Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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PART -icnnonoioev - max 15 CC0nt.1 continued Cruiser Division ll - U55 SnN DIEGO fCL 531 and Uss RENO CCL 961 1633 Und OMRLAND AND U55 DAN JUAN. also port of the Task Group were: Cruiser Division Ten fFlogship for Commander Cruiser Division Ten, dear Admiral T. H. Thebaud, USN? and USS BALTI- MORE can 681 and USS CANBERRA COA lO1 less the U55.QUINCY. The Destroyer squadron 52 was composed of three divisions. Destroyer Division lO3: USS OUEN KDD 5361, USD MILLER CDD 5351 UQS THE SULLIVANS QDD 5371, USS STE- PHEN POTTER fDD 5381, USS TINGERY CDD 53915 Destroyer Division 104: Uss niche KDD 6731, ess HUNT DD 6741, Uoo LJJID HANCOCK KDD 6751 and U u M. QFALL KDD 6761, Destroyer Dlvl lon 92 flGSS U 3 BOYD1, Uno BRLD U66 COJLLL KDU 5471, Fueling Unit Uri CHUYLKILL Cro 761, U iw C 4,0 741 Uss GREINER for 371, Uss Lev TING KDE 29 and Use sisrin cus 81. f 1 1 I - 1- MQ1 Pi K -. C1 'fl 'Enix' f-1 T . , -l K-. , Y viiyfw I . id - A ' fix, '.u..1.L .L ' 'S' : - ss so s rein coo 5451, Uss BROJN QDD 5461, -IA 2, -1 V171 ' Q x I rp s f ' is ss snnivi .N . 1 4 1 'ff' 1 2 . ill L ,L ig. wr1 .41 -I 1 1 8

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'-' 'mr 1 :asf I - CJAONOLOGY - Cmay, Continued! MAY l9bh S - lu 15 OOO CNASP rode at anchor in berth X-13, MdjUlO Atoll, formerly occupied by thc Jlpaneso. Upon arrival Task C Group 12.1 was dissolved and the WASP reported to Commander Task Force S8 for duty in the Fifth Floot. TJASP attached to Commander Task Group 58,6 underway at 0810 local time from Majuro Atoll to launch air strikes on make and Marcus Islands, returning to Majuro on completion of mission. Rout inc flight operations and gunnery oxer cises conducted during this initial cruise into the war zone, six months after commissioning. As designated by Commander Task Force 58, Task Group 58.6 consisted of the follow- ing: U53 ESSEX CFlagsnip of Commander Task Group 58.6, Rear admiral n.F. Montgomery, USNJ, MAS? Cwith hor orign inal Air Group lui, USS SAN JACINTO, 1103

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Trait' I '- CILAONOLOGY - M61 C-Qntinugd 17 19 20 22 23 26 ICO ll ll! Ill Ol' Oli .,N,.f,g'1P Tyqmlr G nu est reup 58.6 rendczvouscd with Fueling Task Unit 58,6.5. LAS? launched four strikes against Marcus. nab? launched two strikes on Marcus and, as on the day before, destroyed enemy air- 1 craft, surface craft and shore installations, Rcndczvoused with fuel Task Unit 58,6.5. nas? launched five strikes against Jake Is- land air and surface craft and shore targets. Task Group 58,6 returned to Majuro and diss- olved, NaSP anchored at Berth X-13 at 1406 Mike lninus 125 zone time and devoted the remainder of May to loading provisions, amm- unition, aviation gasoline and fuel oil. This vessel attached to Vice admiral Marc A. Mitscncr's Task FOFCC 58 - Flasship, U53 LLXINGTONQ 4127 4U diifaataiiaiii