, USN

Transferred the following men to the USS GRIFFIN FFT to USS FLUSSER

Penwell, J. C., GM2c, USN
Strubinger, C. R., S2c, USN

Stocker, L. W., S2c, USN
Sterling, W. E., S2c, USN

June 7-8, 1942
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia.
Same Routine of Shore Patrol, Drills, taking on provisions, launching & hoisting airplane.

June 9, 1942
[12-16 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Autralia

The following men left the ship on temporary shore patrol duty.

Johnston, J.F.B., Lt. (jg), USN
Patrick, W. M., CTC(PA), USN

Ware, D. A., CMM, USN
Comorat, V. J., BM1c, USN
Wirtz, K. W., Bmkr1c, USN

Bennett, A. J., GM2c, USN

Long, R. J., MM2c, USN
Southard, C. B., CM2c, USN
Wells, W. E., BM2c, USN.

Hoisted out the following aircraft to starboard for submarine search.
CS-14, pilot, Ensign E. J. Drodz, USNR
CS-16, pilot, Lt. (jg) W. J. Tate, Jr., USN.

Transferred Maxwell, F. J., Cox, USN to 1st Evacuation Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. D.V. fracture (simple skull).

[16-18 Hours]
Moored as before. Recovered the above listed aircraft.

Cole, D. F., F1c, USN was returned to the ship by private vehicle, having received the following injury upon being thrown from a horse he was riding while on liberty. Laceration to lip; contusion of front teeth, pain in apigastric? region. Negligence not apparent. He was treated and admitted to Sick Bay.

June 10th, 1942
[4-8 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia

The following Men returned to the ship having completed temporary shore patrol duty.

[12-16 Hours]
Moored as before.

The following named men left the ship on temporary shore patrol duty:

Summers, D. R., CGM(PA), USN
Register, A. B., CEM(PA), USN
Strong, E., GM1c, USN
Metzler, L. F., FC1c, USN

Robinson, B. B., WT1c, USN
Spencer, R. L., GM2c, USN
Hubbard, H. F., SF2c, USN
Norris, C. M., MM2c, USN

June 11th, 1942
[0-4 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia, in special anti-submarine condition of readiness. Receiving fresh water and telephone services from the dock.

[4-8 Hours]
The following named Men returned to the ship having completed temporary shore patrol duty.

[8-12 Hours]
Ensign J. E. Cole, USNR was dischared from the sick list.

June 12th, 1942
[4-8 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia.

0600: Hoisted out the following aircraft:
CS-15 to starboard, pilot, Ensign E. J. Drodz, USNR
CS-13 to Starboard, pilot, Lt.(jg) W. J. Take, USN

[8-12 Hours]
Moored as before.

0858: Hoisted out the following aircraft:
CS-16 to starboard, pilot, Ensign J. D., Taylor, USNR
CS-14 to starboard, pilot, Ensign R. E. Cheney, USNR

0926: Recovered airplanes, CS-13 & CS-15, by hoisting in to starboard.
1059: Recovered airplanes, CS-16 & CS-14, by hoisting in to starboard.

[12-16 Hours]
Moored as before.

1340: Hoisted out plane CS-15 to starboard, pilot, E. H. Katenkamp, Lt. (jg), USNR
1345: Hoisted out plane CS-13 to starboard, pilot, J. D. Taylor, Ensign, USN

[16-20 Hours]
Moored as before.

1700: Hoisted in plane CS-15 to starboard.
1715: Set Special Anti-submarine condition of readiness in AA Battery.
1758: Hoisted out plane CS-14 to starboard, pilot, Ensign R. E. Cheney, USNR, to search for plane CS-13.
1815: Received notification from USS CHICAGO that plane CS-13 [with pilot, Ensign J. D. Taylor & passenger, Donald A. Rholl, ARM3c] was forced down at 1730 in Hervey Bay, Australia. [Read what happened]
1855: Hoisted in plane CS-14 to starboard.

June 13th, 1942
[0-4 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia

[4-8 Hours]
Moored as before.

The following planes were hoisted out to starboard for submarine patrol;
CS-14, pilot, Ensign R. E. Cheney
CS-16, pilot, Lt. (jg) E. H. Katenkamp

June 14th through 16th, 1942
[0-4 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia, in special anti-submarine condition of readiness. Receiving fresh water and telephone services from the dock.

Routine day of Shore Patrol, taking on provisions, water, fuel, launching & hoisting aircraft, etc.

[0-4 Hours]
Moored port side to Pinkenba Railroad Wharf, Brisbane, Australia

[8-12 Hours]
Moored as before. Commenced making & completing preparations for getting underway. Pilot J. M. Aherne came on board. Got underway for Moreton Bay, Australia, in accordance with COM TASK FORCE 44, Confidental hand message. Pilot at the Conn., Captain, Exec. Officer, & Navigator on the Bridge. Standing down the Brisbane River into Moreton Bay.

[12-16 Hours]
Steaming as before, maneuvering incident to leaving port. Pilot J. M. Aherne left the ship. Launched aircraft. Set condition of Readiness I for scheduled firing exercises. Fired to port several rounds of ammunition. No casualties. Secured from Condition of Readiness I, set regular sea detail. Recovered aircraft. Made all preparations for & anchored in C-4, Moreton Bay, Australia.

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