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12-15-60 - DokuWiki

Official Deck Log, Thursday, 15 December 1960

  • 0000 Steaming independantly on course 292°, speed 10 knots, proceding from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington to Navy Operating Area 8, in accordance with verbal authority from Commander Thirteenth Naval District. Material condition YOKE set.
  • 0045 Sighted Neah Bay South Breakwater Light bearing 271°, distance 12 miles.
  • 0120 Sighted Tatoosh Island Light bearing 272°, distance 15.2 miles.
  • 0142 c/c to 297°.
  • 0205 c/c to 292°.
  • 0219 Sighted Swiftsure Lightship bearing 286°, distance 14.8 miles.
  • 0229 c/s to 15 kts.
  • 0241 c/c to 240°.
  • 0245 c/s to 16 kts.
  • 0400 c/c to 240°, c/s to 16 kts.
  • 0537 c/c to 270°.
  • 0635 c/c to 260°.
  • 0650 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 0805 c/c to 080°.
  • 0837 Exercised at steering casualties.
  • 0839 Secured steering casualty drills.
  • 0847 c/s to 15 kts.
  • 0914 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 0935 A/E ahead two-thirds. Secured fires under #2A boiler due to a casualty to the main feed pumps.
  • 0939 P/E stop.
  • 0940 S/E ahead standard.
  • 0948 A/E ahead standard. Lighted fires under #2A boiler and brought it on the line.
  • 0949 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 1000 Exercised the crew at General Quarters. The Captain is at the Conn.
  • 1004 c/c to 260°.
  • 1013 Condition ZEBRA is set throughout the ship.
  • 1033 c/c to 080°.
  • 1045 c/c to 345°.
  • 1046 c/c to 348°.
  • 1049 c/c to 172°.
  • 1111 c/c to 000°.
  • 1116 c/c to 315°.
  • 1140 Secured from General Quarters. c/c to 160°. Set modified condition YOKE.
  • 1244 c/c to 355°.
  • 1305 Held man overboard drill. Manuevering on various courses at avrious speeds while conducting man overboard drill.
  • 1323 Completed man overboard drill.
  • 1324 Set course 355°, speed 10 kts.
  • 1331 c/s to 15 kts.
  • 1335 Lighted fires under boiler 1A.
  • 1339 c/c to 015°.
  • 1343 Exercised the crew at General Quarters. Set material codition ZEBRA. c/s to 20 kts.
  • 1402 c/c to 163°.
  • 1414 Activated salt water washdown system.
  • 1417 Secured salt water washdown system.
  • 1418 c/c to 210°.
  • 1419 c/c to 180°.
  • 1429 c/c to 315°.
  • 1430 c/c to 000°.
  • 1431 c/c to 350°.
  • 1432 c/c to 025°.
  • 1435 c/c to 090°.
  • 1444 c/c to 180°.
  • 1449 c/c to 270°.
  • 1451 c/c to 090°.
  • 1500 c/c to 052°.
  • 1510 c/c to 055°.
  • 1525 Secured from General Quarters. Set material condition YOKE modified.
  • 1530 c/s to 18 kts.
  • 1533 Secured boilers 2A and 2B. Cross connected forward plant.
  • 1541 c/s to 15 kts.
  • 1546 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 1606 In accordance with boiler overload tests for builders trials, c/s to 29 kts.
  • 1624 c/c to 053°.
  • 1701 c/c to 057°.
  • 1702 Verified setting of modified condition YOKE throughout the ship.
  • 1712 c/c to 070°.
  • 1727 c/c to 113°.
  • 1739 c/c to 125°.
  • 1745 c/c to 110°.
  • 1836 c/c to 105°.
  • 1907 Completed boiler overload test. c/s to 27 kts.
  • 1912 c/c to 090°, c/s to 26 kts.
  • 1915 c/s to 25 kts.
  • 1916 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 1917 Passed Ediz Hook Light abeam 7 miles to starboard.
  • 1938 Entered Inland Waters.
  • 1942 Passed Trial Island Light 9 miles abeam to port.
  • 1943 c/s to 15 kts.
  • 1944 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 1945 c/s to 25 kts.
  • 2005 Passed Dungeness Light abeam to starboard, distance 3 miles.
  • 2009 c/s to 15 kts.
  • 2021 c/c to 110°.
  • 2028 c/s to 20 kts.
  • 2056 c/c to 133°, c/s to 17 kts.
  • 2059 c/c to 140°.
  • 2100 Passed Point Wilson Light abeam to starboard, distance 2.5 miles.
  • 2106 c/c to 146°.
  • 2114 c/c to 140°, c/s to 15 knots.
  • 2117 c/c to 150°.
  • 2118 c/c to 170°.
  • 2119 c/s to 17 knots.
  • 2121 c/c to 168°.
  • 2136 Passed Bush Point Light abeam to port, distance 1.8 miles.
  • 2148 c/c to 132°.
  • 2150 c/c to 130°.
  • 2158 c/s to 15 knots.
  • 2200 c/c to 125°.
  • 2206 c/s to 12 knots.
  • 2207 c/s to 15 knots.
  • 2213 c/c to 159°.
  • 2220 c/s to 16 knots.
  • 2226 c/c to 180°.
  • 2244 c/s to 20 knots.
  • 2246 c/c to 188°.
  • 2258 c/s to 15 knots.
  • 2259 c/s to 20 knots.
  • 2302 Captain has the Conn. Passed West Point Light abeam to port, distance 1,700 yards.
  • 2303 c/c to °.
  • 2312 c/s to 15 knots.
  • 2317 Passed Restoration Point Buoy abeam to starboard, distance 600 yards. Stationed the special sea detail. Captain at the Conn, Navigator on the bridge.
  • 2320 c/c to 265°.
  • 2323 c/c to 270°.
  • 2326 c/c to 275°.
  • 2330 Passed Buoy #2 abeam to starboard, distance 150 yards. c/c to 301°.
  • 2332 Passed Orchard Point Light abeam to port, distance 425 yards. Manuevering on various courses while entering Rich Passage.
  • 2333 Passed Buoy #4 abeam to starboard, distance 125 yards.
  • 2339 Passed Point Grover Light abeam to port, distance 175 yards.
  • 2342 Passed Waterman Point Light abeam to port distance 125 yards. Steering various courses at various speeds while transiting Sinclair Inlet.
  • 2358 Manuevering on various courses at various speeds to go alongside Pier 5, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington.

MILES STEAMED 0000 - 2400: 539.5

FUEL CONSUMED 0000 - 2400: 29,111 GAL

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