Comet (AP 166) - Naval Cruise Book

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DATE DEPARTED 29 February 1944, San Francisco 5 March 1944, San Diego 10 March 1944, San Clemente 14 March 1944, San Diego 15 March 1944, Morro Bay 18 March 1944, San Diego 4 April 1944, San Diego 13 April 1944, Morro Bay ' 25 April 1944, San Pedro . 26 April 1944, San Diego 2 May 1944, Kahului Harbor 7 May 1944, Pearl Harbor 10 May 1944, Hilo 14 May 1944, Honolulu 17 May 1944, La Haina Roads 19 May 1944, Maalaea Bay 5 30 May 1944, Pearl Harbor ll June 1944,'Eniwetok Atoll 22 June 1944, Saipan 5 July 1944, Pearl Harbor 9 July 1944, Honolulu Harbor 18 July 1944, Eniwetok Atoll SHIP'S LOG February 1944 to October 1945 DA TE ARRIVED Z March 1944, San Diego, California 6 March 1944, San Clemente Island, Cal. 10 March 1944, San Diego 15 March 1944, Morro Bay, Oceanside, Cal. 16 March 1944, San Diego , 18 March 1944, Tactical Area, San Cle- mente, San Diego 4 April 1944, Tactical Area, San Cle- mente, Morro Bay 14 April 1944, San Pedro, California 25 April 1944, San Diego 1 2 May 1944, Kahului Harbor, Maui Island, Territory of Hawaii 3 May 1944, Pearl Harbor, Oahu Is- land, T.H. 8 May 1944, Hilo Harbor, Hawaii Is- land, T.H. 11 May 1944, Honolulu Harbor, Oahu 15 May 1944, La Haina Roads, Maui 17 May 1944, Maalaea Bay, Tactical Area, Maui 20 May 1944, Pearl Harbor 9 June 1944, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands i 15 June 1944, Saipan Island, Marianas Group 3 July 1944, Pearl Harbor 5 July 1944, Honolulu Harbor 17 July 1944, Eniwetok Atoll D 22 July 1944, Guam Island, Marianas Group

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officers, 960 Navy enlisted men, SO lWarine officers, 562 Marine enlisted men, 70 Coast Guard enlisted men, 97 Army enlistedmen, and 6 men serving in the Merchant Marinej embarked for the return trip to the U.S.A. This liftof personnel was the largest the COMET had carried, every available space being occupied. The shipiwas undervvay at 1723 and steamed independently to San Francisco by a great circle route. - A different reception awaited the ship this time as it steamed under the Golden Gate Bridge on the morningiof. 4 October. In large letters on a hill overlooking the harbor appeared the Words, Welcome Home, Well Done, and a small Army ship came out with ta band playing and girls Waving as the COMET pulled into Pier 7 to debark the returning veterans. A And so might the history of the COMET be closed with this same tribute to one of the many ships who had a job to do--and did it! WELCOME HOME, ,WELL DONE. 1 -.,: Nf:2:L - 1.-4 vs:-w-asf 1 ' 'S-1 END OF THE TALE

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MORE Loo . . . DA TE DEPARTED 29 July 1944, Guam 3 August 1944, Eniwetok Atoll 1 September 1944, Pearl I-Iarbor Z September, 1944, La Haina Roads 6 September 1944, Maalaea Bay 16 September 1944, Pearl Harbor 28 September 1944, Eniwetok Atoll 14 October 1944, Seeadler Harbor 21 October 1944, Leyte Gulf I 1 November 1944, Humboldt Bay 5 November 1944, Hollandia Bay 14 November 1944, -Noemfoor Island 20 November,1944, Leyte, Gulf 1 December 1944, Noumea Bay 17 December 1944, Dumbea Bay 24 December 1944, Lengo Channel 25 December 1944, Port Purvis 2 January 1945, Seeadler Harbor 13 January 1945, Lingayen Gulf 18 January 1945, Leyte ,Gulf 26 January 1945, Hollandia Bay 2 February 1945, Wadke' Island 7 February 1945, Leyte Gulf 12 February 1945, Lingayen Gulf 18 February 1945, Leyte Gulf 1 March 1945, Ulithi Atoll 18 March 1945, Pearl Harbor 31rMay 1945, San Francisco . 1 June 1945, Port Hueneme 20 June 1945, Pearl I-Iarbor 1 July 1945, Eniwetok Atoll 10 July 1945, Ulithi Atoll 19 July 1945, Buckner Bay 22 July 1945, Buckner Bay r 27 July 1945, Guam Z7 August 1945, Seattle 9 September 1945, Eniwetok Atoll 20 September 1945, Guam lg' 0 ' - Mb. .' - Q Q 'ov U ,, Q 1- 0 1 - 3' 1. .7-,..C1 -': 9 ..'pu'., nl. Q. , DA TE ARRIVED 2 August 1944, Eniwetok Atoll 11 August 1944, Pearl Harbor 2 September 1944, La Haina Roads 2 September 1944, Maalaea Bay, Tac- tical Area ' 7 September 1944, Pearl Harbor 25 September 1944, Eniwetok Atoll 3 October 1944, Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands 20 October 1944, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands ' 26 October 1944, Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea 1 November 1944, Hollandia Bay, Dutch New Guinea 7 November 1944, Noemfoor Island, Geelvink Bay, Dutch New Guinea 20 November 1944, Leyte Gulf 29 November 1944, Noumea Bay, New Caledonia 1 December 1944, Dumbea Bay, New Caledonia 21 December 1944, Lengo Channel, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 24 December 1944, Port Purvis, Florida Island, Solomon Islands 29 December 1944, Seeadler Harbor 11 January 1945, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, P.I. , 18 January 1945, Leyte Gulf Z1 January 1945, Hollandia Bay 27 January 1945, Wadke Island, Dutch New Guinea 6 February 1945, Leyte Gulf , 10 February 1945, Lingayen Gulf 17 February 1945, Leyte Gulf 23 February 1945, Ulithi Atoll, Caro- line Islands 16 March 1945, Pearl Harbor 25 March 1945, San Francisco 1 June 1945, Port Hueneme, Calif. 12 June 1945, Pearl I-Iarbor 28 June 1945, Eniwetok Atoll 5 July 1945. Ulithi Atoll 14 July 1945, Buckner Bay, Okinawa Island Riding out Typhoon C2 daysJ 26 July 1945. Apra Harbor, Guam 11 August 1945, Seattle, Washington 9 September 1945. Eniwetok Atoll 12 September 1945, Apra Harbor, Guam 4 October 1945, San Francisco 76 I