• SECURITY INWORMATI()l

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Cornm::mding Officer, U.S.S. ANTI~AH (CV-36) Chief of Nn.val Ooerations (J) Commander Carrier Division 0"'lF (~~) Comnnnr1er 'l'ask 1i'orce SF.iT'9'ITY SEV1'N (-::) C.omro'ln-'lC:lr S~TTH TI.F':i'T (~.) Un:nmnnJ.er Nn.vnl Forces FA."q EAST (S) Commander in Chief, u.s. P1.cific Fleet

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APR 2 1952

ID.OWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERV,,ls~ :D.E_GJJ\SSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAiiS

DOD DIR 5200.10

Subj: Action ReJY.)rt for the period 18 Febru:l.ry to 22 March 1952

Ref: (a) OpNav Instruction 3480.4 dtd 1 July 1951

Encl : (1) Commnndcr Carrier Air Group WIFTEFN 1 tr of 2it Nn:boh ··1:95:2'

1. The Action Report for the period of 18 Februnry to 22 ~·hrch 1952 is hereby submitted in n.ocord'lnce with reference (a).

PART I

COMP0SITION I')F OWN FOP(;"'S .1\...ND MJSC'IQN ...... ___ .. _ ,__ __ --The U.S.S •. ~TI~TAM (CV-'36) arrived at Yokosukn Naval Base at 0833I

on 9 February 1952 upon completion of its third corubat tour. The period 9 - 18 February 1952 was spent at anchor in Yokos·u.ka Farber where the ship had a restricted availability and for rest n.nd recreation. At 0600! on 18 February 1952 the U.s.s. ~JTIETAM ~ot undcrwcy for the operating area to join Task Force 77 in accordance with ComCarDiv OHE Confidential Dispn.tch 14~~22Z of February, in company with U.S.S. H'SSF.X (C""l~·9), ComCarDiv ONE, Rear Admiral J. Perry, USN, emharkec'l,·•~: ~h U.~.S. "I.SCOi:-TSIN (BB-64), Vice Anmirnl F. M. MARTIN, ComSEV"P"!'TTBFlt embnrked, U.S.S. FANSON (DD-832), U.S.S. TAUSSIG (DD-746), U.S.S. HALJ0"R (DD-517), :1.nd the U.S.S. HACKENSIE (DD:.SJ6). Anti-Aircrnft practice was conducted during the afternoon of 18 February and refresher air operations were conducted during the afternoon of lq February. The ship ,ioined the task force at 10371 on 20 February in the operating nrea nmir tbo 38th parallel ncar the enst coast of Korea. The Task Force was commnnded by Renr Admiral J. PERRY in the U.S. S. ~SSF.X ( CV -9), and opernted under Tnsk Force 77 Operation Order 22-51 (Revised) dQted 6 December 1951. At various times it was composed of u.s.s. ESSFX (CV-9), U.S.S. PPILIPPINE SF.A (CV-47), U.S.S. VALLEY FIJRGE (CV-45), U .S.S. SAINT PAUL (CA-73), U .S.S. WISCONSIN (BB-64), U.S.S. ROCFEST!"R (CA-124), U .s.s. tK.A~!CFESTER (CL-83), nnd various scree.nj.ng units. Air Group 15 wns embarked in the U.s.s. ANTIETAM (CV-36).

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After 29 d~ys of operations the ship departed for Yokosukn for u period of mnintcnnnce, upkeep, rest nnd recrer:ttion leaving the action n:rea. on 19 lhrch 1952.

The Mission of Task Force 77 was ns follows:

(1) Conduct nerinl interdiction ngninst the enemy lines of commun~ c,t:~:.on, t:rnnsportn.tion, :i.noustrinl and supply facilities.

'.2) Pro·.n.r1c Cl.)SC Air s .... ,ppr:>rt for tho ground forces ns directed. () _l T~·c ';oct this f·:r~c; af.·;inst r:tir, surface and subsurface 11tta.cks. \.(1 Provide N.o.v11l G11nfire Spot for surface interdiction ::md naval

gunfire sunport as practi~~c. (5) Conduct photo r:tnd armed roconna.issr:tnce in support of tho inter-

diction prorp-am. (~).' Prr,vidc 11ir cover for UN N11vnl F0rccs as directed. f?~' )~Jcrnte !"I.S a Fast C.'lrrier Striking Force when directed.

Tho c..::nnnnnrling Officer of Carrier Air Group 15 is CDR R. F. FA...~>:!.TilGTON, USN, with tho follr,wing complement of pilots and number of aircraft at the beginning of flight operations on 20 February 1952:

S QlLIDRON NO. OF PILOTS NO. ~~ TYPE OF AIRCRAFT

VF-713 27 15 F4U-4 VA-728 26* 8 AD-2, 3 AD-3,

3 AD-4, 3 AD-41 VF-8~1 20 16 F9F-2 VF-S37 20 14 F9F-2 VC-3 5 2 F4U-4, 2 F4U-5NL VC-11 :4 3 AD-4W VC-35 6 2 AD-4Q, 2 AD-4NL VC-61 4

,... }:t~F-2P 1(.

CVG-15 e** HU-1 2 1 H03S

* One (1) pilot TAD ~t U.S. Naval Fospital, Yokosuka during operating period.

** Four (4) LSO's included in this figure.

P<1.rticul<trs concerning loss of aircraft are given in enclosure (1).

PAHT II

CfiRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF ~TUNTS

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2/18/52 - U.s.s •. l.WTIET.:lM (CV-36) s0rtiod fr01"' YtJk-:Jsuka Harb;r at 06021 in C"'H"lp.'iny with U.S. S. ESSEX ( CV -9) , c-,nC'lrDi v0NEj Rear .\dnira.l J ~ PERRY, USN, U;S.So ''JISCONSIN (BB-64)t Vice Ad!'liral H. M. M.lli'l'IN; Con7thFlt on­barked,. u.s.s. H.\NSON (DD-832J, U.S.S. T.\USSIG (DD-746), U.s.s. 1,JALKFR (DD-517), ~nd the u.s.s. ~t\C~ZIE (DD-836)~ C0nductod .~\ firing in tho aftorn00n•

2/19/52 ~ Stoaning as boftJre onr;ute t0 0perating area. At 1400! con­~ucted refresher air 0per~ti0ns.

2/20/52 - Enr0ute t0 0porating area. At 0715! boean refresher air opor­atitJns. At 1037! rendezv0used with Task F0rce 77 which was replenishing.

2/21/52 - Air Operations. Flew 85 s;rties ':ln CJ.P, R.'lilr~"~ad Interdictbn, Jet Recc0, Jet Ph0t0, ASP rmd Nir;ht Fecklors. Mr. Janes D. Michener, auth:;r and war corrosrnndent visited this ship t0day.

2/22/52 - Air Operati0ns. Flew 83 0f the usual snrtios.

2/23/52 - Despite early n0rninr sn0wst0rn, 70 s;rties were f10wn t0day.

2/24/52 - Replenishnent day.

2/25/52 - Air Oporatbns were curtailed t'lday due t0 inclenent weather. Flew 49 s~"~rties.

2/26/52 - Due t; inclenent wo~thor the Task F0rce replenished t0day. Two s0rties were fl0wn 0n ASP.

2/27/52 - Air operati0ns. Flow 83 s~"~rties.

2/28/52 - Air 0perati0ns. Flew 82 s0rties.

2/29/52 - Air Operations. Flow 77 s0rtios. At 1005! an F9F accidentally fired one 20MM round up0n lanrUng. Cause ·""lf accitient not yet dotor!iinod. The projectile hit GREF.NWAY, W.L. AB3, 211 48 37, USN, critically 'W0Unding hin in the abd0ncn.

3/1/52 - Rcplcnislmont day.

3/2/52 - Air -:Jpern.ti0ns. Flew 80 s0rties. At ab'Jut 1430I LT G. w. JOHNSON, USNR, V~-728 was sh0t down by lVi 0vcr Hungnan. The pil0t was n0t recovered.

3/3/52 - Air operations were liMited to eight (8) s0rties nue t0 inclencnt weather.

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3/4/52 - ~ir operations. Flew 81 s0rties.

3/5/52 - ReplenishMent day. At 0800! tho U.s.s. ESSEX (CV-9) departed tho f~rcc f0r Y~kosukn and the United States. At 1150! the U.S.S. V.lLLEY FORGE (CV-45) j~ined the f0rce. The fo11~wing nessage was received fr~n P ... \DH J. PERR.Y, up-m his depA-rture, addressed to the JNTIET .. U1, CAG-15 and <1'\.G-5:

"IT R\S BEEN A PLK\SURE AS WELL .'\.S A PRIVILEGE ORR".TING WITH YOU X THE WORK YOU GUYS J.tWE BEFN DOING SHOULD l-t\KE ANY BOSS LOOK GOOD X TR'i.NK YOU CMli. GOOD LUCK ':ND I HOPE 1-lE MEET AG:\IN X PE&'l.Y11

3/6/52 - Air ~porQti~ns. Flew 86 s~rtios.

3/7/52 - Air oper~ti~ns. Flew 91 sorties,

3/8/52 - Air 'Jporatbns were hold t.-, only 10 s~rtios duo t':l inc1onont weather.. LTJG R. 1?.. HILSON, VF-8'37, r.fvio the 24,000th landing in his F9F.

3/9/52 - Air nporati'lns, Flow 88 sorties. LTJG JOHN S!~RMULIS, VA-728, took off for tho 5,000th c~nbat sortie nf tho ship today.

3/10/52 - RoplonishMont day.

3/11/52 - Air operations. Flew 91 sorties.

3/12/52 - Air ~poratinns. Flew 88 sorties.

3/13/52 - Air operations. Flew 90 sorties.

3/14/52 - Replonishnont day.

3/15/52 - Air operations. Flew 86 sorties.

3/16/52 - Air operations. Flow 92 sorties.

3/17/52 - Air operations. Flew 94 sorties.

3/18/52 - Rep1enishnont dqy. The fo1l~wing noss~ge addressed to the Task Force wns received fron CTF-77 today:

"THE PAST TWO WEEK PERIOD OF OP:r.:Rli.TIONS H'S BEEN ~m EXCELLENT ONE X ~IHILE LOW l-Jii'TDS DURING .\LHOST THE ENTIRE PERIOD FDRCED MUCH HIGH SPE?D RUNlTDfG THERE 'ltt1S A COMt-fl:iJITD:~BLE 1.'\.CK OF STE..1HING CASU."iLTIES X RF.PLENISHHP.'!'-TT OPERATIONS WERE SH.:mTLY CONDUCTED X THE RESULTS (IF UR OPP,R1TIONS TI~ TERMS OF D.UiAGE TO THE ENEMY RE . .\CFED NEW HIGHS X SURF~i.CE GUNFIRE SUCCESSFULLY CON­TRIBUTED TO THE TOLL X 'rlELL DONE TO ~\LL F. .. \NDS."

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DECLASSIFIED 3/19/52 - All flying was cancelled due to inclement weather. At 1005! the U.S.S. PHILIPPDTF (CV-47) and u.~.s. ROCr~STER (~\-124) joined tho force. At 11421 tho t\NTIET.Uif, U.~.S. WISC(')~TSIN and U.S.S. Jo.mcs E. KYES were de­tached for Yokosukn.. CTE-77.03, ConmK~nding Officer, U.S.S. AFTIET.\M (CV-36), At ab~ut 1730! tho U.S.S. SFWLTON (DD-790) rendezvoused with the task ele­Jilent. At 20301 the u.s.~. ~S was detached for Snseb0 to transfer an in­jured Mnn to n hf"lspjtal ship. ComCo.rDivFIVE sent the fl"ll1nwing mossnge to the An~-iot.n.M uprm her detachMent:

n:;::;; ~rn:.rJ M1SS AHT1F'!:';\~: -'\J'TD II.IR GROUP 15 ON T:b'T:' LTI--lE WP:ERE r~'r>s 1 "; :!';;_ F.\'l3 ?TJ ~.' ·m:z P!H4''1 011' YOUR p~~RSIST'WJ'TT "~ND .i.C­U: :c J~·,: .~T ~I\-·'~·. ~~ 1 ~·T J'IY YO\Tl. '·r:-::t.L D?.SJ'nVED R.:t:3'L 11

1/20/52 - Enrr)l:tc Y0k>s,J.kn. At 09.301 tho U.S.S. J<YP'S rejoined.

3/21/52 - Er:r"'~;.-·:.8 Y0kos·u·w. At 1000I J.:::c.nchcd 17 nircraft f:)r NAS Atsugi.

Surnrn.ary of S p··ties 011 p::tge #6

20JG .ll<J, P ~ J.flJQ YC, P.

500 PC. P, 260 i:''F:.."'n.PS. 250 Pc. P3 100 PG~ Pc

5" F/.·::1 .3. 25" AS~'L-q Thickener, Nap~lm (Type 1 8· 2) N2pnlm T:'lnks (1'1!\77) XYL0~~ 1)L

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23 1,042

276 309

3,004 2,635

268 188

3,0001!

66 50 Gals.

MK 6 Flc.:res MK 5 'Fio::>.t Li.ghts 20iV:~1 1-T~~~

2Q1\1M x:;·:;.:; 201\121 APT 50 C.'l.1. API 50 Cnl. INC 50 c_,_l , .\PIT

B. .Q2.~n.t on Perf0!"!!11.ncc of Ordnnnce Haterial ang~qlJJ.Pm.C2!lt:

1. ~~on Ordnance Performance

176 65

87,000 87,000 39,'180 91,80':) 91,800 49,920

The web hold down str.:1ps on the MK-4 boMb skid acbntors have proved unsatisfactory because the buckles bond or brenk cnsily~ Now borob skids have recently arrived that employ co!Tli!lcrcial l0ad binders with heavy cast locking lover and ~:'lvo proved excellent.

The nurober of dud ordnance and hung bombs has decreased ap­preciably during this operating period.

-OECLASSlFlED SUMMARY OF SORTIES

.. . . .En-t\Rlts .. ,QFWS:t\TE DEFENSIVE MISC.

IF!RST ~~-u\S'l' DAY lN,ITE DAY NITE DATE Li\UNCH !REcov. PROP JET PROP !I'ItOP JET PROP PROP JET TOTAL. Feb.18 Enr')Ut~ -- - -- -- - -- - -- -

19 Enr0ut~ -- - - - - -- 19* 10* 29* 20 Enr')ut I

16* 17* 33* ~ & Rep .enish ~ent - - - -21 0508 1720 32 27 4 4 16 2 1* - 85 22 0515 l800 31 25 5 4 16 2 - -- 83 23 0543 1752 32 12 4 4 16 2 3* - 70 24 Replen shment - - -- -- - - - -- -25 0809 1509 16 17 - 4 12 -- 1* 1* 49 26 Rep1en shment "tnd I clen: ent w ~a.2 - -- -- -- 2 27 0807 2055 31 27 4 4 15 2 2* -- 83 28 0809 1758 34 28 -- 4 16 - -- -- 82 29 0808 1636 3'3 28 - 4 12 -- 2* - 77

Mar.·1 Replan shrlent -- - - - - - - - -2 0509 1747 34 19 5 4 16 2 2* - 80 3 Inclem nt Weai her - 4 4 ~ - - - 8 4 0509 1808 30 26 3 4 ~6 2 -- -- 81 5 Replen shment -- - - -- 1-- -- -- -- -6 0759 2116 32 129 3 4 P-6 2 2* - 86 7 0753 2107 32 31 6 4 P-6 2 -- -- 91 8 Inclem nt Weai her - - 2 8 - - -- 10 9 0753 2114 32 ~8 6 4 ~6 2 -- -- 88

10 Replen shment -- 1-- - - 1-- - - - -11 0456 1805 36 '30 3 4 ~6 2 1* - 91 12 0453 1725 32 [30 4 ~ ~6 2 1* - 88 13 0457 1828 36 ~9 3 1'-6 2 3* -- 90 14 Rep1en shment -- 1-- - 1-- 1- - - -- --15 0804 1825 3'3 ~1 - ~ ~6 - -- - 86 16 J754 2131 35 ~0 5 ~

6 2 1* - 92 17 0754 2102 35 ~4 3 6 2 1* - 94 18 Replen sment - 1-- - - - - 1- - -19 20 Enr0utE -- 1-- - t-- - - - - -21 Enr0utE - - - - - - - - - -22 &1route - - - - - - - - --

TOTALS:; 576 481 62 82 287 28 55 28 1578

* N0t included in t0tals.

Total Prop S0rties: 748 T0tal Jet Sorties : 768 Total S0rties: 1516

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B.\TTLE D..'I.M.lGE

A. Dru"tnge to ship

1. Nrme

1. Sao oncl'"lS1.1!'C (l) o

1. Soc oncl~sura (1)

B. Casualtio~

1. There was nn pors0nnel casualties suffered by ship's cn~pany pers0nnol as a result ~r eneny acti~n.

2. At l005I 0n 29 February 1952 an F9F accidentally fired ()no 20NM round up~n lanrJLJr,~ The pr,.,jcctile bit GRRBJ:n-J .. W, W.L., .lB3, 211 48 73, USN, critically w0unding hin in the nbd~nen. L'lter in the day GP.EEJ'.JwAY wns tr"l.:lSforrod t0 a dcstr.,yor f,.,r further tri'.nsfcr t0 a h~spital shi. p ·'l"t P...l.s'ln. At tho tiMe '"'f this writing GRE"NWAY is still 0~ the sori0us list. Tne cnuse 0f tho accidental firing h'ls n'!t yet boon dctornincd.

3. Casualties t0 air gr0up pors.,nnol are rcp0rted in encl0suro (1).

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Chocks continue to be in sh")rt supply c:'.nd nlthough one hundron fifty were ordered sor.1e tiMe ngo deli very is n0t expected s0on becc.use it w-ts learned that they hnd to be manufactured, As an operntioTh~l expedient, crude bUt sturd.y chocks were tnanufo.ctured using 1 1/4" pipe ns a cross piece with. a ~et sere~ adjustment at one end. The chock attrition h~s aVeraged about one (1) per day during operations in tho forward area during the last six nonths. During this period niuo (9) jet tiller bars, four (4) universnl tow bars, a~ut one thousand (1000) tie down reels were used beyond economical repair and seven (7) tractors were turned in for overhaul. In addition it has been necessary to replace ab0ut nine thousand (9000) running foot of flight deck planking ~nd it is estimated that another fif­teen thousnnd (15,000) running feet are required to put the flight deck in good crmdj tion.

2. CatappJ. t

The catapults hnve been in 0utstanding operating and material condition during this operating pori0d. There h'1vo been a total of 3355 shots fired on both catapults during the six Months period just finished in the fo~.rd area, and the r.1ajority of these were for jet launches using maximum pressures. There wns rarely a time during the entire period that either catapult was inoperative. This excellent operational record was possible only because of the 0utstnnding mtlinten'1nce and servicing perfornod between launches and on rcplenishl!lcnt days. Three hydraulic pumps have been replaced in the forward area and one replacement pump for tho port catapult is required prior to another service t~ur.

3. Arresting Gear

The positive stop h:'lrricade installation hns not had a true test since it was installed, however it has boon found necess~ry to chango entire webbings n.bout once each one thousrmd (1000) ln.ndings due to dock traffic. Davis webbings require changing about every two hundred (200) landings due to deck traffic. During tho period of this report there was only one minor Davis barrier engagement 0n number two barrier when c. jet caught a late wire.

Tberc has been heavy usage of yielding elcm::mts during the ln.st six. months and an average of one (1) per operating day was used. The initial ~llowanco has not proved sufficient for sustained operations during a six month tour.

It has been found that cross deck pendants had to be changed after seventy-five (75) to one hundred (100) hits per wire. Greasing F9F tail hooks hns been a definite factnr in the pendant life.

It is noted with pleasure that during the entire six month operating period there w.s nnt a single h.'lrrier engagement at night.

4. Hangar Dec!£

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The nu'1ber nf h·mrUing accidents and opernti'"lnal pr,..., blens 0n the hangar deck were subst'1nti'llly reduced r'l.urin~ this 0pcrating pori0d •. This is a n.ircct rosul t '1f experience, C'"lnst'lnt trn.ining and nocoss'try rotn:ti '1h 1f S'"lne diroct0rs.

·• The netnl npr'""m loading t'"> tho deck edge olcvnbr ·is 1f insu£ficio11:t l

strenrth rmi rcqu~iros ropln.conont using heavier n'ltorial. An nltora~~hn. request is ·r:-o:L ··tr: 2-ub:::i tte:d"

Aircrnft. 'l.vnl:l.n,:c"!.I..:_ty r1urinc this pcri"d hn.s boon '""~Utst'l""lding. This has rosul tfY1 f-:.~ . ..,,, rPro ~"f!5.ti vc cnntr,l 0f service C~"'~ntr')l functinns, incrm;.sc'! o::qx'ric~o~ [lJY'i cJ.''SO C'1"rdin'lti')n '""~f r..n.intonnnco 'lfficors with tho -1.ircr 'lf-i. l1~ndl :lnr; r· ff:Lc"Jr o

It has boon f-,unc: thd. tho 250 anpore 0utput .'J'Us ",ro inoffccti vo f0r onl!,ino starte r:.t torpor··, :~uros bol'"'W 25°F. It is rcc·'"l:r1."'"'lonc1od thnt tho heavy Waknshn lmi ts 'ue usc-:l f~r C'"lld won thor rtnd they sh0uld h•wc rdni­nun 'lf 30~1 ~,._.!::.J'::! "Utp-c.t.,

Tho daily roarlinr; ,.,f s1.fcty ryrocnuti,.-.ns, the porsrmnl suporvisinn of tho safety '"~ff"l.ccr., n1l "thcr ,...,fficors ann. petty ,..,fficors :b'ls bo::m lnrgcly rcsp')nsi blo f·'l!.' tho !ti.c-;b'i_y successful safety nr'~t;ran of tho nir f.opnrt­l'l.cnt,. It hns roqtliroc'. t.1-Jc· cc- nstn:1t nttcnti0n ann alertness of all hands to keep pc:rs'mnc;l frnP n:·, nirJ.zi.nrs tho ovcr--rrosont dnngors 0f flir.ht 0porati·'"'~!lS, j')".rt.~.~u:' "1.::.~J.\' 0.ur::J.nr: tho last few do.ys 0f f')porntbns wren tho end 0f 0no -:.'·u·,:- 1..;·:s :1..;~':_~.

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Opo~o.ti'lns ~uring this pori'ld h~vo boon conducted ns bof0re, l!.nd CIC hfl.s expor:i.or.co.:'l. n'l rlifficu2.ty in o.ir c'"~ntr-Jl, r::-..di"' n.nd ro.do.r guards n.ssigncct b;;r the tnsk f"rco C"l"'n."l.n:'l.or.,

R':t"i'lr roceF.tbn '1f jot ..• t,ypc 'lircrn.ft h'ls inpr'lved c'"'ns~­derably. Single B--L..5s 1.t 351 060 foot bnvc boon rletoctcd on tho SPS-6B at fifty niles~ rm the SX heir:r.ht syston nt f'""~rty !".ilos, 'lnd on tho SX search systeM at thirty-f.')v•:l d.lcs,, Jot-type aircr:tft at j_:;,..for cltitudcs (10,000 to 16,0CO fed."'~ },··.vo ho'.m d8toctod nt oir,bty-f1vo niles 0n tho SPS-6B, at fifty-n ;rc n:·: ·..~..o::: cc. tho SX height systeM "1.:::1r1 t~1c SX .sc~tr~h systono

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Two air controllers (~ay) h~ve boen quali~ied during this opera­ting period.

2. .AFROVJGY

a. We1.ther SuT11J11.1.ry

The operating period just completed wns one of gener1.lly good to excellent we1.ther; with ~pproximatcly four ~nd a P.1.lf days lost because of inblement we~ther. In n.ddit:l.rm, the night hecklers were c'lncclled, clue to weather, on 2S February and 15 K1.rch.

Tho continuing dominance of the Siborinn high pressure system was indicated by tho hieh percentage of west to northwest winds, by ~ood ceilings "'l.n(l. goocl vj sibilities, -'l.nd by the rclrttively slight 'lm':lunt of precipitn.tion. At tho same tiMe, the weakeni~~ of the Siborin.n high, precedin~ the onset of tho SUM:nJor !'lonso(m, was reflected in the greater percentage 0f light winds, (which on several occasions forced jots to carry reduced bomb lortds), lower average wind vol0city, higher temperatures, ~nd tho sli~htly gre?..tor fre­quency of s0uthorly winds.

AJ though several c0ld frrmts passed through the operating area during the period, most 0f thoi!l wore weak and produced little wen.ther of consequence~ The weakening hi~h pressure systoi!l in Siberia 1.nd the increas­ing streng-th of s0uthorly winds rosul ted in the fn!'l"ll2.tion of a number of \laves on tho pol1.r front in the ~ast China Son southwest 0f Japan. The poorest weather conflitions in the opcr.1.ting area wore experienced when those waves pushed rapidly north and cast Dr0n.ucing warn front clr.mds and precipitation over Korea and tbe ad.iacont Sea of Japan. l.fi th one exception tho center of those low pressure ~roas move0 east-northeast along the south coast of Honshu anCI. the nperating area -vrc.s not seriously affected. On 18 Harch, hm.rever, a wave il.evelopod in eastern China and tho low center passed acrnss the nnrthorn part 0f the F:ast China Sea r:m!i. southern Korea. The resulting ~naw and rain, por>r visibilities, hiF!h winds ann rough sea forcqn. tho cancel"':' lation of all flight operations of 19 March.

b. Weather Stntistime ·

~Jind Directions :

The wind directions observed nuring this operating period show the continued influence nf tbe Siberian high pressure system, as indicated by the preponderance of winds from tho west, northwest and north.

Directions

North Nr>rtheast East Southeast South

Percentage of Observations

26.4 5.0

12.4 2.0

12.4 2.4

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West Northwest Caln

Wind Vol0citios:

Porcm:.tagc 0f Obsorv.1.tions

Tho chango fr0m. the winter monso'Jn t0 t:bc sUillJ"'lor m0ns'J0n in tho Korean area occurs gradually tbr'Jugh tho spring months. It wns inGicatod durir..g this IJporating pori0d b:r a definite docro~so in 0bsorvod winc1. vo-1 1ci tics. Winris during January shower!. a r1~axirnurn. nu."'lbcr of 0bsorvati-ms in tho 20-24 knnt rnngo while in tho current porind tho maximum observations wore rocnrded in tho 10-14 kn0t range. Light winds (0-9 kn0t r.1.ngo) were greater by the 10% than r1uring tho January operating perbd.

__ Velocity ~1.nge (knots)

Calm 0-4 5-9 10-14 15--19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40 0r higher

Ceilings:

Porcontngc of Observations

Oo3 8.2 22~7 24.1 20.1 14.6 6.5 2.5

.95 ~15

Relatively few instances of low ceilin~s wore recorricd - less thnn 2~. of all observations showing ceilings 0f less than 1000 foot while ceiling~ of 10,000 feet "::r bettor wore rcc0rded 73% nf tho tine.

___ c=etling Range (foot)

Zero 0-500 500-1,000 1,000-5,000 5,000-10,000 10,000 or above

Visibilities:

Percentage of Observation?

o.o Oo4 1.0

19.1 6.5

73.0

Visibilities wore excellent thr0ughout tho period, with more than 88~ of all observations sho1-1ing ton miles 0r bettor n.nd only 2% 0f all ob­

than three miles.

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~~sibility R~nge (miles) Porcentago .-.,f Obscrvatbns

Zer0 0-1 1-3 3-6 6-10 10 or more

To!"lpcraturcs:

OeO 11>2 0.7 4w1 5.5

88.5

TeMperatures rocordert during this pcri0d are inriicr1.tive '"'>f tho wen.konih.~ '":lf the Siberi~n high pressure systel"l and the slight increase in S'"lUtborly winds over tho operating arc~.

Average M~inum Te~poraturo 470 Average Mlnimur.1 Tcr.1pcrature J4° Fighest Maxinum Recorded 620 Lowest Hinirrum Rccr,ril.ert 220

Procipi tati('m:

Precipitation re:rrt<:dned l0w during this peri0d and only 15.6 hours 0f sn0w and 30.8 h:"''urs r,f rain were recorded during the operatin,::; period.

3. COBMUJ':'ICATIONS

o.. Speed Keys

There h·we been an incre".sing number 0f speed keys in use by un­authorized personnel. Since the percentage 0f errors is so groat when this occurs, traffic is sl0wed d'"'>wn and accuracy is sacrificert.

It is roc0M..T"lenrto1 the..t C0I!lr'lands take p0sitive acti0n t" insure that only qualified pcrsnnnel usc speed keys.

b. Antennae

VHF Antennae have presented a c0ntinunus maintenance problem 1ue to nccUI!lu1".tion nf !Tloisturc. W0rkine; experimcntcally 1-Ti th a Vh'F n.ntennae re­dosignen fnr VHF frequencies, we have 0btained excellent results.

It is reco~~en1od that VHF installati0ns be impr0ved.

c. TBS

Occasional inc0nvenioncc has nccured by TIK~terial failure of the TBS

which h.'l.s a rol'1ntc cnntr0l unit on the 0oon bridec.

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D£CLASSI:Ff£D It is roc0I"'mondcd th11t a soloct0r switch be inst.'ll1cd in tho pilot

house which w':luln rr:tke it p0ssiblc t'J utilize the rcr.1,.,te c0ntr..,l (m tho onon bri~go with ~ny of tho trroo TBS inst11ll~ti0ns which nrc available.

Radio teletype circuits can be a very effective noans '"~f clc'\r­ing tr1.ffic when 0pcr1.ting prnpcrly. They rl'lko it P'"~Ssible t0 handle traffic quickly n~1d accu:rc.tcly Hi th loss highly tr~ined personnel than required f0r ro.c1b or visu1.l c~:n:wmn3.c.·1tions. We hr:tve cxporionccd very little 0.ifficulty with this typo of equipT".ont fl.uo, we boliove, t0 tho fact t:bat wo hmro ho.d nt lo"..st 0ne excellent teletype n"'.inten'l.nco mn aboard at nll tim.es.

It is rec0T"noniod thn.t at least nno n1.n with a thorough kn0w­le~.ge '"'f teletype n~=~.intonrmco n.nd ropn.ir be assigned. to each ship with RATT equipMent. If this is n..,t feasible ~uo t·; P·Jrs"mnol sh'"~rtn,zc, it is roc:'lM­Monded t:bnt pr0porly qu11lifidi por"lplc be nssirnod to f'"'rco CiJ!l!"'lt'..ndors f,.,r usc ns rcquj_rod by the ships nf tho f'"~rce.

Tho results ...,f tho Air Oporatirms 1.ctivi..tios f·'"~r this 0porn.­ting period nrc cnvcrcd fnr the Mnst p1.rt by tho reports froM tho Air Do­pnrtnont, tho Air Gr~Jup, rmd Acrol0gy. During this l~st period of opora­tinns 1509 s0:r ~ios ,.,ore; sciw0.ulod nnd 1516 wore flown. Two r10.j0r fa.ct:>rs 3-ccount f0r this: The nn.intennnce :~f ~ircraft h::ts iMproved to such a c'l.egrce that the average availnbili ty 1o~as wall '"~vcr 80 percent, :=mrl. tho p0licy of schorluling tw0 str"mg pr0p strikes 0f cigbt pln.nos each typo rather thc..n throe strikes 0f four to six 0f ectch typo gnvo pl-1.no 1.nd rl.eck crows a better chance to nnko each plnno C'1Mplctely rcndY f.,r flit?ht.

One i to!'l which has boon uso~, 1.nd is believed by Bn.ny to expe~.ite rendezvous 1.nri 'ioD.'\rturo is f'"'r Air Pl0t tn tell tho le:::dor of a flight wbon tho last Man 0f th'\t flight bas been lnunc:beri., if there were any duds 0r substituti0ns, or of n.ny chnngcs in his flight. Tro londer then kn0ws wh') to l01Jk fr'lr ns his flight jnins~ It has nlRIJ boon ::-.:mnd expod~.ont t0 inf0rM incnf"ing .'lircraft n.s t:boy c.rc given tho signal to lrmd .-,f tho nu:r1ber 0f planes 11nrl type in tho pnttorn and ·of any flights they w.y pass on ·c:t:oir wny t0 tho pnttorno

5. PFOTOGRAP:PY

With 0nly "me ph-,~ pl3.nc in opero.ti -,ns "~.uring r:nst 0f tho first twn weeks 0f this porion a.n~ tho ronucti~Jn in tho n~bcr nf sots of nrints ~ndo for A.istribution, w0rk in tho ph0to lnb wns c')nsidornbly reducodo F0rty phot~J I"'issians wore fl0wn tnking 6,323 ncgativos fr"M which .33,803 prints wore T"~de.

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The t0tnls f~r all npcr~ting pori0~s ~rc 195 phot0 ~ssians, 26,738 negatives 1.rvi 184.040 prints.

Nl') scri"'>US tr,.,Ublo w1.s onc::~untcred with the ph0t0graphic equi pnont but with cloven n~w Pa teo ."..cri.:1l Devol ,-,ping Out:fi ts t.-, st'lrt :with ")nly f,.,ur reels still rcl:l.f~in in a us~blo c-;ncU tbn !lnd all ...,f thor; will have t0 be replaced.

After tho initial dispair c!luscrl by cr0wdcrl c"lnrUtians, 1'-lck 0f trn.inod persnnnol, c0orrlin1.ti ·m rlifficul tios and an qv.1.J.anchc 0f pb.-,t0-grnphy wns nvorcl'1!"1.o, AntiotnM.'s ph>tn~aphic cff:1rt functirmort sncnthly. T~e technical skill ·mrl snirit 0f cn"lporn.ti0n "~f VC-61 Unit D.,g wns >ut­stan~ling~ The phnt,-, lab, with a porsnnnol nrv"l. space all..-.tnont r.csigncd fnr a Much Sl"11.llcr w0rk 11'1rtt1, porf'Jrrn.od fl'in...,r nirfl.clcs. Distributi0n re­quirinR ns ~1.ny rts f~urteon {14) prints nf rcc'Jnnnissnnco pr0t0grnpry rtnd up t0 six run,4_red (600) 8 X 10 prints, W"tS cffcctorl rm tho ~ny f0ll "Wing ph>t0a:r'\Pry-. Tris to+ .. nl rcnchefl 1'\.s high -'ls 6,000 prints '"'n n sin,.lo dA.y. Routine sM p 1 s ph'lt0grapr~r wr.s c11rriod 0n ns usual.

The d'lily r0utine 'lnd '"1i v:i.sinn ':lf rosp::msi bili ty were as f'lll0ws:

a. The phitl'") pl'ln frnJ'l CTF-77 W'ls rncoivcrl ::md "tiscusserl by the COMPRON 61 1etacl:>1'1.cmt lender llnd the ph0t-, interpreter. A ph0t0:';I'aphic brief was pro:oaren by the Phl")tn Interpreter. Tris Cl'1nsisted ...,f n. r1is­cussil')n 0f t}"'e cl")verago c1osirer1~, its purp"sC 'l.nd 0thor pertinent p0ints. FJ.jght lines were dr'lwn 0n 1:50,000 scale rnps when ·icsirnble. TJ-.esc l"k'l.ps and previous ph1tl')gra.ohy 0f tho S'lJ!'!O n.roa. wore pl~cec1 in an ncet.qto on­velf)po f~r the pilnt$' usc.

b. Cat1PRON 61 personnel l~r:tdcr1 a.nr:l checked the canern.s and air­planes. After 0..xposuro trey pr0cessod the filn anf na.rlo :me print. Those steps wore unrler tro directi ,.,n nf tho COHPRON 61 Detnchrn.ont Lo'1.r1.er c:.nd the ship's Ph0tngro.phic Officer.

c. Tro pil'>t editer'l nnn l"'A.r'l<:er:l the filn. Titling 'lnr't splicing were cnmpletor:l by C0}1PR0N 61 pcrsrmnol .".nn t}"lo fi~,.,_ r'tolivorod t'"' tho ship's PhJtngrnnllic Officer f0r nrinting n_nd '"'istributi0n.

d. Rnugh ··'l!:lta shoots w0ro prouo.rcd by the pil0t and repr·::v"tuced by the ph~tl') lab.

e. Pl~tting was ~T~ne by the Ph')tn Interpreter 'ln,!l. ropr..-.duced by the ph··t-, lab.

f. A l"1::tster pl-"~t nnd s0rtie l"'~g were rraintainc(~ by cm1PRON 61 ann tho Ph0tn Interpreter.

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g. Interpretn tion wn.s l".'l0.e fr0n the un.T>J.c-:trko0. print.. Tl.,is r....,utine wn.s arrived nt trx')ugh experience. It WrJrkod very well unr'lor the ....,pern.ting c....,nditi0ns i~p0sed.

h. There was an early noed f.>r a pictnrial roprosontr:tti....,n "'f the interdictbn targets. T:bis was pr•:widor'l by c0nstructirm rJf f0l·iing n0saic strips rJf all nn.j'Jr rail r'mtcs. Tboso wore briefing aids~ Flak incrcnsef ston.c-3,il~r fr....,n tho boginnin~. Early in the scc....,nd 'lpcr[>.ting porbri fb.k P"'sit:hns wore l"'cntod n.nd pl0ttcd '111 strip n8saics. Those were c0pior'l in socti0ns n.nd hade into ~oklots f"'r pilot briefing, Those flak bo0klots were atl.0ptcd by CTF-77. They wore iY"pr.,vod n.nd expanded t0 inclu0.e regular '1.n0. C0::"1plotc c')ver'li!,C 0f :1ll r.aj"r rnil r"'utos. It is bo­licve0 t:b~t they represent t:be ~~j0r cnntributi')n nf tho phot0graphic.eff....,rt~

Carrier ph0t~grnphy :bns n.,t renllzed its potential. There arc three bnsic roas~,ns f0r this:

(:i.) Tho K"Jroa.n war d'1oS n"Jt lend itself rortdily b ph::;trJ interprotntion's str"'ng p....,ints. Thoro arc n...., w....,rthw~ile strategic targets. There are no activo n.irf;iolds. Bench n.nnl:vsis has n"t boon required.

(2) The distributi·•n 0f Ph0to Interpreters has been such thnt 0nly flrst phase intorpretatirm is p'1ssible. Effective pb0t0graphic intcrpretati'"ln requires rm extensive libr1.ry "~f ph,_1t0gr!'tpby. E:'lcb Ph0to Interpreter shnuld specialize in 0ne ortW0 1.snocts "f tho intelligence pr()ject. One Ph0t0 Interpreter c.n.nn0t carry rm :'ln effective pr~r:rni"' .•

(.3) A carefully plrtnned crmtinuinG phJt"Jgrap:bic pr0 ,j oct

It is roc'l:r'l"'lonrlod that study 0f future requirements nf m.val ph0t0grapby be ~ado by tbe ph'lt'l Interprot1.ti0n Center. A planning guide C"luld be J"arl.e fr-r general ar prodicte.ble sj. tu'l ti 'Ins. Included nls-o she'luld be roc"JTll"lonr'lf:l.tinns f"'~r a stnff ')f ph0t"Jgraphic interpreters such as tho W1rld War II lliTERPROlTS, nr '1!'ganized phot0 interprotati0n dotachnonts.

The F9F2P '1S presently c0nfigur1.toc~. is nnt n.n ar'lequnte pb0t:1 pl~.no. Pr0vishns f>r :r10unting a 24 0r .16 inch vertical cnmora nnr1 <ct lenst a 1?.-inch rJblique sb0uld be made.

7. AIR DJTFLLIGFNCE

The porbd f'r·'1n 21 February ta 19 J:v".IL'I.rch was a pori"n 0f s:r.n:-Jth opcrati,.,ns with but 0ne new devel0pnont in 0por1.ting pr'lcerl.uro, that being in flak intollir;ence. This is cnvorod in a subsequent paragraph.

S~t\RY OF ENTIP~ TOUR

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The ~rganiznti~n ~r the Intelligence Dep~rt~ent ~s sot up when first repnrting tn Task Fr)rce '77 ;,>rr)vod v0ry effici:-mt rmd was n'"'t cranged durinr. the entire cruise. Resp"lnsibility f0r reports WlS rlividcC. nrnng the Air Intelligence Officer, Air Plr1t, C2G ~ir Intelligence Officer '1.nc1 tl'le Squndrr1n Air Intellirr.ence Officers. Thnt 0ffico which c~uld r,!:>st easily .-.bt'1.in the inff")rn~tbn W.'ls given the resoonsibility~ Hf")wcvor, tbc ship Air Intelligence Officer c0nrdinatcd all rcp~rts~

The inff")r~atif")n ~nd intclli~cnce receive~ was published .'lnd distributc1 as f~llf")ws:

a. .A C')I"!pib.ti~n "~f all pertinent itel"ls was r.aAo and entitled "Current Inff")l'J"1ati0n Bulletin". 'When the infr)rnati0n ch:mgcd ·"r now inf"'r­l"l'l.tirm 'Wf.l.S accurmlatcd the CIB wr.s revised nnr'l. a now issue released. Br0ad hondin::;s includ0d wore: Rocf")gni ti 'in, C"lnnunicaticms, Restricted ,\roast Target Inf>rrnti0n (Genernl), Escape qnd Ev~sinn, Search nnd Rescues Essential Elononts 0f Inf'jrnati1n, Enony Ch'1.rnctcristics, Stnnding Nf")tes nnd Special N~tes.

Used c"~ncurr::mtly with the CIB were tho nno.ily Brief J:-.btes 11

published nightly and includine all new .'lnd changing intollicence. This included T'lrgot inforl"'.atiln (detailed), Roc0gnitbn C0dcs, Friendly Fr1rce Intentions, Flak inf0r.ntbn, c.ntt -,ther applicable notes f(')r the next r1ayt s 0per"'.tinns,

~RSO'NNEL:

It is believed that two Air Intelligence Officers ~re the r'lininui'l require-Ment ff")r the ship. It is r'lesirnbl0 to have three f·'Jr the particulnr type npor'1.ti0ns being c0nr'l.ucteil. in the K)rean cf")nflict thereby pcr!!1itting the Intelligence Office tf") bo nannod by r.m '"lfficer 24 h0urs a ~f_lY•

One f")f the greatest difficulties experienced is the 11greenness 11

0f all the intellieence "fficers wPen first arriving in the wnr zone. SoMe off0rt hns boon 1"\ade tn ro!"l.edy this by sending t\n 'lr three r-f t:be !J.ir Intelligence Officers ()Ut t0 tho area a !''lnnth .-.r s0 -thoad ,...f til"'e b pick up \o:hat information c'in be obtained by wa.tching coi!l.bnt 0porations nnd tho othor AIO' s actually nt "'"'rk. p . ...,wovor, this d0os nr1t seen to olinin'lte the pr0blen entlroly nnd '"lpeninr, day fin0s tre Ains C'lf the now cnrrior befuddled by a l0t r1f little details. 1\.lsn it no'lns thnt tho advr..nce gun.rd will have scvcr'll a.nr1i ti0nal mnths duty 'iiwtiy 'l'fom home.,

RI!.'CCH,fJIJWNl) II..TION :

The assistant ship's \ir Intelligence Officer, nnd C~G Air Intelligence Officer sh·ml d be sent ·lut 0n T:'ill orders tw0 !'lonths a.hoa.d 0f ti~e tn relieve the c...,rrospf")nding 0fficers nn the cnrricrs which is next

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t" be relieved~ They will then hnve tw'"l n'"lnths nf pn.rticipatir:m in actun.l oporatirms. When their 0wn carrier arrives, th>se tvn Ais sh0uld then return t0 their nwn s}"lip. This will c-ive the new carrie:r tw0 .UOs with S'"lrrte acquaintanceship with the pr'Jblm:".s existing an~. a few nf the rmswors. In turn, they will be rolicvec'l f,·mr n'lnths ln.ter by tho tw() C')rrosP"nding Ais fr0n the carrier which is next scher'l.uled to ropnrt f0r K0rean duty(l This experience and kn'"lwlodge 0f the current situation shnuld alleviate nUT'lor'lilS difficulties nn newly arriving carriers and sh>uld be extrenely valuable t() "Green Pil·rts 11 ,.

Tw'J rated ye'>Mon, wh> are ~rar'luatos ')f the Intelligence sch0nl f"lr enlisted non 1.t C0HFAIR.\L~'J1JWA, c.nd twn yc.,nan strikers arc the nininUM requirc!".ents f"r enlisted porsrmnel. All non assif.':llor"" Sh'luld bave 'ln a"lple length .,f 0bli~nter. service t'! c'wcr the entire bur in the f0rwn.rd area. It ~; s nuch ea.sier t0 repl"tce a sean'ln in S'Jnc -.f the "thor depart­nents th:m in the Intelligence Office, where his special training is re­quired rtailyo

SP:.'.CT<'......S:

The pr-.blcm nf st()rin~ the nany charts required ~s S!lved by filina '1n1y 'l Sl"":"tll nU""ber 0f each type '1n"l sc'llo in the sn-~11 st0wage r'l'"lJ"l. in the re'lr ,..,f the } .. I 0ffico., The excess W'l.S st'"lred in the fa.n r'l~"'!'l 2-78 anr1 Cig'lr Hess L0cker 2-56-2. When re-supply t.fas necessn.ry 'lnly s!'lall 1 'lts, 0f 10 0r 20, were ·'!rdercr'l. Delivery r;f :r£tps frrm FEJ.MCOM at Ta.chiriawa Air B'lse r-md Air Na.vignti "n Departl"'ent at Atsugi was excellent.

Charts "riginally issued t'> e'lch pil')t inclut1ed ... \118 Series 1:250,000 and AF charts 1:1,000,000, 1:5000,000 and 1:250,000 0f all N0rth Korea. Tbe 1:50,000 scale charts were issued t0 tho pil0ts pri0r to c'lch lhvnl Gunf:ire Spnt, Close Air Supn,rt 'Jr Strike Hissi '"ln :::~.s necessnry and were C"lloctod by shipi s .HOs upon pilot's return~

Pr•pcr st0wage space f0r volunin0us classified natoria.ls received, such as tqr~ct D0ssiors qud Air Objective F"ldors, is entirely inadequnte. Basic requiro!'1onts wore r.escribcd in C0::-'1..'"1tmd.ing, U. ~ .S •.. :\NTIW:T!.M ltr Serial 1'3q9 0f 11 DcceY!bcr 1951, Subject: nu.s .. s. PFIU~IP!NE SEA (CV-47) ~Utoraijlon Request N!'). 10-51; C'l!:'nents 0nn.., F.xrnnsi0n 0f t:he chart r:J•"m in ·:-!oe AT ,ffico a.nd its conversi-.n into a type ()f wnlk-in vault with a C'Jrrtbinati:;n l0ck r.>"r is l')ne p!)ssible S')luti0no An:;thcr p:!ssibility is the expansicm '"'f this s"..no sp_'lce tn accnr:'>rlnte the safe-lockers rcc0rncnl.ed bv the referenced letter and nu~ernus shelves which can be installed by ship 1s fnrce. The bulkhead between this space ann the AI '"lffice is a u'Jn­wator tight bulkhead r..n0. could be :moved three t'> six feet inboard with0ut raj'>r alterati'lno

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The Air-Sea Rescue services pr~vided by the helicopters ~f Task Force 77 ~nd Task Force 95 and the ships of Task Force 95 deserve c0~ mendation f~r the excellence and efficienoy of their efforts.

It is rec~l"ll'l.ended that the abwe services be augnented by an ~phibious type rescue aircraft orbiting in the Songjin-Chingjin sea during the h~urs that strikers are being c~nducted in that area, This is es­pecially denirablo ~uring the winter nonths when tine is the ~ssence of survival. The ~1ir F'"lrcc operates this type of SAR facility l')n the \.fest Chast of K'"lrea and has proven its value by the quick rescue of ~any pilots in North Western regions.

LIAISQ~ BETI.<TEEN SEf.tVICES:

Several near accidents between Navy Night Hecklers and Air Force or Marine Air Wing Night Attack planes indicated the necessity of closer liaison between the services•

Complete and pr0mpt information should be furnished on all friendly aircraft movements~ Greater coordination in scheduling night missions should be effecte~. in '"lrder t,.., av..,id sending aircraft fron various services into the sarte areas at the san.e tine without pr"perly prr~I'lUlgating such infor­I!ltltion to all pil0ts concerned. Th5s is especially inportant in view of the fact that the ene~ is sending niRht fighters deep into our perimeter of 0peratirms.

F.L.\K mTELLIGENCE:

During four periods in the f'"lrward 11reas the ,"J.\YTIET.U1 launched planes 'Jn 76 ,..,f 83 scheduled days, Operations 0n the seven remaining days were ~ancelled due to p0or flying weather. Tho number of c0mbat sorties 0ver Korea totalled 4302; the f,..,llowing is a breakdovn of flak d~mage suffered:

a. Planes daMaged due t0 .U: 128 b. Planes l0st directly due tiJ 1.\A: 11 c. T0tal planes hit by AA damaged and/or d,..,wned; 139 d" Percent of total planes hit as per total c"mbat sorties:

.3.2%

DAMAGED BY TYPES OF FIRE

SMall arms : 70 planes Percent of t0tal- planes hit: 50%

DAH .. \GED BY TYP:88 OF 1!!~

~\ut"'!'13.tic Weaprms: 44 planes Percent ~f t~tal pl~nes hit: 32% Fonvy: 0

Unkn·Twn: 25 planes Percent '"lf t"~tal pb.nes hit: 18%

PILOTS C-\SU\LT.IF.S _..., ___ _

Killed: Directly iue t0 AA - 1

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Indirectly due t~ AA - 1 (Pil '"lt dr·Twnert after bttiling 0ut -,ver water)

-Injured: Directly riuo b .~.\[i - 6 _ .. -

Indirectly due b ,'L\ - 5

TOTAL: 13

At the c'>m.cnce!"1ent 0f 0ur Korean t~ur 'Jf r'luty, oneny anti­aircraft pr0tecti;n 0f the I'l'lin supply r1utes, which were 0ur prinnry tar­gets ~s very inclusive in its c0ver,age. During 0ur t0ur, this situnti'Jn becaMe pr0grGssively ~rse until by tho enrt 0f tho t0ur there was sc:trcely a r.lile of min supply r,..,ute th1.t wasn't prntected by s0Mc f'Jm nf .. u fire. One 0f the reas•)ns f·')r this, it is believer!., wns that the st--'lien'lto at the battle line enabled the Rerts t . ..., nove s"'Me --f their Iw\ C..ofenses fr"~m there to the renr area, t0 be plnce0.. no:1r vi tal defense points.

In view "lf the n'!:nve f'lct, ~ur l'1W percentage 0f A:l. rlar.age rtnd 1 'JW casual tics be<tr S"l!10 review. A g00d rocord May 'l_opon1 0n £S');d luck. H'Jwovor, judicbus use r,f flak inf"Jrmnti'ln helps. This ~s <l:no as foll0·WS: 1 b 50,000 scale p~rtablc charts, c,.,vering n"~t r:::::re than 2 rail r>utes were paste~ t0 a stiff backing and c'Jvcrod with friskit. Then, the oxn.ct p'lsiti0ns ,f all light, morlill!'l ·'ln"l heavy guns were pl0tted fr0I'1 tho best o.vnilablo inf'lmatbn, priMarily fr0m ph0t0,::,rr.phs. Over this was pl!lced a piece ~f .015 acot'lte and em it was pl,.,ttorl flak inf:-JrMatir:n as ren,.,rtod by TF-77 pil 1ts. Tho lntter inf0matirm usually gives the l'"'cntion 0f planes when "Jbsorving flak and n'>t the actual ~ positi0ns~

Each squadron A!O bad 'lccess t.1 tho flak pl 0t 0f a certain r'lute when his squadr'ln had that r'"lute assigner1 ns a target. SJ"1_tlll -Uses, cut t" scale, inrticnting the effective r11nge 0f on.ch AA gun nt vari0us altitudes 0f the pl.•me, were ma"le 1.nri userl t0 croato a flak ranger area 0n tho pl')t, Then the pil0t c0uld satisfnctrorily deterMine the least dangerous nrea on tho r)ute

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D£CLASS\FJED In the '"'utsct, we wore s"r·tcwbnt hannica.ppod with this

setup bcc':'usc the l~test fl11k ph'"'t'"' n.n!1lysis -'"'f S"lr:tC r~utcs were T".,.,re than n. n'lnth 'lld. It WlS roc'"'f1l"'On~cli. tJ TF-77 staff Intelligence Officer that a weakly ph"t'"' nnnlysis be J""lnrl.c r,f each .,f tbe r1utcs hit n;st 0ftcn (:,.b0ut a d'lzon). This \nulr. trtko "nlY !lb.,ut 40% "lf the t,.,ta.l pb~t0 s'"'rtics schc~uler1 f-'"'r f"lne week. S"r:c prf"l~ress han been rvv'l.o t"lWD.rris !1chiovonont . .-,f thn.t request rturing the last t'W'"' weeks in trG K'"lroan area~

The ab'lve set-up w~rkon "lUt fino~ B0wovor, it wn.s n0t until tho f·"lurth pori .,,1 in the .,pcr~ting area t:rat on"U[;h W.'lS kn"lwn ~b--ut tho flnk pr:blon ~ni the best neth0d "lf C'"lnbatting it, Tris nn.y acc"lunt f,r tho rigJ:'l l....,ssos rtnrl. r"~, -ago suffered durinr; a now c'lrricr 1 s first pori "'>d ':ln tho line. It sh....,uld be tro task "'f the rclicvint; carrier t"' r;ivo n. c>n­ploto picture -'"'f tJ"oo flnk situati"n t'l J:'lor roliGf anc't dcn....,nstrate tho P-'"'Si­ti vo ann. r'io-(;n.ilcd l"".oth....,-:-1 "lf 7'·ooting ito This sh'"luld be n.ur;nonton by a C')T'l­ploto file 0f l~ttost fl.<J.k analysis ph"t0grn.pbs issuer. by T?-77 Intcllir·onco Officer bof'"'ro tho carrier actually rcrnrts t'"' TF-·77 f:r duty,

C. SUPPLY D~P.\RTHF.NT

lG §B,~\dnini~trnti'"'n

The annual equipn.go invont"lry w.s stn.rtod with tho "lbjcctivo 0f clarifying l""..o'lny 0f tho rKttcrial sb'lrtn.gos tb?..t :rave boon onc,.,unt.orcd. Tbc invcnt....,ry will be basorl. uprm now cquiptlt:;'O rcc....,rds '1nd prcn;'1.rer1 fron all,..,~.nce lists which have been br....,ugbt c0nplctcly up-t0-datee The natcrial r'leficioncies thn.t reveal the1'1.solvos are b be reviewed to 1etorr'.ine if the itGT"S are 'lctually required. Equipa~o f•und t'l be auth'lrized but not re­quired will be rep0rtod with rec'"lT"~on~ati'lns f0r n~r=tificntir,n 0f the al­l•wnnce listso The deloti0n "'f rtany itens proscntly boing c'lrriod will rc­duc:e tho st'lrage "'.nr", h.,.ndling pr"'blc::"ls, reduce requirc!"onts f"'r nc'1.iiti,..,nal funds and finally pcrnit tJ"oo clf"lSO equip~f.O ncc~untability.

2. ~~eral St"'ros Invontnrz

The Annual General St'lros Invcnt~ry was initi'1tc1 -;n a new schedule that will porrdt bab.ncin~ the st1ck roc,..,rds and class L::d~crs at the cnrl 'lf the fiscal yo'l.r. Duo m the sh':lrt peri.,0. pri0r t0 tbc sbip 1 s C"\IT'.issi,"'>:--in~, l"lP .. torial in stl")rnr:o during the sJ:'lips inf'..ctivatif"ln was n"t c....,nplcJ~ui'' acc~untec'l .. f'"lr., The new invcnt0ry is being acC'l!'lplish(3('1. in an excellent n::mncr which will pcrrd t th0r0ugh roplonishnont '"'f st....,ck up0n re­turn t0 t:Oe United Ste.tcs n.nrt nls'"' pcrni t cliT".inntion r,f dcrtd st0ck.

3. Winter Clothing

The cl"lthing issuorl t"l pors,nnol 1uring +he winter 'Jpcrnting pori0ri pr0vor'l. t"l be im.doqua.te. Tho usc -'"'f cl0thing was in excess nf planned roquirenonts, but n" fr'1st bi to 'li' injuries duo t...., c0ld were cnc'mntcrod" Tho ship rlid not have adequate cl'lthing tf"l pcrnit replacing tnrn or dirty

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cl0thing nuring the winter n~nths and theref~re n~st 0f the winter cl0thing is in very p0or c0nditi0n. It is cstin'ltod that 20% 0f all clr:>thing will have b be surveyed ns being bey0nrl rcp11ir 0r rocr'lnditi'1ninr,, Tho nl­l"w~nce '1f winter cl0thing is very inadequ~te f0r the n~M.ber ~f pcrs0nnel presently assigned 0pcr~ting cnrriors. It is rec"nnondcd th~t cl"ltbing all'1w'l.nces be ictorrinorl 0n a n0rc realistic bt1.sis which will pr0vidc basic c1'1thing (jacket, hat, gl·wes) t0 all h.:1nds 'lnd ar1diti0nal itc:r..s, (unncrwcnr, artics, rain gear~ face nasks, etc.) t~ all pcrs0nnol onployed in W011thcr areas. All..,~.rllllces ,f cl 0thing s,h0uld nls0 nuth"rize n certn.in pcrccnt~~O (20%) f~r sizing, ann replaccnont 0f l"St nnd daMaged cl..,thing& Tho realistic appr0nch t0 reduce the cl0thing pr..,blcns abrnrd ship is to pr"'vide nll hanc'ts r:U.ninun cl "'thing requirenents, which will rlisc'"~urage thefts f-l.nd l0sses and at the sn.no tine naintnin cl"se ncc"untability .'l.nd rosp0nsi­bility.

'l'be repair facilities ":ln this vessel are adequate but the repairing of rinor d~ngos t~ surf~ces was not ncconplished 0n a largo scale.

Critical itens in n'l.ny classes did exist, but this was kept at a very l,.,w percentage by the reall"c~t.bn 0f natcrio.l by ConFairJap ~nd exchanpes between vessels.

5. J1"\.~bursing

Officers 1.nd enlisted :r.en 11.ro ~1.id 0n the 1st and 16th 0f tho nontho During peri'x1s 0f c0nbat 0por'lti.'"lns it is nccoss1.ry t~ h0ld payday at night. A t0tnl 0f f..,ur Supply Officers can pay the entire ship's conpany in appr•)xinatcly '"lne ani!. a hnlf to two hr')urs, depending on the mmbcr of pors0nnel drnwing nmoy. Strc..gglers nrc then paid tho fr;ll:-wing rnrning.

Each indi vi -:l.ual is required to sign f'Jr all yen oought fr0n the Disbursing Officer. This is ·'l.,ne .,n a forM prepared l'Jcnlly and the f0rMs are retained by the Dinbursing Officer. This, if the "ccnsi0n arises, can be used as n b.'lsis t0 deterr.ine whether yen was '"'btnino1 by an indi­vid'l.-..l ti"'-:"'UC,h legi tin'l to channels.

a. Service if ;>eals in the mrdr,..,,~ ~s c.,nducted in tho f..,ll'"lwing T"1 .. !l.nnor:

Breakfast - Cafeteria. Style Lunch - Service at tables but n~t acc0rding t'J a senting

nrrtmgenent except ;n replonishnent days nnd 0rdim.ry stea.r:ing days. Tw0 sittings wore pr0-vided.

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Dinner - Service at tables ncc'"'rding t"l sonting arrnnce!'lont. Tw0 sittings were pr0vided.

Service 0f ~enls were 0n a r'tnti0n basis t0 pr0vide a degree 0f f1.irness in the pr-:mptness with which the vn.ri 1us tables were served.

Meals were serve1 st the f0ll~"~wing h0urs except when in p':lrt:

b.

c.

d.

Breakfnst - 0700 to 0800 Lunch - 1130 "G1 1200 & 1230 t0 1300 Dinner - 1700 to 1730 & 1800 t') 1830 other neals were pr"'vi0ct:l. as required by 0porating C'1nil.iti-Jns.

Three tines weekly, a.rrn.ngcMents with the ship' s bnnrl were Pnil,e t0 pr0vi~e ~sic at the Qinner h~"~ur. This pr,..,ved t'"' be a very entortainin0 feature ~n~ greatly apprecinto1 by the ness nonbers.

Mess BtJ.ls - Hess Bills averaged "lr'1unc1 ~40 .. 00 per n0nth thr'"'ur,h­'1Ut tho 0perating pcri0d.

Pers,nnel - CVs "'f this class are all,wcd 42 stewards 0f vari'1US r:~~-G' cn.re f'!r a ship's cnnpany c-:-npler10nt ,f 103 '1fficers. With the Air Grnup 11b0ard .• the tJtal vms r"lised t·:~ r'~uc:hly 240 ')fficers with 0nlv an ~~~iti,nal 19 stewards being pr0vided by the Air Gr,..,up. Nec·Ucss t0 say, the hi:;hest stnndartis 0f service had t0 be tail0rerl drastically t0 provide the bare essentials 'if r'1"'M n1.intenance. Further, little free ti:r.e w1s 1.vn.ilnble f0r tho rest .'\nd recro"lti -,n ... f wr:trc.r'l·~~ pors,..,nnel. This functi"m is under­nanned t'1 Rcc0nplish its nissi0n.

~Eakage - Difficulty in c'1ntr,..,lling brenkago 'If ~.rdr00M china­v.rare was experienced riue t0 the great arnunt '1f wnshing and serv­ing S'1 n"..ny ncals in the np:::rating area., Since the C')ffee r.oss 0poratod 24 hiurs a dny, breakage nf cups was particularly difficult t0 chock. Careless h"ln1ling "'f chin~W'l.re 0n the p~rt if the stewar1s wn.s ror:luced t'1 a ninil"'!!l!'l with the use 0f 11 extra instruc­tirm rtetails 11 f..,r th0se n0t heeding r1dvice tn usc cauti 'In in their W'"~rk.

e. 1~ - Tho loss '"~f be~cl0thing, especially blankets, is expected tn bo a.t a rrl.nirnll"l when transients n.nd air gr0up pers'1ru1el lea.vo the ship thr,ugh tbe usc 0f linen cust"'~dy chits. Detached '1f­flcors ~st return their linens and blankets to the head r0'!M steward prbr t0 being roinburscd fir their ness share. Regulati.0ns C'1Vering this .,.rr"-ngenent arc included in the ship's '~rganizati .. m b0'1k.

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~£CIASSfFfED f. Purcho.s<L '">f Pr""~visi ">nS fr0n Pri v~ to SUJ2'El~ - .1\.dvnntn.gos

in purchasing S'lMe nents .nnr1 vegato.bles fr0n Japanese suppliers are ren1ily apparent '"ln exaninati'"ln :"lf their price lif>t.s., Purchase by snnplc is n":'!t alwnys t'l be rolic-:1 up'ln 'W!len 1cn.J.ing w-.i.t.h these norcba.nts, It W"uld be a g'"lod pb.n t" checK w~th ness catcrc~s '">n '"lthcr vessels bef'">re pla.cing an 0rder ,.,:!. th any nne I"!erchnnt.

7. Ship 1.§....:.'3_~

The ship;s so:r:""J'ioo a.b-;ard the U.S.S ... "JTTIET~lH, during the pcri'ld '"Jf 0pcrn.·ti-ms 5.n th.e f"lnmrd area, h'ls net n0 naj0r pr":lb­lons. PerS01:.no:.!.. aos:i.gnd. t0 Ship Serv-ice Serves Y'">u have real nanning t'"l the ""~fficc~s and crowo

Pri 'Jr t0 dop::t:.:·ture fr"ln tho c.-.,ntincntal lini ts ...,f the United Sta.tes, appr"Jpriate acti 'ln ws ini tia:cerl t'"> increase '~ur n"Jnetary imrontn-y li"'!i t'lti 'n~ Our peak invont-Jry figure wr1.s reached in Scpto!'"tbor, the rnnth "f "ur dep::J.rturo, when we had nerch.".ndise vr1.lue1 at ~16.L,OOO.,OO, The invont...,ry has sh0wn a rlofinito decline each !'1'lnth. It is b0lievcd that the n>mal liT1itatbn will be reacher! by the end 'Jf H~.rch.

Tbo 1 ~gistic s·upp'"lrt f0r Ship's Service Porchandise has boon excellent,. 'l'bo per::;-)nnel assigned tho Supp:~y acti':ri tics in this area have boon cxtror·H3ly helpfuJ. in 'lctu,.l.J. pr'Jcurenont >f ncrchan­dise. 'l'he Cenb.•al .r'urchasing Office in ·ra~r') h'ls r.",9.rte it p'"lssible f'"lr tho crew t0 p1.E'c:hase the best natiYo G''ds !':'ct a reas~nable price.. Our cxpcrici\ce in nntivR g,...,rdA reve1.:;_ th:rt thG nan desire tr: purcbase thr,ugh their ship st.1rcs r,erch?..nc!J.ne ,,•hich is n'!t ro~dily available i~ the ,..,rdinary Japanese s~rcot sh'"lp.

The f,..,ll.,\d.ng nark-up p>licy h11s been adapted "l.nd hr\S !"'r>ved t0 be sntisf"lot~Ty!

Rcpctiti•re Ite:1s (Shaving gear, trJ'"lth p:tste, ctce) 10% or less. Luxury Iton3 :i.5% N~·\..ive G:--~rls 5,~

i;T,."lon the tJtal s<tles a.t c-:;st price is C'Jnpared ·t-:. sales at s1.J.~:s p:dco f-n· tl'o ab'"lve classificati 'lns '">f nerchand:iso

1 the per­

con~n;o 'Jf nark~<D averages appr'"lXiDBtcly 10%. Sales c>ntinued at a ~' ' v:1_ :.!..GVCl dur.~ng '"lur entire t"ur 0f duty t The peak n0nth was in Docenbcr l9:JJ. w.h.cn 'We had cash sales valued at dJ;51, 000.00.

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DECL~SS\F\.ED During periods ~f nctual ~nh~t operations ~Any ~f the

officers and crew could n0t be spared fr0n their duty stat­ions during the daytine, thcrcf')re the hours -,f .,perati0ns f1r the ship's st1res and f1untains were changed s1 they c~uld be -,pen alternately at night.

Thr1ugh a hatrcut app0intncnt ryr-,cedure, the .,ff-j0b tine f1r haircuts has been reduced to actual haircutting tine. The app,intMcnt pr1cedure has clinin~ted waiting lines and aided greatly increased efficiency thr1ugh re­ducti'"'ln 0f ~ste tin.e.

9. C1~ssaq

The c·missrtry Sccti ')n h1.S gn.ined nuch 11kn'JW h')W11 thr'"~ugh experience acquired during the ship's six n'Jnth 1pcrating pori'1d at tho f'JrW'.rd area. Many pr1ceJ.ures 1f inpr1ving '1.nd .,nerating the general ness were sur;geste~. 11nd tried, and the best suggesti.,ns were ro~aincd and inc1rp,rated int0 the 1pcrati')n 1f the ness.

Tbe integrati.,n 1f tho neal h'"~urs with the tine 0f flight 0pcrati,.ms W'1.S 0ne 0f the first pr'"'bler.ls which c··mfrrmted c~n~issary socti0n. Since it was inpcrativc that pcrs0nnel directly C"nnectcd with I".'iVc!"lent •f planes ·•n the hangar deck nnd flight deck, be serv~d at the head of the ch0w line S') they c0uld be back ')n the j0b as quickly as p1ssiblc, it was arr~mgc1 th'lt all Air Dopartnent pors:;nnol be served 'Jnc h1 ur bef0re regular neal ti~e. One serving line was reserved f1r the Air Dorya.rtnent. Tho syston pr0ved very successful and has been inc1rp0rated int0 the Ship's Organizati.,n Bh0k. The f>1l·winr, is a sche·1.ule f0r the neal h0urs 1n Rep1enish­nent Day and Flight Operati~n Day:

REPLT'lUSHMENT DAY

0500-0530 - Early Breakfast 0615-0745 - Regular Breakfast

1030-1100 - Early Dinner 1100-1245 - Regular Dinner

1530-1600 Early Supper 1630-1730 - Regular Supper

FLIGHT OPER.:.TION D.W

0500-0600-Broakfast f'lr Air Dept 0545-0615-~'lrly Breakfast -0615-0715-Rogular Breakfast 1000-1100-Dinncr f.,r .\ir Dept, 1030-1100-&~r1y Dinner 1100-1215-Regular Dinner 1530-1600-Early Supper 1600-1700-Supper f0r Air Dept. 1630-1730-Regulnr Supper

DECLASSIFI EIJ

The case with which the ship has replenished fresh ~nd ~nd dry pr~visi0ns at sen is ~ne ~f the rec;rds 0 f which the ship is proud. In fact, tho .. 'L-r.JTIET~\M broke a rec'1rr1 f0r the Pncific Area '1n 5 March 1952, by tr~nsferring 120 tons ~f pr'1visi,..,ns nt the rnte ')f 95 t.-.,ns per h'lur. On 9 M'lrch 1952, the pers"~nnel ,-.,f the --~ITI~TAM brJko its '1wn rec1rd by taking abrlard 70 tcms 0f pr--,visi '1ns at tho rate ·'Jf 102 t.-,ns per h0ur0 Appr'1xi~ntely 200 nen are used to receive and st"~w pr•visi •ns ·:m renlcnish'i.ent nay. This nuT'lber V'lries with the nW'ber 'lf bns •f Pr"~visi•ns oJC?ectod. A 1 '"l<l'~ing pl:m is on file in the Supply Office as t~ the exact nr~codure t-- f1ll"~W 0n pr,.,visi"~ning clay. It is irpcrativo that tho utn•st cooporati,..,n be ,..,btained fron all 1epnrtncnts in tho carrying "~Ut 0f a s~"~'1th roplonishnont day.

Due t,.., tho c'mstant upkeep :mri n1.intcn~nco ~f pl'lnes, it is necessary that a certain a::.nunt •f w--rk be acc.,nplishod at nir:;ht. As a result, a full h'"'t ne'll is servcc't t·1 aP­pr..,xil'"'/ltely 200 pors"'nnel every ni"ht while in the f1rvKLrd s.rca. This neal is served fr·-,n 2330 till 2400 at JIJ serving line. The details 11s t" h--w these ni1night rati'ms 'lro 0b­t'line1 and serveri "1-S ""Utlined in a Supply Dep~rtr.cnt }1e!:1o­randun which is 'Jn file in the Supply Office. In ad~iti-:Jn t') the full b0t ~eal at o.d~ni~ht, s~up, crackers, 11nd coffee is served to watch standers fr.,rn 2330 till 2400.

During the extrenely cold weather in the 'Perating area, h.,t S'lUp was served twice a ':hy .'lt 1330 nnd 1900 t'l pcrs'"'lnnel W'"'lrking in places cxn,..,sed t; the wo'lther. Tho serving ;f this S'~UP is a groat b'l-JSt t'1 the nor'lle 'If these nen als0 keeps the nen wh'":l arc ten1ing the planes :1lert :1t all tines.

The supplying 0f ness gear t,.., the general ness presented a re-0ccuring Pr"'blen, expecially cups, b,.,wls, and sp00ns. Th,ugh every eff-,rt was n'ldo t; keep the l'ssos d"'~wn t1 a. nininun, the usage rate wns abn'"'lrnally high.

B.1 careful planning 0f all noals, and the utilizati1n 0f all usable loft ~ver f'"'l~0s it is p0ssiblo to prepare :1nd serve all tho f;od that a !'!an can eat in the rnst palatable rnnncr.

D. ENGINEERING DEPAR'TI~lT

N') mj0r difficulties were enc.,untered during this perbd. H')wovcr c0ntinued ':'lperati'ln has increase~ the required T"':lintenance. At present the b'"'lilers are the n'1st critical .,f the T"'nin pr0pulsi0n equipnent. Tho c0:r.1plete rebricking of five b'"~ilers is highly desirable and rmst be

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PtCLASSIFllu

acc~nplished bef~re an~ther r~rward area t~ur is undert~ken. c~nstant pressure pur1p g'worn~rs have been an~thcr s0urce .,f trouble. Stean cut bndies hn.ve re~e repair .,f S'1!":e g')vern0rs inp')ssible. Replacenent '1f these and salvage 0f their usable parts is n~w underway.

The T'1nst critical '>utlying auxiliaries are the deck winches and the b'!Mb elevn.t'"lrs. All Jlt."l.rts 'lf the dock winches are badly W'!rn and a C"nplote 0verhaul is necessary. These are vital t0 replenish~ent, and their reliability is essential. The b0nb elevat.,rs are als0 essential and gren.tly 'JVor w-:>rked by c0nparisrm with W"rld WnrJ.II 0poration. Frequent brake and electrical a~justnonts nrc required t" ~aintain c0ntinued operation~.

Statistics

Miles stenr.ed fr0n 2/18/52 t0 3/21/52 12,141.9 niles Fuel used fr'ln " " " 11 1,907,672. gall-,ns Fuel received fr'~n " 11 " 11 1,804,497 gall·:ms Fuel delivered fr~n " 11 11 " 160,851 gail'ms Gall0ns fuel used per engine niles during peri.,d: 157.1 gall.,ns

E. PERSONNEL

Pers--mnel perf'1rnancc has been unif"r!'lly excellent and rnrale has renained "n a high level. Teanw.,rk and cooporati"n was evident thr'!ugh­"ut as evidenced by excellence 'Jf perf.,rnance during replenishnont peri0ds. In tho transfer of supplies, n. t'ms per h"ur rec0rd f'1r CV class carriers in this area was set during 0ne replenish~ent pori0d ~nd was br0ken the next.

The average 'Jn-b:Jard c"unt '"lf enlisted pers'1nnel (excluding the air grAup) during the period 0f this report was 2029. T0tal l'>sses and gains by pay grade were ns f"li'Jws:

Losses Gains

~

1 0

8 1

23 1

23 2

E-3

0 2

-~

0 34

The critical sh0rtages in petty officer ratings c"ntinues t0 p0se a grave prl)blen and sh0rtnges in the ratings 0f TE, RD, MM, IC, ET, EH, BT, arc b0rdering tho T'inirrun f'Jr 'Jpor~.ti"nal functi0ninG. An intense training nr,gran. '1nd utilizatinn nf pers')nnel :1utside their field :>f specialty when­ever feasible bas enabled de~~rtnents t(') functinn efficiently and with safety.

An exchange of chaplains with 0ther ships at son was c~n0ucted by the helicopter. Alth0ugh the General W0rship Service C'Jnductcd by the Cath0lic chaplain had been attended by a great nunbor 'Jf Pr'Jtcstnnt pers'1nnel, it is highly rec0nnenned exchange 'Jf chaplains be C)ntinued sh•uld it nnt be fens t" vessels "f this type.

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D£CLASSJFIED The evening prayer which was inaugurator. nurinc: -our first days in the nperflting area has been well received by all h'lnds.

F. RECR~.,\TION

Tho recreati~n pr~grar. ab0ard the r\ntiet~~ has net ve~J apprecia­tive rosn~nso anj is a ~ocidcd fact~r in the c~ntinued high ~rale ~f the ship's c'"'npn.ny and air ["NUP pers0nnel.

The .. :\ntiotan baskotooll tean finished the se;ns'"'n with an 8 w,n, 2 l')st rec·..,rd. Maj""~r victories wore "JVcr the U.S.S. Essex, U.S.S. St. Paul and tho U.S.S. Wisc>nsin. Tho l~sses were suffered at the hnnds 1f a Navy and Amy sh')re based toa!":1B. By virtue '">f the wins 'ver underway teni'.s the Antictnn clai~s the rsthicnl title ~f Far Kast Under"W'ly Chanpinns.

An Intrnnural Brlsketbnll TOllrntlr:cnt was "rgnnized in which divi­Silnal tear.s C0Mpeted r~r tho nepartnent chanpi0nshipo Then f"Jll0WCd a t~1.nent with each departncnt's te~~ c!npeting f,r ship's chanpi~n. Winners within departnonts were a~rded a trophy and tho winner 'f tho ne­~artnental t'urnnnent awarded tho C~ptnin's trophy. The t~urnanonts were highly successful; interest and enthusinsn ran high.

At the ;,Jrescnt tine plans .are being c'lnplete1 f!r a Vr""llley ball t"'UI'nc.'l..1"1ent t.., be c'nd.ucte1 al0nr the sane lines.

The b-..xing tea!"'l Ym.S entered in the All Service T'urn~nont hold at Canp Chickanu.1.uga, Kyushu, Janan al "lng with fifteen "ther tea!'S nnd ca.r.o 'ut sec1nd place winner.

Du.rinh the peri0d c'!vered by this rornrt 93 n"lvie ,· exhibi tbns were attended by 30,676 pers0nnel, an avcrnse 0f about 330 per sh0wing. This figure is seeningly low until the restricted areas available f'lr sh'">wines are c'">nsineren.

The h~bby shop has boon very successful in its ~perati0n with. ~nny nodel airplanes, ships, ~nd aut~n~bilos being ~cquired by pers'">nnel during this operating period. The ship has boon d~ing an average $1,400 business Monthly, over the last two n0nth period.

A c'Jntest hns been orgnnizen which delichts all phot~rra.phic enthusiasts and has resulted in a large nunber 0f phot0~rnphs ,f varied subjects, nany of Yhich will be used in the cruise book.

Rest and recuperation hotel reservations, although li~ited, have been hi~hly beneficial. T0 '"'~ffset im.doqunte hotel reservations, 'Jrganized all-day siehtseeing tnurs by bus have been arranged acconr:'">nntinr, 70 r..en a day. B>0king ,..,f pr;fessional shows !")f 1 ocal talent f--r perforn.1.nce abJard

ship in p0rt pr')ved very successful.

The Many nrganizod ~nd diversified recre~ti')nal activities has served tn divert pent-up energy into henlthful channels and is C')nsidered a T".ajnr fact')r in the ship's :rt')rn.le as 1,¥ell as lnw percontn.f',"e "f VD infected porsrmnel.

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