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
