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From: Cor:JnanilinF Officer, U.S.S. AETIETAli (CV-36) 'i'o-: Chief of l'fc. va 1 Operations Via: (1) Commander Carrier Division ONE

(2) Corr1mander Task Force SE\TENTY:_SE7EN (3) Commander SEVZNTH Fleet (4) Commander 1\fa ,;a 1 Forces, l'AR EAST (5) Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific ileet

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Subj: Action Report fer the period 26 November t.J 31 December 1951

Ref: (a) OpNav Instruct-ion 34b0.4 dtd 1 July 1':151

PART I

COMPOSITION OF' O'Vffl FORCES AND MISSI011

The U.s. S. AFTIETAt.< arrived at Yokosuka lJava 1 Be se at 1Gl3I on 16 November 1'}51 upon completion of its first combat tour. The period 16 to 26 :'Jovember was spent at the Yokosul:a l~avsl Base wLore the shi;_J hati a restricted yard availability and for rest and recroation. At u600I on 26 Hove!:lber 1951 tho u.s.s. ;:~1!TIETAL in company with the li.;:..s. ~iiSCO}rSE'r (BB-t4) (Cbrnm!:lnder SEVE:HTH li'LEET ewbarked) and Destroyer .Sqqs dron T:iJ:fEE got underwcly for the operuting area to join Task Force SEVEl''TY-&E'T:i!:ii in accordunce with CTF-77 Confidential dispatch 23¢554Z of E..-.vor1ber. Ex­tremely hir;h winds encountered enroute to the open:tinr r;reu prevontod ·.;;he ship from conoucting: refresher air operations t~r.d other truinint;. I~e

ship joined the T::: sk Force !:it 223CI on 26 I;ovembcr in the oneratin~~ a roo near the 38th Parollel near the &1st Coast of K0reR. The Tosk Force 1"1Bs

commanned bv Rear Admiral ... r •• r. Cl.AIU: in t)l.e u.s.s. BOL HOJ'~j~ y;_ICFAHD (CV-31)., and operr1ted under Tosk Force 77 Oporntion Order 22-51 (Rovisen) dtd 7 October 1951, ond further revised on 6 December 1951. It i'ITD s com­posed of the H.S.S. BOF HOJ:LE RICEi-i.ltD (CV-31), U.S.S. ESJEX (CV-9), u.s.s. YVISCONSIN (BB-t4), U.S.S. LOS Al·TGELES (CA-133), and otter screening units. Air Group F'Il'TEEN wr.s embarkfJd in the U.3.&. AH1'IETAl~ (CV-36). il.f'tcr thirty days c.f operutions, the ship de:::>arted for Yokosuka fer n pariod ol maintenonce, upkeep, rest end recreation, leaving the sction urea on 2b Decombcr 1951. ''€o~TFIDEJ::T·I~L ~ ..... ~ - -,: : . ~ ~ "-

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(l) Con,duot oeria 1 interdicti!Jll. agoinst t:hc enemy ljnes o.f comrnuniotttion, trnnsportotion, ind.ustrial. and supply t'oo.ilitbs.

(2) Provide Close .Air Support for the gro.un:d f.orocHf ns directed.

(3) Protect this force against air, s~faca and s:ubsurfooo attacks.

(4) Provide Nnw:!. Gunfire SpQt for sur fa oa interdiction i;nd naval gunfire support an practicable.

(5) Conduct photo ond or):rled .raconn:J. issanoe in s'apport of tna interdiction program,

(6) Provide uir ocver for l1N nawl forces as directed .. (7) Operate os a Fast Currier Striking Fo:.·oo whon clir.~otod.

The Commanding Offiom: of Corrior Air Gl'oup 15 is CDR R. ~·. FARRDIGTO:J, us:~ with the following complement of pilots ond number of aircraft at ths beginning of flight qperations on 29 Novemb~r 195la

SQUADRON

VF-713 VF-831 VF-S37 VA-726

VC-3 VC-11 vc-35 vc-61 CVG-15 HU-1

110. OF PILOTS

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17 F4U...4 15 F9F-2 15 F9F-2 6 AD-4, 4 1\D-4L 7 AD .. 2, l AD--4Q

4··F4U..;5Nt 3 AD-4W 3 AD-4NL,. l; AD-4G 3 F9F-2P

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* Pno (1) pilot TAD ut u.s. lla"'fll Rosp •• Yoko~u~ duri1l' !PP~rntin~ period.

** Four LSO 's included in this tigure.

Particulars coneernlng loss of airoraft nre given in ~no1osura (1 )_

P..it.RT II

CHROllOLOOleAl.. ORDER OF~ EVENTS

11/26/51 - The tr.s.s. ANTIEI'Al:I i~ comPAny wt'bh i>h~ u.s.s. VJlSG(4NS.IW (I3B-&) and Destroyer Squadron THREE IJ~'b-iEJ<l f'rOlll YokoSI:l~ &~t 0600I. Elx:tremQly high winds pre,oludod e ir o.per~tioJls an<! other tra 1-tl.ing ~erciaos.

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• S'ill'll.lARY OF' SCRTIES

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• 1 ce.J-:.5 25 22 3 6 12 2 I - .. 70 2 o&~5 ~ 26 4 6 12 2 *1 74 3 0&-.!.5 23 28 4 6 I 12 2 75 4 Rep1en .. .. -5 c430 L~o 30 4 I "10 2 88 ... : ~

6 C'430 36 32 4 t 12 2 *1 86 7 C430 36 34 4 12 2 88 8 Rep1eni ... .. -9 0815 36 31 4 6 16 2 95

10 0915 ~ 1941 37 26 4 6 16 2 *1 91 11 0810 ~ :C9'+0 35 27 5 6 16 2 *1 91 12 Rep1eni hment - - - -13 0515 I 1539 ~7 32 4 1 12 2 88 ll+ 0530 1605 37 31 2 12 2 *1 ~ 15 0'330 1656 36 29 2 12 1 *1 l ~ -· eo 16 RepJ.eni ... ... .. - I~ ... 17 1430 16

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18 0825 30 21 4 6 16 2 *2 79 19 0823 .?1 21 3 6 16 2 *2 ?9 20 0~-4 35 28 3 6 16 2 90 21 Rep1eni -· - -22 0530 33 23 3 12 2 73 23 0525 33 26 3 12 2 *1 76 24 31 I 26 2 12 2 73 25 Rep1eni 26 Inoleme ... 27 Ino1em 28 0525 30 18 2 0 12 2 *2 64 29 Enroute 30 Enroute 31 Enroute

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nt~CLASSJFI ED 11/27/51- Steaming in compony with u.s.s. VviSCQlliSIN (BB-f4) und Destroyer Squ::Jdron THREE. High winds prevented flying ond other training exercises.

11/28/51 - Steaming as before. At 22301, rendezvoused vd th To sk For co SE'iE:'ITY SEVl.lN.,

11/29/51 ~· Begnn o ir operotions ot 05301. Flew 73 sorties 0::1 CAP, Roil­rond Interdiction~ Jet Recco, Jot Photo, ASP, flnd rTight Heckler~

11/30/51 - Replmlishrnent dny.

12/1/51 -Air oporutions. Flow 70 sorties of th~; usual offensive and defensive type.

12/2/51 - Flew 74 sorties on the usual offensive Dnd defonsive missions.

12/3/51 - Flew 75 sorties.

12/4/51 - Replenishment day.

12/5/51 - Air operations.. Flew 88 sorties.

12/6/51 - Air operations~ At cbont 0730I en .ti.D oro sheil uh0o d of the ship immediately nfter n deck toko-of'f. CJuso unknown. The pilot W£is rescued with no injuries by tho helicopter. Flew 86 sorties.

12/7/51 - Air operations. Flow 88 sorties.

12/8/51 - Replenishment dny.

12/9/51 - Air operutions. Flow 95 sorties.

12/10/51 - Ji.ir oporutions. Flew 91 sorties.

12/11/51 -Air operations. Fluw 91 sorties. The lJ.[>.C. 7,;.LLEY FORGE (CV-45) join8d Tusk Force SEVEETY SEVEN. The 21,000 l~•nding obonrd the AHTIETAr" w.:~ s .!7IB de todoy, Todoy mi:irked the ninth consecuti-ve flying doy with perfect flying wenther during which time the J.,"·JTIZ'TAJ.I oonbined with tho ESSEX a ccountod for 937 ru ilroa d cuts ond destroyed mnny locomoti vos, rcilrood bridges and oxcarts. It is believed thnt this long stretch of perfect cleur cold wenthor is unprecedented in this nron at this time of the yeo.r.

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12/13/51 - Air opero·;ions. Flew 88 sorties. 1 .rl.D-4HL on morning heckleraamage.

hop received heavy JL\ damage nnd lnnded ot K··18. il.ircroft received strike ·.

No injuries to persow.el. At obout 1330! un F4U-5!JL flying escort to ASP

mode forced londing in the water obout twenty miltJS south of the force ..

Pilot wns rescued by helicopter from VALLEY FORGE with no injurieso

12/14/51 - Air operations. Flew 84 sorties. At o~out 1130! nn AD landed

in tho water off Songjin after being hit by Ai1. ovor !Torth Kornu. Tho

pilot was rescued by the u.s.s. S1NENSON (DD-729) nt flbout l330I. Pilot

hEld no injuries but suffered from two hour exposure in his rubber boot.

12/15/51 - Air c~erations. Flew 80 sorties. Vice ~\dmiro 1 T .. I.... SP:Ril.GUE,

ComAirPac_, ond Renr .A.dmiro1 Harrison, l:io.teriol Officor 4"rom ComAirPnc

visited ship for u short period in the afternoon~

12/16/51 - Rcnd0zvoused with replenishment group ut 06001, but duo to

heavy sen s ond snow storm did not beg:i.n replenishment until 13001.,.

Secured ot l615I to continue tomorrow.

12/17/51 -At 0600I continued replenishment. Began ~ir operations ot

1430I. Flew 34 sorties.

12/18/51 -Air operations. Flew 79 sortiosc At about 1000! LT. vaLSON,

VF-713, bailed out of his F4U over Wonsan Ifurbor 0nd wns roscuod by the

U.S.S. COLLETT (DD-730)

12/19/51 -Air operations. Flew 79 sorties. .at tlbout 15301 EHS. RILEY,

VF-713, wo s hit in his F4u west of Wonsan Elnd kopt tho plane in tho a 1r

until he reached Wonsan Harbor where he builed out. Pilot mado a suc­

cessful jump but oppnrently could not get out of his pnrE1 chute ho.rnoss

after hitting the water and wus dragged from throe to five miles before

pilot ond parachute were observed to disuppeDr.

12/20/51 - Air operations. Flaw 90 sorties.

12/21/51 - Replenishment day. Sonctor Ferguson, member of Tho lirmod Forces

P~1icy Committee, visited the ship for a few minutes in the morning~

12/22/51 - Air operations. Flew 73 sorties. LT. I:b.RS&LL, Vi;.-728, wns

shot down in his AD about 35 miles west of Wonsun., Pilot bnilod out

successfully and W9S rescued by the WISCONSIN's helicopter which was

operating from Yodo island.

12/23/51 - Air operations. Flew 72 sortios.

12/24/51 -Air :>porn t ions. Flew 73 sorties.

12/25/51 - Christmas fuy was spent replenishing.

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OtCL/\SS\f\EO 12/26/51 - Today marked the end of almost a month of perfect flying weather. There wns no flying due to high winds and a sevoro snow storm.

12/27/51 - Continued inclement weather cancelled all flight operations.

12/28/51 -Air operations. Flow t4 sorties. At about 16151 U.S.S. ANTIET.Al': (CV-36) :n company with U.S.S. ST. PAUL (CA-73), ComCruDiv 1 embarked deported operating area for Yokosuka.

12/29/51 - Enroute to Yokosuka.. Conducted CIC training exercises, taoticol drills, now signal book end tactical insttuotions, iii~ firing und other training exercises.

12/30/51 - Enroute to Yokosuka.

12/31/51 ... Enroute to Yokosulro. .At 0807I tho ship moored nt Piedmont Pier, Yokosuko NnvnlBnse.

P.ART III

PF..RFOR!iiillCE OF ORmliiNCE IidTERL\L Jt:tiD EQUIP~:ENT

A., Ammunition Exeenditure~ (.n. via t ion )

2, 000 :f/:G. P. 21 Ne.pa 1m Thickener, No vy Type 1 71'540 1, 000 #G.P. 804 Nopolm Tanks, ilK .. 77 ll

500 #G.P, . 479 me. 6 Porn. Flares 108 350 #D.,B. 8 :tiK. 6 Flea t Lights 24 260 # Frogs 199 Signals, Drift i·:JC. 5 20 250 # G.P. 3,927 100 :ffG.P. 1,795 50 Co 1. API 101,080 rds.

5" HVAR Hoods 457 50 Cal. nm 101)080 rds. 5" Rocket Hotor 638 50 Cal. APIT 51 .. 460 rds.

6.,5" ATAR Hoods 181 20J"11I HEI 57,355 rds, 3. 5" ASR Hotors 180 20liE Ii'iC 57,355 rds. 3 .. 5" ASR Heads 182 2CHi:·: API' 24,400 rds.

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B. Comment on performance of ordnanoo mcteriol o nd oqu i pnent.

1. Aviation

Ordnance performance.

Jet A/C have used 25~G.P. bombs exclusively during this opernting period, nnd there hove been many cuses where bombs hove fn1lon off A/C at the t e of catapulting. In all ooses the arming wire has remained

pllowing the dropped bombs to portially arm. Eost of the wns oxporienoed at the latter port of the operating period

CLASSlfiED and it is believed thot tho defect is in the solenoid r~turn spring ond causes rook to release upon catapulting. Solenoid spring hos only 4 oz. tension which is considered insufficient. R.U.D.lhD.E. on J:K 55 Eod 0 bomb rooks is being submitted.

Some difficulty has been oxporienoed during darkness with bomb skids ond bomb skid handles protruding over bomb elovctor platform into the shafts of No. 1 ond No. 2 upstage elovntors. In order to guard against this condition it has boon recommended that stool plates twelve (12) inches high be ::.ttnched to the elovotor platform in much the some manner as the plotes installed in No. 3 upstage and o 11 downstt:.tge elevators.

A. ~age to ship

1. None

PART IV

BATTLE DAJIAGE

B. Loss and damago of aircraft

1. See enclosure (1).

c. Domoge inflicted on the enemy

1. See enclosure (1).

PART V

PERSONNEL PERFORf'!ANCE .<;.ND Ci:..SU.:'.LTIES

A. Performance l. Performunce of duty nnd morale hos been excellent.

B. Co suo lties

1. There were no personnel cosuoltios suffered by ship's company personnel os o result of enemy action.

2. Casualties to Air Group personnel oro reported in enclosure (1).

A. .AIR DEPARTI.IENT lo Flight Dock

PART VI

GENER.;~L COIS~ 'EHTS

The present type of jerseys provided for identifying personnel ot flight quarters is considered unsotisfoctory for cold we&ther. The jerseys do not fit over cold weather clothing, thoy nre difficult to re­

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high, and they do not contribute to the warmth and comfort of personnel. Colored cloth hvs been stitched on cold weather clothing and soa~s to be much more satisfactory and is more economicalo

Tires on all mules ore being pointed white in an effort to muke for safer aircraft handling during darkness.

Jet nose wheel tiller bars that con remain attached and unllttonded during taxiing were manufactured during last availability period and aided in speeding up jet launches.

2. CATAPULT

Considerable difficulty was experienced with broken bridles prior to installation of new ortiouluting shuttles. It is believed that at least part of the cause for these failures oun be attributed to the old type shuttles in that bridle lays could get trapped between tho spreader and the dock plates. It is recommended that naw type shuttles be installed in all carriers prior to deployment.

Due to the stretch in tow cables and the installation of the new shuttles it wo~ nooessnry to out the cables and pour new sockets. FP.ch catapult was down for about twonty~four (24) hours.

The catapults hove functioned exceptionally well during this operating period and this performance record can be attributed lRrgoly to the outstanding maintenance accomplished during replenishment periods.

3. ARRESTING GEi~R

Operations hove been routine except for the problems intro­duced by cold weather~ A grout deal of trouble has been oxperioc,cod with air valves freezing during operations. It has been neoessftry to keep two gasoline torches in constant use in order to keep goor operating properly.

Barrier repairs hove been speeded up by the use of cold weother grease, stock No. 14-L-189-920 on nll cuble fittings. Use of this grouse makes barrier ohunges muoh ~ea."t!!hlr··in low t@Jmperatur·a·s .. · i~ .lo·-. r.·~··,.·.r.i..·.r· · .•

Trouble with yielding elements is chronic and colder weather is increasing the seriousness of tho problem. Druinuge under present type elomonts is not effective, and jot reooverios often batter the entire housing to the point whore ~tor leaks into spaces below due to gasket fa ilurt..Petween tho housing and dock. The blodo typo element inetulled in sorn~

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D&vis barriers functioned properly at all times, however~

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arresting gear personnel ore eagerly~wniting installation of tho new positive stop barricade during next availability period.

4. HANG..'~R DECK

A space saving program was instituted on the hr.lngor deck during this operntiono 1 period und has po id grant dividends. Eo.oh piece of equipnE:tnt used on the hongor dock by personnel of vnrious units was marked for stownge at definite frame number and wvs so labeled; e.g.$ stow at frame 161P. Also an urea wos po intod on deck largo enough to occomodoto the equipment ot that frame number, und gear is olwnys stowed and tied down there when not actually in use. Integrity wutoh ond routine patrols con easily spot gaur that is out of place, ?nd this system insures that equipment will bo in its proper stowage whon needed.

5• l'.AINTEJI!ANCE

All of the personnel in the V-2 division that ore not us­signed to office or shop spaces ore assigned to active work on aircraft. It is believed that the integration of these personnel with squadron maintenance personnel provides ~luoble training for men concerned and insures most cooperative ond effective use of shop spuces •

. Tho bay three arou oft of frame 184 has been usod exclusively for hen vy engine and struoturo 1 maintenance. A tota 1 of nino engines were changed during the period of this report, nnd the ln rge ~mount of structural damage caused by flak hns necessitated continuous and efficient use of this nrea.

There is o definite need for more jet starting motor generntors Dnd loads in order to fncilitote jet starting.

6. G.t1.SOLIHE

The prosent nrrangement for using oil proportioners for m1x1ng jet fuel on tho flight deck is unsatisfactory for cold wonthor op­erations. It is believed that the use of lighter oil at flight dook outlets will help correct this situution.

New ladders of thin walled steel tubing were manufactured during the lost ovuilability poriod end proved to be sutistuctory during the lost operotiono l period. It is believed thot twelve (12) such lo dders is the minimum necessary to service jet aircraft in the time allotted.

With experience the problems encountered in taking ubonrd aviation gusolino huve for tho most port been solved, although fittings suppliod by different tonters oro not standardized und often onuses so~o delay in hook-ups.

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During rep''.cni:shment the reception of fuel oil ond g;a::>olino is started simultom;cusly"' However, the over~lge tima for oil fu<Jling is two hours compared to three nnd one-half hours for gnsoline. Tho ship must there foro remain o longsido the tanker un hour ond n hn lf o ftor oil fueling is completed.

Gasoline is received nboord at on overage rota of 45,000 ga:Uons por hour.. This is little more than hnlf the pumping capacity of the tankers.. The low rote of reception is uttributod to the prcssuro limits imposed by displacing $ult wnter from tho gvso~ine tanks.

Recommendntion: That o. Shipolt be issued 1 nnd incorporntcd~' ro­plucing the present five inch overboard discharge line with a J.arger one, or pornlleling the prosont disohargo line with a large~ one) or purol­loling tho present discharge line with on additional line (reference c.o., TJ .s.s. BOXE..tt confo ltr CV21;4-egf S23 ser 037 dtd 22 tiny 1951 )<>

7• SAFETY

Under the direction of the Air Department safety officer all h~:nds ore constantly striving to improve safety orders and procedures in order to minirr:izo the danger::; to personnel ond equipnent i::1 tho dope: rtment •

B. OPERJI.TIOUS DEPARTI''!ENT

1. AIR OPERATIONS

other sections of this report havo covered ull the major activity in which oir operations hos had u port. Air Plot it­self hos no outstunding reports to mnke of its basic functions;o but sevc.'n 1 of its problems in collntera l duty ore believed worthy of note. These ore mentioned heroin in the hopos thot they rnny be of assi~tance to other curriers coming tc the Korenn Area.

Tho Carrier Onbonrd Delivery Service, known as Codfish, p::-o­vided by VR-23 Detnchment at Itnzuka posed u problem. Slnce they always arrive during o regularly scheduled flight operation of lnunching or landing it bus proved imposs5.blo to dole:;Dte anyone from the Air Dcpurtmont or Operations Dop::rtment to meet the plane, meeting the plDne is essentb 1 in thot frequently puss•.n .• ~ars arrive who have no idea where to go, or how to got there, when aboard n carrier. Also the matters of proper orders and endorse­ments, oleoranoe, manifests, ~nd the like take moro time than can normally be spored, during flight operations~ by anyone in the previously mentioned departments., .:m officer whose othe;:" duties ore not affected by flight operations is requirod ~s ~n official "Heeter and Greeter" o He should hove o.n excellent knowledge of

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DECLASSIFIED he should be persono. r'A.le since he will bo the firGt person met by tho orriving possenGers ond pilots. The il.N'IIET.ii~: is i'ortunnte in that un Ensign in the Executive Dep<Jrtmont, having oll thosa qurJlities; hDs baon ossigned this duty .. Now1 when u COD plane lands on bo:ond it is met al· most as soon o s the chocks ore in place by this "Fighting Ean 's Grover Whalen". He gives oll o cordial greeting then experUtiously tends to their baggage.., ond the freight .• Guard or O.,r!. Hail;. tDkes the poss:Jnf',;ors 5.n hondJ mnkes berthing nnd messing o.rrongoments for thorn_, hns their orders properly procs:::;sed ond mukes the necessury c.:rrongoments throu 1;h J~ir ?lot if they ,11·e to be further transferred. VVhen the CuD is dop1J rting~ the 11 Greeter 11 mukes sure that oll passengers hnve properly precessed orders.} th-'lt their buggogo is properly louded: end that tho passengers n~4 e rcc:d~r to go in sufficient time so thut tho launch will [O us sch0duled in o.n unhurrie<1 mnnner .. He f..llso performs the some functions for destroyers coming alongside. This system hos workod admirably, since the Ensicn 1s other dutiHs C~.ide to the Ex:ocut.i ve Officer,. l'''ovie Officer, nnd ~~s dsbnt Personnel Officer) ore affected but little by flight operotionso

2.. .t~IR INTELLIGENCE

The functious of the ,;ir Into lligenco Office wore per·~ formed smoothly during t!lis operoti.ng period~ Conunents on possible im­provements o.f ti•CJ p:·esf;JO-';;: orguniz.a.tion nnii :'S~cilitie::: huve been previously & u brn ~J... T .. +; "J·) ....

Tho luck of a toletyf!o in the oi'f'ioe has bueft u !vmdicap. Thora is no direct 19l'1C con;1oction between CIC nne this office., CIC messages o.nd instructions from CTF-77 huvo to be relayed to Air Plot to be passed on to Air Intelligence.. Often there is o deluy in rolt.1ying messages because Air Plot is busy launching and landing planes~ To remedy this situotion 1 we cut u 6" by 6" hole in the non-·watertight bulkhco d between the Air Intelligence Office nnd Reo dy Room }~ This w:t s covered with clear plexiglnss on both sides, The slight. :Jir space be­tween keeps out the noise, yet gives u clear view of tho teletype in Ran ny Room 3.

Reports of Intentions of the Fifth ~l.ir Force for th0 following dr.y ere incomplote as received by dispatch. The Ni;;ht Hecklars have sever::ll times reported cormr.encing on attock on n t:1rget only to huve on unidentifir:1d plnne suodonly dive out of nowhere on the somo turgcto This is u hazardous situation for both the ~iir Force nnd Nn'l.ry pilots .. .n.t present: the night sorties intention of the Fifth ,:;.ir ForcEi ore listed on tho dispatch only us o certain n~~ber of flightse

Recommendotion: That the flights be broken down into nrons of oporutjons on'd-run1"5or of plnncs in on C~1 nnd time over targ.orl;s.. This Of1 n b9 llC·­

coraplished through tho NLO nt JOC Koren.

U.S. S. S"iVEHSON Ono of our pilots who hod to ditch was picked up by

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One of the oomrnonts he brought back was that tho destroyers did not hovo the code name designations of roil routes as used in TF-77• At present~ when passing over u novul alement, our pilots must give the 6rid coordi­nates of their intended turgots to the elem0nt cammnnders. If each destroyer hod n list of the oren names 1 the pilots could give these. This would offer more security than the use of t:;rid ooordinntes.

Upon dcploy:ing for WosPuc we wore issued n three month supply of Novnl Jiir Wa:."fare Reporting Forms as authorized by ComA.irR.c Instruction 3fil.Oo 1 (Formerly 3aL~ .. l ). T~1is supply proved to bo a doqunto for only n month's oporotions duo to tho high frequency of oircroft losses und dnmnge.

Recommendations That original issue be revised in accordance with present requirements.,

3. PHOTO INTERPRETATION

Emphasis on photographic intelligence hAs shifted from routine roil status nnd domoge assessment to target searches, flak analysis und pilot briefing nids3 This hos resulted in a considerublo lessening in the daily number of photographs for interpretation and reproductione The result of this has been a more thorough inspootion of euch photo and on inoreo sed effort in the production of briefing u ids. Construction of strip mossclics of all rail rout<3S hus been completed~ Flo.k analysis mosscics of soverol roil routes, all major bridges scheduled for strikes and numberous other spocinl strike targets were mode.

The photographic production potential of the photo detachment exceeds by a considerable amount tho cnpacity of one photo interpreter. If one minute is devoted to inspection of each photograph for o fUll eight hour period, less than five-hundred prints can be coverod~ When sort~ng 1 arranging, photo pilot briefing, and innumerable other details ore udded it makes a long day for one interpreter.

Strike damage to u large extant has been assessed by use of the K-25 cnmeru. A shortage of comero pods has prevented more adequate covero ge of all strike domoge.

It is believed that the new program of limiting roconnui.ssance photography to flok analysis and torget search will not only affect a monetary saving but will nlso result in better photo intelligence~

4. PHOTOGRAPHY

During this period of oporotions 1 fifty-nino (59) photo missions were flown making 7825 nine-inch by nine-inch negatives• frcm whioh 53;547 prints were mf,de using 256 rolls of paper .... 1.11 aerial rolls were printed with the Sonne Printer rother thnn the oontnot printer~ The latter pro~· cess is too slow and, in spite of the foot thnt the lab works on two

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twelve-hour shifts, the production rate is not fast enough to have the prints ready for delivery by the next day.

Film exposed on the early morning ond leta afternoon flights had to be overdeveloped to the point of fog to produce a printable negative.

Tho new Horse AlOA Dryer has speeded up the drying of aerial film and will dry Sonne Paper ot least twice as rapidly o.s the Uotto Dryor. When tho Horse was first installed it would heut up to 120 degrees and then out out. After on extensive search by the ship's eloctricions it WdS found that thoro wos too muoh tension on the sp~ing controlling tho mercury switch and thu switch would. ?Ut,. out .whonl'tlle ·BMi;>rwou1dt pi;t.!r.n11d t:(ilhpd•.f~or. thad;ensill:n_,nultheo spr!ng flUt; ~eseclhdightJ.iY' no furthl.er dJ.f'•• f'iculties were encountered. 5, :co:~~Jr.tc~x.to:rts.

The heatry rush of Christmos Hail points up the complete ina­dequacy of a lloted Post Office space to handle tho work lood of incoming and outgoing moil. Although we ore using an adjacent possogewny for additional space for packoge handling, it is still inadequate for pook loads ond for from ideal from the point of convenience. Tho attraction of cheap and novel goods in Japan has swelled the outgoing package mail to enormous proportions and makes it ulmost impossible to keep a suf­fici~nt supply of stamps on hand even with u stomp allotment of ton thousand dollars.

Reconunend.otions To moat these conditions it is recommended that (1) tho post office bo re-located in a larger space; (2) that stumps be mode available at local Fleet Post Officos for sole to ships in the forward area and (.3) that postage meters be made awilable for large ships in the forwnrd aroa.

~TDT RATT FOX continues subject to propagation difficulties necessitating many services for missing numbers. Tho present system of double transmission of' headings and single transmission of the text is considered superior to tho former method of runnine everything twico. It is believed that a system of double transmission as used by tho ~\TT component of HOW.FOX, i.e. single transmission with o rerun ono holf hour later would be o still gro::~ter improvement. ;.t present, the rorun follows so closoly that it is subject to tho some propagation difficulties when suoh exists.

Considerable difficulty has boon experienced in passing traffic ~' to replenishment ships on C2E4 This has resulted in undue delay on sovoro.l important cUspatchos and further loading of ship to shore and FOX circuits to deliver this traffic. It is believed that improved guard arrangements among replenishment groups would alleviate this difficulty~

6. AEROLOGY

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divided into two vory unequal ports,., Tho first 1 from 29 No"'t•eml::cr to 25 December onn, tho second, from 26 Docembor to 28 December~ From post records and exporienoo, it wae expected that nt least ono third of the total scheduled flying time would bo lost due to inclement weather. Instead, not one flying day wns lost during the first four weeks.. Except for a fow days· tffit had localized air moss showors, weather wus mostly olonr with unrestricted visibilities up through 25 Decem bore Tho spolJ. wo s broken on 26 December whon a deepening ·1nd rapidly moving low entered the Sea of Japan from -l;ho southwest., 1'hore were no flig:ht oporotions on the 26th and 27th of December duo to low stratus nnd freezing procipitotione Sen s were vory rough with north·­enstorly winds between 30 ond 40 knotso Flight opcrotior.s were ros~ed on the 28th, our l~st nay on the lineo

Tho outstanding feature of the December wecther chorts wos the pormnnenco of the Siberian Hich pressure system. Only four· weak cold front passages w Jre rccorned during this porion with procticnlly no attendant wenthor. It wus tho cold oir moving in behind these fronts that produced what little wenthor was observed in tho first four weok:s. This consisted mainly of instability o ir mass showers caused by the cold polar air movin0 south over tho reloti vely worm w..Jter of tho Sen of Japan. These showers wJro o mixture of rn in and snow., The temperatures ob-served wero no loss remorkoblo thon the weathero In a month whoro freezing temperatures wore to be expocted ovor 5~/o of tho time: only one duy with temperatures loss than 32F wos recorded between 29 November unJ 25 Docembor. And; nt that, the tomporotu~o dipped to 28F for only ono hour. Below freezing temperntures wore rooorc1ed doily during the period of 2&..28 De comber.

Two typhoons appeared on the weather charts during this period -"Amy" nnd "Bobs"~ Neither one wos considorerl a threat to our operuting area, but 100 knot typhoons ulwnys bear watchin6 and tro.ckint;. 11.Luny11

wos n severo 100 knot storm thot ooused considerable domoge to the control Philippinoso "Bobs" reourved to tho northeast, one pc ssed well to the eost of the Jopflnese Islnnds.

Weather Statistics, The r0r~a~q~os of the Siberian Hibh is reflected-in tho wind dii;eotion summary~ Wind directions from between west ond northwest were observerl 62% of tho time. The trend observed from our last operating period wns the shifting of tho prevailing wind fram northeast to northwest.

Wind Directions:

Direction

Nori.h Northeast ID:l st

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2 % 17 % 20% 42%

The absence of low winr'! velocities was osuin noted durin;; December. Only 6% of all o~sorvJtions recorded wi~ds of undor 5 knots with no calms. ~··vorogo v'finrl velocities were 18 knots for tho entire poriod. Winds obove 30 knots wero obsorvoct 8% of tho time. Tho trenn durin;:; Dooombor W£ls for n slL;ht increase in wind velocities,. HiGhest obscrvorl velocity wos northwest 53 knots rlurins n cold front passage on 13 December~

Wind Velocities#

~ocit% Rnngo (knots)

Calm 0-5 6-10

11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31··35 36-40 40 or above

Percentugo of Obso~~~~

0"/o 6%

17% 18% 21% 17% 13%

5% 2% 1%

C~ilings under 500 ft. wore observed only about 1% of tho tirno~ and 71% for ceilings nbove 10;000 ft. Porcenta;:;o of all coilings obovo 1000 ft. wos 96%. This helps to illustrate the oxcoll8nt woDther of our first four weeks. Only one zero coilinG wos observed, ond thnt WJS for o few minutes in o hoo vy snow squu 11.

Ceilings'

Ceiling Rnnge (feet)

Zero 0··500 500-1000 1000-5000 5000-10000 10000 or above

Percontnf,e of Observations

0% 1% 3%

23% 2%

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Visibilities:

Visibility Range (miles)

Zero 0-3 3-6 6-10 10 or more

Temperature~

Average Faximum Temporoturo Average Hinimum Temperature Highest Eo:dmum Recorded Lowest I:inimum Recorded

Percentage of Observations

57 F 46 F 62.F 28 F

0% 3% 2% 6%

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The abnormally high temperntures during the month of December ore evinont from the above statistics.

Precipitations Ruin or snow ~s observed o total of 69 hours, or about 8% of all observations. This is just ubout holf of what was re-corded during our previous tour on tho line from October 15 to 14 Novanbar. From 29 November to 25 December only 30 hours of precipitation wore rooorded, and nll of it due to locolizoct uir ~~ss showers. The !oncost continuous period wos 24 hours on 26 Dooomber. Heavy hail ~s observec'l during o cold front pn ssn ·~·o on 8 Decombor.

Fop Fog was observed o total of 8 hours, or loss than 1% of oll obsorwtions. n.ll tho fot; was of the procipitotion type, und wus ob­served with roin or snow on tho 26th of December. Tho fog observed wos only ono third of thElt rccor~eri nuring our previous tour of 15 October to 14 Novombor.

The obovo statistics on ceilings. visibilities, precipitation, on~ fog more than empha sizo tho "unusuo 1 weothor" on<i excellent flyinc oonoitions of the porion 29 Novomber to 25 Deoembor. 7. Cie

a. Generals Tho organization of tho ere wotch remained the some n s that nescriborl in lost por ioc'ls reporto The eiC tonm is bocomint; 1 ere being inteerotod satisfoctorily.

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~in AEVv Wf.ltch) composed of one mon from VC.-11 nnr'l one M.On fram CIC, hos been established to operate the P.O. Genr.

b. Rodor Porformr:noo: · Insofv,r os practical ull roilnrs hove been oporuted continuously und replenishment ~uys hove boon utilized for rnnintonnnce. J.Tuch difficulty hns been experience(~ with the SX hoi;;ht system; repairs to be modo in port shoulr1 make o mnrkod 0ifferonco in a ltituile detorminotion. Tho SX scorch system on0. the SPS hL:ve proviiled excellent r~nc;es on nir~roft: We oro purticulnrly plooseo with the per- I formonco of the SPS on Jet uucroft. Jots hnvo b_;en trDckon out to 85 \

1 miles; reJ.iuble ranges on returnin,; jots ure 50 to 55 miles.., There have \ i boon n few mninten:::nce problems with tho SK, nnd the SKis usor1 primn:riJ.y !11 for incntificntion of nircrnft {l~nrk III IFF)o T~10 SX Consolo 3 has been ~, udjustod so thut the j·~SS scope con be used on the SPS rec'!ur below tho 50 !

mile Nlngo. OrVIly enough, the Fark V ~isplcy from the SPS Consolo filters throu~h to this SX Console onri the displvy is controlleil by the ;turk V control box on the SXe

o. Air Controls No nifficulty has boon exporionco(1 either in CAP Control or Strike Control., Our SPS has boon operating sufficiently woll to ollow us to make n :!.1 intercepts on D. n: der repector which rloos not hove a }':ark V display, 'When information is neoderi the Air Controller ho s tho CAP plotted on tho Vorticol Boord.

c1. Cominunicationst Wo recommend the uso of n different, lo·wer 1

frequency for tho Co!"1bnt Information :Not. The present frequency of the Primary C~I. Net is so high that transmission nnr'! reception oro uffocterJ by ntmospheric conditions, ono lobin..?;~ iJ. frequEmoy in the VHF rnnt;e is recol'TJI11enned; this shoulrl olloviato tho present problem of 10~oo·-1 reception one moment, no reception the next.

Corrn;lUnicotions equipment h:J s boon more s'-ltisf(l otory than c1urin; tho lnst poriorl4> The TDQ Transmitters hr..vo boon uso-1 in conjunction with tho AN/i~RC-1 receivers.

e. Lookoutsi The 0-L Division is a purt of tho CIC Ori}.lr.izr:tinn, on~ n 11 lookouts hove been tro iner~ to supply Combnt, c. s well tl s the Brir~r:~o, with pertinent information on surfoco rmd Dir oontnots.,

Co GUNFERY DEPARTi :EPT

During tho perir)fl of 26 november throu~~h 31 DeoembGr, tho activities of this rtoportment were generally rflstrictocl to ship replen­ishments an~ orrlnonce mnintononoe. Duo to tho restrictions on a~w..unition tru in inc; ullow.Jnces, we pc. rticipaton in but two <l!.1y 's tru in in~: exorcises. Tho ammunition expended in the trnininb oxoroisos WJS~

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Vo intonnnco of tho orr.n:..:nce oquipr.ent rosol veil it self into routine upkeep, with but one exception; a 40I1I! elev::.tion power r:1otor stctor burned out onrl -wns replnce-l. Couse of cusut:lty r1ttributm1 to impropo;r rnaintenonce.

The r1eck scnmnnship is oonstrmtly i."llprovin<::. The 11 know how11, which

con be gainer'~ only through experience, hf<s been the controllinG foetor in this improvemen:~. The ammunition on-loa ding proficiency of the ship ho s been humpererl consVerobly by tho nvniloblo honr1ling equipment~ The r1ock winches prcsentl~r instnllod will honrUo but 3 ~ 000 pounr~s, n nd thet only with crmsi0ernble difficulty~ It is believor'i that winchos of he;\vier 0uty characteristics should be installed.

D. SUPPLY DEPARTJ:l~l'TT

1. General Stores.

Issue of motorial continuer'! r.t o very hi;.::;h rote.. Squn dron consumption of con sumo bla supplies wo s higher than woulrl normally b0 EiX­pocten~ No difficulties were encountered because stock levels wore hi~h ond replenishment while in Ynkosuka hcs boon excellent~ Offico supplies, rogs and hnnn tools 1 wore the cl~:~ssos of motorial har;~est hit.. Consi­~orotion is being given to the estoblishment of buctr;otory limits for squni!rons to enforce closer control over materia 1 consumption.. Economy of mutoriu 1 is munr'lotory in orrler to rosorvo mntoriol for octual roquironwnts. The con­sumption of storus must be mnintnino~ within tho limits of ability to re­plenish or locistic support of operations will ultiwJtoly bo ci~ficiont.

2. ~ter ClothinG.

The problms of winter clothin:,~ ere bein~ rer1lizer1 now that cold wenther has set-in. The primary <Hfficulty hns been the issuin.; of clothin'~ t'"l persrmnel not employer"! in woiC.lther areas. Present nllovruncos of winter clothin3 rloes not p8rmit tho issue of clothin~ to oll honcis. ClothinG outfits for personnel working on the fliGht deck includes tho followin~~~

Quantity 1 1 l 2 2 l

Description Helmet; winter

.To oY:et 1 winter Trousers 1 winter Drawers Unilershirts Got;,slos

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Qu·:mtity ;

1 1 l 1 2

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0£CLASSfFfED This outfit is vc1rier. for c.ll :1ther pers:1nnel nepenrHnc upon require-· mcnts. 11 f;enora 1 roview of olothine; n llownnces for col~ weather operctions shoulo be norlo. During extreme colrl weather ner:rJ.y one hunr1r(:;d percent of' the crew requires protective clothing~ To ucccr,1plish this, the ol­lownnce shoulrl be mo~ifien unr unditiono.l fun'ls ollotecJ to provirlo for procurement.

3" Excess ;ruterinl.

Excess stock is being turned-in to olenr storage space for new moterio 1. Durine; the ships re·-n cti viotion, materia 1 wo s procurer'l which hn s proven to be in excess of requirements" Tho bulk of this moteriu 1 ho s been in cln r.ses 17 s. 42, ond 45. ConsVorublc money w luo is expected to be recovered which will permit onr.itionol replenishint_; or procurement of nuthorized equipuge without aniitionol allotment nlloootions.

4. Aviation Jl~otP.rio1.

Activity in ~>.viotion stores wus much hi;her thnh normul. This wu s ossentinlly nue to the hie;h number of hours flown. 1;. few ~~cG vs rleve­lopoc but were resolvoct by COD sh:i.pments or transfers fror.J. nthor CV 1s., The following items refleoten high consumption ouring tho month which will re­quire exper1iting action to insure ov:uilabilityi

Stock No., NomonclDture 90 Day J1.ll~ 30 Duy Usu ;-;e

Rl6-A-5056 Antenna 6 Eo. 18 En. R82-CV-VS-370l3-1 Wing, F4U-4 1 " 1 " R82-CV-VS-370l3-2 I! " 1 " 2 II R82-DG-52560c4-·514 " AD-4 1 II 1 II R82-DG-5256004-515 " II 1 II 2 II R82-DG-52560o4-546 " I!

1 " 1 II R82-DG-52560d.J.-54 7 " tl l"'" 1 " R82-DG-5256125-15 Elevntor, Assy J~D-4 3 II 3 II R82-DG-5266J.73 I!echonism. II II 1 " 4 II R82-DG-·5266173-l tl " " 1 " 4 II R82-GR-132860L Tunk 1 Tip, F9F 2 It

5 " R82-GR-132 860R II tl " 2 n 6 II R86--ST-64B2-390>+0-17 Carburetor, F4U-5 1 " 2 " R87 -APD·~1000l7 Propeller, •"i.D-4 7 II

6 " R94-S-800505 Switch 9 " 7 " R85-BPB-118922-3 TJC; F9F 1 " R85-BPB-119525-3 TJC, F9F 12 "

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llCLASS\tt t:y The Gonc1rn 1 r;.ess rospon~orl to the Holir~ay seL1 son with tho triH~itiono 1 Christmo s Dinner (Turkey nnn Eorr, with u 11 tho tri:ru::in,_~s )., Consir1er~tion is beinr; >.:iveu to ostoblisiD.ent of c snook or S)Up kitchen no•) r tho fli>!:ht neck for flisht cock personnel ~urin:: the winter 0poruti:1ns • This is onnsirleror-'1 ilesirflblo f0r mor<:~lo en~ n lso tn provir1e ~ stil"!Ulnnt to renuce tho vic;ors 0f tho colri weather.

6. Ship~Storo on~ C onrl SS

Soles throu;;h the ship's stGre were very high.. Purchu ses fnr Christnas were heuvy r'lue to the CJVUilubility of Jupnnese mcrchon<1ise wh"toh wns solrt very r::pL1ly. Japanese merchcnr1ise is sold ut tho lowest possible maFk-up to flllow all h£ln,~s the maximun benefit • ..l>.rrongements ore beint_!; mo ~e to sell more merohonnise to offic0rs throut;h the officorti: ships storo. In this manner, service to tho officers will be improv0c~ nn-" tno o:;·~.wwill huvo a1.>rJost a:xcl~;sive so~"v"jcJ a~· -~he mt,in ship's stores.

Clothing ~nn Small stores mointnined the normal business volume until the en~ cf the month. The lowerin~ of prices effective 1 Jnnuary, cuuseo soles to r-lrop off os was sUf;t,esterl by on onnouncement to nll h&nds., 1. An.ministrotion.

Thiro quarter allotments have bcqn the mr: in consir1er:.JtLm. The cUstribution of the allotment was worker:l out with nepo rtnont hoo -!s. ~111 neportments have been requostor1 t0 rcr!uoo expenr~ituros to the bore mini11um in confomity to noerlen economy onnouncod by the Comrn£~nr~inr Officer. E. WELFARE ~ND RECR&~T ION

l. AT SEA --Tho followins activities wero conr1uote'~ by the welfare onr1 recreation office nurin~ this pcrior'! at seo s

o. Issue of n <ia ily news sheet. b. Issue of o weekly ship's poper plus o separate Christtnos erHtion. o. Rn c'lio pro5rams flnr'l rla ily news costs bran ~cost ovor the RBO system. de Hotion pictures were shown on twenty (20) occasions. e. A special Christmas show was stocod for all hands by the officers r.nrl the Ship's bond.

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f., A Christmos r'lecorotion contest wos hel•1 with n suitnble prize for the winning rlisploy~

ge Inter-neportmentol athletics were e~nr'luctod whenever operotint; conr"itions permitted.

h. Tho Shrine Crippler'! Chiltiron 1s Fun"! w~ s ;J '1opte·1 by the crew as o charitable project for this cruise,

i~ The Hobby Shop is open for tho benefit of all b~n~~. j. The Library is open daily at specifio(~ hours~ k. A motion picture entitled 11 0peration ;rorule Lift",

produced ... director'! on<'l releaseti by Comi;.irPoc, wos shown for the first time on Christmo s Day ond repooten:i.y cince then. This movie receiverl wide and populor ecclo:i.n from a 11 hands.

Tho following activities were conducted during the ship's last in-port porion from 16-·26 Uovomber 1 195ls

a. A total of 121 officers ond 300 enlister'l personnel enjoyed the facilities of the Rest end Recuperotion Hotels in Japan.

b. Basketball games with other ships and statior1 te£~ms were played in the Fleet Activities Gym in Yokosuko~

o. Divisinn anti Squadron portios were held. d. Fifty (50) Jopunese orphans were brou_;ht oboa ro for Thanks­

hivinG iiiru1er with tho crow.

3. DIVINE SERVICES

a. Catholic ;~ass and Gonerol worship services nrc hol0 every Sunday. Yo ss is so id du ily.

be Protcstont Chaplains wore invito~ obonrd to hold roli:~ious services on Sunctuy ond Thonks;_;ivinc whoo tho shin was in port.

c. Spocio l Christmo s Services were held on Christmu s Eve and Christm~·. s D:ly.

d. ~Iormnn nnd Jewish services ore holr'l weekly.

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