Randolph (CV 15) - Naval Cruise Book

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- f Q . .W 34' 1 , ii' 1-,, CIIICIII .mm 1 27'- L,m.k.mm HAHA Jim WJ Q 365 ,S 26'- S 5 O -+- W 25'- - O N I 1 U10 J I!-U1 ' JRIB THRU ZZ FEB. l945 SUPPORT STRIKES 0 SQ S C0 scn-Ls IN MILE 35'-I - 4 0'0 0' ' 0 9 N. o'0 ..:.:'.., Q ,gt,,zz,fs05QQi 0'000 0'00 ,0, ,090 0 1 0 :' as 5' T .290 0 0 0'0': 1 fy, ' '0'0'0'0 0'0'0'0 0'0'0 0 4 0 0:81 I v v 1 Q , v ' 'Q Q ' . Q 5 Q Q' S 0 Q 5 5 159' '0 0 0 'O '99 '0 0'0 5,9 go! '0, 0 0 0 0 , ,QQ , , ,Ob5Q 30' 0 0,0 0 0,0 zz' . 0,0 tc ' 0 999' 9 04 OPERATING AREA 'QQ Q Q Q Q 0'0'0'0'0'0'0 U O F T H E 0'0'0 0'0'0'4 0000000,9 000000 ,0,0,0,0,0,0, ,0,0,0,0,04 mm' ANDOLPH ww . 00 009999 999000 0 0 . 0 0 0'0 0 0.0.0.5 19,0 0 00 !'f':'z ' '0'0'0'0 0 0 0 0 0 0'0 03' 'P' p,0,0,0'0'0'0'0'0'0 0 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 0,0-9 0 0 0 0'0'0'0'0's'4'0'0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00'- N0000 00000000.01 ,0,0,0,0,0,020:0:010f0.0,0,0,0,0,0,0 qv Q'. . ' I4'32'I'2'2'2 v'0'0'Z'2'I'2'Z'2'I'Z+!0'f'-''' !.0.gg..,f,Q.9.QQO.Q5.0 ' X 0.905555 960, o ' ' ',0.0,0.0.0gg'Q'q N1 Q0:0I0'020?:'7 3'- TO BONIN ISLANDS go ri moo JILR 0 SCALE l: Mn-Es pigment AA J' . Sevenleen days afler passing fhrough lhe Golden Gale fhe 'ma nfhe night Randolph anchored al Ulnlhl Islands and reporled fo Ihe Com mander of fhe Fuffh Fleer for duly Only one slop had been made enrouie-Ihree days af Pearl Harbor Io fake on addnhonal supplies Leaving lhe anchorage ai Uliihu on lhe morning of Feb IOIh in company wnlh ofher ships making up Task Force 58 fhe Rawdolph sieamed norlh for her lirsf combaf operahon. This as fo be ihe les? for Ihe unlried crew alier long weeks of arduous training and Ihe air of suspense and exciiemenf was heighlened when Capfaun Baker announced Thai The ship would invade Japan s home wafers and slrike Tokyo. The firsf combai acfion commenced on February I6 and I7 when a series of aflacks were successfully launched againsi' Tokyo air-Iielcls and on Ihe Tachikawa engine planf. The 'Following day a sfrike was made on fha island of Chichi Jima. Three missions were launched on February 20 in supporf of ground forces invading Bloody Iwo Jima, and Iwo aerial sweeps were made againsf Haha The ship's gun crews had fheir Hrs? Iasfe of combaf o . of ihe 2Is'r when enemy planes made 'Iwo aHempI's fo close Ill Of' fhe formaiion buf were driven off, wifhoul' afiacking. hx f heavy barrage of AA fire. During ihe nexf 3 days anofher mission wa: launched againsl' Iwo Jima and combaf air pafrols were TIOWV' 9' mosf coniinuously. Three sweeps againsi' airfields in Area and one sweep againsi Hachiio Jima were made or ruary 25+h. By March I 'the Randolph had refurned 'IO I . uF,n. first war cruise, having parficipaied in the his+orY'mak'ng, ,I and Second Tokyo Carrier Raids and Iwo Jima SUPP . nd The new ship acquiired herself well 'lhroughoui' rho 0P9f'I n a emerged wilhoul' a scrafch. The cover pic+ure shows fhei Randolph 'I'alrin9 5 9 any the flighr deck during heavy wealher encounierecl Ofl our war cruise. fha TokY' Feb- UI Ihi from li off mission!- bi wiv' 'I'

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U. S. S. RANDOLPH CV-T5 ACTION REPORT I0 February through 28 February T945 FIRST WAR CRUISE TOKIO AND IWO JIMA

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