Washington (BB 56) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 128 of the 1946 volume:

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Q Y D To keep fresh the memories of our cruises together this pictorial history has been compiled. In years to come, when old tales he retold, may this hook help the men who lived and fought and became a part of her recall their life and experiences aboard tl1e U.S.S. Wfashington. 0PEl-IATIUNS AND ENGAGEMENTS RUSSIAN CONVOY OPERATIONS 20 March 1942-21 .Iuly 1942 CAPTURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL 21 August 1942-8 February 1943 GUADALCANAL QTHIRD BATTLE OF SAVOJ 12-15 November 1942 CONSOLIDATION OF SOUTHERN SOLOMONS 8 February 1943 --20 ,Iune 1943 GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION 13 November 1.943--8 December 1943 KAVIENG STRIKE 1 January 1944 MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERATION 29 January 1944-3 February 1944 MARIANAS OPERATION 10 June 1944-27 August 1944 LEYTE OPERATION 10 October 1944-16 December 1944 y LUZON OPERATION 12 December 1944-22 January 1945 IW O .IIMA OPERATION 15 February 1945+16 March 1945 OKINAWA GUNTO OPERATION 17 March 1945-11 June 1945 , ,,,, , ,f , A M , , , fi H f f , H 1. - , s - me 2.- f,1,.,l 4 4 'f' ff 5 bg' , ' 2! 'g4 i 5 f k C0 - -N Q , 1 s f-s i 2- x N W.. .sim ,gui ,V z .f X ,- ', 1 f X- R - - - s. 7: 25 'f:Q , 1i,f '1k13'Hi': ?fi: 5-V1 if Of ' f 'fix W N 'X x' Commissioning Ceremonies. X S, S Closeup of Commissioning Ceremonies. MSome are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon themf' The WASHINGTON is a ship that meets all three conditions with honor. Many times has she been thrown into the balance, ill both Atlantic and Pacific waters, never has she been found Wanting. This is 110t the story of a War, or a fleet, or a task force. It is the story of a ship, but it typifies the way in which every ship in our Navy per- formed and fought. There had been a lapse of twenty years ill battleship construction. Some maintained that this type of ship was obsolete. Besides, America was too self-sufficient to get into any European War, but when the Pearl Harbor disaster aroused us from our slumbers, We Were grateful to those farisighted leaders who saw that tl ' l ie 1n1g ity battleships WHSl1ll1gl011 and North Carolina were already riding the waves. 10 The keel of the WaS111l1gt0l1 was laid at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on June 14, 1938. On June 1, 1940, she slid down the ways, and was commissioned on May 15, 1941, by Miss Virginia Marshall, a direct descendant of Chief Justice Marshall. All of the skill of a traditionally fine yard, the best materials, and the care of those charged with her construction produced a ship excelled by none and equalled by few. Under the command of her first skipper. Captain H. H. J. Benson. she represented a fitting tribute to those who designed a11d built her and since then, tested in battle and storm, she has justified l1er builderas skill and care. Extensive shakedown operations occupied the rest of the Summer and Fall following commissioning. A state of national emergency existed and shaking down was a serious business. And then Pearl Harbor!! It was no longer just a state of national emergency: it was WAR. The Washington and North Carolina departed together from Norfolk to pre- pare for battle with gunnery trials in the Gulf of Mexico. These southern waters witnessed a magnificent spectacle as the new battleships unleashed the potential power concealed beneath the steel plates of their gun mounts. The nine sixteen-inch rifles fired a heavier projectile than any Down the ways. - previously designed. In spite of the Mold navyw attitude of disdain toward the possibility of aircraft inflicting heavy damage on a battleship tl1e officers and 1nen of the Washiiigton held a less optimistic attitude and proceeded to insure the ship with the best trained gunners in the fleet. Completed a year and a half early. l' llHSlllllgI llc: up. Sf .crd Q 7 LMS , -..g i ii 11 11 f0HHHl . v 1 1111 1.1L 11pHun11.H.j.B4nMnL ZIHMHQ Nhq 13.1911 lub 95 1011 , ... . CqHuh1C.B.1Mvh.1fSN Cunnuundhgrjub' fXpM12T.1 25.1942 913 9 N Captain T. R. Cooley, U.S.N Commanding April 23, 1944 V November 16, 1944. if 7 Captain J. E. Maher, U.S.N., Commanding April 27, 1943 -- April 23, 1944. J Captain R F Food! Uh N. COIIlIlllIlfIiIl You 16 19-H llf f-'. Captain F. X. Mclnerney USN., Commanding June 5, 1945 ADALAC, S. A., IST SGT. FORST, M., CPHM X Fi AYLOR, C. A., CCSTD. BAREZ, J. A., CMM BEAL, E. J., CTC BERGERON, A. J., CSM BERRY, L. E., CGM BREEN, V. E., CRM BYLAND, G., CWT CULBERSON, E. W., CGM CUNNINGHAM, J. A., CWT CYBULSKI, M. F., CMM DAMON, L. W., CFC DOCKHAM, F. H., CMM DURBIN, O. L., CEM EASTRIDGE, C. R., CEM FAELLA, N., CBM FEARS, A. M., CTC ENS. J. v. HEIMARK ENS. ENS. W. E. WESTHOFF R. 0. s'r1MsoN E. MCARTHUR M. SANGER. M. QUINN . H. MONTGOMERY G. MATTON. JR. M. PEREZ . Drxozxr MILLER MACKLIN BURWELL -u-' .- -Q... -1 P ,.---...fv--,gg-I .g':'l..,,.,,.T:, s V, yt 1 A .--..-wig. .-4:1-.4?1q-, ....-W.. M. '--'Yfv...'...Qln S S WASHINGTON COMMISSIONED MAY 15 1941 U. s s WASHINGTON AT 'run 'rms or HER GOMMIQHIIIG' H. H. J. BENSON,-Commanding Officer W. P. 0. CLARKE, Executive Omeer rms. . G. MERRITT mes. M. L. OLSON . In mrs. c. rs. KEEN1-:zz ENS. G. 0. PITTAED. ENS. R. E. HARRIS ENS. B. P. URAN . rms. G. w. srmxmz mes. w. B. DUNDOH. ENS. B. K. BEAVER ENS. P, T, w. G. Mmnsommr , mis. c. B. xmnuuz I mrs. E. J. F. msmnu rms. J. c. SULLIVAN I sus. R. w. Goarou 0' MIDDLETON comMAunEn H. A. xmsusn. MC ' LIEUT. gg, J. v. Pnzvos-r, no ur. comm. A. a. zumus. no , FF'S4FF . coMmANmm M. M. smfrn, so rms. c. M. cunrsrznsmmsc Ln-zur. gjgp J, F. Ronmson. cnc . CAP1-Am w. za. ummm., usnc 1s'r Lmur. J. n. m'r'rr..s, Usmc . BRONSCN J CAMPBELL CONV!-IRSH 'CH DICK 1f'0K'!'i-INEQIERR Y CH. Si1f:1.'mN CH. S'I'lIZ1!'IHA.IiHlZ J 011. cn. C1-I. CARPENTER J. DYER Cn. PAY CLK. W.1VG I cm. J'AY.f:3.K.. CH. BOS'N E. W. BROWN CH. GUNNER C. B. DAY ELEC. C. B. BRINKLEY ELEC. W. C. LG RAD. ELEC. W S. MACKA MACHINIST F. R. GOOD MACHINIST M. TO RECORD THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONIES GIDRITES, C., CY COINS, C. R., CGM GRAVGAARD, E., CBM GURSKI, L. J., CMM HALEY, D. M., CBMKR HAAS, W. H., CMM HINRICHS, M. G., CMM HERGET, C. A., CMM HOCH, E. F., CWT HOCKETT, A. C., CFC HUGHES, H. B., CSK HUVAL, F., CY JENSEN, M. M., CWT JOHNSON, M. J., CEM KOLAJA, J. H., CGM KILPATRICK, A. F., CSF KOONTZ, J. H., CBMSTR KUBU, C. J.. CWT KURZ, F., CFC LEATHERMAN, J. F., CFC LE CLAIR, E. E., CWT LUTHER, F. W., CSK MCLAIN, L. GY. Sm' MILLER, P. M., CWT MOELTER, M., CBM MONCER, C. M., CRM MUENCH, A., CMM MURPHY, W. E., CWT NELSON. J. P., CBM NEWPORT, G. A., CEM NEWTON, R. E., CCS'ru INORTHROP, S. O., CQM OWENS, C. K., CEM PARc:E1.L, W. A.. CGM PERKOSKLE, M.. CEM PETERS, A. R., CMSMTH BAUER, W. J.. CEM REISS. M. G.. CRM RYAN, W. L.. CWT CBM SCARBOROUGH. J. B-. SCHLEPPI, H. R.. CTC SCOTT, cz. P., CEM su.vER. R. F., CMM fr0uAcK, F.. CMM STARR, L. S., CQM TRUST. J. B., ci WALLACE, T. R., CSK , WQXTKINS, R. W., CWT WHALEY, C. V.. CMMCBM. wn.I.IAMs0N, C. R-. - ' CH PTER TWO Kev Jinff in rI1l'2:liIliIlU'. T' T' ATL l I ax il 1 'lag' , , L'- nr ,-------ar-.LY .-.. ...-.-....-........ ,,,, ,dgh , Anchored at Hualfjord, Iceland. In March of 1942, the Washington got underway from Casco Bay, Maine, and headed northeast for Iceland, Scapa Flow, and the notorious Murmansk runsg into the menace of War and German submarines. l She became the flagship of the U. S. squadron under the co1111nand of Rear Admiral Mike Giffen. For the next four months she ranged the op page oppos e: Convoy Guards Bottom page opp0S1fU T 7 , il Navy' Hcadouaiiters, lilualfjofd 18 fi 5,1-Q V H 0 VD x ff 1 A 1 f f 721215 , :':'-,fgww wfw-Ji!! . X'V'f . x-,X X. .,Kz,,4sx11vfxiX wx wx Kbxxx V f f S AY -P A 5 l ,f -Z I f Of ,lg wc ' if f wwf! ' Wgm? W www M47 ff ,frm fr f,.y,,,f, .www 1 1 y W f . , 7 fy- f fy Vffffmfyf 4 ff, f 2' , L, , ,,,.A. , .. 4. 'mf' 1 f ' .a ':fff,.4 v ,-.444 - ' 'iff-fizff,-f .ffyfzffwf-,M ff . , f f A, W f , Y ff . 'i 1' , X Q2-ww 7' ' n 1 .,:xfM74f' K ,Ir- ,Wan yi, ' 1. , .fm N . 'H ' n v I ,, 1 1 Xwx. ...- , X,...gNfX . , , .,,. ,W xy N. N 0- KEW. X .gf Ni: fs-:W 1W '-Jr Q , .. 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All members of the crew became members of the Royal Order of Blue Noses. The North Atlantic is stormy by nature and sl1e made no exception for the Washington. But cold weather and rough seas did not lessen the danger of the deadly subs, and a constant watch was kept for this under- seas enemy that threatened to sever the highly important lifeline of the Ship s First Anniversary. 21 early war. In the back 0 of Wllirpitzf the German Battleship lllal wah lln' mm! df-aflly llnrval of all to the shipping routes from Amerif-a. Long :lap of lf'llMfI'lf'hr and alertness Were relieved at intervals when ilu- XXY2lSlllll5I,lUl1 llftbllllftlll am-lmr fthe mind of vw-ry ullim-r and man mam the mum- rllllff Log signed ln King C Inspecting the Marines. C N f ,yy l'ofe,,., . q -wi , UNITED STATES SHIP vasxnuqrrou Bundux.. 'P c s -Nas- 1942 .s,iT-.W.e ..,. s--- f V ' wan umm qu.-un . ' '- 'T ' T 'F -' '-1--- : F -1 -AA --:mn zone oaecnnrrlou .H1mn.2 R E M AR KS O to.4: ---- 500705 to 5'-10? E, 508198 F3-OW. Orkney Islands, Scotland, with port and eter- board anchor chains and a wire preventer, in 13 fathoms of water. Boller 05 in uee for auxiliary purposes. Ship in readiness condition II Mike Atirm and mater- ial condition Yoke. Ships present: USS WASHINGTON lComTaekFor 995, VICHITA, VAIN- WRIGIQIT tcomnesnon el. MAYRANT. ROWAN, RHIND, and rms Dux:-: or yoax fC1nC Home nn:-, SCPM. NIQERIAT LONDON. NORFOLK. MANCHESTER, HAWKINS and various smaller units of T the Home Fleet. His Majesty KING GEORGE V1 in HMS DUKE OF YORK. f . Lisarzna f U.S. Navy. 4 to 8: Hoored as before. 0640 HMS BLACK PRINCE stood ln and anchored. Lt.lJg5, U.S. Navy. 8 to 12: Moored as before. Made daily inspection of magazines and smokeless powder samples, conditions normal. 0910 HMS LEDBURY got underway. 0915 Held Divine Services. 1040 Commander Task Force Q9 left for inspection of USS WICHITA. 1130 His Majesty THE KING inspecting USS WICHITA. 4 .XfXQ.a...QXf-MXN' fr. wAsHING'roN, Jr., Lt.CjgJ, U.S. Navy. 1 12 to 14: I I Moored as before. 1215 His Majesty THE KING, accompanied by Commander-1n- Chief Home Fleet and Commander Task Force 99, came aboard and was received at gangway by Commander U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, by the Captain, Executive Cffl- cer, and Heads of Departments. His Majesty inspected the ship and personnel, and , lunched with Commander Task Force 99. N 'RI 'L Admiral of the Fleet. 14 to 16: lloored ae before. 1445 His MaJestyyTHE NG 1 t t ship, accompanied by C-in-C, Home Fleet. Lt. , U.S. vy. 16 to 20: Moored as before. 1700 H S LEDBURY stood in n anchored. Q I F.N. P IPS, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy. 20 to 242 Moored ae before. 116. P.s:. Mamma, v U- F Lt.Q-J-gl, U.S., Navy. y q y - Approved: Examined: xq' 'Q' ' Ra'U'k'5'6 X ' H.H.J.JBENSON, ., Captain, U.S. Navy, Commander, Wnaxymwqu, ' a ding, 1 1 1 gl l I hr- 1 ny l e c to 8 1 of Navigation rnrnthl- wr fri' nn r' on P0 T9 ':l Es page Lv '.:: : z' nw-A-.1 . J-, 1 -. N352- Sideboys for the King. At Anchor, Scapa Flow. 1 , Q Q-Q 24 Kmg George IIISIJCCIS the ship Wffzgai :,az4fifv w -rmsiwf 'WW M' Q' YpmN'!'F 1 U x 1 zz 5 G QQ. ww Q , X 3 ' mi 3 1 1 , 6 U ,W 5 in Iceland or Scapa Flow. There was little relaxation for the crew in either of these places, but just to rest for a few days was enough, and it was interesting to visit the old Scotch city of Kirkwall and the unique town of Reykjavik in Iceland. While ill Scapa Flow. the King of England inspected the ship and signed the ship's log. After several cruises 011 these convoy missions the W3Sl1illglOll headed back toward the States. The crew gave a mighty cheer as the Brooklyn to Starboard. 27 Mme .azvswmaf M-'U - , Change of Command, Benson to Davis. skyline of New York City hove in sight on a July morning in 1942. However, the stay there was not longg there was urgent need of a fast battleship in the Pacific. Captain Benson was relieved by Captain C. B. Davis and inAugust the new skipper took the Wfashington t.hrough the Panama Canal and headed her west, steaming into 'three years of the greatest sea and air battles of history C CHAPTER THREE ENE! E S0 WESE PAC f-fy Pacific Convoy. The Washington arrived at Tonga Tabu, Friendly Islands, 011 Sep- tember llfth, but only after several hundred lowly polywogs had been properly and thoroughly initiated into the secrets of King Neptune's reign and emerged as tried and true sbellbacks. This time-honored cross- ing-the-Line ceremony was to be repeated four times, once each year, before the Wasliington finished it's Second World War career i11 the Pacific. The stay in Tonga was short and all hands left with regret, for, of all the islands in the Pacific, the people of Tonga were the friendliest and the island itself closest to a touristvs conception of a South Sea Island. For the next five weeks the Washington the only fast battleship in the South Pacific, covered the approaches to the Solomon Islands a11d our tenuous hold on Guadalcanal. Cruisers, destroyers, and even supply ships bore the brunt of forward action, but the WHShi11gt0l1 was there, backing the line, a great potential threat to Jap expangign yvavesn From October, 1942, to May, 194143, operating from Noumea in New KISSIIB ROYAL BACON ROYAL umm Nw, me 'run Jeux Rosen um, 'Muon TOUCH! HGTV!! IANA SDAYY MRT N0 JUSTIC! 05,5 WASHINGT N CROSQIQ 'IME UNE Afiiflkgjxw, SEPTENIBE .1942 6 Y : x wiij? -W W 5 rl a ' . K kV,x ,?, X .8 wif Jdyu ' ' f . k x 1 A -f - . ,ff -52,5 r- ' H ff- ,.4,,,.-ff W -sxw MW., , , -1 - , A RIS SING RSGAL t L QQ! STOCK PLAY NEPTUNE5 COURT YARD CUT UPS Q 1, My H Q Z by SHAVE. Br SHAM P00 BEAR-lNG DOWN BA DUNS LII!! DOWN I-wif SIRZTCH ALMOST ,iff . N. 1 12 Relaxing at Shangri La. rf f .V ,L Torpedo Victim. Fishing off the Fantail. 1 X is wi DIVI E SERVICE Church Services below Decks. Topside. N il- A -- Caledonia, the Vvashington supported the capture and occupation of the Solomon Islands. It was during this period that the Wrashington, then the flagship of Task Force 64 with the late Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee, 35 ,. ,..u....., ---. I 5 I i i . 1 ll 4 l 1 1 I ,,, l Rear Admiral Giffen, our first Admiral returns for a visit. U. S. Navy, as Task Force Commander, played a leading role in the Third Battle of Savo, which was fought and Won in famed Mlron-Bottomed Soundf' This engagement on the night of lil November 1942, marked a Night Action. ,mmm Rear Admiral Lee. I lr ff! fy I ,M 1429. mzmwxkt., 4 n, turning point of .lapanese aggression in the Pacific. The small group that steamed in towards Savo Island at ten oiclock that memorable night to oppose an attacking .lap task force was composed of the hattleships Wash- ington and South Dakota and the destroyers Wralke, Benham, Preston, and Gwin. About midnight the small group, steaming in column with the destroyers ahead rounded Savo in hopes of intercepting a large Jap force of hattleships, cruisers, destroyers, and transports. Contact with the ,lap forces was made just as hopes were growing dim. Suddenly, the command uLoadl'7 came over the battle-circuit. ln the turrets eager hands smoothly worked hoists and rammers, loaded ammunition, and closed the heavy breech plugs. Still no sight of the enemy, hut the radar said they were there. MCommence liringlw. Nine huge armor-piercing shells roared into the darkness. The WASHINGTON shuddering with the shock of that first salvo, felt at last the fulfillment of her purpose, the reward for her long preparation for action. 37 f MwSgww -'- During the course of the fast but bitter action that followed, the Washington, as her part in the action, sank outright the enemy battleship KIRISHIMA as well as assisting in the sinking of several enemy cruisers and destroyers. Had the Washington's career terminated at this point, she would, even then, have more than justified her existence. She was, however, undamaged, had not lost a man, and was destined to sail on to less spectacular though no less important aggressive actions. For the next six months the Washingtoii had little to do. The enemy had been dealt a body blow and our forces were gathering but were not strong enough for the vigorous ejection of the J ap from his island bases. During this period, a recreation beach was established near the anchor- age of Noumea and aptly named Shangri-La. The crew spent many happy hours there picnicking, swimming and playing ball. Captain J. A. Maher relieved Captain Davis and May found the Washington on her way to Pearl Harbor for a short overhaul and a taste of civilization again. Change of Command, Davis to Maher. .ll1 38 U A 'l'E F0l Stvzun rollvr. X x-xN X XV rd ,if ., 6 wg-.a:.' 4ft-fn-Q-.x - M -WR ma., - , .,Ak ff mm ui 1.a1!161l1fZ5 'TX' xx 'x XM ffvf , . , Q nlll. 'TX S iii- l ' Return at Sundown. While in Pearl Harbor the anti-aircraft machine gun battery was enlarged and improved. This was completed in July of 1943 and the ship headed south again to take part in the beginning of the Big Push that was to end ultimately in Tokyo Bay. In November the Washington, in the Fiji Islands area, became for the first time a unit in a fast carrier task force. A few days later the first of the great island campaigns was launched against the Gilberts by what was then the mightiest naval force in history. During this campaign, several air attacks were successfully repelled, and the operation WHS terminated by the Wasliiilgton blasting Nauru Island to impolency, HS il part of Task Force 58. 40 Evening Alert. ' ,f 4 , ' 'C X' f iff , f ,.1,,2E1:tw'i'fX of . ,- f125:11.1-F-'54f1f':.3Z5w,fg'-250111,Wo.175zi4?1:51f3fi'M4f ' , .,,, ,F ,,,, ,aa fp, ,,,, , ,,, ,, , ,.,, , f f, ff : .ff:,.: 1 4 , , grim f -f , yf ' fn fw yy WM Lf ws 'f 2' rf , m,., , , ,, X fooa, A Q4-.,v0':J , . f. , 0 ' f fvpwaaf ,f 524, y,,M,g2,,45,f4Q 54,1 ..l 4Q'fff2fff f Q A - X Q . X X X XX XXQSNX QSNYQNSX QNX Nw AXXNX X vm Mw A,-gs, :E-A .,,...-W .V ww-fwpf , f ff, M, M .ww Returning Seoul Laying Smoke Screen Kwajalein unflcr fire. Atoll anchorage. 43 ' Siam' Fx Burial at Sea. In January 1944, attached to the famed Task Force 58. the Wasli- ington bombarded Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Following this, the ship turned east and headed for the states for its first visit home in nine- teen months. Great was the jubilation of her officers and crew as she passed through the Straights of Juan de Fuca into Puget Sound. Six short weeks of leave, liberty, and hard work, another change of command when Captain T. R. Cooley relieved Captain Maher, and again the Wvashington headed west to maintain her record of participation in the Pacific cam- paigns. In May 1944, the Wasliington rejoined Task Force 58 and supported Alcatraz A Entering San Francisco Bay. 45 the invasion of Saipan. It was becoming routine nowg air attacks, hom- hardments, and more air attacks. Another hattle was fought from l9 to 21 June, the First Battle of the Philippine Sea., during which engagement the famed MMarianas Turkey Shoot occurred. In this action the Japanese Naval Air Force made a desperate attempt to cripple permanently our Pacific Fleet. This attempt ended in total failure when over 400 enemy planes were shot down. Nearly all of the enemy planes were destroyed by our aircraft, but those few that filtered through our deadly carrier plane groups met similar destruction in the anti-aircraft fire of the sur- face ships. The result of this battle was complete destruction of the major Task Force 58 Strikes. Island Air Base. portion of the air arm of the Japanese Imperial Navy. It never recovered. The last of August l9l-L and the succeeding ten months found the Washington a part of Task Force 38 engaged in Softening Upw action preliminary to the invasion of the Philippines and comprised the capture of Pelelieu and Anguar. as well as strikes on the Philippines, Okinawa Jima. Formosa, and the hattle off Cape Engano. There followed rapidly more air strikes and more raids. this time vloser to the BIICIIIYHS strongest pointsg Okinawa Jima. Formosa, and Luzon were again hit, as were tlamranh Bay, Saigon, Hong Kong. Canton. Nansei Shoto. and the heart of Nippon itself W- Tokyo. 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If W ' X .5 Air Attack 'K nv A we h iv- W W e We fa. 10iiv,, if f . ,., ml e f W , A 4 1 M f , f Ar , ef, if I K 41 Q x wW my , NNBN: 4 , X f I X vlyqff, V - 4 f6:?fi'f7 W -ii-1 .we mmf k 7 5253 Tracers at night. had relieved Captain T. R. Cooley. On the same day Captain Cooley be came Rear Admiral Cooley and Commander Battleship Division 6 with his flag aboard the Wlashington. The ship was very fortunate, later in peacetime. in having Rear Admiral Cooley aboard as Commander Battle- ship Division 414. The next step on the road to Tokyo was bloody lwo Jima. Hardly more than a small volcanic rock. lwo was the scene of one of the fiercest Top, page opposite: A Menace No More. Bottom, page opposite: lap made Geyser. S I 1 f 'X Mm x . A L X Xi , . I F K 1 Left: A Million Tons Of Warships. I 5 Left: Midget Submarine Victim. 1 2 . V X xx xx Txysxx is i i QNX X -1 A3 W- A :Q lx iii N 9 i XX DSX ' - Aka Pacific Typhoon. 47-S 5 f' f ..,if'?f ' '2 ,M f gif 'f' 20 Degree Roll. ., ,X ,fam-,-fax! f e Mountain of Water x xv X a NM xv Loading Ammunition. Kw,'ffzZufM2gw! :MW ,ff+t2g2ff,w,mfgvrvrgliff :svxzgwk f , 1,fz,'ffff,fy,fnfZ7?ff3wz11'Pf.f wivy f:f,.y1:p4f' 1'2Qy:m4:,. 673 f.2.,?v,f, 47 ,2,4f!yHf f ,ff7p2 ,f f.,,f,QQ wily, '7'f'N-f-'MVYX,,g25L.,:j.9.1oG ,-5 A, ,ffm ,fpfifw if wyW,f,4:-,-,fffff Q ff 5fQZa77z:y0yf,f :f,5.45i'zf5',2T'i W ,Q f W ff? ' f f f ' 1167! !,l9,f,MW !!g,0,!, I ff, pr, , fzfwi, f f f I X f ,A f , , f ,g'-VY , ,yi .. Q .,,.-......, P '17 Q' ' f Q Cillbliiill Coolcy lnspccts. ,, fi fy, f, 1 YY' 55 m H E Q battles of the l3aeili1'. The Washington took part in the initial homharcl- ment of the Island and then lay for five days within a stone's throw of the beaches. tossing shells with pin-point accuracy in close support of our advancing troops. A Marine Sergeant ashore on Iwo se11t a letter to l1is brother on the Wfashington which is perhaps one of the Hnest tributes ever paicl to a ship. The letter simply expressed the gratitude of tht gallant Marines for fire support in their times of clirest neefl After Iwo Was subdued. the carrier task forces. of which the Wash- sfiftfxfilif . 1 ,s . A ' Qi n? Opposite: s ' S p eeia l S e a D et a il. s ' Right: 1 Master of Ceremonies. V A' e as B 0 I I 0 Nl : The Rave is on. M -nw-P Change of Command -- Captain Cooley to Captain Good Change of Command - Vice Admiral Lee to Rear Admiral Cooley 'wh 58 C' 1 XX 1 X- Q MQ 1 X vw- X 4: 1 f -.mg QA .K W X M ff 1 Q , A 4 I ' ' X hw, s , 4 , K' .ve4z22n,., tg ' A , fy I I ' , 1 .f 'M , W- , if , 1,620 I 9 4g,ws 'R ,. 4 4 ' 7 ' X , X, V M 'WW ' f 4 ff , 67 I 4 vf 4 Z, J f 'iw W' ,aww 'Q X f ,W , , A V , ,L M L51 V25 , , V, I ' My V:ff,Lr14:V:1VE::5-'- ' f' 'A ' ' Z ' f I ' 'fax' ,7 A . il u ' Hz ,eil Wfygx I, W , Z! 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L Mngigkffi fffvfgygfp, 49-441 Efwgpcffq . , ' 1 Q As' , N , L g. . My I ,, Mg, ,5,,,,i I ,wwe-WA. J-fffiff 4' MM-A'0w'f'vw f ? f- ff x Jw f I h - 1 , V i ff' f' f QQ, V L, Marlne 6'Thank Y ou 1 .. ' M M ff QMM ' 'X 4 , Letter from Iwo. p Q W ff , if ff ,A Mi, ilvmw ,,w:4i . 5 ' 653'-M ff' NX R4 -3 K ' ef Q ' 4 - A x - x X Q 7? X .If-Q. A'X' . .SWL-iAf M Q . 1' . vif ' X' L j ' W A' ' ,mm E f fzf' . , 5 . nf- 1 f A f ya.-'nxc gifffw ' 5 ' ,f'?g25,5 -Wiz-ff3 fF'V?'XAi' ,fihfilgls-gfgfi. sri' ' . ' K . k X. Zfliiff x K , x S! 48' . X K X.kk XX x X ,L f V ' .,fNff'X'xE.,,.kf.ff' 1 it , LL-V Q X . , f x -1, . - X X Q S- K h K K X 'A 'f YTQQTF- ' 5 4 + wwf QQ Q A .QA ,, , K 3., ' f -V9 X X X m ,iq-Ill if VV -31' K- ,..,. .... . x1-. hs:-'ifiwgeki ' N -'fmww 60 O x . X f Q if'TqQsFgRQ21pSX Q R L ,.f:-lsp:'iL-r- Q-X si Q- iN.P'4F1s wx vi 'N rs,:1,s:f4':N,.- .A X X ' ex .zgfqx S N N X N Y X - Ax QQ. -N -X i i 'N . ,f,- M-fax-::... . M 1 g Yi 1 .W ww .,,,. v. X Q xx X Y , ri X v QL li i Q Entering Dryflock. Our British Allies. Ev I . 1 1 i 'W r W w , ,,. X f Kms, ,,, X is S, X-+ f V XX , XX-X - X KX XX 9-N' XX XXX X X KXSW ggi 1 if I X.Xw'X,. ,Q ,. v My f .uw ' li X. Q X if. Vf RfX' wk X ,-4 X ZW ww. X-Q-.., A . 5 XF FX! . N YH es .X fqffefe e 5 X xxx ,. . ,slgxxas X N N? YNNx XQXQ? l r QR wig X 35 X X SX Qi R '1 we I Q e e s The Bunker Hill in Flames. USS. Intrepid is Hit. .pf w fm. 1 fu, fz 'M 4 K' ' Q. 1 ,ff if A ff -2 wr .A nz H ,, . ,, Mk x-,:Y.,, 'Quin W 2 X5 Q W .. M U Gwv .,. 6 . ., , M as 5 V ' xwk 'Nm W, , .-w. Q ,Hx M' - . . wx . 1 uf- 'I ,. sf v W XV I . , ,fly A ,gk 1 . ' ' X 7 ., . I ,, A mv . ,, Mw.,, V-.ew 1' ,' f ff, 6,8 N. f M 'V 'wh is Above, right: Bunker Hill Hit 'l'wiw. Page opposilur The USS. Ffilllklillqi 'IH Y ?3 I Fueling at Sea. Receiving Supplies at Sea. Top, page opposite Mercy Ship Bottom, page opposite Transferring Patients to Hospital Ship 5 x , i r 51 it o W xi-mf 'XSFTSKX A x Xxx X5Nk XX,.lAxg x . 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Black DD666 - Radar Picket - Wfhy Stop Here - 25 Miles Only to TF587 ington was a part, again raided Tokyo as well as other parts of Japan and Nansei Shoto. Following these raids, the ship was detached and made a quick trip to Manus in the Admiralty Islands for drydocking. In March of 1945, the Wasliiiigtoii joined Task Force 58 in support of the capture of Okinawa. By now, the island invasions had taken on an almost stereotyped pattern. The W3Sllll1gt011 took part in two main bom- bardments of Okinawa ,lima on March 241th and April l9th that opened the amphibious landings and later supported them. During the second bombardment the main battery alone fired fil5.,000 pounds of high ex- 72 l I E 1 Q F' 1 Launching Patrol Plane. Recovering Anti-Sub Patrol. fg QQ: 'J' . L o 3 I o I x , Q Presentation Y Awards. Rear Admiral Cooley Presents Award to Captain St1'0t1l81'S 74 plosives at the bitterly resisting enemy. Several strikes were made on Kyushu during this period and there were 33 air raids by the notorious Japanese Special Attack Corps, featuring Kamikaze crash dives on our Ships. During the Okinawa campaign, the Washington remained at sea for 79 consecutive days, setting a new record for battleshipsg steamed 31,494 miles, fueled destroyers 59 times, and was itself fueled 16 times She received all her supplies and ammunition while underway and also transferred patients in stretchers to a hospital ship steaming alongside The Washington emerged with a tired but unscathed crew. A short stop in Leyte in J une, a change of command, and the ship was on her way to the United States for a complete overhaul, terminating three year s par t .Q E. I . 2 7 ,. 1 5 . 8 r . Ve P . , , ,, l I l f , . .X , Z, -I , ll' Q 'H . is 1 3 i 'G ,, , ,gg W1 at h t v 3 Q 3 L . . l , E , 1 i 5 lltl f Q Q l I . , , , ua , L I 7 . :if IE , t Captaln Mclneiney Addresses Crcn 75 I 'i I 1 ' 1 1 I I U . Q T --W-V ' 1' 5 l it 1, ' E-I 5 l tl W l 4 l N I V l w I gi f ? Q 5 5 , ., 94 in ff i i W1 Hush 111 Ship SIJOIIQOI at Chu temn Revisits ship in Bremerton. t1c1pat1011 111 the PHCIHC Wal L1ttle waa lt 1621112611 that this was the end of four yeals of p1act1ca1lV C011t111ll0l1Q combat duty. It would, perhaps, have been more Httlllg fO1 the WASHINGTON to have been able to teunlnate he1 ca1ee1 111 Tokyo Bay, howevel such a reward was not in ftole fox the Shlp Tho xx'fllSIli!lgl0ll,S Revo 78 . 'f -9 Q I-fx I ' .ssiziz. 5. . ' w g. a . . . M . . . . L . . . . f C ' . . . A' I K ws.qnm..N,,.,,. 5 X M , x-.. , T5 98 A-' x -Xin ' V .., N 15 XM K ,yff . X xllh N . ,f 3 .M 9 , X xx, QM' , xg V is A . ,ET its ,Swv N KN- :X , ,f . -1 ..., f 'fi' -fy . Q. M - ,, ,,.4, ' ' 3 vw kv fgzezm, .,., f--'f ' -Q x 4 4 V ':':.:,. . M ,350 ,uw ,QM , tlf-wslmips In Column. an ,,,.....,-- ' ' 'I' E li F IVE vox sf Si xl YNY X T110 Big NE ,i,, L-,., -fg- lk M 5 h ,. . xc -. iff. ' E' M i Returning to Philadelphia. After a major overhaul at Puget Sound Navy Yard during July and August of 1945, then an intensive ten-day underway training period Off San Clemente Islands, the Washington transited the Panama Canal f0l' the second time on her way to Philadelphia for Navy Day on October 27th. 52 ffl' .ax www 1 Q MEQZX ws -s mx X Xikyfxw -x Y ?i3Nw,5 k NW. xx x. NXQK .as Q X,.i.N..g. S m xg N 7 4 Km ry F fa? f' w af My iw 4 f ,ff ' V if 1. 'WMM sz S I -NA-V A 4 . 4 If 'T I 1 V if . A I :Q ' fy - Q54 I . I , .,,:k 1 Q A 9 9 QQ! Q11 .. ffff' Q- 3 ff Y 'f - f , ff af . 'sg Q 1 vw, 'r www Q I 'if' 173-9' . 1? N .k.M gf Km A ., 4 4 V. it V Y' ff ---'A' ' .V ' - gf 3 ' , , 1 T 5,A ' . w gmf . QW? ,Q',,W W 1 5 PQ, in - f, 'W Q ' , ' 1 -'I' Ql 5 V S ,J Q 2 .5 ? Y Q . 3,1 ii E , ,Ahl lA we , .A A.i' ,, 'B E W Q Q A - 'e r . 1 Q A , g pnw . ' ' E, i :ff , - QV fy . ,Q V W i Ag: X. 'L rn dm ful' QV, i 9 -as 'if . nil .ff if Qg? . KK X A ' ff ,511-'ki SWT i ' -w xy ' 1 35.33 S YT' I . A 1 l. .iq -v +A - y -..M H ,.,. ,. . 4. 1, ,H .,,, ki Y M ' 4 ' xi or g 2f ' 5 Q A-U' AAAS AND SPAIRS IN PHILADELPHIA snow LA After the Navy Day period, during which time over one hundred thousand persons visited the ship, the Washington hecame a part of the Navy's umagic carpet, carrying war-weary veterans home from the front. She was the only fast battleship to participate in this operation, in whifgh she made two trips between South Hampton, England, and New York. The Bow Goes Under. Troops .4 Southa IIIIDIUII. The Army Dishes Uut Navy Chow. WI 'l'hf-y Like- If 'r.,..f 1' mining Xlmunl is S , W Q ,M Q ,ivfb-. YR' 5 . 4 v N..-,K s as mn' tm ,' O I C 0 I l ' a fl' - x 55' 94 1 n The second return trip will always remain a nieinorahle one for thc soldier passengers, and for many of the ship's crew, too. lt was on this trip that tl1e Washington weathered eight terrific storms in as many con- secutive days. The grateful passengers later presented the ship with a silver bowl as an expression of their gratitude for a safe return. Luncheon in the Adniirafs Cabin. 'MIIB' I ik I 're Aw ff, f ,. , 1, 4'3Zf3 4 2, 51w.,Q'4 A W, , f A U. S. Naval AACENICIIIY Board of Visitors Coming Aboard for Luncheon X. .. R -M XA X ,Ax xxjq QQ. tw if. X- X.,-..f:f-K-:f:f-4,4121-ZMWT5 4 ,Q -aw .ws-:,.,:-z.:'.,:'1'fsvr- 'Q -- -x ws-fx-1. L, .- -- V 5.sf11sX .. . f 1 M -,-gggpgexzf 6+ '5?.,X 4?'f.?f .M Q. ,uw a -,f ,sm f ,A f 4- L9 W . , 2:4 U., .f. , 7' f www Q5 V, Ngyk 9 ,, f 4 . i . . , 'Eiga Q f jg 1 ,f T I ,E 1 , , , in S ' if , 5 z S 4 was Q 2? . fx., 'z -4 ,,, ,X ,W ST' f ,WX X Lfwffy, X X X 'HW 1479? ' , 1 W Q , 51 ' . f . ' fwfr. ffi ' V +35 ff' 1. .Q Z ,. I Z - 5 m -c R5 4 WF V A 84425 X ki A. Q1 f , mi x 'Q 1 .A 5 A ', .' ,.g5g'fQi - 'L'L' -:A-,,. 5321? Q v l '. , :WW l Fw 4 if 'Q ' wf , Q ,Qs 'Y V X , 5 . ,.. .. I W- ' sk L X 1? fx: sp X 'win 9, ' I in x . , Q . v I 'fx J 4 1 I 1 I Q X I 1 I I. I I 1 I I I I I Q I II II I' 'I' II II I X I I I I A ,I ,I VI I ' 1 I I II I I3 I I I 'I I I Coxswain Zero. I Y I UTIIITIIIS 1- -' E I I, A I I I I , T-Kgfizi Q41 ' Captaines Cabin 94 li iv ...ui N-Ni-ir-I.. gin A..o , ' ,,-J -.1 ,k., Har . 1 5? ' ! 'Z fr ' s . 1, xi., Wg 44 K 7:'x I M! Q my .M -I I - ' I4 fe In Q Q - H Q. ' M 1 7 Q5 W W mm' -. VJ? fu ,Q Slut, IH It Out RECREATIUN Q Q Q ,, Q S,-VSA, I . y , xi 5 . ,if 'nr ma ' ia!! x I' I.: , ,VH .A , A ' fs M ,fag - 1? .' A It I :ff -v I F 4' I ', If , F ' A E ,,,Q lf, ,fi I ,fb ,ir ' ,..,. ,zgklgg '75, ' g. A ' I' 4 D 'L' V' ' 1 ,f K f T gtg. 'of Nw 'X W 1- f 4 v fF 2f'F?? Q 'f 1 ' 1 ff 5 'f4i'sl - 2 ... 'ff ff if f- E M22 3 .E ' 5 GA ' ..f-'H+ f 'sr R.. T 5-in ' .1 f' , 11 f A '? 5 ix Y' f 4 'mf' Q ff- f'f ' ef - i '? '13547 :U M, ,. 'f , Q -ff f 'ff , 5, M if rv f- J 1 ff, 1 , Q ,ek we-1 1 13541 1:,a at ' ' 2' vw W ' x . .4 45' S Q JW'-' ' W ' V' in, W fav' 1 1 Ir E If ' ' 4 Ii, 41 . 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