Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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BART I - ChdONoLOGY - CJunc continued.D 9 '-- UUQCTUUY independently from Blake Island anchor- Q50 for 033 Francisco, California. Cece Note 171 'Z ll can jd tr 13' Tv loorb O Llor VO, Laval air station, Alameda, , California. oOrn in U55 MLNDOCINO. Commander Q JOSCPH C- Clifton, UQN, reported on board for duty as Executive Ufficer. l2 ... Completed fueling snip and taking aboard 103 air- planes. CVG 86 reported aboard for duty. CVG 95 V reported aboard for transportation. of 13 ... Underway from nlaneda to Pearl harbor with USS . BAIQTOL. enSP and BRISTOL Consitutcd Task Unit 12.7.1 fbeo Note 181. 19 .., Moorod to Berth FQN, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, after flying off 87 aircraft to report to Barber's , , o Point, Oahu, T.H. SOFA is Cincpac. 20 ,,, CVG 95 left the snip, transportation completed. e CVG 86 left the ship to report to CnSU 2, NAS, p Barber's Point, Oahu, T.H., for temporary duty. A l fdoe Note 19.5 ' V CNote 17: ln accordance with orders from Commander Jestcrn ' oea Frontier, despatch 052249, JUHQ l9b5.5 . i INote 18: In obedience to orders from oonmes5oaFron, serial Q27-CNR 12 June 1945.1 a M W cmoto 19: pursuani to orders of Uomnlrrac despatch l7Ol5O,p p June l9h5. - ff i513

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W 2:7 ii P2Q2,lfL.GM5QNOLQQX.f CQ ,tinuedl ,: .- 1 - - fC-.G.l Air Plot Spaces. C.I.C. and Air Plot were installed on the U-2 DOCK lgvgl, bgtwggn the center line and the island structure. Dince arrival in the United states, the ,359 received about A50 new men and transferred about LOG. 2 , ,'Underway independently for dcgoussing, test firing and training exercises. fSee Note l6J. 3 ... Underway from Blake Island nncnorege for edd- itionel exercises end full power run l33.b knotsl. Passed bonb-burned U55 BUNLLA HILL arriving in Puget bound from Pearl Harbor. 5- 6 ,,, sncnored off Blake Island, Puget bound, and leaded bombs. 7 , , near ndmiral Bnllentine, UQN, Comnender Fleet sir, seattle, came on board for presentation. of ewdrds C16 awards to officers end A6 awards to enlisted noni relating to the enemy action I of 19 Maron l9t5. Use QNTLAERISE stood in from rgnrl Hnrbor and ancnored 8000 yards away. iNote 16: In eccordence with orders of Comnnndant, l3tn Naval District, despatch 011835, June l9h5. fjf gf ' K 5 O , at 'Q he 1 . l , I. ,- ,M v 1 ' ,y A 'W ish A 1 V ' .. ' 2' I m

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.E.1il. l3.QlJ09Yl :ll 5lgL11Q,oo,ooQnu11iuQq1 22'27 - dCC0TdiHS to ComCarDiv ll Jinc dispatch d o29 . lNote 20 ' Y ' - l90302' ASP and two destroyers designated Task ' GTOUP l9.h CTG and OTC in NASP. O3-Plan CVl8 ' No. 2-45 followed. Day and night gunncry xi practised and night carrier qualifications conducted. bimuldtcd strike day procedure employed for training.of the ship as well as air Group 92 and air Group'52 CNightJ. ' precommissioning . Giptain H, J, elattery, USN, senior officer and Lxecutive Officer since comm- issioning, Zu November l9u3, was detached and ordered to report to Banana diver, Florida, as Coaaanding Officer of Naval hir station, Banana diver, Underway from Berth For 5, Ford Island, pwrl gmazgsr, Uss slurriznisr, HEALY, Y designated Task Group l9.A. C566 Note 201 a 'Until rcontering Pbarl narbof U Jvly l9b5, Sims ulatod Strike gay pfgggdurc, quQllfiCGtiOD ' landings, and day and aight gunnery will be pracw tised in accordance with Op-Plan CVl8 No. 3-M5. Air Gygup 52 CND flew aboard, 4 l In accordance with ConCarDiV llxdospatoh 271335, June, l9h5.l 4 V Z 14 , 4 Q, , ,1 ' .534 fx 1 1 if 9: 6.3, -use . V L l' gig 5 .Zz is ...dj , QA .,g .'j A 'fp pf .ka v ,- ' if .45 ,A -1' 'ff is ,4 ,Q Q W R V I NL :fp ' I f J., .V a 31 ,T A Q shi ' we ,iar, .,.h ,.. , Ab, 'wi C527 l ,Q dm