CVA34/A16-13 To: The U.S.S.

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U ,S .S ORISKANY 1CVAdL)
care of Fleet post o f f i c e
CVA34/A16-13
Ser 0216
DOWNGRADED h~ 3 YEAR INTEWALS:
DECLASSIFIED A n E R l.2 YEARS
P O D D R 52
22 N o v e A r
sw pTancisc0, California
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From: commanding officer
To:
Chief of Naval Operations
Via:
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1 Commander Task Force SEVENTY-SEVEN
SEVENTH Fleet
(3) Commander Naval Forces, Far East
(4) Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific F l e e t
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Subj: Action Report for t h e period of' 28 October 1952 through 22 November
1952
Ref:
( a ) OPNAV Instruction 3480.b
Encl:
(1) CVG 102 Action Report 28 October 1952 through 22 November 195%,
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1. I n accordance with reference (a t h e Action Report f o r the period of 28
October 1952 through 22 November 19 2 is hereby submitted.
PART I
COMPOSITION OF OWN FORCES AND MISSION
The U.S.S.
ORISKANY (CVA-34), with Carrier A i r Group 102 embarked, sortied
from yokosuka Harbor as a unit of Task Force 70, under SECRET orders, in company with t h e U.S.S.
KEARSARGE (CVA-33), the U.S.S.
TOLEDO (CA-133) and screening units a t 132&I on 28 October 1952. Commander Task Force 70 and Commander
Carrier DidSiOn FIVE RADM R. Fa HICKEY, USN, embarked i n t h e U.S.S.
KEARSARGE
(CVA-33). A t 02001 31 October 1952 Task Force 70 was dissolved and the same
units formed Task Element 77.01.
A t 20351 31 October 1952 Task Element 77.01 was dissolved and t h e units
joined Task Force 77, Commander Task Force 77 and commander Carrier Division
OW, RADM H. E. REGAN, USEJ embarked i n t h e U.S.S.
BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31).
Other ships i n company were the U.S.S. MISSOURI (BB-63), with commander
SEVENTH Fleet, VADM J. J. CURK, USN embarked; the U.S.S. TOUDO (CA-133) and
screening destroyers, On 1 November 1952 Commander Carrier Division FIVE
assumed d u t i e s as commander Task Force 77 aboard the U.S.S. KEARSARGE (CVA-33);
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W RICHARD (CVA-31) with Commander Carrier Division ONE
t h e U.S.S. BON H
embarked, departed from the Task Force. The ship departed area SUGAR for
Yokosuka on 19 November 1952, a r r i v i n g 22 November 1952.
During t h e period i n t h e forward area operations were conducted i n acThe mission
cordance with Commander Task Force 77 Operation Order 2-52.
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the Force, i n support of the United Nations c o n f l i c t w i t h North Korea, was
a i r support t o f r o n t l i n e ground forces, iitterdicfion of enemy movements
and resupply over Northeast Korean suppL l h p s and storage areas, destruction
of enemytroops, and a i r support of Nqv pinfire,
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PART I1
CHRONOLOGICAL O R m OF EVENTS
28 OCTOBER 1952
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Sortied from Yokosuka Harbor a t 13241 i n company with the U.S.S. KEARSARGE
(CVA-33), the U.S.S.
TOLEDO (CA-133) and accompanying destroyer screen. RADM
R. F. HICKEY, USN CTF 70 and COMCARDZV 5 embarked aboard the U.S.S.
KEARSARGE.
29 OCTOI3ER 1952
I n company w i t h Task Force 70 enroute t o the Korean operating 81"8ao
Conducted .PAf i r i n g exercises. A t 233OI, the U.S.S. MISSOURI @I)-63) and
accompanying destroyer screen joined Task Force 70. VADM J. J . CLARK, USN,
COWTHFLT embarked i n the U.S.S. MISSOURI.
30 OCTOBER 1952
I n company with Task Force 70 enroute t o t h e Korean operating area.
Conducted f l i g h t operations. Launched 44 s o r t i e s consisting of ASP patrOlS,
j e t reconnaissance and photo reconnaissance f l i g h t s .
31 OCTOBER 1952
I n company with Task Force 70 enroute t o t h e Korean operating area. A t
0200 Task Force 70 was dissolved and Task Ekement 77.01 was fonned consisting
of the same ships formerly i n Task Force 70. A t 20351 Task Element 70+01
BON
was dissolved and units joined Task Force 77 consisting of the U.S.S.
HONE3 RICHARD (CVA-31) with RADM R. E. REGAN, USN, CTF 77 and COMChRDIV 1
embarked, the U.S.S. TOLEDO (CA-133) and screening destroyers with COMDESDIV
1 2 designated as the screen commander.
1952
-1NOVEMBER COMCARDIV 5, RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN assumed duties as CTF 77. CTF 77
cancelled f l i g h t operations due t o inclement weather and high seas.
1952
-2 NOVEMBER Conducted combat f l i g h t operationsI
1952
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Replenished ammunition from t h e U.S.S.
CHARA; dry stores and provisions
from the U.S.S.
GRAFFIAS; and NSFO and aviation gasgUne from t h e U.S.S.
CALIENTE. Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises,
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Conducted combat f l i g h t operations.
Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises.
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A. L. RIKER, USNR, VA 923, was shot down while on a strike i n t h e Wonsan area,
Although he was seen t o parachute from h i s plane, rescue operations were hindered
due t o heavy AA f i r e and ENS RIKER i s l i s t e d as missing in action.
5 NOVEMBER
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Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises. A
f l i g h t deck crewman, John May GUILDHORN AA, USN, was f a t a l l y injured when he
f e l l and was crushed beneath an a i r c r a f t being towed by a tractor.
1952
-6 NOVEMBER Conducted colnbat f l i g h t operations.
Replenished ammunition from the U.S.S.
CWiRA and NSFO and aviation gasoline
from t h e U.S,S. TALUGA. Conducted M f i r i n g exercises,
Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises,
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. Pdor weather r e s t r i c t e d afternoon
f l i g h t s . Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises.
1952
- NOVEMBER 10
11 NOVEMBER 1952
Replenished ammunition from the U.S.S.
gasoline from the U.S.S. CIMARRON.
PARICUTIN and NSFO and aviation
1 2 NOVEMBER 1952
F l i z h t operations were cancelled due t o inclement weather and high seas.
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Flight operations were cancelled due t o inclement weather and high seas.
14 NOVEMBER 1952
F l i g h t operations were cancelled due t o inclement weather.
1s NOVEMBER 1952
Afternoon f l i g h t operations were r e s t r i c t e d and evening flights were Cancelled cue t o weather, LT G. A. G,iUDETTE, USNR, VA 923 f a i l e d t o r e t u r n from
a comba'; mission, H i s plane was seen t o spin b t o a mountain side. Since
no parachute was seen, he i s preswned t o be dead. LT D. I. KINNEY, USNR, VC 61
detachmeat GEORGE, successfully parachuted in the v i c i n i t y o f K-18 and was
recovered uninjured.
16 NOVEMBER 1952
conducted AA f i r i n g exercises.
17 NOVFWER 1952
due t o poor weather,
Evening operations were cancelled
18 NOTTEPlBER 1952
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C o ~ d v c t e dcombat f l i g h t operations, A t approximately 13401, C I C rep o r t 4 i:cz.i.cAs at, 82 mileso Task Force 77 CAP consisted of 8 ORISKANY F9F-Sfs.
One tiir~s'.c,n of t h i s CAP was vectored t o remain between t h e bogies and the
Force. At about 60 miles the bogies here i d e n t i f i e d a s seven (7) MIG type
a i r c r a f t , The MIGfs broke f o r attack and opened f i r e on the CAP, I n the
were shot down and two were badly damaged. One
r e s u l t i n g melee, two
MIG p i l o t WEIS observed b a i l i n g out. The second division of CAP was not
engaged, One F9F-5 received a h i t i n the fuselage foyward of the t a i l section.
LT E. R, WILLIAMS, USNR and LTJG J. D, MIDDLETON, 'JSN, both of VF 781, were
each credited with the destruction of one MIG. LTJG D. M. R O W I X S , USNR, was
credited w i t h severely damaging one MIG.
1 9 NOV?DBER, 1952
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Replenished dry s t o r e s and provisions from the U.S.S.
GRAFFIAS; aviation
and electronic s t o r e s from the U.S.S.
CHOURRE; amnw.ition from the U.S.S.
PARICui'TIf; and NSFO and aviation gasoline from the Li,S.S. CIMEIRRON. Upon
comple-tion of replenishment CTF 77 detached the U.S.S. ORISKlINY and directed
it t o proceed t o Yokosuka f o r upkeep,
20 NOVEMBER 1952
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Enroute Yokosuka, Japan.
21 NOVEMBER 1952
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Enroute Yokosuka, Japan.
22 NOVEMBER 1952
Arrived Yokosuka.
End of reporting period.
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PART I11
ORDNANCE MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT
1.
Expenditure of air ordnance (see enclosure ( 1 ) ) .
2.
Expenditure of s h i p ' s ordnance for training.
a.
b.
During employment w i t h CTF 70
(1) Service Types
511j38 AAC pros.
Sl1/38 Non-flashless c a r t j
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(2) Training Type
31f/SO FCL (VT) NF Non-flashless
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w i n g employment w i t h CTF 77
(1) Service ~ y p e s
511/38 AAC PrOj.
511/38 FCL (VT) Proj.
511/38 Non-flashless cart.
3 f l / $ FCL (VT Non-flashless
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( 2 ) Training Types
3ff/SO FCL (VT) MF Non-flashless
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3. performance was considered normal and s a t i s f a c t o r y w i t h t h e exception of
three instances i n which 3"/50 NF s t e e l cases were not e j e c t e d a f t e r f i r i n g .
The e j e c t o r l i p s have i n each instance remained undamaged while bending and
p a r t i n g those portions of the case fuse which they engage. The case walls
show l i g h t scoring which may o r may not have been made a f t e r firing,, A t
present it is believed t h a t heat of f i r i n g causes binding through e i t h e r expansion o r t h e binding of similar metals. A more comprehensive r e p o r t w i l l
be made through normal channels a f t e r f u r t h e r research and evaluation.
PART I V
BATTLE DAMAGE
1. Ship.
period.
No b a t t l e damage was sustained by t h e ORISKANY during t h e current
2.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on the enemy (see enclosure (I)),
3.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on ORISKANY a i r c r a f t (see enclosure (1)).
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PART V
PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE AND CASUALTIES
1. Performance.
a.
personnel.
During t he period of t h i s r e por t morale and personnel performance
has been e x c e l l e n t despite t he f a c t t h a t approximately forty-nine (49) enl i s t e d personnel are berthed on c o t s and l i v i n g out of seabags. U.S.S.
ORISKANY l e t t e r s e r i a l 2282 of 13 November 1952 t o COMkIRPAC covers t h i s probIsm and re q u e st s i n s t a l l a t i o n of a ddi tional bunks and lockers, During t h i s
period t h e average on board count was 2768: 2052 ship's company; 61 marines;
17 SWU team and 638 CVG 102*
C r i t i c a l shortages e x i s t i n t h e following r a t e s t ET, FC, MM, and AA/AN.
U.S.S. ORISKANY CONFIDEXTIAL l e t t e r s e r i a l 0207 of November t o COMIRPAC
covers t h e shortage of ET r a t i ngs ,
Despite t h e c r i t i c a l shortage i n some r a t e s , berthing on c o t s of personnel, lack of movies during operating periods, and i r r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s of
mail delivery, t h e o v e r a l l general performance and morale of a l l hands is
s t i l l a t a very high level.
b.
Training.
Training f o r the
following:
Enrolled 6
Enrolled 123
Enrolled 3
Enrolled 42
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Ordered 2
period as covered by t h i s r e p o r t consisted of t h e
Officer Correspondence courses
E nl i s t e d correspondence Courses
USAFI College Extension Courses
USAFI Correspondence Courses
USAFI GED Examinations taken
USAFI GED Examinations requested
USAFI end of course examinations
165 Classroom hours held by divisions
509 Students attending classes (Classes a r e held 6
days per week)
Legal a c t i v i t y f o r t h e period covered by t h i s r e p o r t declined considerably. The t o t a l number of mast cases, courts-martial, and sundry l e g a l
assistance matters processed i s estimated t o have decreased t o l e s s than 60
per cent of normal.
d.
Welfare and Recreation.
Bingo equipment has been procured f o r r egular ly scheduled bingo p a r t i e s
i n t h e various crew's messing compartments, Chief P e t t y Officers' Mess, Warr a n t Officers! Mess and Ward Room. Happy hours are conducted on replenishing
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days, making use of the ship's band and t a l e n t fron s h i p t s company and A i r
Group. Occasionally the band plays in the Ward Room.
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The Hobby Shop i s open d a i l y f o r use by dl hands. It c a r r i e s a wide
v a r i e t y of c r a f t s , l e a t h e r c r a f t , model planes, ships, s a i l boats, wagons,
autos, etc.
The s h i p r s l i b r a r y i s open d aily from 0830 t o 2130 f o r use by a l l hands.
e.
Religious Services,
Catholic services are held daily. Three ( 3 ) Masses
days followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Spec
are said f o r the s a f e t y of our pilots.
protestant Divine Services are co
l a r l y as operation schedule permits. V
on Wednesday evenings,
Jewish Services a r e conducted on F r i
religious significance on the Jewish Gal
f, public Information
A c t i v i t i e s of the Public Information Office were as f
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Twenty d a i l y press releases,
210 individual hometown releases,
our r e e l s of tape recordings and hometown releases c o n s i s t h g
of 44 recordings,
a broadcast each evening of the day's combat e
radio or public address system, (This d a i l y e
very popular, The Assistant A10 prepares t h e
nts
the information as news commentator.)
Publication of the d a i l y prepss sheet known a s t h e HERgIMER HERAfiD
and of the ship 1 s paper, THE PATRIOT (bi-monthly)
2.
casualties,
a,
Ship's Company,
The following casualties were incurred by U.S.S.
O R I S K A " per
1:
Max GULDHORN was k i l l e d as a ?%sat
(1) on 5 November 1952 Airman
He was walking between the tow
of an accident involving a towed a i r c r
ed over the
bars of a t r a c t o r towing an FLU-5..
The a i r c r a
and f e u under the r i g h t wheel of t
midsection and caused extreme crus
domen and c
followed approximately 7 minutes a
ccident Cause
as f f I n j u r i e s Multiple Extreme mmber
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( 2 ) On 10 November 1952, MMl Edward Hesrick TOWNSEND died.
of death was l i s t e d as Vhrombosis Coronary Artery Number 7402.0
b.
A i r Group 102,
Cause
(sae enclosure (1))
PART V I
COMMENTS
1, Engineering Department.
a.
~asualties,
(1)No major damage sustained from any cause.
( 2 ) The following minor damage was sustained during routine operations:
Date
Description
1 1 m 2 a n o r d e f l e c t i o n of p o r t s i d e Gasoline F i l l i n g
platform.
11/1/52
11/3/52
b.
p l a s t i c F i r e clay dislodged approximately
43 f e e t along water screen header, superheater
side #6 Boiler.
S u p e r f i c i a l smoke and f i r e damage t o
Squadron Locker #2.
Recommendations
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cause
Heavy Seas.
360 degree r o t a t i o n of
s o o t blower, due t o
sheared s t o p pin, caused
condensed moisture t o
s t r i k e f i r e clay,
Class
lfAft
Fire,
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(1)None.
C.
Steaming Data,
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Engine Miles steamed
8045.8 miles,
Fuel O i l Received
1,336,938 gals.
Fuel O i l Delivered Dnfs 435,498 gals,
Fuel Oil Consumed (underway)
1,327,135 gals.
Fuel O i l Consumed (anchored)
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Average Speed
15.6 Knots,
Hours Underway
414.7 HoursI
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d o Fueling,
During t h e period 28 October t o 1 9 November 1952, t h e U.S.S. ORISKANY
f u e l e d Destroyers 9 times a t an average rate of 102,500 gallons per hour. The
U.S.S,
ORISKANY refueled from tankers 3 times during t h i s perjod at an average
rate of 186,000 gallons per hour.
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2.
Hedical mpratment
8.
The medbcal department s u p p l h s and s q u i p n t were adequatec No
sfgnif i c a n t supply shortage or eqqipment breakdown occurred duping the reporting period. It i s noted, however, t h a t the procurement of c e r t a i n items
of supplies and equipment i n excess of alZowance or items not l i s t e d in the
allowance i s necessary and g r e a t l y bcreasezs the operating efficiency of the
department.
b. The medical department personnel allowance of 25 men is considered
t o be adoquate, A t the present time there are 19 h o s p i t a l corpsmen and three
s t r i k e r s on board3 and,.although the mission can be adequately carried out
during normal operations, it 5s f e l t t h a t should 8 major casualty incident occur
t h i s number would be inadequate.
6.
Medical evaluation of A i r Group and Shipts Company.
(1) For the twenty-two days of t h i s operating period the general
morale and physical well being of both the Afr Croup and Ship's Company was
excellent. Minor anxieties, noted a s the ship approached the l i n e , disappeared
a f t e r the second or t h i r d day of a c t u a l operations. It is f e l t t h a t the r e a l ization t h a t the ship was finally carrying out t h e mission t o which it had
been assigned i n a more than s a t i s f a c t o r y manner meant a great deal t o the
overall morale of the ship. Speculation as t o what might have happened had
t h e period of a c t u a l operations beeb longer, or l o s s e s t o the eneny greater,
i s f e l t t o be e n t i r e l y unwarranted a t t h i s time. There was no detectable
loss of resistance t o disease; the inoidence of personnel on the s i c k l i s t
was not increased; no increase i n tenseness was noticed; and the number of
lainor i n j u r i e s was unchanged.
(2) I n general, whatever the e f f e c t of a longer period on t h e l i n e
m y be, It is not f e l t t h a t a three week period i s too long, Personnel
have r e a d i l y responded t o the demands made upon them i n a more than adequate
mamr. The increase i n t h e ktorking day, t h e increased hardships of colder
weather, i r r e g u l a r eating and sleepihg conditions have scemed t o increase
morale and give personnel a pride i n being a "can don o u t f i t r a t h e r than having a deleterious e f f e c t , I n conclusion it i s the opinion of this Medical
officer t h a t the s h i p c i s a better ship f o r having had twenty-two days i n a
forward area.
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Medical Department S t a t i s t i c a l Summary of. A i r Group and Ship's company,
'Admitted t o s i c k list,
Admitted t o B b n i c l e L i s t ,
(3) percent s i c k days out of possible 6'1,232 work days*
(4) Officers admitted t o sick list.( 5 ) Total v i s i t s t o sick call.
(6) p a t i e n t s received from other ships,
p a t i e n t s transferred t o hospital.
Minor inJ"uries treated.
( 9 ) Major i n J u r i e s treated,
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(10) Nuniber shipboard LnJuries resultbg i n death,
(11) Number personnel died of disease.
12 Minor s u r g i c a l procedures.
13 Major surgical procedures.
(4)Vener'eal disease cases and non-speeefie urethritis.
( a ) Qonorrhea.
(b) chancroid.
( c ) Nan-specific urethritis following sexual exposum
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Medical S t a t i s t i c a l Summary of A i r Group P i l o t s and Crewmen,
(1)Planes l m t , e n e w action, pilot, k i l l e d not recovered.
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(2) Planes lost, operationab,- p i l o t not recovered.
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(3) Planes
(4) Planes
5 Planes
6 planes
(7) Planes
(8) P i l o t s
l o s t , bperational, p i l o t recovered, minor i n j u r i e s ,
l o s t , operational, p i l o t recovered uninjured.
lost, operational, crewman recovered uninjured.
damaged, eneqy action, crewman injured,
damaged, enemy action, p i l o t injured,
temporarily grounded f o r medical reasons.
( 9 ) P i l o t s permanently grounded pending medical evaluation,
(10) Average number days p i l o t s grounded.
(11) Crewmen grounded f o r medical reasam.
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A i r Intelligence.
The Air Intelligence Section p r i o r t o departure from the West Coast lost
the majority of its force due t o transfers. one o f f i c e r and a PNSN constit u t e d the Air Intelligence organization. Two intelligence o f f i c e r s reported
aboard a t Yokosuka, one assigned by GOXIIRPAC and one who had been sent t o the
A i r Intelligence School et COMF,"IIRFLLAMEDA from the ship, Since t h e o f f i c e r s
and men were not available f o r duty until. the ORISKANY arrived a t Yokosuka,
l i t t l e operational experience f o r the e n t i r e organiaa.t;ion was possible,
COIWAVF'E s e n t an o f f i c e r on TAD orders t o the ORISKANY p r i o r t o departfrom Yokosuka f o r the purpose of leoturinf: on Escape and Evasion doctrines'
and procedures. This system seemed more advisable than l e c t u r i n g i n port.
Upon a r r i v a l on the l i n e an A i r Intelligence o f f i c e r from the BON
R I C M D reported aboard t o a$sist i n briefings and t o pass out the
l a t e s t intelligence information. This was considered o f inestimable value
and should be continued f o r all reporting carriers.
HOMplE
Although emphasis i s s t i l l placed on i n t e r d i c t i o n operations, considerable
e f f o r t i s now being placed on Close Air Support by the c a r r i e r based planes,
I t i s recommended t h a t the Photo I n t e r p r e t e r s work i n an o f f i c e as close
t o the ship's A i r Intelligence o f f i c e as possible, but not i n the Air Intelligence off ice,
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since photo Interpretation is a M)W func4bbn on board,
the s h i p t s Air’
personnel have been temporarily assigned working space
Intelligence office. Work accomplished during tMs period included Target
Searches, Route Surveillance and Touraids,
Since many of the pilots are somewhat inexperienced in using aerial
photography, it was considered necessary t o supplement a l l photography with
graphic aids. Target Folders, composed of orientation maps and pin-pointed
photographs, were distributed t o each pilot. Although this practice W i l l
improve the effectiveness of a i r strikes, the nature of this work i n i t s e l f
prcved t o be a hardship because of the c r i t i c a l l y inadequate working space.
There i s a t o t a l of nineteen men assigned t o the photo Lab, A night cfew
of six men was used t o complete a l l printing so that photographs were available
f o r p i l o t briefing t h e following day. Air Qroktp personnel processed gun c8naeSa
film and maintained gun cameras i n s t a l l e d in
t. Due t o lack 0
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ory personnel, a
i n processing and p r i n t i n g o f a e r i a l film by
production increased
program was put in e f f e c t and speed and e f f i
throughout the operating period.
9x18 inch p r i n t s were
A total of 2896 usable 9x9 inch and 758
s of p l o t charts, overmade during the period. From 74 8x10 inch
p r i n t s were made.
l a y s and t a r g e t pinpoint photographs, 902 8
Seven thousand f e e t of gun camera film were processed.
e w i l l not hold a f u l l r o l l
he film and use two
r the A8B a e r i a l fiLn
The Norse BS developing o u t f i t now
of $ & ~ 3 9 0 r a e r i a l film, making it ne
reels f o r developing. It was found t
magazine cracked very easily if not ha
and stowage, This is due t o the mate
cover.
I t is recommended t h a t a e r i a l f i
capacity and printing p
foot rolls, be made ava
magazines.
5.
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Communications.
Conurmnications d u r i
The sMp manned 22 diffe
c i r c u i t s were manned i n
it mandatory t o place un
procedure provided valuable training, and no adverse conditions developed
from t h i s practice,
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C i r c u i t ~6 proved very e f f e c t i v e i n d e l i v e r i n g high precedence t r a f f i c ;
however, the c i r c u i t was f r e q u e n t l y inoperable due t o unknown s h i p t s f a i l i n g
t o t u r n o f f t h e i r t r a n s m i t t e r s thereby leaving a continuous c a r r i e r wave
on the a i r , It i s recommended t h a t only l a r g e s h i p s guard t h i s c i r c u i t .
Destrogws should f i n d c i r c u i t ck4c adequate f o r t h e i r t r a f f i c ,
Rece?t.ion on c i r c u i t B32 vlTas generally good b u t o f t e n d e t e r i o r a t e d from
midnight .Lo C f O O I . It i s reconimended t h a t messages be repeated a t least two
h o w s a f t e r ?r-itjia2- transmission i n s h a d of immediately afterwards. This
p r a c t i c e xoal6 provide dlffa-snt reception conditions with more chance of
receiving a (:I;ar signal,
The opc?e!,ions of the prinary and secondary T a c t i c a l c i r c u i t s was
considered ill ~ h l ys a t i e f actory. This s h i p employed two separate t z a n s m i t t e r s
and rezeiyrero Qi: these c i r c u i t s thereby i n s u r i n g a g a i n s t any fadeout sectors.
Recommend t h a t all chips able t o do s o employ t h i s system of a back up receiver 03 t,h6@2circTxits,
It i s f e l t t h a t the tendency of using precedences of ftOPf1 and ifoft
indiscrirxi.?afely i s a policy t h a t could l e a d t o a major weakness i n t h e
Force Com~un'.ci",ion l,irxage. A b e t t e r p a r t of t h e t r a f f i c bearing such
precedence sorr;isfs ~i's u m a r i e s of p a s t action and o t h e r unrelated matters,
which of i t s e l f docs n o t w.irrart such urgency. A s operations now stand,
taking parti-cular ~ o t cof t h e general inexperience of Communication Office
personnel ar.d t l e cryptogriphic f a c i l i t i e s of t h e various u n i t s , an urgent
d i s p s t c h d3ali fig w l Y i an on-the-spot t a c t i c a l s i t u a t i o n might e a s i l y be
0-Jt;rloGked Tor tuenty t o th-;r%y minutes while t h a t time i s spent decoding an
in+elIigence sunt-,al-y of J. presediiig day. Subject t o t h e above comments t h e
f o'ioving recome.;lda!,:i.cns dre submi*,t,ed:
The fo:.lowi ng s i m t i s t i c s a r e i n d i c a t i v e of the co.munication a s p e c t s
of the ope raticw :
MESSAGES HANULED I N MAIN RADIO
TransnLtted on T6
967
Received on T6
314
Relayed on various c i r c u i t s o t h e r than T6
769
Gutgoing from s h i p
510
Rewived on B?2
5,161
Reseived on George Fox
4,397
Total Me ssage s Hanc'le d
1 5 3
Messages e i t h e r from o r addressed t o U.S.S. ORISKANY (included i n
above count)
2,147
Total C l a s s i f i e d Messages (58,333 groups)
384
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377
Messages handled by Signal Bridge
The above t o t a l does not include appro%imte;ly 200 BTIs handled during replenishments, Of t h e 377 t o t a l , 77 (1147 groups) were by Nancy,
The following s t a t i s t i c s of postal
general i n t e r e s t f
1602 Noney Orders issued
Stamps sold
Registered mail received
Registered mail dispatched
Airmail dispatched
ACtfVitiieS
are considered t o be of
,
$69, &a0
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$9,~.00
183 pieces
124 pieces
20 sacks (Approx 66,004
letters)
46 sacks
2 sack6 (approx 65 parcels)
5 sacks
7 sacks
114 sacks
76 sacks
105 pieces
123 pieces
Airmail received
A i r parcel dispatched
F i r s t Class received
F i r s t Class dispatched
parcel post received
Parcel Post dispatched
Insured mail dispatched
Insured mail received
The only d i f f i c u l t y encountered in postal operations was the shortage of
The delay i n obtaining stamp stock from Post O f f i c e ,
~ e w
york almost imposed a curtailment of Parcel Post leaving t he ship, It
Ss recommended t h a t the F l e e t post Office i n this area provide stamp stock
$0 ships.
stamps i n t h i s area.
6.
Combat Information Center.
W i n g the period of t h i S report C I C has been asOperating procedures.
signed the control of CAP, strike, and ASP on a r o t a t i o n a l basi sr Watch
stations, layout of display and s t a t u s boards, and techniques previously ernployed had t o be revised considerably t o adapt them t o t h e demands peculiar _.
. t o the type of operations experienced. Since none o f the C I C Persannel of
t h i s ship had previous experience with TF-77 operations, the CIC o f f i c e r and
an A i r Controller spent 10 days TAD aboard the PRINCETON and KEARSARGE p r i o r
t o the ORISKANY(s a r r i v a l in Japan, This plan of indoctrination i s believed
t o be extremely benef icial and is highly recommended when the CIC team possesses l i t t l e or no experience with TF-77 Operations.
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S t r i k e control i s p r a c t i c a l l y impossible without the %dentfficatian
f eat u re s of M-10 IFF. On one occassion this s h i p was forced t o rel i nqui sh
s t r i k e control becauqe of a temporarily inoperative MK40 system, I n
most instances MK-10 i s employed as a beacon, or, Pn r e a l i t y , an additional
radar system t o locate and i d e n t i f y fki endl i es r a t h e r than t o distinguish
between friendly and bogey. Presentation i n C I C was$ available t o only one
VK repeater and t o one SX console. Additional pressntation was urgently
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needed and t h i s need has been Itemporarily solved by piping the SPS-68 and
FlK-10 video thrcugh an'unus& position i n the radar switchboard. Now arsy
repeater can pr(vi.de the MK-10 presentation as se3.ected by the c e n t r a l contro'i
box on the SX ccnsole as or iginally installed.
Equipment pc rformance
Radar perfomance has been generally good.
Sfngle
B-29 type a i r c r l f t have repeatedly been detected a t ranges i n excess of 100
miles and an 8 Ilane f l i g h t of j e t s detected approaching a t 8s miles. ALthough t h e heigl t Snformation of the SX is not. r e l i a b l e a t ranges great er than
45-50
miles, on one occassion accurate a l t i t u d e determination was established
on a f l i g h t of 7 MIG-lS type a i r c r a f t a t nearly zero t a r g e t angle a t a range
.
qf 65 miles.
The main difficulty experieqqed operationally with the SPS-6B
fias been excessive side lobing which maas a wide hand of scope presentation
throughout nearly 360' a t ranges of b0 miles o r less from land masses.
The RCK receivers have proven t o be quite limited i n range unless
silen c e r c i r c u i t s ar e almost completely cut out. However, w i t h si l encer circ u i t s cut out, the constant noise level of t h e receiver very nearly cancels
out the advantage of s l i g h t l y inareased range. The AN/ARC-l receivers have
been more s a t i s f a c t o r y than t h e RCKis. good results have been obtained by
using both an &?/ARC-1 and an RCK/TDQ simultaneously through t h e RCA Cornmunication Console. This arrangerent allows the advantage of long transmitte r range of the TDQ and the best available receiver range of the AN/ARC.
This arrangement, however, is only a temporary expedient since use of remote
radio s t a t i o n s as selected through the console i s l o s t f o r other pwposes.
It i s planned t o i n s t a l l headset jack boxes a t key cont rol l er positions t o
allow transmitting on a TDQ through t h e normal sub-console units and receiving
of
the AN/ARC through the jack. Excessixe cross-talk and feed over on
the VHF c i r c u i t s has complicated a i r control problems, but they have been
somewhat reduced by selection of widely separated antennae.
7,
Gunnery Department
Copies of t he ORISKANYts rearming plan, prepared on the basis of previous
operational experience of PRINCETON and -ARGE,
and obtained by ORBKANY@s
Advance Lfaison Team have been forwarded t o a11 i nt erest ed oommands. This
plan has been used i n four rearming operations, and on t h e basis of t h i s
limited experience it ,appears t o be the most sui t abl e f o r t h i s ship, The
"bottleneckw fa c tor $s t h e ' f r a g i l i t y of QRISKANY s electro-hydraulic winches,
which equipment i s presently under study by BUSHIPS. When these winches are
operating properly the r a t e in loads-per-minute is optimum, but the capacity
in pound8 per load could be increased with no attendant overburdening i n other
phases
80 ~ i Department
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Wing t h i s period the personnel complement of the A i r
a. persomel.
Wpartment was a s follows:
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Flight Deck
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Hangar Deck
Catapult & Arresting mar
Maintenance
Gasoline & Ordnance
140
TOTAL
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Although a l l schedules and requirements were met during this operating
period, shortages of personnel were p a r t i c u l a r l y f e l t i n the ordnance and
a i r c r a f t handling divisions. With the advent of the winter months i n
Korean waters, it i s recommended t h a t a t least 500 men be available i n the
A i r Department.
b, A i r c r a f t Handling. During the period the average on board count of
a i r c r a f t was 73 plus one helicopter, me t o reduction of available space
on hangar deck as a r e s u l t of the CVA-Jb conversion program, t h e rapid hamQing
of a i r c r a f t , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e FW, requires the highest degree o f coordination
i n order t o meet schedules. Obstructions on hangar bulkheads amplify t h e park.
ing problem, A i r c r a f t a v a i l a b i l i t y sometimes varies by four o r five airc r a f t between squadrons, The s o r t i n g of a i r c r a f t t h a t go edownn or come NupH
only minutes p r i o r t o launch t i m e d i s r u p t s a i r c r a f t handling and p i l o t plane
1
a i r c r a f t with the exception of the j e t
assignment planning. ~ 1 special
photographic planes are parked aft in Hangar Bay #2 o r on t h e f l i g h t deck. A
t o t a l of f i v e unflyab'le dud a i r c r a f t occupied Hangar Bay #3 a t the end of t h i s
operating pepiod,
In order t o u t i l i z e a l l time possible f o r qy.dnance rearming of the AI)
type a i r c r a f t , these planes are recovered last and spotted starboard side
and aft during modified ready deck a t an angle of approximately sixty degrees
with wings spread. This permits ordnance and handling crews t o reload wing
stations, r e f o l d wings and tighten the spot f o r next recovery. The development o f a small e a s i l y portable h o i s t t o load 250# bombs on folded AD wfngs
would g r e a t l y save time and space, Vli squadron 923 is at present designing
and experimenting with such a hoist.
Catapults and Arresting Gear, During the period of this r e p o r t %9
C.
aatapult launches were made, the majority of which were F9F a i r c r a f t . The
BUAER forged eye pendant a r r e s t o r f o r the FYJ? has been unsatisfactory.
An RUDM has been submitted reporting the damage t o s h u t t l e t o w f i t t i n g s with
recommendations f o r an improved a r r e s t o r , The principal change recommended
t o the a r r e s t o r is t o put t h e wire served ends of t h e bungee i n t o the f i r e
hose under the nylon straps, By using t h i s change 510 successful F9F-S
launches a t an average of 20 a r r e s t a t i o n s per a r r e s t o r have been made,
During the period of t h i s report there have been 911 arrested landings,
Approximately 50 per cent have been j e t s . (FW-5). For forward area operation,
a r r e s t i n g gear usage has indicated the d e s i r a b i l i t y of having on board a t lea&
50 per cent spares over current allowance, Highest usage items are the F2H and
F9F combination b a r r i e r s (longs).
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d. Gasoline. The Rabb quick dlrsconnect coupllng has pl?oveh %Q be Wrrp
e f f i c i e n t and time saving on replenishnent day%
9.
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Supply Department
a.
Aviation Stores
Procurement of aeronautical material fron other carriers, mobile support ships, and other local sources has been successful f o r 41.55 per cent
of 163 items requested. However, for prfority *!A" (53) and ftB* (49) re-,
guirements availability was only 37.73 per cent and 36.73 percent respectively.
The range of items included in the various allowance lists i s considered
adequate since 391 of t h e k63 items requestetl were for replaolbmnt of exhausted o r seriously depleted stocks or as an increase i n allowance based on
squadron recomnendatkons. Most noticeable inadequacies a t the present tine
are major control surfaces for F4U and All type aircraft. As tine on the 1;Lne
crystalizeer t h i s shipts experience, a m r e cbmpletts report of allowance l i s t
inadequacies w i l l be -made.
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Usage of F9F MLG t i r e s has been extremly high 138 t i r e 8 and 131 tubes
for 436 landings. Information available indicates that other a c t i v i t i s s
have not experienced suck a high usage rate; therefore, further oomnent is
withheld f o r the present.
shortages of hand tools and winte
The squadrons embarked
ance list f o r these item are i n
clothing. Since the ship1
diffgculty wals experienced on thes
replacements only consider
Squadrons and composite units should be properly outfitted prior t o embarkation f o r overseas deployment.
Cold weather items recommended i n OoMliIFtPAC Instruction bhW.5B o f 23
~ u l y1952 and appropriate portions of Section ~gwallowance we essential
t o operations in tMs area. This ship has been unsuccessful t o date i n
i t s endeavors t o obtain certain cold weather items, notably engine preheaters, engine; propeller and cockpit coverai and a i r c r a f t gun lubricants,
"
Certain items of section ~ I B "material contjuw i n short supp3yr Ttw
following items have been procured on an emergency basis oay:
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R 85-PW-17139b Linef Weldmnt F9F
R 85-aJ-196061 Liner Weldment FYF
R 85-HO-A7002G Fuel Controls F9F
R 82-GV-9520461 Brake Lining F9F
R 94-c-Sso079 C o n t r o l b r GW F%
R 82-p-380000 point Tail Hook A 1 1
R 82-0Y~fiO717-2 Brake Wning .* HO35-1
R 94-C-78550 oun Chargers Aero 13~-AD3
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Procurement of allowance l i s t items from CONUS has been slow, By e f f e c t ive area procurement, salvage and substitution, Am's due t o l a c k of parts,
f o r t h i s cruise, were limited t o 2 AD3 and 2 FliU f o r periods of less than 7
days. 1 AD3, 1 F2H2p and 1 ADkW have been AOG f o r periods i n excess of
7 days,
Stock l e v e l limits have been generally adequate. Most noticeable
exceptions have been those f o r teletype paper and standard solvent, with
an increase over p a r t usage of approximately 10 t o 1.
C.
ships Store.
It was found necessary t o secure the a f t e r soda fountain during f l i g h t
ops2ations due t o the proximity o f t h e bomb stowage area and t h e r e s u l t a n t
working groups congregated a t or near t h e fountain. T h i s fountain was used,
however, t o make i c e cream f o r s a l e a t the forward fountain and, i n addition,
has made a l l i c e cream f o r the g e m r a l mess and the private messes.
S h i p f s Store schedule was revised t o include night operation of one
s t o r e from 1900 t o 2130 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This revision was necessary
dc:s t o the f a c t t h a t the increabed workload during operations i n the Korean
a x a makes it v i r t u a l l y impossible f o r many personnel t o make purchases
during the regular hours.
Shortages have a r i s e n i n stocks of cigars, chewing gum and marking tubes
( f o r clothing), These items sold a t approximately twice the anticipated
rate
d.
Clothing and Small Stores.
c&SS Issue Room schedule was revised t o include night operations from
1900 t o 2130. This revision was necessary due t o the f a c t t h a t the increased
workload during operations on the line makes it v i r t u a l l y impossible f o r many
personnel t o make purchases during t h e regular hours.
Shortages have a r i s e n i n black socks, dungaree jumpers and chambray
shirts. Demand f o r these items as compared t o p a s t experience has proven t o
be approximately 1.5 t o 1, 3 t o 1 and 2 t o 1, respectively. It should be
noted t h a t woolen socks are preferred t o cotton socks.
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The assigned replenishment ship was s h o r t on towels and black socks during
the f i r s t period i n port a t Yokosuka, However, information has been received
t h a t these items can be procured from other auxiliary s h i p s operating i n
the area.
e.
Commissary.
Since a r r i v a l i n Korean waters it was found desireable t o discontinue
the serving of regular night r a t i o n s and t o commence serving a f u l l meal a t
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This change has met with favorable reception and has r e s u l t e d i n
s u b s t a n t i a l savings i n bread and meat.
2315.
f
Disbursing.
The exchange of U.S. currency f o r MPCrs and Yen upon f i r s t arrival in
Japan has presented t h e l a r g e s t prcblem to date, Necessity f o r procurement of
MPCts and Yen a f t e r a r r i v a l i n yokosuka involved noticeable delay. Non-rec e i p t of complete information regarding currency contr ols a l s o contributed t o
t h e delay, Recommendatias on t h i s subject w i l l be covered by separ ate l e t t e r ,
It i s reccmmended t h a t a l l off i c er s be advised as t o t h e i r r i g h t s f o r
a d d it i o n a l income t a x withholding as prescribed by para. 55431-5 BUSANDA
Mmi15l. (IM 21-b) i n order t o prevent delay f c r those d e s i r i n g such a d d i t i o n a l
withholding. T h i s should be done p r i o r t o a r r i v a l i n the combat zone.
g.
Replenishment Underway.
To date this s h i p has had two underway replenishments of s t o r e s under
Supply Department cognizance (ot he r than f u e l o i l and aviation gasoline)
as follows:
11/1/52
11/19/52
--provisions
Aviation S t or e s
Provisions
Replenishment of provisions has been only moderately s a t i s f a c t o r y i n t h a t
q u a n t i t i e s were d r a s t i c a l l y c u t and i n many instances some items w e r e NIS,
Further, f r e s h tomatoes and l e t t u c e have been received i n very poor condition.
Survey was necessary f o r approximately one t h i r d (1/3) of t h e tomatoes and one
f o u r t h (1/4) of t h e l e t t u c e received on 1 November.
Aviation stores were received i n f a r g r e a t e r quantity than advance r e p o r t s
indicated, Analysis as t o types of items and p r i o r i t i e s received could not
be made p r i o r t o submission of t h i s report.
Rate of t r a n s f e r underway t o date:
Provisions
65 tons/hour
Aviation S t ore s
45 tons/hour
mile f a r from record s ha t t e ri ng, t h e t r a n s f e r s were apparently e f f e c t e d
as f a s t as t h e supplying s hi p could deliver. The provisions t r a n s f e r was
accompanied by s u b s t a n t i a l damage t o crates and packages. The aviation stores
t r a n s f e r was very s a t i s f a c t o r y , and accomplished i n a s a f e and orderly fashion.
h.
Wardroom Mess.
The major problem t o be solved was t h a t of serving a l a r g e nunher of
officers a t odd hours de pndi ng on operational requirements. The s h i f t from
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table services t o c a f e t e r i a s t y l e service a t a l l meals except f o r t h e second
seating a t dinner has solved t h i s problem t o a very large extent. Food i s
kept hot and palatable, and serving time i s reduced. This arrangement leaves
more time f o r other requirements, both f o r the o f f i c e r s and the stewards.
This system has received very favorable comment from a l l personnel concerned.
The procurement of wholesale cuts of Japanese beef and veal by the Ward
room Mess has not o n l y improved the v a r i e t y available t o the mess but has proven
t o be a sizeable economy f a c t o r o
copies t o :
CNO ( 2 ) Advance
CIWPACFLT
( 5 ) Advance
CIMCPLCFLT EVALUATION GROUP
COMMVFE (1) Advance
CCWI.IhVFE EVALUATION GROUP
COMSEVENTHFLT (1)Advance
CTS-77 (1)ndvance
COMSLRDIV 1
CON3RDIV 3
COi?CARCIV 5
C0MIIIsPk.C (10)
COI~ISEWPAC
CW~~"~UWAMEI
COIVIFBLRJAPAN
COM7BII)QUONYET
NAVAL FJRR COLLEGE
NLO J 9 C K G R E n
USS BOXER (CVA-21)
USS EON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31)
Vi1LLEY FORGE (CVA-bS)
PHILLIPINS SEA (CVA-47)
PRINCETOX (CVA-37)
F3flRS:BSX (CVA-33)
USS MASP (CVA-16)
uss YORKTOWN (svA-io)
CVG 2
CVG 5
CVG 7
CVG 9
CVG IS
CVG 15
CVG 19
CVG 101
ATG 2 ( 5 )
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USS
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CVA34/Al6-13
(13: HRM: j e c )
Ser 02
UoS:S. ORTSKANY (cOA-3b)
Care of Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
9 January 1953'
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL&
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 Y E A Q
From:
To:
Via:
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Subj:
Commanding Officer
(1) Commander Task Force SEVENTY-SEVEN
(2) Commander SEVENTH Fleet
(4) Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet
OOD DIR 5200.10
Action Report f o r the period of 2 Decetnber 1.952 through 27 December
1952
Ref:
(a) OmJAV Instruction 3480.b
Encl:
(1) Cvcl 102 Action Report 2 December 1952 through 21 December 1952
1. I n accordance with reference (a) the Action Report for the period of 2
December 1952 through 27 December 1952 is hereby submitted,
PART I
COMPOSITION OF OWN FORCES AND MISSION
The U.S.S.
ORISKANY (CVA-34) with Carrier A i r Group 102 embarked, -tied
from Yokosuka Harbor a t 06161, 2 December 1952 and a t 08261, & December 1952
joined Task Force 77 operating i n Area Sugar, the Japan Sea, Comnander Task
Force 77 and Connnander Carrier Division ONE, RADM W. D. JOHNSON, USN, was
embarked i n the U.S.S. BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31).
During the operating period other ships i n company were the U.S.S.
KEARSAROE (CVA-33), the U.S.S.
ESSEX (CVAo9), the U.S.S.
MISSOURI (BB-63) a t h
Commander SEVENTH Fleet, VADM J. J. CLARK, USN, embarked and various cruiser8
and screening destroyers. On 18 December 1952 Commander Carrier Division
FIVE, RADM Rc F. HICKEY, USN, embarked i n t h e U.S.S. KEARSARGE (CVA-33),
assumed d u t i e s as Commander Task Force 77; the U.S.S. BW HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31)
with Commander Carrier Division ONE embarked departed from t h e Task Force.
The s h i p departed Task Force 77 and Area Sugar f o r Yokosuka on 24 December
1952, a r r i v i n g 27 December 1952.
During the period i n the forward area operations were conducted i n accordance with Commander Task Force 77 Operation Order 2-52. The MSssion of
the Force, in support of the United Nations m n f l i c t with North Korea, was
close a i r support t o f r o n t l i n e ground forces, i n t e r d i c t i o n of enemy movements and resupply over Northeast Korean supply lines and storage areas,
destruction of eneqy troops and a i r support of naval gunfire,
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PART I1
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF EVE8TS
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2 Dwmber 1952
II)
Sortied from Yokosuka Harbor a t 06161 enroute t o the Korean operating
area.
3 December 1952
Rendezvoused with the U.S.S.
RENSHAW (DE1&9).
-k December 1952
Rendeevoused with Task Force 77, Colrnnander Task Force 77 and Commander
Carrier Division FIVE, RADM W. D. JOHNSON, USN, embarked i n t h e U.S.S.
BON HOMME R I C W (CVA-31).
The U.S.S.
KEARSARGE (CVA-33) with Commander
Carrier Division FIVE, RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, embarked was detached from
Task Force 77 and departed f o r Yokosuka, Japan. Conducted combat f l i g h t
operations, EHS WILLIS RADEBAUGH, USN, VA-923, was hit by An fire during
an a t t a c k i n the Pyong-gong area. ENS RADEBAUGH was able t o remain airbourne
until over f r i e n d l y t e r r i t o r y where he parachuted without injury.
1952
-6 December Conducted combat f l i g h t opertltions. LT W. P. HUGHES, USNR, VF-871,
ditched off Hungnam a f t e r being h i t by AA fire. LT HUGHES was rescued uninjured by t h e U.S.S. ROOKS (DD-804) after about
minutes i n his raft,
&s
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7 December 1952
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Rendesvoused with T.E. 92.11 f o r replenishment. Replenished NSM) and
aviation gasoline from the U.S.S.
CACAPON (AO-52) and amunition from the
U.S.S. C H A U (AKA-58).
8 December 1952
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Task Force 77.
The U.S.S.
ESSEX (CVA-9) joined
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9 December 1952
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Conducted combat f l i g h t operations, Captain JAMES A. VAN ZANDT, USNR,
member of the House of Representatives, visited the ship.
1952
- December 10
7
2
Xl December 1952
Rendezvoused with T.E. 92.11 for replenishment. Replenished NSFO and
aviation gasoline f r o m the U.S.S. C M E W G (AO-30) and ammunition from t h e
U.S.S. CHARA (AKA-58).
12 December 1952
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13 December 1952
Conducted co&at f l i g h t operatdans.
l& December 1952
Conducted combat f l i g h t operat;lonso
15 December 1952
Rendezvoused with T.E. 92.11 f o r replenishment. Replenished NSFO and
aviation gasoline from the U.S.S. CHEMUNG (AO-30) and ammunition from t h e
U.S.S. PARICUTIN (AE-18). Received provisions and dry stores from the
U.S.S. ALUDRA (AF-55).
16 December 1952
1
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December 1952
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations,
-18
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December 1952
The U.S.S.
KEARSARGE (CVA-33)
MDM R. F. HICKEY, USN, COMCARDIV 5 embarked, joined Task Force 77.
RADM HICKEY relieved RADM W. D. JOHNSON, USN, COMCARDIV 1 a s CTF 77. The
U.S.S.
BOU HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31), with COMCARDIV 1, RADM W. D. JOHNSON, USN,
embarked was detached and departed for Yokosuka, Japan.
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December 1952
Rendezvoused with T.E. 92.11 f o r replenishment, Replenished NSFO and
aviation gasoline from the U.S.S. TALUGA (AO-62) and amunition from the
U.S.S. PARICUTIN (AE-18). Received aviation s t o r e s from t h e U.S.S. CHOURRE
(ARV-1) 0
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Conducted AA f i r i n g pract5ce.
3
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December 1952
1952
- December 22
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. Conducted'Ali f i r i n g practice.
LTJO J. A. HUDSON, USN, VA-923, was seen t o crash during an attack west
of Songjin, Since the aircraft, exploded on impact and no parachute o r other
evidence of survival was noted, LTJG HUDSON i s presumed dead.
23 December 1952
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24 December 1952
Rendeevoused with T.E. 92.11 f o r repleniqhment. Replenished NSFO and
aviation gasoline from the U.S.S. MISPILLION (AO-105) and a m u n i t i o n from
the U.S.S. TITANIA (AKA-13). Upon completion of replenishment, the U.S.S.
ORISKANY (CVA-34) i n company with the U.S.S.
SHIELDS (DD-596), was detached
from Task Force 77 and ordered t o proceed t o Yokosuka, Japan f o r upkeep.
Enroute t o Yokosuka, Japan.
26 December 1952
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Enroute t o Yokosuka, Japan.
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Conducted AA firing practice.
27 December 1952
Arrived Yokosuka.
End of reporting period.
PART 111
1. Ammunition expenditures f o r the period 4 December t o 23 December 1952.
a,
Service Types (Included i n enclosure (1)).
b.
Training Types
Sn/38 p r o j e c t i l e AM
91/38 p r o j e c t i l e FCL (UT)
!3/38 powder SPDN
3"/50 cartridge FCL (UT)
non f r a g non f l a s h
35
47
82
70
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PART IV
BATTLE DAMAGE
1. Ship.
period.
No b a t t l e damage was sustained by the ORISKANY during the current
(i)).
2.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on the enemy (see enclosure
3.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on ORISKANY a i r c r a f t (see enclosure (1)).
PART V
1. Performance
a.
Personnel
During the period of t h i s report the morale was excellent and personnel
performance improved considerably with experience i n combat operations. The
t o t a l number of personnel berthed on c o t s has been decreased t o 21 mn which
has reduced t h i s morale problem. During this period the average on board
count was 2735: 2025 ship's company; 63 marines; 3.7 SWU team and 630 CVG 102.
C r i t i c a l shortages exist i n the following r a t e s : ET, FC, RM, MM, EM,
These shortages have been the subJect of o f f i c i a l correspondence.
A0 and AA/AN,
Training
b.
Training f o r the period a s covered by th'is report consisted of the
following :
New classes organized
Active classes a t end of period
Classroom hours held this period
Navy Training Courses ( t e x t s ) checked out
Navy Training Courses (correspondence) ordered by men
6
04
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196
61
33
USAFI t e x t s checked out
USAFI correspondence courses ordered
USAFI GED tests administered
14
43
USAF'I end of Course Tests administered
bSAFI GED b a t t e r i e s ordered by men
Enrollments i n college extension courses
Letters s e n t t o c i v i l i a n schools on behalf of men f o r
counseling and placement purposes
Requests f o r service schools forwarded
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33
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A c l a s s in Personnel and Administration procedures has been organized in order t o t r a i n a l l Yeomen, Personnelmen and s t r i k e r s . T h i s class
is a l s o open t o Department Administrative Officers, D i v i s i o n Officers and
Junior Division Officers i n the study af quarterly marks assignment, Navy
Job Classification Code Manual, and rdvcncffarrnt in rat+ng.
c.
Welfare and Recreation
Regularly scheduled bingo games havg been conducted a t 1900 on
Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week in the ereWs messing compartments f o r
enl i s t e d men, on Fridays f o r Chief Petty Officers and Warrant Officers.
Happy hours have been conducted on replenishment days, using talent from
ship's company and a i r group.
The Ship's Glee Club meets regularly on t h e evening preceeding
replenishment days.
The Hobby Shop is open d a i l y for use by a l l hands6 It carries a
wide v ari e t y of crafts, e.g.,
leat hercraft , model. planes, ships, s a i l boats,
wagons, autos, etc.
The Ship's Library is open d a i l y from 0830 t o 2130 for use by all hands.
d.
Relig-bus Services
.Catholic services are held daily. Three Masses are sai d on Sundays
followed by Benediction of t h e Blessed Sacrament. Special d a i l y prayers
are said f o r the safety of our pilots.
Protestant Divine Services are conducted at 0900 on Sunday mornings,
Vesper services at 1900. The Bible Class meets a t 1900 on Wednesdays.
Jewish services are conducted on Friday evenings and on speci al
days of re l i gious significance on t h e Jewish calendar.
Honaan services
are conducted a t lo00 on Sundays.
Christian Science study periods are observed on Sundays a t 1100,
A memorial service was held on 26 December f o r LTJG JAMES A. HUDSON,
USN, of VA-923 who was killed i n action on 22 December 1952.
A special Christmas Eve carol service was conducted a t 2200, 21
December and Catholic services were conducted a t midnight.
Public Information a c t i v i t i e s covered during the period of this ree.
port consisted of the following:
Daily news dispatches
17
Hometown releases
955
Feature s t o r i e s
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Still pictures
20
Tape recordings released
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events and other special or spot announcements of
daily the day's comb&
interest t o the crew.
@-ration Morale L i f t 1952n, a IIw3vle sho\ring family scenes of
dependents of 90 officers and men of the m
K
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, was shown on Christmas day.
2,
Casualties
a,
Ship's Company
No ship's company casualtierr occurred other than minor injuries
during t h e reporting period,
b,
A i r Group 102,
(See enclosure (1)).
PART V I
coM4Eyrs
1. Engineering Department
a.
Casualties
(1) No major damage was sustained from any cause*
(2)
The following minor damage was sustained during routine operations:
approximately lo00 linear f e e t of deck
planking
b.
Recommendations
(1) None
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Steaming Data
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Dates
Engine miles steamed 8401
2 D~c-24 6-52
Fuel oil received 1,872,896 gals
2 Dec-2& Dee 1952
Fuel oil delivered ,DWs 187,220 gals
2 bSc-2h Dee 1952
Fuel o i l cmsumed (underway) 1,351,202 gals 2 Dec-Z& W c 1952
Fuel o i l consumed (anchored)
9803 gals
2 Bc-24 BC1952
Average speed 15.06
2 D ~ c - 2 1 D ~ c1952
Hours underway 557.7
2 D~c-24 D ~ c1952
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(1200)
(1200)
(1200)
(1200)
1200
1200
(1200)
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Fueling
During the period 2 December t o 24 December 1952, the U.S.S. ORISKANY
fueled destroyers three (3) times a t an atferage r a t e of 120,OOO gallons per how,
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The U.S.S.
ORISKANY ref
( 5 ) times during t M s p e r i d
a t an average rate of 163,600 gallons per hour.
2.
Communications
Communication d i f f i c u l t i e s were notfcsably minimized during the
current period of operations, and no noteworthy d i f f i c u l t i e s were experienced.
The following s t a t i s t i c s are indicative of t h e communication aspect8
OY t h e operation:
MESSAGES HANDLED IN MAIN W I O
Transmitted on UHF Ratt
1,233
Received on UHF Ratt
822
Relayed on various c i r c u i t s other than UHF Ratt 20
Outgoing from ship
567
Received on B32
5,820
Received on George Fox
b, 900
Received on George Roger Fox
U6
Relayed on UHF Ratt
Total nressages handled
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Messages either addressed t o o r f r o m t h e
U.S.S. ORISKANY (included i n above count)
Total c l a s s i f i e d messages (90,116 groups)
2,96
570
MESSAGES HANDLED ON SIGNAL BRIDGE
Total incoming and outgoing
L96
Note: The t o t a l noted above does not include approximately 50
messages handled during replenishment periods. O f the t o t a l , 86 messages
(1,386 groups) were by Nancy.
The following s t a t i s t i c s of p o s t a l a c t i v i t i e s are considered t o be
of general i n t e r e s t :
Total of 1,506 money orders issued
F i r s t Class m a i l received
First Class mail dispatched
Parcel Post received
Parcel Post dispatched
A i r mail received
Air mail dispatched
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$ w 9 8 69
338 pieces
188 pieces
10 pouches
14 pouches
440 pouches
19 pouches
815 pieces
1 2 1 pieces
60 pouches
56 pouches
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3.
.
ULLhM
A i r Intelligence
Flak in and near t h e t a r g e t areas i s p l o t t e d on four AN3 L 7 9 charts
covered with acetate. A series of these ckarts a r e made up f o r the navy area
of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and an overlay of the a e a s covered is maintained on a
lrS00,000 chart. Ready reference t o these target charts posed a problem.
Swinging panels, a s have been employed on other c a r r i e r s , was considered,
but due t o the minimum number such a r i g can hold it was discarded. A t
present these charts are attached
means of s t a p l e s t o wooden s l a t s 35
inches by l/h inch by 3/4 ineh. These wooden slats rest on the one inch
flange of two angle i r o n s 18 inches long. One angle i r o n is attached t o a
f i l e cabinet and the other t o 8 bulkhead approximately three feet from t h e
deck. This arrangement e a s i l y accommodates fifty t a r g e t charts.
With the advent of winter, camouflage and deception as employed by
the North Koreans, has l o s t some of its effectiveness. Photo I n t e r p r e t a t i o n
of supposedly empty AW positions disclosed track8 leading from the etnpty
revetments t o nearby buildings. It i s considered t h a t t h e North Koreans
might we such t a c t i c s in view of the m b f l i t y of' t h e i r AW guns.
4.
Combat Information Center
CIC personnel from destroyers were assigned TAD aboard the ORISKANY
f o r qualification and refresher t r a i n i n g as a i r c o n t r o l l e r s , Refresher
t r a i n i n g of previously qualified a i r c o n t r o l l e r s poses no s p e c i a l proBlems,
arid r e q u a l i f i c a t i o n can be accomplished in a reasonably s h o r t time. Hmever,
i n i t i a l qualification of prospective a i r c o n t r o l l e r s who have had l i t t l e
background or t r a i n i n g i n the mechanics of a i r intercept, jet and conventional
a i r c r a f t performance, radio procedure, vocabulary of brevity codes, etc. i s
not considered practicable aboard a carrier operating on the line, Refresher
t r a i n i n g requires r e l a t i v e l y few practice i n t e r c e p t s while i n i t i a l t r a i n i n g
leading t o q u a l i f i c a t i o n requires a s u b s t a n t i a l number, I n three c a r r i e r
operations each CVA can normally expect CAP control only one day out of each
four, and time available f o r practice i n t e r c e p t s i s quite limited. It is
therefore recommended t h a t only refresher t r a i n i n g be given on board operating
carriers,
5.
Photography
The number of s h i p ' s photographic personnel assigned remained a t 18.
This figure includes one warrant, one AFC, and ten rated men. The number
and r a t i n g of personnel assigned are proving generally adequate. However, it
i s f e l t t h a t t h e addition of one r a t e d camera repainnan would materially reduce the high percentage of photo mission f a i l u r e s due t o camera nalfunction.
S t a t i s t i c a l summary of f a i l u r e s : t o t a l photo missions t h i s operating period 66;
t o t a l failures
20; f a i l u r e s due t o camera o r i n s t a l l a t i o n malfunctioning 13,
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Laboratory personnel are now doing a l l t h e a e r i a l f i l m processing and
loading of magazines. This arrangement is proving s a t i s f a c t o r y since it
gives photo detachment personnel more time t o take care of i n s t a l l a t i o n and
checking of photographic equipment i n t h e planes.
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Flash p r i n t s are made of all photo missions i n order t o emedite
construction of mosaics by t h e photo interpretation section,
P r i n t t o t a l s f o r the period were &,2%
h6B 8 a O t a r g e t photos f o r p i l o t briefing,
9x18 inch, 4610 9x9 inch and
Mechanical dif'ficulties encountered r e s u l t i n g i n the mission failures
referred t o above, were with the K-38 a e r i a l camera and A8B magazine. Among
the more frequent mechanical f a i l u r e s were sheared taper pins i n t h e case
drive of the K-38, One A8B magazine was out of commission because of broken
gears, The o r i g i n a l gears were made of p l a s t i c and were replaced with m t a l
gears. The heating element in one A8B magaaine short c i r m i t e d causing a
mission to be aborted,
Switches f o r the 1800 watt heating elements on t h e AlQA aerial film
dryers burned out frequently due t o over heating. However, ships e l e c t r i c i a n s
repaired the switches promptly and tine loss in drying was negligible.
It is recommended that a l l unfts using K-38 cameras and A8B magazines
be furnished instruction handbooks and technical b u l l e t i n s on this equipment
as soon as possible. This e s s e n t i a l data was n o t included with caneras received and has not yet been made available t o this ship, It is believed t h a t
much of the maintenance d i f f i c u l t y would have been avoided and t h e r e s u l t ing failures on combat missions would have been considerably lessened had
t h i s data been on hand.
6.
Medical Department
The Medical Department supplies and equipment were adequate, No
s i g n i f i c a n t supply shortage o r equipment breakdown occurred during the reporting period.
a,
Wedioal Evaluation of A i r Group and Ship's Company
On this second operating period of twenty-two days, it has been
i n t e r e s t i n g t o note the great degree of parallelism or analogy with t h e first
period. For example, the occasional anxiety presenting itself has been based
on a home f r o n t situation, unfaithful w i f e f o r example, r a t h e r than on real
o r fancied dangers associated with operations. There has been no detectable
loss of resistance t o disease, and no increase i n the number of injuries or
psychosomatic complaints.
I n conclusion, there has been nothing i n this second period on t h e
l i n e t o make one f e e l that three weeks is too long an operating period for
personnel despite the increased hardships of colder weather.
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b. Medical Departnent Statistical Sunaary A i r Group and Ship's Company
1st Period 2nd PerLod
226
Admitted t o sick list
It
Admitted t o binnacle l i s t
.3%
Percent sick days out of possible 67,232 work days
*3%
Officers admitted t o s i c k list
10
9
Total visits t o sick call
1,161
1,258
1
1
Patients received frm other ahipa
P a t i e nts transferred t o hospital
0
0
Minor injuries tr eated
200
215
Major i n j u r i e s tr eated
1
1
Number shipboard i n j u r i e s r esul t i ng death
1
0
Number of personnel died pf disease
1
0
Minor surgical procedures
25
12
Major surgical procedures
3
3
Venereal diseases cases and non-specif ic u r e t h r i t i s
58
117
1 Gonorrhea
7
11
2 Chancroid
14
18
(3) Non-specific u r e t h r i t i s f o l l o a n g sexual exposure 37
88
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C.
Medical S t a t i s t i c a l Summary of A i r Group P i l o t s and Crewmen
1st Period 2nd Period
Planes l o s t , enemy action, p i l o t killed, not recovered 1
1
Planes l o s t , p i l o t not recovered
1
0
Planes l o s t , operational, p i l o t recovered minor i n j u r i e s 1
0
Planes l o s t , operational, p i l o t xvtcovered unin3ured
0
2
Planes l o s t , operational, crewmen recovered uninjumd 0
0
Planes damaged, enemy action, crewmen injured
0
0
Planes damaged, enemy action, p i l o t injured
0
0
P i l o t s temporarily grounded for medical reasons
15
24
P i l o t s permanently grounded pending medical evaluation 0
0
Average number days p i l o t s grounded
2.4
402
Crewmen grounded f o r medical reasons
0
0
d. On 22 December 1952, LTJG JAMES ALEXANDER MIDSON, 532903, USN was
k i l l e d in action a t 0925 when h i s plane, an AD-3 crashed into ground in enenpr
t e r r i t o r y near Hwansungwon-ni, Korea, cause unknown,
7.
Supply Department
a,
Aviation Stores
The major operational procedure problem experienced during t h e period
covered by t h i s r epor t has been caused by t h e recei pt of material without
proper cavering invoices, p a r t i c u l a r l y material a i r l i f t e d from continental
sources. Such shipments e n t a i l considerable research t o insure accomplishment of requisitions and i n some cases has caused unnecessary delay i n t h e
issue of p r i o r i t y material.
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Status information received indicates that many important items are
being held a t NSD Yokosuka f o r delivery t o the ship despite the f a c t t h a t
the Hhip has a periodic replenishment schedule nm-the line..
Further, manysmall items reguiaitioned on a priority basis, available i n the area as indicated by status information, have s t i l l not been
received by COD a i r c r a f t during t h i s period.
One problem of considerable importance which resulted i n t h e continuing ACOG of an a i r c r a f t was t h e reoeipt of an FbUh wing assembly uithout
the Are0 lk Rocket provisions ( C h a w 432). Corrective action has been
taken by COMFAIRJAP 2107032 Deceder,
The first on l i n e replenishment (19 Noveat>er 1952) from the CHOURRE
was highly satisfactory. The d i s atch in the assembly of stores, the excellent
tagging and identification, and t method of transfer indicates a high degree of efficiency on the part of the CMOURRE as a whole and the Supply
Department i n general. A t o t a l of 12h7 Stews were requested of which 796
i t e m s were received f o r a percentage of 63.8 comprising approximately 13.7
tons.
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Procurement difficulties were negligible during tb period o f t h i s
report with t h e exception of continued shortage of cold weather Items cited
i n the first report. The condition of other shortages has improved.
Intra-Task Force cooperation has proved very satisfactory on request
f o r allowance l i s t material a s shown by the receipt of 62.5 percent of items
re que8 tea.
Usage of F9J? l4U3 tires during t h i s period has been reduced t o nomal
expenditure.
b.
General Stores
There were no unusual developments i n this category except high consumption of certain stores. Usage of general m s s and wardroom cups has been
approximately three times that, anticipated, principally as a r e s u l t of breakage.
Usa e of class 40 and 41 (hand tools) has been extmmlY h i @ due to inadequate
o u t k t t i n g of squadrons. Rags have been consumed a t an average rate of 120
bales per month.
C.
Ship's Store and CdtSS
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Operational Procedure Problems Care must be exercised t o insure t h a t
woolen underwear is bagged separately f o r delivery t o the laundry, and t h a t
such articles are washed and rinsed i n lukewarm water only.
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Stock Excesses and Shortages To date no excesses have been found
t o e x i s t i n ship's store stock. However, the following shortage$ do exist:
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(1) Watches Sold 500 the first three months a t sea. 100 of these
watches were m i l i t a r y type; all others dress. Average s e l l i n g price of the
dress watches, $35-40, Stock r a t i o of &en's t o women's was about 8:l.
It
i s reconmvended t h a t for Christmas s&bs thf8 r a t i o be ad3usted t o about 3:l.
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(2) Pen and Pencil Sets
During the pre-Christmas buying, sales
increased t o about five s a l e s per day f o r a t h i r t y day period over a previous
normal of 1/2 t o 3/4 per day. Sets sold were the Sheaffer a t about $12-25
s e l l i n g price.
Demand f o r fountain pens, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e inexpensive pen
of t h e Esterbrook type, is very great. Sales run on an average of 100-125
(3) Pens
per month. Since these pens are unavailable i n t h i s area, it is recommended
t h a t adequate stock be carried.
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(4) Clothing and Small Stores Shortages c i t e d i n previous r e p o r t
continue, and are c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of this area.
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Procurement M f f i c u l t i e s The replenishment ship, U.S.S.
CASTOR
(AKS-l), t o date has been unable t o supply required items of CdrSS. The
available ship's s t o r e stock is s a t i s f a c t o r y but limited quite strictly t o
s t a p l e s (e.g. soaps, cigarettes, dentifrices, etc. ).
do Commissary
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Operational Procedure The serving of a midnight meal has met w i t h
continued success insofar as health and morale is concerned. On the l a s t
night of the patrol, however, it became necessary t o serve only soup and
coffee t o a m i d an over expenditure of general mess funds.
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Stock Shortages The following items of provisions have been i n
s h o r t supply:
Tomato puree
Potatoes, sweet, f r e s h
Grapefruit, f r e s h
Beans, string, cnd
Tomato paste
Crackers
Syrup
Vanilla, flavoring
Mayonnaise
Cereal, assorted
Juice, orange
Procurement Difficulties On r e t u r n t o Yokosuka, after t h e previous
ALUIRA (AF-55)
period "on the linen, r e q u i s i t i o n s were submitted t o the U.S.S.
f o r f r e s h frozen and dry provisions. The OFUSKANY requested about one hundred
f o r t y tons and t h e amount received was sixty-three tons. The ORISKANY l e f t
Yokosuka, therefore, without a capacity load.
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It has been found t h a t the most convenient time f o r pay day, while
operating, i s a t night or on replenishmarnt day.
Many disbursing f o r m are unava5lable 2n t h i s area,
requirement should be acquired when o u t f i t t i n g ,
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A complete cruise
Replenishment Underway
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December t h e ORISKANY replenished a t sea from t h e U.S.S. ALUDRA
The ship came along side a t 13b2 for replenishment of fresh, frozen
and dry provisions, About 95 per cent of the requisitions s u h i t t e d were
f i l l e d . Around 1shs the ALuMlA had t o break away from t h e ORISKANY because
of rough weather. About t e n tons of flour was l e f t on board t h e ALUDRQ.
The average tonage taken on board was 60 tons per hour.
(AF-55).
On
Aviation s t o r e s replenishment was acdmplished from the U.S.S.
CHOURRE (ARV-1) on 19 December 1952. (Amplifying comments on the 19
November replenishment are contained i n Aviation Stores section above).
Very few items were received. Only p r i o r i t y BAKER requisitions were processed
due t o late delivery of requisitions t o t h e CHOURRE, occasioned by the advance.
ment of the replenishment schedule,
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Navigation Department
During the present operation t h e Navigation Department had excellent
The rapklity of the
o p p o r t ~ n i t i e afor the t r a i n i n g of deck-watch-standers,
t a c t i c a l maneuvers and the great variety of t a c t i c a l situations, affords exc e l l e n t practice i n ship handling. During this l a s t tour four (4) officerof-thedeck qualifications were granted, three (3) t o ensigns and one (1)
t o a lieutenant, To supplement the on-the-job-training classes are held
each day to improve t h e watch standers knowledge and use of the t o o l s of
h i s trade. Voice radio procedure i s practiced d a i l y u t i l i z i n g a tape recorder so that voice deficiencies and improper procedure can be corrected.
T h i s practice has g r e a t l y improved voice radio procedure. To broaden
t h e OODts knowledge of h i s a s s i s t a n t s , their duties md e s p e c i a l l y t h e i r
problems, a r o t a t i o n a l system has been established t o place CIC personnel
on t h e bridge and bridge watch standers jin CIC, I n our deck-watch-stander
t r a i n i n g c r e d i t must be extended t o the U.S.S. PRINCETON since a modified
program similar t o hers has been adopted,
The starboard wing of the open bridge has undergone several changes
t o increase the comfort and efficiency of the conning o f f i c e r during the winter
replenishment operations. A seat has been i n s t a l l e d with 8 foot r e s t , a plexiglass wind shield has been errected and a canvas awning has been installed.
The top h a l f of a gear locker door has been painted black so t h a t it may
serve as a blackboard t o indicate the RPM and course being steered.
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General During t h i s period a general improvement was noted i n the
execution of assigned functions of a l l divisions i n the A i r Department.
This was due primarily: t o experience gained during the first 'tour i n the
operating area, Personnel shortages i n the a i r c r a f t handling and ordnance
divisions continues Co be the most serious item e f f e c t i n g the efficiency
of t h e department. During the l a s t week of operations, due t o illness and
i n j u r i e s , t h e flight deok division plane handling crews were reduced t o 9-10
men per Tew on occasion, A mSniraUm of twelve (12) men per crew should be
available i n order t o expeditiously respot the heavier AD and j e t type a i r c r a f t .
The use of the F9F t a i l tow during t h i s period resulted i n some conservation
of manpower, Ingenious methods of conserving space on the hangar deck permitted operations t o continue normally despita the presence of s i x nonSlyaBle duds in hangar bay #3. Continued e f f o r t s are underway t o gain add i t i o n a l 'room in hangar bays fog mahlmance f a c i l b t i e s . Relocatiion of lumber
racks from present location, p o r t s i d e elevator #3, t o to p of uptake space
starboard side, w i l l provide room for some work bench spa,ce. I n s t a l l a t i o n
of t o o l b o x racks between #3 elevator stanchions, p o r t side hangar deck,
frames 140-44, is a l s o being accomplished, The practice of turning up a l l
propeller a i r c r a f t approximately one aqd one-half hours before first morning
launch i s most desirable during cold weather. Plane captains run engines from
10-15 minutes a t 1000-1200 Am.
a.
A i r c r a f t Handling
An a u x i l i a r y aircraf't spotting board of the f l i g h t deck, manufactured
by the ship's a i r c r a f t metal'sbop, has been i n s t a l l e d i n f l i g h t deck control
d i r e c t l y above the e x i s t i n g board. Since i n s t a l l a t i o n , it has saved much
time and confusion by providing the a c t u a l deck spot,while succeeding launches
and spots a r e being planned and worked out on t h e lower board.
Design of a suitable tow-bar to tow F9F's backwards is still. necessary,
A number of universal tow bars were modified f o r t h i s use by shortening one
bar s u f f i c i e n t l y t o reach the t a i l skid while the remaining bar towed from
the landing gear. Principal d i f f i c u l t y encountered is t h a t the b a r s a r e
not strong enough t o withstand the stresses encountered a t all, angles of towing
p a r t i c u l a r l y during sh.arp turns.
Due t o the ever increasing demand f o r hangar deck space f o r checks
and other maintenance work on a i r c r a f t , and due t o the number of permsurent
ltdudtf a i r c r a f t accumulated, it was necessary t o r e s o r t t o unorthodox methods
of aircraft parking t o conserve spacer Vertical s t a b % l i a e r sand propellers
were removed from two F4U dud a i r c r a f t permitting them t o be "stqod on t h e i r
noseft with the t a i l lashed to the overhead. F9F t a i l sections wbre removed
and suspended from the overhead i n Bay #3 by means of %he t a i l section
hoisting sling. T h i s permitted considerable tightening of dud parking and\
provided necessary space f o r parking of a d d i t i o n a l a i r c r a f t ,
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Operations have been speeded up on recovery of a i r c r a f t by t a x i i n g
j e t aircr,af"t o f f elevator #2 onto the hangar deck, The plane is taxied
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s t r a i g h t off the elevator, and'tbe
Ss not swung inboard until it i s
d e t e w n e d t h a t na r e s i d u a l fire exists in the e n g i y . Thss permits taking
almost every other j e t down elevator #2 thereby increasing t h e space m a i l a b l e
f o r spotting a i r c r a f t forward during recovew#
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Catapults
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A t o t a l of 7.53 catapult launches were made during the period, t h e
majority of which were F9P-5 aircraft. The use of fire hose t o protect
the bungee strands on the F9F forged eye launch$.ng pendants from being S€Y.W&
by t h e sharp edges of the s h u t t l e has proved s a t i s f a c t o r y and has seduced
considerably t h e use of bungee. Except f o r f i v e pendants being lost i n one
day due t o inadvertant use of overage bungee none have been l o s t during t h i s
period due t o a r r e s t o r f a i l u r e s , It i s recommended t h a t CVA's stock 1@0
f e e t of f r e s h 3/4" bungee f o r the F9F forged eye launching pendants. Both
catgpults were available f o r a l l scheduled operations during t h i s perigd.
Cable tensioner and whip dampener packing9 were changed after 400 shots due
t o excessive leakage.
d, Arresting Gear
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The i n s t a l l a t i o n of a m a l l j e t b l a s t deflector a f t of #2 elevator
provides protection t o the barricade and b a r r i e r operator by dispersing the
b l a s t of a i r c r a f t being taxied onto the elevator during recoveries. The
deflector i s a fixed i n s t a l l a t i o n , set back far enough not t o interfere yith
operations and deflecting t h e b l a s t over and around personnel in t h e p o r t
catwalk Btations.
Although frequent draining of a r r e s t i n g gear a i r Supply lines i s
accomplished, water 'condensation i n exposed portions of these l i n e s freezes.
This problem has been solved t o a s a t i s f a c t o r y degree by lagging the lines with
asbestos cloth.
A t o t a l of 1375 a r r e s t e d landings we= made during the period. , T h e r e 1
were 7 ,jet barrier crashes and 3 prop b a r r f e r crashes, including 2 barricade
engagements,
of
Failure of a hook potnt on an F9F& a i r c r a f t r e s u l t e d &n t h e breakage
#4 and #S cross deck pendants with r e s u l t a n t major damage t o the aircraSt and
minor i n j u r i e s t o three personnel of 'the a r r e s t i n g gear divfsion stationed: i n
the catwalksr To date, there have been f o u r (4) hook point failures t h i s
cruise on j e t a i r c r a f t , The A i r Group has made recornendations t o BW,,ER regarding the redesign o f the F9F-5 hook points.
d.
Maintenance
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Due t o the large number of t i P e changes, the aviation m t @ lshop
manufactured a t j r e bead breaking machine, which can a l s o s e r v e . a s a hydraulic
press. Constructed of salvaged materials the machine c o n s i s t s of a heavy
framework, a bydraulic hand pump and actuating cylinder and various s i z e adapters
which f i t against the idre close t o the r i m . The beads a r e broken by the
single action of t h e machine.
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t o mn-avaibbility of a fork l i f t truck crane adapter, one
was marmfactqred. The crane adapter serves purpeses including ths ineitallabfon
and r e m d of 3et and propeller engines fro@ a i r c r a f t and handling of bombs
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during replentshment, The adapter is quickly attached t o tihe fork truck
requiring only the remcfval of the fo2'ks and hanging the adapter i n place
since no securing devices .are necessaryr
Operation of the oxygen-nitrogen system was satisfactory; however,
difficulty was experienced i n handling the flexible oxygen service hose
during operations. A l l t M service outlets are on t h e port side of the ship;
and in order t o service planes on the starboard side, the w e of a 200 fobt
length of hose is necessary. Handling t h i s much hose, with planes, tractors,
and bomb skid$ moving about the deck is dangerous; and caution is necessa
t o prevent damaging the hose.
It i s reaonaended that a hose r e e l be i n s t a l ed
a t the service outlets t o f a c i w t a t e break-out and return of the hose.
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The electronics shop installed an APU plug-in on the LeTourneau crash
crane i n order $0 provide easier starting during cold weather. This modificaticm
Was proven very satisfactory,
The use of an area i n hangar bay #3 adjacent t6 the Aviation Metal
Sho f o r t i r e mounting and stowage has p r o k d necessary and desirable due t o
hig t b e usage of the F9F-5.
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The present number of different type a i r c r a f t on board requires an
excessive amount of special*tools and maintedance equipment which abcorbs
premium stowage space both i n stokwrooms and hangar deck, The design and
distribution of universal, equipment and tools would heJp greertXy i n a J , l e v ~ h g
the problem.
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Ordnance and Gasoline
The MK 1 bomb skid requires continual inepeetion and repair t o the
cepter-brace whhh prevents the bomb from slipping forward or a f t w h i b
being hauled.. !i%e Aviation Metal Shop has welded hew steel stock reinf o r c e k n t s across the lower section of the center "V" brace t o remedy t h i s
fault, A skid similar t o t h e MK 1 but with larger wheel and groved edge .- .
tires for rolling bombs over barliier and arresting gear cable would be an
improvement over the present PlX 1. ,
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Napalm bombs,are normally made up on-the f l i g h t deck, however,
under cerY;a;Ln cdnditions, (i.e. u g h winds, rough seas) this is vSrtus&ly
impossible, T h b problem was solved by closing the fire,doors between
.hangar bay #2 and #3 and p ~ l l f ~the
~ gblackout cur-tains a f t Qf #3 a i r c r a f t
elevabor. Nunber 3 elevator was lowered and the n a p a h mixed on the larered
elevator. I n this manner, proper ventilation was maintaililed and the work was
accomplished much more rapidly in a sheltered position, and bombs were in a
position t o be taken inanetliately t o .the f l i g h t deck.
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hoisting band for the 2
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demands. Frequently thirteen (13) bombs and 8 O # B t h e S fffteen (1s) are
required for loading between recovery and next launch of t h e AD strike.
This shortage of holsting bands means only a part of the required nunher can
be assembled and placed on bomb skids prior t o loading t h e .
Cooperation of t h e Fleet Tankers in sending the oper tspe coupmg
hose f i t t i n g has cut our "hook-up" time t o about five (rmilrutes. On the
l a s t replenishment day, 137,000 gallons of AVGAS was received from the
" f i r s t l i n e over0 t o "cast-off time" of two (2) hours and twenty (20) minutes.
COURT
copies to:
CNO (2) Advance
CINCPACFLT ( 5 ) Advance
CINCPACFLT EVALUATION GROUP
COMEJAVFE (1) Advance
C 0 M " E EVALUATION GROUP
COEaSEVENTHFLT (1)Advance
CTF-77 (1)AdVan@
COMCARDIV 1
COMCARDIV 3
COMCARDIV 5;
COMAIRPAC (10)
COMSERVPAC
COMFAIRALAMEDA
COWAIRJAPAN
COMFAIRQUONSET
NAVAL WAR COUEGE
m JOC KOREA
USS BOXER (CVA-21)
RICHARD (CVA-31)
US8 HIN
USS VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45)
USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47)
USS PRINCETON (CVA-37)
uss KEARSARGE (CVA-33)
USS WASP (CVA-18)
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YORKTOWN (CVA-10)
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CVG 7
CVG 9
CVG 11
CVG 15
CVG 19
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ORISKANY (CVA-34)
Care of F l e e t Post Office
San Francisco, California
r'rom:
To:
Via?
CVA%/A
(I3:HRMwtrm)
Ser 093
25 Feb 1953
Commanding Officer
(1) Commander Task Force SEVENTYISEVEN
(2) Commander SEVENTH F l e e t
(L) Commander i n Chief, U.S, Pacific Fleet
Subj: Lction Report f o r the period of 7 January 1993 through 11 February
1953
Ref:
(a) OPNAV I n s t r u c t i o n 31r80.4
Encl:
(1)CVG-12 Action Report 7 January 1953 through 11 February 1953
1, In zccordance with reference (a) the Action Report f o r t h e period o f
7 January 1953 through 1
1 February 1953 i s hereby submitted.
PART I
COMPOSITION OF OWN FORCES
The U.S.S.
ORISKANY (CVA-34) with c a r r i e r A i r GWUP 102 (redesignated carrier A i r Group 1 2 on h February-1953) embarked, s o r t i e d from Yokosuka Harbor
a t 06581, 7 January 195'3 and a t 08221, 10 January 1953 joined Task Force
77 in Area Tare, the Japan Sea, commander Task Force 77 and Commander C a r -
r i e r Division THREE, RADM A. SOUCEK, USN, was embarked i n the U.S.S.
FORGE (CVA-LS).
VALLEY
commander Carrier Division FIVE, RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, embarked i n the
KEARSARGE (CVA-33), assumed duties as Commander Task Force 77 on 22
January 1953. On 11 February 1953 t h e U.S.S. Vizfj;EY FORGE (CVA-4s) re=
turned t o the force with Commander Carrier Division THREE, RADM A. SOUCEK,
USN, embarked and assumed duties as Commander Task Force 77.
U.S.S.
During the operating period other ships i n company were the U.S.S.
PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47), the U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CVA-kS), the U.S.S. MISSOURI (BB-63) w i t h Commander SEVENTH Fleet, VADM J. J. CLARK, USM, embarked,
and various c r u i s e r s and screening destroyers, P r i o r t o departing Task
Force 77 and Area Tare f o r Nagoya on 11 February 1953 Commander Carrier Division FIVE administration was s h i f t e d from the U.S.S. KEARSARGE (CVA-33)
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to the U.S.S. O R I S W (CVA-34).
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During the period i n the forward area, operations were conducted i n accordance with Commander Task Force 77 Operation Order 2-52. The lMission of
the Force, i n support t o f r o n t l i n e ground farces, i n t e r d i c t i o n of eneqy movements and resupply over Northeast Kor@a-&?
Pines and storage areas,
destruction of enew troops and a i r support of naval gunfire,
PART If
CHRONOLOGIcat ORlBR OF EVERTS
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JanUary
1953
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S o r t i e d from Yokosuka Harbor a t 06581 onroute t o tho Korean Operating
Area, Rendezvoused with the U.S.S. RENSHAW (ODE-499). Conducted j o i n t f l i g h t
owra5fons with the Japan A i r Defense Command.
1953
-8 January Enroute t o the Korean Operating tlrea.
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Conducted afternoon f l i g h t oper-
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Etiroute t o the Korean Operating Area.
Conducted afternoon flight operations.
Conducted AA f i r i n g p a c t i c e .
10 J a n ' w y 1953
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Enroute t o the Korean Operating Area. Joined Task Force 77 a t 08221 i n
the Korean Operating Area. SOPA and Commander Task Force 77, RADM k . SOUCEK
USN, COMCARDIV 3, embarked i n the U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CVA-bs), Rendeavoused
with Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Replenished aviation gasoline
and NFSO from the U.S.S. LiSKIiSKIA (no-27).
11 January 1953
Continued replenishment from Task Element 92.10 Replenished aviation
gasoline and NFSO from the U.S.S. MISPILLION (AO-105, Replenished ammunition
from the U.S.S. VIRGO (AKA-20) and provisions from the U.S.S. ORAF'FIAS (m-29).
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F l i g h t operations cancelled due t o high seas and inclement weather.
13 January 1953
F l i g h t operations cancelled due t o continuing inclement weather.
F l i g h t operations cancelled due t o continuing inclement weather.
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16 January 1953
--Conducted combat f l i g h t operations.
17 January 1953
conducted combat f l i g h t operations.
18 January 1953
--Rendezvoused w i t h Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Received p o v i s i o n s
and dry stores from the U.S.S. GRAFFTRS (is-29). Replenished a v i a t i o n gasReceived aviation s t o r e s from
D i i ? t : and NFSO from the U.S.S. CHEIvlUNG (AO-30).
Replenished ammubition f r o m the U.S.S. VIRGO
the U,S,S, CHOURRE (ARV-1).
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Co-?c:;:-ted combat f l i g h t operations. The U.S.S. KEARSRRQE (CVA-33) with
t it’. YICKEY, USN, COMCARDIV 5 embarked, joined Task Force 77.
21 January 1953
22 January 1953
Conducted conbat f l i g h t operations. RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, C O E A R D I V 5,
einbarkcd i n the U.S.S. KEARSARGE (CVi’,-33), assumed dommand of Task Force 77.
The U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45) with WLDM A. SOUCEK, COMCARDIV 3, enbarked
was detached and departed Task Force 77.
23 January 1953
Conducted h ~ .firing exercises.
1953
- January 24
Replenished ammunition from t h e
Rendezvoused with Task Element 92.1.
U.S.S. PARAXTIN (AE-18). Replenished a v i a t i o n gasoline and NFSO f r o m t h e
U.$ ,S. CHEMUNG (AO-30)
conducted Ah f i r i n g exercises.
NSFb
conducted combat f l i g h t operations,
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28 January 1953
Conducted BA f i r i n g e%ercises.
Berdezvoused w i t h Task Elem.nt 92.1 f o r replenishment. Replenished
the U.S.S. PARACUTIN (S-29). Replenishment of ammunition
titar: 3 s c nitinucd due t o heavy seas.
Replenished NSFO and a v i a t i o n gasc l cAn3
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f’rbm the U.S.S. USKASKIk (l’,0-29).
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30 January 1953
T Y A ~nued replenishment from Task Elerrlent
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Conducted
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92.1. Replenished ammunition
f l i g h t operations upon com-
2 _ - ~ 3 - l--, cd replenishment.
31 January 1953
joined Task Force 77.
The U.S.S.
PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47)
1Februam 1953
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Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. CDR J. C. MICHEEL, USN, Commanding
o f f i c e r of vA-923 crashed i n enemy t e r r i t o r y while making an a t t a c k during
s close a i r support mission.
No evidence of survival was noted and CDR
MTCKEEL i s listed as k i l l e d i n action.
1953
-2 February Conducted combat flight operations,
LTJG
8. L. IVES, USNR, VF-781, crashed landed in Wonsan Harbor a f t e r his F9F-5
was h i t by a f i r e i n the Wonsan area. LTJG IVES was rescued uninjured by
the U.S.S.
MILEY (DD-5!%),
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-3 February -
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Rendezvoused w i t h Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Received f r e s h
and dry provisions from the U.S.S. GRWFIAS (AF-29)
Replenished ammunition
f r o m t h e U.S.S. VIRGO (AKA-20).
Replenished NF’SO and a v i a t i o n gasoline from
the U.S.S. KASUSKIA (AO-27).
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Rendezvoused with Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Replenished amrln7ni.tS-r.P w i the
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Received a v i a t i o n stores from t h e
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??I3 (ARV-1)
Replenished NFSO and m i a t i o n gasoline from the
b , ? ?.
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1 : ' - L P A I C (AO-107). Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises.
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1953
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11 February 1953
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p,endezvoused w i t h Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Replenished am::cliition from t h e U.S.S. RAINIER (AE-5). Received provisions and f r e i g h t
f~*:.mi
the U.S.S.
ALUDRA (AF-55). Replenished NFSO and a v i a t i o n gasoline from
t h e U.S.S, GUADALUPE (AO-32). The U.S.S. VALLEY FaRGE (CVA-45) with RADM
4, SOUCEK, USN, COMCARDIV 3, embarked, joined Task Force 77. RADM SOUaK
relieved RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, COMCARDIV 4, embarked i n the U.S.S.
KEARSARGE
(CVA-33), as Commander T,ask Force 77, The U.S.S. ORISKANY (CVA-3b) wa8 deh s h e d and departed Task Force 77 enroute t o Nagoya, Japan, COENIDIV FJYE
s h i f t e d flag t o ORISKANY. End of reporting period.
PART 111
1. Enclosure (1) lists a l l a v i a t i o n ammunition expended during the period
covered by t h i s report.
2.
Gunnery Department expenditures of t r a i n i n g ammunition are as follows:
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311/50 c a l i b er , FCL (VT) (Non-f rag)
Non-f lashle ss
53h
3* 3"/50 FCL, VTfused, non-fragmentation, steel case ammunition of various
l o t s used i n AA sleeve f i r i n g s have given about 30 percent prematures a t
approximately arming range. Similar performance has been observed i n the
fj.r%ng of o t h e r s hi ps of this Task Force, S p e c i f i c performance has been regillsrly reported t o t h e Chief of Naval a e r a t i o n s Sn the Ammunition PerTorlance Report, and will not be d e t a i l e d here due to the non-operational
nature of the ammunition involvedl
PART IV
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'bL
b a t t l e damage was sustained by t h e ORISKANY during t h e cur r ent
?,
mmag? iqfl?-cted on the enemy (see enclosure (I)),
?c
r'f
5 ~ ' .
i:tfllcted on ORISKANY a i r c r a f t (see enclosure (1)).
PART V
3
Performance
During t h i s period t he average on board count was 2723t 2021 s h i p t s
c)nysny: 63 marines; 1 7 swu team and 625 CVG 12,
C r i t i c a l shortages continued t o exist i n the following rates; MM, AD,
These shortages have been covered under separate
and SA/SN.
c ,. Izspondence.
BO, &=/AN,
.The o v e r a l l general performance and morale of all hands is s t i l l a t
a veqr high level, the regular delivery of mail, scheduled bingo games, movies
r , : ~:izppy hours a r e considered as contributing factors.
be Training
Training for t h o period as covered by t h i s report consisted of t h e
f qllowing:
New dlasees organized
Active classes a t end of period
Classroom hours held t h i s period
03
12
3 3
6
I
,I
Navy Training Courses ( t e x t s ) checked out
Navy Training Courses (correspondence) ordered out
USJLPZ’tonrta ohecked out
UStiFI GED tests administered
USAFI correspondence courses ordored
USAFI end of course t e s t s rdministered
USiLFI GED b a t t e r i e s ordered by men
USAFI end of course t e s t s ordered by men
r;’,nr.ol.lments i n college extensj o r CCVFSES
‘ilebtws S s i l t t o c i v i l i a n schm3.s 011 bcrhrlf of mn f o r
c o m se l i n g and placement p;irpx?s
r’ieqwsts for s e r v i c e schools foiwazded
IJmber of examinations given h pay grade E-7
:I
i
63
25
20
30
52
09
37
03
05
02
03
79
; h a l e g a l o f f i c e previcusly cccupied the f l a g spaces on the 02 level.
c
XI of t h e a r 5 u a l of 50, .nar,der Carrier Division FIVE ard staff
. ~ c a s s a yt o u t i l i z e a portior! of the Aftsr Training Room on the 2nd
- -’-:.i:
idck c:s ‘ e g a l office.
4,
hl a n , b f i
;.zt.fare and Recreation
+z; ~ , h . - l scheduled
;~
bingo gmes have been ccnducted a t 1900 on
yr. m d Snturdays of each v w k i.n t h e Crew’s messing compartments.
5 ~ 5 ‘,I 1;~;
na-.-E. been conducted 01’ -=plenishmtnt days, using t a l e n t from
s A 2 * 2 ‘ , -.-c nyaq .:nd A i r Group,
Th.? 5hip:s band plays on Tuesday and m i d a y
w d I.rAgs
:~ i n
the O ff i c e r s 1 Ward ROGTII~~
Thc Hobby Shop i s open d a i l y f o r use by a l l hands. It carries a wide
of c r a f t s , e.g. l e a t he rc r a f t : model planes, ships, sail boats,
sutos, etc.
T!i> S h l pt s Library i s open dai2.y from 0830 t o 2130 f o r use by a l l -
Religious Services
Catholic s e rvi c e s a r e h e l d c‘aily, Three ( 3 ) Masses a r e s a i d on
f o l l o w c d by Benediction of’ the Blessed Sacrament. Special daily
arc said f o r t h e safety of our pilots.
ProtestanG Divine Services a r e conducted a t 0900 on Sunday mornings,
and Vesper Services 1900. The Bible Class meets a t 1930 on Wednesdays.
Jewish Services are conducted on Firday evenings and on s p e c i a l
days of r e l i g i o u s s i gni fi c a nc e on the Jewish calendar.
Mormon Services are conducted a t 1000 on Sundays.
7
C h r i s t i a n Science study periods are observed on Sundays a t 1100.
The March of Cimr find r a i s i n g appeal f o r I n f a n t i l e Paralysis was
conducted during the month of January.
The sum of $3,000.00 was domted.
f.
Public 1nformz.tion
public Information a c t l v i t h s c o t w e d during t h e period of t h i s
repcr L consisted of t h e f o l l o u ' P S .
ru'umber of Navy News p i w i?!,r--'rl;s
%97
Number of hometown ne-gs ; w r i e s
3mfbax 4 ww wid ifc
s-hr&w(by mail)
:Jumber of s t i l l pict;i:.l-r;s x ? z a s e d
Vme and a f f i l i a t i o n of xL;. c i v i l i a n correspondents embarked:
ib
u w I $
Xack R. Johnson, Nsw ?cSk Ferald Tribune
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L
J
E~
?,hip's Company
I- x 2
LJG ~ ' - 5 ~ : company
s
c e s u A t i e s occurred other than &or
iq; n :riod,
i n j u r i e s during
Cornmications
Connunications during t h i s period were considered s a t i s f a c t o r y .
;?li comunic &,ion personnel gained considerable experience during t h e
FraTrious two t r i p s on the l i n e an3 therefore operated more e f f i c i e n t l y ,
The tendency of using precedence of ItOP" and
ltO1l
indiscriminately
cnuld l z a d t o a major weakness in communicati-ns, It has been noted t h a t
,L.O:,XIC: 11 x i t r a f f i c bearing t h i s prewdence c o n s i s t s of summaries o f past
,.
F C . ,::.c~isac 3+h&r
s u b j e c t ma-;tzi-, mifc'n apparently does n o t warrant such
I r , : f t ~ ; - ~Considering
the gcitei*al inexperience of Communication O f f i c g
w i t h t h e cryptographic f a c i l i t i e s available Gn urgent d i s r n t c h dealing with an on-the-spot t a c t i c 8 1 s i t u a t i c n might easily be
olrerlooksd f o r t w e n t y t o t h i r t y minutes while that time is spent deeding
an 8fOPfV i n t e l l i g e n c e summary f o r a preceding day.
- 5~*:lomeland
Tho following s t a t i s t i c s a r e indicctive of the comunication aspects
of the oporat ion:
.
I
8
'-/
'
Received on UHF Rat%
Relayed on various c i r c u i t s other than UHF R a t t
Outqping frum.shj.p
Received on B32
Received on George Fox
Relayed on UW Ratt
Tot23 hWMam8 Madled
!lessaces e i t h e r addressed -A. ,r from the U.S.S.
XISIUNY (included ?I-# a'?~-T*< 2,unt)
I' 3'. c l a s s i f i e d messagcs u-.-><c k , g
' '
1 c h s s i f i e d messages irc-rxvL--tG
t i
1,743
15
1,142
7,174
8, 030
5.42
I=
2,083
178 ( 2 2 3 9 groups)
430 (83723 groups)
t
1
325 6865 g r ~ u p s
293 4667 groups
291 (5968 groups)
233 (3608 groups)
2 (847 groups)
55 (942 groups)
3 50 groups)
5
groups)
The following s t a t i s t i c s of pxt,z.1 a c t i v i t i e s are considered t o be
sf general interest:
328 piecee
Registered m z i l received
Registered mil out g o i n g
239 pieces
451 p k c e s
114 pieces
Money orders issued
1,292
Money orders cashed
93
Amount of Money Order business conducted
$56,818.36
A i r mail received
30 sacks 25 pouches (approx. l l 0 , c O O l e t t e r s ) ,
A i r m a i l dispatched 10 sacks 47 pouches (approx. 114,000 l e t t e r s ) .
F i r s t c l a s s mail received
8 pouches
F i r s t c l i s s mail dispatched
15 pouches
Parcel Fost received
315' sacks
Parcel P o s t dispatched
118 sacks
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2.
--
A i r Intelligence
/
As an aid t o photo interpretation, an a t l a s of 1:5O,COO AMS maps of Korea
was prepared during t h i s periodc A continuous plot of (1) oonfirmed flak and
9
c o a s t a l defense positions, (2) CTF 77 designated targets, and 13) suspect
a r e a s such as possible r a d a r sites and enemy troop d i s p o s i t i o n s is maintained on t h e se maps. The compilation of this information formed t h e basis
f o r a more comprehensive method of photo i n t e r p r e t a t i o n than had previously
photo coverage against
been employed by t h i s c a r r i e r , By c h e d a n g
t h e a t l a s , i t was possible t o eliminate duplicate r e p o r t s of already designa t e d t a r s e t s , s u b s t i t u t i n g a s urve i l lance instead, I nstead of b l i n d l y
reporking f l a k , it was possible t o give r e c e n t l y abandoned f l a k p o s i t i o n s an
:,..‘--k
p~
title
.
i t aJ:t.e a s well as t c y I q o r t the I&rx;LBe$,@g
AA.
dar?lw
In preparing P I Flak Stuc33::, tho a c t u a l photo coverage
iia nddition t o t h e f i c k positions,
wag
p l o t t e d on
t h e chnrb
3.
Photography
rkt?
I;
c r i t i c a l nee2 f ’ ) ? 3 q u e l i f i e d camera repairman on s h i p s operating
~d area due t o n;x.-i .I c m e r a and equipment f a i l u r e s caused by
m . t n ~ . t , r t iwe.
T t i s again rtc!:‘;vAx?3d t h a t t h e present personnel allowance
l j k t de revised t o include one camra r e p a i m .
i n tt..
!is
5
7
L‘i3.1,-
Medical Department
The medical department supplies and equipmcnt continues t o be adequate,
No supply shortage o r equipment breakdown occurred during the r epor ting period,
a. Medical evaluation of Air Group and Ship’s Company. During t h i s period
t h e r e has been no r e l i a b l e s t a t i s t i c a l dif f er ence i n t h e incident of disease,
of injury, o r of death t h a t may i n any way be cor r elated w i t h o r explained by
t h e length of t h e time spent on t h e line.
Operationally, t h e o f f i c e r s and
Fen have continued t o improve t h e i r performance as judged by such f a c t o r s as
t h e handling of ammunition and s upplies on the replenishment days, decrease
i n launch and recovery i n t e r v a l s , r a t i o of accidents t o landings, etc. If
opinions may be permitted t o rcplace t h e above mentioned facts, it i s f e l t
t h a t t h i s exceptionally creditable performance has been gained
a t t h e exDense
of a m i l d increase i n psychic t e ns i bn and anxiety.
be
Medical Department S t a t i s t i c s S\ynnary A i r Group and S h i p t s Company.
10
,!
Period
Admitted t o s i c k hst
Percent s i c k days out of possible 67,232 wcrk day$
Percent s i c k days out of p a - t P b l e 67,232 work days
Percent sick days out of possible 104,475 work days
Officers admitted t o s i c k l i s t
Total v i s i t s to s i c k c a l l
Patients received from other s h i m
Patients transferred t o hospitalMinor i n j u r i e s t r e a t e d
Major i n j u r i e s t r e a t e d
Number shipboard injuries r e s u l t i n g death
Number of personnel died of disease
Major s u r g i c a l procedures
Vtnereal diseases and non-specific u r e t h r i t i s
Gonorrhea
Chancroid
Non-specific u r e t h r i t i s followed sexual exposure
c.
1st
190
15
.73
2nd
3rd
226
369
l.4
9
1,258
1
0
1
0
215
200
1
1
1
25
3
s8
7
l4
37
14
.77
10
1,161
4
1
0
0
12
3
117
11
18
88
.78
LO
??
879
1
0
253
1
0
0
33
7
179
23
20
136 .
Medical S t a t i s t i c a l Summary A i r Group P i l o t s and Crewmen,
33.mes lo&,
enemy action, p i l o t k i l l e d not recorered 1
;Jz..m9
8 l o s t , p i l o t not recovtred
1
?lanes 10s t, operational, p i l o t recovered, minor i n j u r i e s
1
Planes 10st, operatlcnal, crewmen recovered uninjured
0
P1me s damaged, enemy action, crewmen injured
0
Flanes damaged, enemy action, p i l o t injured
0
F S o t temporarily grounded for- medical-reasons
15
P i l o t s permanently grounded pending m d i c a l evaluation
0
Average number days p i l o t grounded
2.4
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
25
0
0
lr.2
0
1
0
0
7.2%
uThis cbes not m f l e c t the true health of clur p i l o t s because two arc; on the
grounded l i s t because of f r a c t u r e s invclving the lower extremity and a t h i r d p i l o t
was grcunc'ed f o r s i n u s i t i s over a month aga, s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r he doparted on
an emergency leave and hss not yet returned,
On 1February 1953, Commander J.C.
MICHEEL, USN, Commanding Officer of
Attack Squadron 923, was k i l l e d in, Ection while leading a s t r i k e on an enew
t a r g e t mar Ando-ri, Korea. It i s presumed t h a t h i s a i r c r a f t was h i t by antia i r c r a f t fire.
5. s h p p u Department
a.
Avia%n
Store#
- After t h i r t y - f m r
days operation no a i r c r a f t a r e
.' .
:
,
0
grounded f o r lack of spare parts. During t h i s period only s i x i t e m s were
requested on an A C E basis, These items were received from o t h e r units of
the force. A ,total of 3021 items were requested -and 2960 (97.q) were issued
from shipboard stocks
.
The following chart 5ndicated the degree of supply ’support received
during this period from t h e U.S.S. &HOURRE (ARV-1): ’
STEMS i3ZQWm
REGN PRIORITY
ITEN3 ElECENED
%
A
0
0
..
B
26
8
C
570
359
32.5
62.9
ba General Stores Replenishment d i f f i c u l t i e s were experienced i n the
following: lumber (for r e p a i r of bonk skids), helium (requistions were only
50% f i l l e d ) , masking tape ard lamps G 1 7 - L ~ ~(not
l c a r r i e d by supply ships),
Replenishment problems centering around the below l i s t e d d i r e c t i v e s
w i l l be enccuntered by ships deployed t o the forward a r e a and can be all e v i a t e d and anticipated somewhat by obtaining these d i r e c t i v e s as far i n
advance of deployment as possible.
(1) Commander Service Division Thirty One
Staff Supply Boarding Bulletin
(2)
Fleet A c t i v i t i e s Yokosuka Supply Department
(Now NSD Yokosuka) Logistics Bullctin
(3) mssiun of NSD Yokosuka, Japan
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Shipcs Store and CBeSS o v e r a l l s h i p t s s t o r e stock i s very law w i t h a
ob
general replonishment required. No major r e p l e n i s h d n t of stock c a r r i e d
has been made s i m e leaving San Diego, 15 September 1952. Major roplenishimnt source f o r shipcP ?tore stock is the U.S.S. CASTCR ( A S - 1 ) which can
furnish standard items such as c i g a r e t t e s and soap. Transfer8 of limited
q u a n t i t i e s of cigarettes, i c e crezm topping, etc. a r e possible while underway.
Clothing ard small s t o r e s stock i s also low w i t h a major replenishment
required. No major reple’nishment has been possible since tb U.S.S.
CEISTCR’
( A S - 1 ) is limited i n number and quantity of items carried. Heavy sales
have been noted i n b l a c k bocks, large towels and combs.
d,
Commissary
- D k i n g %he period o f t h i s r e p o r t the U.S.S.
ORISKAMY
(CVA-34) received approximately: 240 tons of fresh, frozen and dry provisions
from the U.S.S GRAFIAS (@-29),.and the U.S.S.
ALUDRA (AF-5s). AFproamately
83 percent cf the material requisi€ioned was received. Shortages e x i s t i n
the below l i s t e d items t
12
.
.‘I
.
Potatoes, dehy
Potatoes, sweet
Eggs, Pw*d
hominy, tnd
crackers, saltine
Orawf r u i t , f r e s h
Tomatoes, f r e s h
Tomatoes, tnd
Lettune, f r e s h
pears, f r e s h
-
e. Disbursing It was found t h a t the new f o r m requiked f o r addrcssograph p l a t e s, re qui r i ng f i v e l i n e s Pfir plate, could not be c u t w i t h t h e
standard Graphotype Embossing Machine, Thrs s h i p f s machine shop desig-Pd,
produced and i n s t a l l e d two ratchet gear8 which &lowed tb proper spacing
t o be mde.
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During t h e period covered by this r e p o r t
f. Replenishment Underway
t h e U.S.S. ORISK!dY replenished from the U,S,S, ALUDRA (AF-SS) and tb U.S,S,
W F I A S (AF-29) f our times, An average of 60 tons per hour were t r a n s f e r r e d
w i t h an average time alongside of one hour.
The replenishment of 19 January
1953 only 35 tons per hour were received because of mechanical tr ouble with
tk winches and t h e t r a n s f e r of mail and personnel by hand operated high line,
Aviation S t o r e s replenishment from the U,$.S. CHOURRE (ARV-1) on 7
February 1953 was negligible. Time alongside was 9 minutes; 2 cargo n e t s of
stores were received and 2 cargo n e t s of Class 265 m a t e r i a l we= ofi’loaded.
6,
Gunnery Department
C O M R P A C I n s t r u c t i o n 8010.2 of 25 SeptembLr 1952 cautions Cornanding Officers
t o consider s a f e t y before speed i n ammunition replenishment a t sez. Replenishments on b a r d the ORISKANY have a t a l l times been 80 contr olled as t o permit
t i m e s a v i n g s t e p s only when personnel t r a i n i n g and experience indicate t h a t no
hazard accompanies these steps. As a r e s u l t the rearming operations have been
speeded without increasing t he p o t e n t i a l hazard. There have been no c a u s a l t i e s
t o date.
A l l s i x rearming speraticjns during t h i s period i n c l d e d a normally varied
load from 2000 l b GP bonbs t o .SO c a l i b e r c a r t r i d g e s and prjmer-detonators,
avecaging 270 gross tons. The t h e o r e t i c a l r a t e (including deductions from time
f o r breakdowns etc.) averages 110 tons per hour. The more p r a c t i c a l actual
rate (using t o t a l time from first l i n e t o break-off) averages 97 tons per hour.
With t h e able a ss i s t a nc e of t h e U.S.S. “LRICUTIN (AE-18) 328 tons (not especially
planned f o r spced) was received a t e t h e o r e t i c a l r a t e of 148.8 tons per hotp.
and a n a c t u a l r a t e of 113.9 tons per hcur.
It i s f e l t t h e t the foregoing f igur es, which a r e based on a
l a r g e operational replenishment of two t o three hours, are f a i r l y i n d i c a t i v e
of replenishment c a p z b i l i t i e s of the CVA-34 type carrier using present type
winches.
Two operations w i t h t h e VIRGO have revealed a di@*in& time-saving measure
which involves no change i n safety. Actual r a t e s with VIROO have been 95 and
13
102 tons per hour and t h e o r e t i c a l rate 100 and U2 tons per how. VTIlGO
d i s t r i b u t e s the load so t h c t a l l t hr ee loading s t a t i o n s are i n f u l l operation
throughout t h e alongside period. During ammunition replenishments with other
vessels the No, 3 s t a t i o n (frame 72) i s i d l e f o r the l a s t on9 o r two hours.
For the purpose of uniform employnrenk of the crew, the order of replenish-
ments should be arranged t o preclude tho peak caused by commencing r e d r m i n g
when provisioning p a r t i e s are s t i l l involved i n c l e a r i n g tk hanqar deck, and
A Itmopping up" period a m be easily provided by scheduling revice-versa.
f u e l i n g between r e - a mi ng and re-provisioning.
F G reasons
~
of safety t o preclude the handling of f u e l and exploolivas concurrently, the most desirable
order would be re-provision, re-fuel, and re-arm.
,
PIPOV%II~Qt&g ha8 likewise been accomplished a t high deliver y r a t e s w i t h
the peak periormance being o b t a b e d on U February 1953 when 6t,3 t o n s ' o f
s t o r e s were brcught on board from U.S.S. tlI,UDRth (AF-55) i n 40 minutes time
from f i r s t load t o l o s t load, The more p r a c t i c a l actual r a t e ( t i m from first
load t o break-off) averages 69.5 b n s per hour. One load was received on board
an average of each 30 seconds as a ga inst prior averages of a load each minute.
This e n t i r e operation was a first time event on board t h i s shir, in t h a t f i v e
s t a t i o n s were employed, A hous e f a l l r i g was used a t s t a w o n s 1 and 4, a double
housefall a t s t a t i o n 2 and a modified housefall a t s t a t i o n 3. This method should
insure csntinuing improvement i n t h e t o t a l ti= spent taking prov3sions on board.
A i r Deamtment
-
General A l l A i r Department functions were carried out i n a r;onnal manner
d e s p it e s e v e r a l periods of inclement weather, accompanied by s n m and ice.
Foul weathero clothing f G r exposed personnel proved adequate for temperatures
as low as 7 F.. However, there i s a need f o r an improved glove which w i l l allow
presonnel f u l l use of their hands and s t i l l prevent injury from f r o s t b i t e and
contact w i t h cold mtal. The sub-freezing temperatures d i d not s e r i o u s l y hamper
t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o r operation of a u x i l i a r y power units, jeep starters and t r a c t o r s
as t h e s e u n i t s were spotted and serviced on t h e hangar deck and brought t o the
f l i g h t deck only as needed. Catapults and a r r e s t i n g gear machinery continued
t o f u n o t i m normally, although inspections have disclosed wear tG machinery.
Shortage of personnel exist and w i l l be even more noted during the nexb period on
the l i n e due t o a l o s s of twenty-four (24) men on arrival i n Yokosuka. A t o t a l
of f b u r hundred forty-eight (448) remzin i n the A i r Department.
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Aircraft Handling
Freezlng sa3t syray and r h t n caused an additional hazard i n taxiing
planes on and off t he deck edge elevator. Rock s a l t , folluwed by a wash down
with a s a l t water f i r e hose helped remove accumulated ice b u t the wet surface
s t i l l o f f e r s i n s u f f i c i e n t traction. The use of f i r e hoses to remove wet snow
and sl u sh from t h e f l i g h t deck i n temperatures above 28OF. appears t o be the
1L
f a s t e s t method, however, it i s not recomended f o r lower temperatures due t o
the p r o b a b i l i t y of c r e a t i ng a more haeardous l q e r of c l e a r ice. Several
experiments with steam and s a l t water met w i t h l i t t l e success due t o lack o f
s u i t a b l e steam o u t l e t s , Rock salt, snow pluws, snow brushes, and i c e scr aper s
pr8Ved adequate i n the removal of i c e and mow when temperatures dropped below
28 F. It was a l s o noticeable t h a t ice and snow conditions had l i t t l e e f f e c t
on a v a i l a b i l i t y apd operation o f j e t type aircraft. When temperatures dropped
below the 20fs, VAN and VAW type aircraft were spotted on the hangar deck u n t i l
an hour o r s o before t he pre-dawn launch and then brought t o th f l i g h t deck
f o r a p re -fl i g h t t u r n up. When time permitted, a plane captain t u r n up of all
propeller types was made p r i o r to p i l o t s manning planes,
Th6 srnbarked Corsair squadron bas reduced wing f o l d mechanism f2.ilures by
l e a v i n g jury s t r u t s on u n t i l a f t e r t h e ship has turned t o launching course. All
conventional type a i r c r a f t idze engines on order from Primary Fly t o permit
removal of jury s t r u t s j u s t p r i o r t o launch. Only one (1) f a i l u r e has been
reported during this period and t h a t one was believed t o have been due t o an
improperly secured j u r y s t r u t .
The breakage r a t e of the aluminum casting towing lugs c,n t h e F9F
reverse towing bar (previously reported) has been reduced by f a b r i c a t i o n
of replacement l ugs from
or
f l a t stock. The adced weight t o the tow bar
is compensated f o r by the a d d i t i o n a l strength.
b.
Catapults
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A v a i l a b i l i t y o f both c a t a p u l t s was good despite mounting maintenance
problem. An fiU b r i d l e f a i l u r e during night c a t a p u l t s from t h e s t a r b m r d
c a t a p u l t r e s u l t e d i n a partial run away shot, Dama e t o t k e catapult was
he p i l o t was able t o ground
s l i g h t and r e p a i r s were completed i n thr ee hours.
loop h i s airczaft t o a s t o p on t h e bow. The only damage t c t h e a i r c r a f t was
caused when the prope l l e r s t r u c k the bridle,
4
Two CahleWWp damper c yl i nde r s on t h e p o r t c a t a p u l t had t o be replaced.
The former c y l i n de r s required change of packing evcry twenty (20) t o seventy (70)
shots. Crosshead r e t r i e v i n g sheaves on both machines have developed squeals
and have required e x t r a work and l u b r i c z t i o n t o remain i n anmission. One or
more sheaves w i i l probably require replacement soon.
During t h i s period, a t o t a l of one thousand one hundred sixty-six (1166)
a i r c r a f t were catapulted a s follows:
Port
Starboard
18 AD
43 F2H
27 F4U
477 F9F
2 TB’4
B r i d l e s Expended
6
3
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1
15
I I
.
Average a i r c r a f t weight was nineteen thousand (19,000) pounds, thir ty- six (36)
knots average wind and twenty-seven hundred (2700) PSI average pressure.
C.
Arresting Gear
There was a t o t a l of one thousand nine hundred seventy (1970) landings
during t h i s period of whlch one thousand f i f t y - f o u r (lOs&) were j e t s and nine
hundred s i x t e e n (916) were conventional typer Average wind acr oss the deck was
t h i r t y - f i v e (35) knots and t h e average puzl out wa3 one hundred nine (109) f e e t
f o r t h e p ro p e l l e rs and one hundred twenty-three and f i v e t e n t h s (123.5) f e e t
f o r the jets.
There were eleven (11)b a r r i e r and/or barricade engagements. O f these,
six (6) were j e t a i r c r a f t and five (5) were conventional types. Three (3) of
t h e engagements occured a t night. One (1) n i g h t crash involved an ADbW which
engaged the b a r r i e r s due t o collapse of hook and t a i l wheel. Upon engagement
with the barrier t h e AdW f l i p p e d over on itts back. Two (2) of t h e crew members
eacaped immediately but the p i l o t was trapped in the cockpit uninjured. Repair
8 personnel quickly extinguished a f i r e which started i n the engine nacelle and
the p i l o t was helped f r o m t h e plane shortly abtsrwards. The crash crane aMdd
by manpower was used t o l i f t and s l i d e t h e a i r c r a f t s u f f i c i e n t l y t o spot it on t h e
deck edge e l e v a t o r where i t was l e f t u n t i l after the scheduled night recovery.
It may be of i n t e r e s t t o note t h a t the crash crane was not capable of completely
liiPting the A D ~ Wa i r c r a f t . Due t o lack of space on the hangar deck and the
problem of attempting t o r i g h t t h e crashed a i r c r a f t i n darkness, it was removed
from t h e deck edge e l e v a t o r and spotted forward of the island after completion of
the n i g h t recovery. Routine operations were conducted throughout the next dap
and night; and on t h e following day, w h i l e the ship was replenishing, t h e plane
was ri g h t e d and taken t o Hangar Bay #3. Portable l i g h t s covered w i t h red l e n s e s
were u t i l i g e d by the Repair 8 crew while working with the night crashes.
This sh i p has experienced s e ve r a l instances of unnecessary delays during
j e t recoveries caused by the p i l o t coming out of t h e gear f a s t and applying
hard brakes i n t h e barrier/barricade area. This p r a c t i c e r e s u l t e d i n breaking
t h e shear pins of t h e barrier and barricade.
There is a c r i t i c a l shortage of barricade shear pins. This shltp is now
i t s l a s t twelve (12) pi ns but f o r t u n a t e l y a useable s u b s t i t u t e has beenus?
foun i n t h e safety pins removed from the AN-M230 hydr ostatic fuses used i n
a v i a t i o n depth bombs.
d.
Maintenance
A t t h e end of t h & s period, t he r e were e i g h t (8) non-flyable duds spotted
The p r a c t i c e of removing wings
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i n hangar bay #3 and two ( 2 ) i n hangar bay #2,
and t a i l s surfaces from such a i r c r a f t has continued t o a l l i e v i a t e t h e space
problem f o r maintenace of a i r c r a f t i n both bays.
Several hydraulic wing jacks were out of commision due t o l a c k of "0"
r i n g seals used to prevent leakage of hydraulic fluid from the top and bottom
of the pump casing which acts a s a f l u i d reservoir. The a v i a t i o n metal shop
16
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returned these jacks t o s e rvi c e by mounting a small hydraulic f l u i d tank t o t h e
outside of the casing and piping t he f l u i d from the tank d i r c c t l y t o the pump.
The standard tow b r h i t c h found on most plane handling t r a c t o r s w i l l
not accommodate a l l tow bars and i s d i f f i c u l t t o r e l e a s e when under tension.
These d e f i c i e n c i e s wcre-corrected by designing a h i t c h consisting of three
pieces of s t e e l p l a t e welded hor i z ontally t o t h e rear of the tractor w i t h a
s t e e l p i n through the center of t he platcs. Bead welding around t h e pin between the to\: and middle p l a t e s prevent$ tho gin from drogping through the hole
i n the plates. A small r i n g attached t o t h e top of t h e pin f a c i l i t a t e s l i f t i n g
f o r removal o r attachment of t h e tow bar between the middle and lower plate.
e.
Gasoline and ordnance
This sh i p uses t h e six (6) inch quick disconnect Robb coupling f o r
r e f u e l i n g a t sea. Hook up time has been reduced t o an average of f o u r minutes,
however, t h i s t i m could be reduced t o a matter of saconde i f t h e tanker s were
equipped with t h e male p a r t of t h e Robb coupling. The main problem of hooking
up i n rough seas i s holding t he flange end of the tanker's hose 8tead;g during
the removal of the blank flange and attachment of the male f i t t i n g .
S h o r t l y after t h e s t a r t of t h i s pericd, nany of t h e j e t aircraft were
found t o have water w i t h a s a l i n e content i n t h e i r gas tanks. Immediate and
exhaustive t e s t s were conducted on t h e s h i p t s gasoline systems but no t r a c e
of water could be found. The only difference i n operating procedures f o r t h i s
period was the a ddi t i on of alcohol i n t h e a i r c r a f t tanks f o r t h e purpose of
preventing auto acceleration. Tests were performed on samples of gasoline
mixed w i t h alcohol and it was found t h a t a residue of water resulted. O i l has
now been substituaed f o r alcohol a6 tho ratdo of ahk$ dtghteen (18) p a r t s of
o i l t o one thousand (1000) p a r t s of gasoline and no f u r t h e r d i f f i c u l t y has been
expierenced.
Congestion on t h e t h i r d deck i n the v i c i n i t y of t h e bomb magazines has
been considerably reduced by i n s t a l l i n g t h e f i n s on lo#, 25#, and fragmentation
bombs p r i o r t o s t o r i n g i n t h e magazine. Firming i s accomplished on t h e hangar
deck during ammunition replenishment.
8. Engineering Department
a.
Casualties:
(1) No major damage was sustained from any cause.
(2) The following minor damage was suaQsined during r outine operations:
DATE
DESCRIPTION
CAUSE
7 Jan-llFeb
Minor damage t o F l i g h t deck
involving approximately
15'00 l i n e a r feet.
A i r c r a f t landing
9-10 Jan
Torn loose and l o s t
overboards
storm
'#
arb
.
1
Lockers
Storm
~
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1 3ft/50 Ready Service
Locker.
Cracks i n s t i f f e n e r s f o r
gun sponsoon Frame 0.
S h e l l casing guards Frame
E. 01 l e v e l t o r n loitse.
2 Protective clothing lockers
damaged Frame 1-01 l e v e l ,
Gasoline l i n e 02 level Frame
1 t o 15 ruptured.
Director 31, Frame E 02 l e v e l
damaged.
M t . 33: 511 crack at Main Deck
l e v e l , Fr=.me 79 on sponsoon
M t . 37: g n crack a t Main Deck
l e v e l , Frame 111 on sponsoon.
Other minor cracks where expan.
s i o n j o i n t s meet s k i n of s h i p
and deck.
11-12-13 Jan
Damaged equipment
Storm
Boat Boom stowage bracket
t w i s t e d Frame 69 Port ,yiiin
Deck.
Steam heat l i n e froze and
ruptured frame 25 Port 02
deck.
(1) Steam heating system preheater frozen and ruptured.
Double life raft stowage cradle
and two l i f e floats c a r r i e d away
Frame 115, Main Deck.
b.
Recommendations
(1) None
C.
Steaming Data:
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Engine Miles Steamed
13587.7
7 Jan
me1 o i l Received 2,150,803 gals. 7 Jan
115,124 gals,
Fuel Oil Delivered OD's
7
18
Jdn
-- 1111 Feb
1953 (2400)
Feb 1953 (2.400)
- 11 Feb 1953 (2400)
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DECLASSIFIED
Fuel O i l Consumed (Underway) - 2, 170r 968
7 Jan - 11 Feb 1953 (2hOO)
Fuel Consumed (Anchored) - None
7 Jan - 11 Fcb 1953 (2400)
Average Speed - 15.4 knots
7 Jan - 11 Feb 1953 (2&00)
Hours Underway --881
7 Jan - 11 Feb 1953 (2400)
d.
Fueling:
(1) During t h e period 7 January thru I1 February, t h e rJsS ORISKANY
fueled d e s t r o y e r s on two (2 ) occasions a t an average r a t e of 106,000 gallons
p e r hour. The USS ORISKliNY refueled from tankers e i g h t (8) Umes during
t h i s period a t an average r a t e of 168#00 gallons per .hour,
I
Copies to:
CNO ( 2 ) Advance
CI'XPACFLT ( 5 ) Advance
GINCIA CFLT EVALUATION GROUP J(
CONNAVFE (1) Advance
COHNAVFE EVALUISTION GROUP
COMSEVEN THFL T ( 1) Advance
CTF-77 (1)Advance
COMC*'.RDIV 1
COXARDIV 3
MCARDIV 5
OWIRPILC (10)
COMSERVPAC
COWAIRJAPAN
COMFAIRALAMEM
COMFAIRQUONSET
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
NLO JOC KOREA
USS BOXER (WA-21)
USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31)
USS VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45)
USS PHILLIPINE SEA (CVA -47 )
USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33)
USS WASP (CVA-18)
USS Y O R K T W (CVA-10)
CVG 2
J
CVG 5
CVG 7
CVG 9
'E1sS ESSEX (CVA-9)
CVG 11
CVG 15
CVG 1 9
CVG 101
CVG 12
ATG 2
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(CVA-34)
care of F l e e t Post office
$an Francisco, California
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CVA3k/A16-U
(13:HRM:j e c )
S e r 0129
15 A p r i l 1953
ORIGINAL
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From:
To:
Via:
Commanding Officer
(1)Commander Task Force SBKQITY-SEW3N
2 commander SEVENTH ??ledt
3 Commander Naval Forces, Far East
(4) commander i n Chief, U.S. P a c i f i c F l e e t
Subj:
Action Report f o r t h e period 1 March 1953 %hrough 29 March 1953
Ref:
(a) OPNAV I n s t r u c t i o n 3480.4
Encl:
(1) CVG-12 Action Report 1 March
[I
1953 through 29
March 1953
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7 2 '7/
1, I n accordance with reference (a) t h e Action Report f o r t h e period of 1
March 1953 through 29 March 1953 i s hereby submitted.
PART
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I
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COMPOSITION OF OW FORCES AND MISSION
-I_
The U.S.S. ORISKANY (CVA-34) with Commander Carrier Division FIVE and
Commander Air Group TWELVE embarked, s o r t i e d from Yokosuka Harbor a t 06551,
1 March 1953 and a t 12151, 4 ?{arch 1953 joined Task Force 77 i n Area Sugar,
t h e Japan Sea. Commander Task Force 77 and CommandGr C a r r i e r Division THREE,
RADM A. SOUCEK, USN, was embarked i n t h e U.S.S. VA1,LEX FORGE (CVA-45).
commander Carrier Division FIVE, RADM 2. F. HICKEY, embarked i n the
U,S.S, OFEISKAlrY (cVA-34), assumed d u t i e s a s Commander Task Force 77 on 15
March 1953. On 29 March 1953 the U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45) returned t o
t h e f o r c e with Commander C a r r i e r Division THREE, RADM A. SOUCEK, USN,
embarked and assumed d u t i e s as Commander Task Force 77.
During t h e operating period other s h i p s i n company were t h e U.S,S,
PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47), t h e U.S.S. V A " Y FORGE (CVA-ks), the U.S.S.
PRINCETON (CVA-37), the U.S.S. MISSOURI (BB-63) with Commander SEVENTH
Fleet, V?IDM J. J. C M K , USN, embarked and various c r u i s e r s and screening
de st r oyers
.
The U.S,S,
ORISXANY (CVA-34) w a s detached on 29 March 1953 f r o m Task
f o r upksep and maintenance.
' F o ~ 77
o and prococdod t o Hong Kong, B.6.C.
I
1 March 1953
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S o rt i e d from Yokosuka Harbor, Jappn a t 06551 enroute t o t h e Korean
operating area. RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, COMCARDIV 5, Bmbarrked.
2 March 1953
Enroute t o Korean operating area,
C aducted AA f i r i n g exercises. The
Conducted
U, S. S. OWEN (DD-536) joined and assumed screening station.
refresher f l i g h t operations,
3 March 1953
Enroute t o Korean operating area,
Conducted r e f r e s h e r f l i g h t operations.
Enroute t o Korean operating area, Rendezvoused with t h e U. S, S. MOUNT
BAKER (AE-4) f o r replenishment, Joined Task Force 77 in t h e Korean operating
area. RADM A. SOUCEK, USN, CQMCARDN 3, and Commander Task Force 77,
Conducted combat f l i g h t
embarked i n t h e U. S, S, VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45).
operations.
5 March 1953
.
6 March 1953
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. A t 1!%3I, LT E. L. KUMMER, USm, W-124
FLU p i l o t landed aboard w i t h one hung 250 lb. general purpose bomb. The bomb
dislodged, and a f t e r several bounces, exploded on the number three elevator
causing major damage. Two e n l i s t e d men died of i n j u r i e s and t h i r t e e n others,
including LT KUMMER, were injured. Wing t i p tanks of two F9F a i r c r a f t parked
i n Hangar Bay Two were punctured and the bay had t o be i s o l a t e d due t o t h e f i r e
hazard of the leaking gasoline. A l l f u r t h e r f l i g h t operations f o r the day w e r e
cancelled due t o inoperative f l i g h t deck.
7 March 1953
Rendezvoused w i t h Task Element 92.5 f o r replenishment. Replenished NSFO
and a v i a t i o n gasoline from t he U. S. S, MANATEE (AO-58). Replenished m u n i t i o n
from t h e U. S , S. FIREMinKE (AE01/4). Conducted AA f i r i n g exerciges. A l l bomb
damage r e p a i r was completed and the s h i p reported i t s s t a t u s as "fully operationalff
a t 115-21 to Commander Task Force 77.
8 March 1953
2
9 March 1953
Conducted combat f l i g h t operationg.,
10 March 1953
1'1 ).larch 1954
Rsndezvoused with Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Replenished NSFO
Replenished ammuniand a v i a t i o n gasoline from t h e TJ,S.S, NARASOTA (XO-l06),
t i o n from t h e U.S.S. FIREW.KE (AE-14). Ammunition replenishment was d i s continued due t o rough seas and high winds,
1 2 March 1953
Rendezvoused with Task E1emer.t 95.1 t o complete replenishment,
plenished ammunition from the U,S.S. FIREDRXKE (liE-14).
Re-
March 1953
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. ENS D, 3 . P U C E , USMR, VB-125,
ditched h i s i:D i n Wonsan Harbor a f t e r being h i t by encnty L A fire, E&JS
PUCE was rescued uninjured by helicopter. The U.S.S, PRINCETON (CVL-37)
joined Task Force 77.
14 March 1953
Rendezvoused with Task Element 92.5 f o r replenishment, Replanished NSFO
and a v i a t i o n gasoline from t h e U,S,S. &\VASOT:; (~0.106). Replenished ammunition from the U.S.S. MOUNT BAKER (&E-4). Reccived provisions from t h e
U.S.S. ALUDRA (AF-S5). RADM R. F, HICKEY, IISN, COMCMDIV 5, embarked aboard
t h e U.S.S. ORISUNY, r e l i e v e d RADM i:. SOUCEK, USN, COMCARDIV 3, as commander
Task Force 77. The U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45) RIDM 1,. SOUCEK, USN, COMC f i R D N 3 embarked, was detached and departed Task Force 77.
16 March 1953
1 7 March 1953
18 March 1953
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19 March 1953
Rendezvousid with Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishment. Replenished ammunition from t h e U.S.S. RAINIER (AI3-s). Replenished NSFO and a v i a t i o n gasoline from t h e U.S.S. &EXASKS (60-27). Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises.
F l i g h t operations cancelled due i n c l e m n t weather.
IPPINE SEA (CVil-b7), joined Task Force 77.
2 1 March 1953
The U. 3 .S. PHIL-
I
conducted combat f l i g h t operations,
22 March 1953
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations* LTJG R. N. MEN, US,:, VF-122, FPF-5
p i l o t , crashed i n t o t h e sea immediately a f t e r being catapultud. The a i r c r a f t exploded upon contact and immediately sank. LTJG MEW was not recovered. Causc of t h e accident i s not known.
23 illarch 1953
24 March 1953
Replenishcd amRmdezvoused with Task Element 92.1 f o r replenishmmt.
munition from the U.S.S. VIRGO (i1K1i-20). Replenished :\ISFO and m i n t i o n gasConducted b A f i r i n g exercises.
o l i n e from tht. U.S.S. GUADALUPE (AO-32).
The U.S.S. SAINT PAUL (Ci2-73),
RlDM H. SANDERS, USM, COMCRUDIV 1 embarked, joined Task Force 77.
26 March 1953
F l i g h t operations were cancelled due t o rough seas and high winds.
27 i\larch 1953
28 March 1953
4
Y
,
29 March 1953
Rendezvoused with Task Element 92,s f o r replenishment, Replenished ammunition from the U. S .So FXREDFLKE (AE-14). Replenished PJSFO and a v i a t i o n
gasoline from the U.S.S..GUt’,DkLUPE: (110-32). Received provisions from t h e
U.S.S. ALUDR,: (:LF-SS). The U.S.S. V;?fiIJsY mRGE (CVA-hs), WLDM A. SOUCEK, USI?,
COMCARDIV 3 embarked, joined Task Force 77. k\DM lL. SOUCEK, USIT, r e l i e v e d
RIDM R. F. HICKEY, USR, COMCiiRDIV 5 as cowandor Task Force 77. The U.S.S.
ORISIC’INY (CVL-34) was detached from Task Force 77 and ordered t o proccod t o
f o r a period of upkeep and r e c r t a t i o n , End of reporting
Hong KOng, B.C.C.
period.
PART If1
-ORDPTliNCE K’ITERIJLL t N D EQUIPMENT
Enclosure (1) l i s t s a l l ammunition expended by a i r c r a f t during the
reporting period,
1.
2,
Gunnery Department expenditures of t r a i n i n g ammunition were a s follows:
511/38 c a l i b e r p r o j e c t i l e , AAC
5t1/38 c a l i b e r p r o j e c t i l e , FCL (VT)
51,/38 c a l i b e r p r o j e c t i l e , FC. (VT) (non-frag)
5!1/38 c a l i b e r cartridge, SPIN
3fl/50 c a l i b e r , FCL (VT)
311/50 c a l i b e r , FCL (VT) (non-frag)
160
18 .
7
185
321
331
PART IV
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BATTLE
-DAMAGE
Ship, No b a t t l e damage was sustained by enemy a c t i o n by t h e ORISKAFY
during t h e c u r r e n t period,
1.
2,
Damage i n f l i c t e d on the enemy.
3.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on ORISIMUY a i r c r a f t ,
PART V
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1,
Perf ormmce
a,
.
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PERSONMEL PERFJRMAMCE AND CASUALTIES
personnel.
During t h e period of t h i s r e p o r t morale and personnel performance has
been excellent. During t h i s period t h e average on board count of e n l i s t e d
men was 2743, i.e., 1948 s h i p t s company; 62 marines; 17 SWU team; 641 A i r
Group TWELVE and 75 s t a f f COMCARDIV 5.
U
L
5
C r i t i c a l shortages e x i s t i n the following r a t e s : MM, EM, AD, AL,
AO, and AE.
During the period of this report there were f i f t y - f o u r (54) trans(4)receipts.
fers and four
Training.
b.
Training f o r the period as covered by t h i s report consisted of the
following :
5
9
Active classes a t t h e end of period
121
Number of c l a s s hours held during period
81
Number of Navy Training Courses ( t e x t s ) checked out
Navy
Training
Courses
(correspondence)
ordered
86
Number of
Nuinber of USAFI tests checked out
35
Number of Navy Training Courses (correspondence) completed 52
Number of USAFI Correspondence Courses ordered
24
Number of b a t t e r i e s of USAFI GED tests administered
20
Number of USAF'I End-of-Course t e s t s administered
5
20
Number of USAFI GED t e s t s b a t t e r i e s ordered
0
Number of enrollments in College Extension Courses
Number of USAFI End-of-Course t e s t s ordered
2
Number of l e t t e r s sent t o c i v i l i a n schools on behalf
2
of men f o r counseling and placement purposes
50
Number o f requests f o r service schools forwarded
c.
Legal.
As compared w i t h p r i o r periods during and immediately following 8 s t a y
i n port, the number of offenses ashore increased noticeably, Most of the cases
were quickly disposed of by non-judicial punishment or courts-martial.
Aside from disciplinary matters, a t o t a l of f o u r (4) incidents r e quired processing by f a c t finding bodies-three
boards of investigpLtion and
one court of inquiry, It became necessary t o u t i l i z e , on a round-thewclock
basis, c l e r i c a l personnel i n addition t o those assigned t o t h e l e g a l office,
d
.
t.@
Ifare and Re cre ation.
Regularly scheduled Bingo games have been conducted a t 1900 on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week i n the crew's messing compartmnts f o r
a l l hands. Happy hours have been conducted on replenishment days, using
t a l e n t from shipfs company and t h e A i r Group. The ship's band plays on
Tuesday and Friday evenings i n the o f f i c e r ' s ward room.
The hobby shop is open d a i l y f o r the use of a l l hands. It carried
l c a t h e r c r a f t , model planes, ships, s a i l boats,
a wide v a r i e t y of c r a f t s , i.u.,
wagons, autos, etc..
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The s h i p f s l i b r a r y is open d a i l y from 0830 t o 2130 f o r use by all hands.
The Charity Conqnittee h a s conducted s p e c i a l r a f f l e s and bingo parties
f o r the purpose of r a i s i n g funds f o r the Mccrch of Dimes, Netherlands Flood
Relief, Red Cross, and t h e two (2) amputees who l o s t arms as a result of a
bomb explosion on 6 Idarch 1953.
$3,000*00
March of Dimes
Netherlands Flood
350.00
Amputee Fund
2,400.00
American Red Cross
3~000.00
pingo p a r t i e s end raffles have provided 1ton-the-lineff r e c r e a t i o n f o r a l l hands
and a re serving both morale and c ha r ity,
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Religious Services.
Catholic s e rvi c e s a r c held daily, Three (3) masses ar e s a i d on Sundays followed by Benediction of t h e Blessed Sacrament, Special d a i l y prayers
a r e s a i d f o r the s a f e t y of our p i l o t s , The Rosary, Novena, and Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament a r e held daily.
P ro t e st a nt divine services a r e conducted a t 0900 on Sunday mornings
and Vesper se rv i c e s a t 1900. The Bible c l a s s meets a t 1930 on Wednesdays.
Memorial se rv i ce s were conducted f o r LTJG R.Ii* MEW, F i g b h r Sqwdron ONE
HUNDRED TWEI~?TY-TWO, on 30 March 1953. LTJG MEW l o s t h i s l i f e w h i l e on a
combat mission a ga i ns t the enemy.
Jewish s e rvi c e s a r e conducted on Friday evenings and on s p e c i a l days
of r e l i g i o u s si g ni fi c a nc e on t he Jewish calendar.
Mormon s e rvi c e s a re conducted ?.t 1000 on Sundays,
Ch ri st i a n Science study periods are observed on Sundays a t 1100,
f.
Public Information Office.
The Public Information Office r eleases covered by t h i s period are as
follows :
16 Navy news dispatches (by radio)
6 News feature s t o r i e s (by mail)
57 Mews photo r e l e a s e s (by mail)
1 Magnzine a r t i c l e submitted
1570 Hometown news s t o r i e s (FHTTJC)
24 Hometown photographs (FHTIJC)
5 Radio newscasts ( i n t e r n a l )
59 L e t t e r s from Commanding Of f icer
Motion pictmre footage (bomb explosion)
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g. The following is a l i s t of news correspondents who v i s i t e d t h e
s h i p during the period:
Louisville Courier
Look Magceine
Rueters
United Press
I n t e r n a t i o n a l xews
Service
United press
Associated Pae ss
Buffalo Evening News
Baltimore Sun
Binghw
W i l l i s m Atwood
P e t e r Robinson
Walter Durre 1
Bob Schnecke
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Robert Updick
George MacArthur
J.P. Higgins
P a t r i c k Catling
h,
Distinguished v i s i t o r s t h a t v i s i t e d the shipt
Adlaf Stevenson (and party)
LT. G E " Mawell DO Taylor (EIGTH A r m y Commander)
Harry Henshel (chairman, Armed Forces Div,, Jewish Idelfare
Board)
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2.
A i r Group 1 2 (See enclosure (1)).
Casualties.
a.
Shipcs Company.
On 6 March 1953 a Corsair landed aboard with a hung 250 pound general
purpose bomb, On landing t h e bomb f e l l from the plane and exploded on number
three e l e v a t o r platform, k i l l i n g 2 men a d wounding 13 others, including b
men from t h e A i r Group and 2 from the Marine detachment.
Ship's company men k i l l e d were:
Thomas Leo MC GRAkJ, PHAN
Thomas Michael YEAGER, AEAN
Ship 1 s company men injured were:
J.
BLACKBURN, AN
C. N. HAWKINS, AN
L. N. HENSHAW, Ah3
S. S , KALF'AS, QMSN
J. D. MOORE, AN
3 , N. OLIVER, AN
R. L. WILLIAMS, AN
J. L. MUMCH, PFC
w, T. ALLRIT), PFC
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The i n j u r i e s sustained by MOORE and MULACH resulted in the anputation
of each of t h e i r l e f t arms.
b.
A i r Group 1 2 (See enclosure (1)).
PART 01
-1. A i r Department.
a. General. W i n g t h i s period two AJ a i r c r a f t were recovered and launched
without incident, On 17 March 1953 a member of the f l i g h t deck crew was blown
overboard by j e t b l a s t and recovered within 1 minute by helicopter.
b.
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A i r c r a f t handling,
(1) Special operations u t i l i z i n g A3 type a i r c r a f t were conducted
during the f i r s t dayls operation, p r i o r t o a r r i v a l of the two AJts, six
(6) AD a i r c r a f t were launched with s t r i k e loads and accompanied z i r c r a f t
from other c a r r i e r s on a routine mission, and were recovered by another
c a r r i e r , T h i s l e f t a t o t a l of 68 a i r c r a f t and 2 iielicopters on board a t
the time the two AJts were recovered. A ready deck was maintained u n t i l
dark with s u f f i c i e n t space available t o recover 3 o r & a i r c r a f t . FO d i f f i c u l t y was cncountered i n respotting w i t h the two AJls on board; however, alignment of t h e AJ over the number 1 bomb elevator required considerzble e f f o r t ,
Landing gear spot l i n e s were painted on the deck which should reduce future
spotting time t o a minimum. The AJts were catapulted t h e following morning,
on a OST t r a i n i n g mission, followed by routine prop and j e t strikes.
(2) On 6 March a 250 pound general purpose bomb became dislodged
from an FbU during an arrested landing and exploded on #3 elevator. In s p i t 0
of the serious damage resulting, the elevator and f l i g h t deck were p k c e d
back i n commission within 24 hours. Repair p a r t i e s were e f f e c t i v e i n preventing f u r t h e r damage as a r e s u l t of a bomb explosion on t h e f l i g h t deck.
Repnir E i g h t immediately extinguished t h e f i r e on the f l i g h t deck as the hot
s u i t man rescued the injured p i l o t , Hangar bays were i s o l a t e d by shutting
f i r e doors on the hangar deck and the Repair Seven and Repair One crews
e f f e c t i v e l y controlled the serious gasoline leakage which r e s u l t e d when bomb
fragments pierced two wing t i p tanks on a i r c r a f t parked on the hangar deck.
(3) An increase i n t h e s i z e of j e t f l i g h t s launched and recovered
during t h i s period caused some concern for handling ereus p a r t i c u l a r l y i n
cases where a large prop recovery was scheduled t o follow a twenty (20) t o
twenty-two (22) j e t recovery. I n order t o assure s u f f i c i e n t room t o recover all 2 i r c r a f t , most of the j e t s had t o be struck below during t h e rccovery. %me t o the usual low f u e l s t a t e s of the j e t s , action hc-td t o be f a s t
and both #1 and fr2 elevators u t i l i z e d t o the maxjmUm degree. During such
recoverics, some p i l o t s were over-cager t o taxi out of the gear, and'occasionally t h i s haste resulted in p i l o t s having t o use sxcessivc brakes t o
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slow up i n t h e b a r r i e r area, S e v e r a l f o u l declsof 3 t o b minutes duration were
caused by the breaking of b a r r i e r 2nd barricade shear pins due t o braking
a c t i o n of wheels when t a x i i n g over t h e barricade, Another c r i t i c a l s i t u a t i o n
experienced was t h e recovery of l a r g e j e t f l i g h t s with most props on board i n
t h e pack ahead of the b a r r i e r , only #2 e l e v a t o r was available during such
conditions and usually 8 t o 10 j e t s had t o go below t o t h e hangar deck, I n
order t o prevent wave-offs t h e j e t s extcnded t h e i r i n t e r v a l s l i g h t l y . A
time saving method was incorporatcd by hnving t h e p i l o t s r e p o r t on t h e down
wind l e g i f t h e i r plane i s going t o be odornit, Knowing t h i s , t h e plnnc can b e
s t r u c k below upon recovery, leaving only ttupft a i r c r a f t on t h e f l i g h t deck
f o r t h e next launch,
(4) During t h i s period s e v e r a l j e t s t r i k e s were schedulcd carrying
50% bombs, Loading t h e
bomb r e q u i r e s spreading t h e wings o f t h e F9F
a s it docs on t h e AD a i r c r a f t , This problem i s of no significance i f t h e
loading i s accomplished during the n i g h t o r periods during t h e dLay when t h e
props a r e off on a s t r i k e . Wing sprcads a r e d i f f i c u l t t o accomplish when
a l l a i r c r a f t a r e on board and ready deck condition set.
( 5 ) one a d d i t i o n a l j e t s t a r t i n g u n it would be of g r m t v r l u e on the
hangar deck a t # 2 elevator, Many tim6s standby a i r c r a f t a r e brought up t o
tho f l i g h t deck f o r launch and delay i s exporiunced i n s t a r t i n g i f a s t a r t i n g
jecp i s not available, The shipts allowance i s f o u r j e t s t a r t i n g jeeps, and
t h i s numbcr barely keeps up with t h e f - s t c a t a p u l t i n g a b i l i t i e s of t h i s ship.
C.
Arresting m a r .
(1) There was a t o t a l of on6 thousand six hundred seventy-six
(1,676) l a n d h g s made during t h i s period of which e i g h t hundred nincty-two
( 8 9 2 ) wcre conventional type a i r c r a f t , There was an average run out of cross
deck pendants f o r t h e j e t a i r c r a f t of one hundred t h i r t y - f o u r point three
(134.3) f c e t and one hundred t h i r t y p o i n t four (130.4) f e e t for t h e convent i o n a l typec
(2) There were three (3) b a r r i e r andlor barricade crashcs involving
t h r e e (3) j e t a i r c r a f t .
(1) A t o t a l of nine hundred eighty-six (986) a i r c r a f t wcre catapulted,
the majority of which were F9F-5 panthers. One (1) a r r c s t o r was l o s t on t h e
second shot due t o a f a i l u r e of tho wcbbing loop, A second a r r u s t o r and pendant assembly was l o s t a f t e r twenty-two (22) s h o t s due t o a similar f a i l u r e .
Nylon webbing f w use i n the manuf?.cturc of loops i s not available.
(2) A v a i l a b i l i t y o f both c a t a p u l t s has remained e x c e l l e n t dospite
the continuLd w C a r of crosshead sheave bearings, one LnSCO 3ir Solcnoid
vnlve was changed on the starboard c a t a p u l t on 17 March due t o e r r a t i c action.
This valve has been i n s t a l l e d since September 1950.
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LAUNCHING STATISTICS :
- Jet launch - 37 knots
nveragc wind - Propeller launch
32 knots
Average weight - 19,500 lbs.
F9F - 823
Average wtight - 18,000 lbs.
F2H - 67
Average wcight - 17,000 lbs,
F4U - 42
AD - 45
Average weight - 20,OOO lbs.
Average weight - 14,000 l b s 6
TBM - 7
Average wind
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Averege weight
- 46,000
lbr,
(3) One F9F-5 crashed ahead and t o p o r t of t h e s h i p following a normal
c a t a p u l t s h o t from the starboard catapult, The a i r c r a f t exploded upon impact
and the cause of t h e accident i s unknown,
e.
A i r c r a f t Maintenance,
(1) W t t i n g the tfdownedf1c?ircr:.ft spotted so it can be workod on
i s a mc?jor handling problem, This problem has been p a r t i a l l y elimincited due
t o t h e e f f o r t s of CVG maintenance and a i r c r a f t handling personnel, Ti.mu3.y
information is passed t o F l i g h t Deck Control ccnccrning maintenance requirements and check requiremcnts are c l o s e l y watched i n order t o zssurc
g e t t i n g the plane below f o r checks during recoveries and respots. Onc o f t h e
major maintenance problems i s t h e l a c k o f space f o r j e t turn-ups on t h e hangar
deck. Prop turn-ups i n hangar bay #3 require opening a l l c u r t a i n s m d c ? t
night cbviously require c u t t i n g o f f all l i g h t s , thereby stopping a l l maintenance work i n progress a t t h a t t h e . Evtry e f f o r t i s being m d c t o s p o t fkhmn11
a i r c m z t on the hangar deck i n such a mmner t h n t when t h e a i r c r a f t i s ready
for turn-up, it can e a s i l y be brought top s i d e v i a one o f t h e a v a i l a b l e elevators.
(2) I n order t,?provide more hangar space it has been fcund t h a t two
t a i l s e c t i o n s from F9F ‘IdudtI a i r c r z f t can be suspended from t h e ovcrhcad on
the p o r t s i d e cf #3 elevator, BY shortening the cables of t h e stand?.rd h o i s t i n g
s l i n g the b.il s e c t i o n can be suspended high enough t o allow personnel 2nd
equipmcnt t o mavo about freely underneath. These t a i l s e c t i o n s had previously
becn suspcnded from t h e Lverhead in t h e a f t e r p a r t of bay #3, b u t t h i s p o s i t i o n
was d i f f i c u l t t o reach and prevented rcmoving wings frcim t h e overhead stowage without first removing t h e t a i l sections,
f,
ordnr-ace.
(1) 3lcvatc;r stoppage 2nd tlvcr-tr-vel was encountered due t c old
and f a u l t y Gcnwnl E l s c t r i c c d n t r d l o r s . The r e l n y S stuck causing t h c main
highspeed c a n t a c t p o i n t s t o a r c 2nd w c l d closed, This causcs ovLr-travel
These c m t r o l l e r s W i l l be overr e s u l t i n g i n the stdppage c-,f the cLvntor.
hauled 3.nd new equipment i n s t a l l e d . A t prcsent, no spare contact points are
availnblc, It i s rcccmmendcd t h c t 2.n adequate supply of thesc cclntnct points
be c a r r i e d by a11 ships using t h i s type c o n t r o l box.
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(2) 2Omm ammunition, previously belted and stored i n ship's magazines,
should be re-checked for c a l i b r a t i o n before using. It i s a good idea t o save
a supply of bomb nose and t a i l plugs f o r replacement i n the event fuzes are
withdrawn due t o non-fl$ing o r bad weather.
(3) Maximum e f f o r t s t r i k e s n e c e s s i t a t i n g rapid reloading, refueling,
and r e s p o t t i n g of F9F-5 a i r c r a f t again highlighted t h e d i f f i c u l t y and excessive time required i n re-loading the 2Omm guns due t o the design and placement of ammunition cans c?nd feed chutes. It requires approximately t h r e e (3)
times as long t o re-arm the F9F-5 as t o re-arm o t h e r type a i r c r a f t . With
limited numbers of ordnancemen available, t h i s s e r i o u s l y hampers overall
opera ti on.
2,
Engineering Department.
a.
casudties.
(1) The following major dcmage was sustained during routine operations
from 0000 1 Fiarch t o 2kOO 29 March 1953:
DATE
DESCRIPTION
1-29 Mar (a) Hole i n #3 elevator main platform approximately
5 and one h a l f f e e t nthwartship by seven f e e t f o r e
and a f t . Frrrnes 137-138, tpproximately 15 feet p o r t
of centerline,
(b) S p e c i f i c damage as follows:
1. Two longitudinal deck girders s i z e 1 2 n x ) p . ( 2 2
lb. 1fI"beams) destroyed x d two a d d i t i o n a l g i r d e r s
(sane s i z e ) bent down czbout one h a l f inch outward.
Location frames 137-U9.
Intermediate tr2nsverse g i r d e r s 1811x7&f ( Sslb,
trI" beams) ?.t frrme 139 between points 13t61t and
1 4 t l O l t t o port of oenterbent down on forward
flanges and up on a f t e r flanges about one inch,
Web of g i r d e r has a s l i g h t twist a t the point of
maximum f lsnge bend.
2.
Approximately 360 l i n e a r f e e t of wood deck
planking destroyed and additional l i n e a r f e e t damaged.
3.
4.
Approximately 46 square f e e t of 4.2 lb. deck plate
destroyed with t h r e e additional holes in p l a t i n g a t
frame l.40 between 11' and 12t t o p o r t of c e n t e r l i n e
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5. Elevator platform bent down i n area of b l a s t .
Readings were taken by means of chalk l i n e and show a
maximum depression of 2ft a t frcme l.40 a t a point
llt41f t o p o r t of centerline decreasing t o zero depression a t frames 133 snd lu.
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CAUSE
Explosion of 2501b
G.P. bomb which
f e l l from wing of
plcne during arr e s t e d landing.
(See ORISKANY Conf
l t r s e r 0105 14
mr 1953)
( 2 ) The following minor dmage was sustained during r o u t i n e operations
from 0000 1 xarch t o 2400 29 ?larch 1953:
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CAUSE
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DATE
DESCRIPTION
1 March
(a) Dnmage t o f l i g h t deck planking involviag:aPto
proximately 1000 l i n e a r feet,
29 March
b
March
(a) Rupture of superheater tube i n #7 b o i l e r
(see ORISKANY l t r ser 767 14 March 1953). Location: TWO MK 368 i n the i n l e t header, 22 tubes
down from the top of the header, (See BUSHIPS
Plan CV9-S5101-11&)
A i r c r a f t landings
Believed t o be int e r n a i corrosive
condition of
tubes as previously reported
in GI~ISKANY ltr
ser 2833 2 1 Dec,
1952.
6 March
( a ) Secondary cfamage t o
#3 e l e v a t o r main platform
ns follows:
1.
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Bomb explosion.
See a (1) ( a )
above
Channel securing t r a c k about 1&@ bcnt o r ds-
strayed,.
2. Arrcsting gear chafing p l a t e about 1 2 f e e t a t
f r m e 136 bent and pierced by small fragments.
3. TrJclds i n b l a s t =cay i n p a r t i c u l a r t h e joining
points between intermediate trmsvsrse g i r d e r (frqme
139) a d main l o n g i t u d i n a l girder, show e x t e r n a l
strain,
(b) D'lmage t o a u x i l i a r y e l e v a t o r platform as follows:
Same as above
one hole l O l f x l 4 1 ~i n 15 lb, p l a t i n g a t frame 140
nbout 13 f e e t t o p o r t of centerline,
1.
2, Longitudinal deck g i r d e r lOftx6ff(18 l b , f t p
beam) a t frame 1hO had lower flr.nge bent down two
inches f o r distance of about 6rlr
3* One hole i n 35. lb. deck p k t i n g size l u 3 l t
frnme lb0 a t 13t10" t o p o r t of centerline,
4. Safety n c t fr mc on p o r t edge, frame 1b0, cut
through,
( c ) Additional minor dam?.gc was incurred by f l y i n g
d e b r i s o r shrapnel extending from hangar deck t o
09 l e v e l of t h e i s l a n d and 3s f a r forward as frcrnc 98,
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DATE
11 March
DESCRIPTION
(a) P l a t e s cracked a t t h e following l o c a t i o n s ?
CAUSE
HE:3vy
a t he r .
we
1. Upper forbard cover of coaming and knife edge
of 16,000 lb. bomb e l e v a t o r door, hangar deck
l e v e l , frame 63, starboard side, approximc?tely
1111 long.
2. Cracked p l a t e s , diagonally from covers o f '
opening of vent system (supply) 2-66-4, fr-mes
64-67, main deck walkway p o r t side, approximztely
(1) 5;" long, (2) 3" long, (3)
long, (4) 1 0 ~
long.
3.
m?me 60, starboard side, main deck, 6 feet
above main deck over winch, approximately 611 long.
71, starboard side, main deck 47n above
4, ~ n m
main deck, approximately
long,
5. W m e 67, starboard sidci, main deck, 121 above
main deck, approximately 1211 long,
6, Fr?.mes 78 t o 79, s t a r b o m d side, main deck,
111 above t h e deck, approximatcly
sf1
long.
Main deck level, frme 112, where expansion
j o i n t meets main dock, i s cracked,
7.
b.
Rccommendations.
(1) None.
C.
Steaming Data:
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Engine miles steamed
11,846.8
Fucl o i l received
2,047,623
Fuel o i l delivered On's
43,667
Fucl o i l consumed (underway)
2,122,153
Fuel consumed (anchored)
none
Averzge speed
17.1
Hours underway
689.1
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1 ~ a r - 2 9~ a1953
1 Mar-29 :mr 1953
1 Har-29 M m 195'3
1 Mar-29 Mar 1953
1 Mar-29 H w 195'3
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2bOO
2400
(2400)
(2bOO)
(2400)
(2400)
(2400)
meling:
(1) During t h e period 1 March through 29 March, the U.S.S. O R I S M Y
fueled one destroyer on onc occas-on a t an average r a t e of 67,180 g d l o n s per
hour. Tht. U.S.S. ORISKANY refueled from tankers on six occasions during this
pcriod a t an averqge f u e l i n g rate of 180,137.5 gallons per hour.
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3.
Medical Department.
The Medical Department supplies and equipmerit continue t o be c?dequate,
No s u p p u shortage o r equipment breakdawn occwred during t h e r e p o r t i n g period.
a,
Medicnl Evaluztion of A i r Group and Ship's Company,
(1) The h e a l t h of s h i p ' s compnzly and the Air Group has continued t o be
excellent, If anything t h e incidence of disease, anxiety, and psychic tension
has been less than on previous tours. There has been no l o s s i n performance.
Morale has improved, and i s on a higher level than previously described, Two
f a c t o r s undoubtedly contributed t o t h i s . F i r s t of a l l , t h e s h i p i s zbout t o ret u r n t o t h e United S t a t e s , Secondly and probably more important, the d i s a s t e r
(vide i n f r a ) of t h e s i x t h of March has sorvcd t o weld the s h i p more firmly t o gether making cverg man r e a l i z e that he i s p a r t of an organization t h a t has been
t r i e d 2.nd found t o have what it takes. Ship's pride, squadron pride is a t an
a l l t i m e high. We know we have the best ship.
(2) On an inspection of s h i p t s company on t h e 31st of March, only f i v e
cascs of a very mild acne, one case of b l e p h a r i t i s , and one sebaceous cyst
were notcd i n approxim-tely 3,000 men. Many times t h i s number wLre notcd when
t h e s h i p was inspected on t h e West Coast. No evidence of a n y o t h e r i l l n e s s
was notcd.
(3) I n conclusion it i s f c l t t h a t the personnel of t h i s v e s s c l a r e i n
e x c e l l e n t physical condition a f t e r s i x 3nd one half months ovmsc.asl
(4) On t h e s i x t h of March 1953, a two hundred and fifty pound bomb exploded on the f l i g h t deck b l a s t i n g a hole through the number t h r c c c l e v a t o r
platform. Two mcn were k i l l e d and t h i r t o e n injured. The importcnt fclct was
t h a t no one g m e way t o panic. Evcry man d i d h i s job c o o l l y 2nd e f f i c i e n t l y .
Men w21kod through gasoline on thc hmgar deck, men rushed t o rescue t h e p i l o t
evcn though the planc had begun t o burn, Men did t h i s with the memory of t h e
BOXER f r i s h i n t h e i r minds. It i s f c l t t h a t only a w e l l d i s c i p l i n e d crew with
good moralc and s p i r i t could have pmformed i n s o c r e d i t a b l e fashion, No
cases of anxiety have r e s u l t e d from t h i s incident, an mazing recordb Medically
the f i r s t a i d t r a i n i n g of s h i p f s coml>anyand t h e medical departmcnt pczid off.
S t r e t c h e r s appeared, f i r s t a i d was given, and p t i e n t s evacuated t o s i c k bay
within a matter of minutes. Supplies cand e q a m e n t were r e i d i l y avail-.blew
More c a s u a l t i e s could have been handled without break-down of t h e organization.
b.
Care of the B a d ,
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(1) It is hoped t h a t some more expeditious plan may be worked out f o r
t h e disposing of t h e dead. under present operating conditions, it i s f c l t t h a t
embalming af bodies i s n o t t e c h n i c a l l y f c a s i b l e . The procedure t i e s up s i c k bay
f a c i l i t i e s f o r s e v e r a l hours, aboard 2 man of war t h a t may be c a l l c d on a t any
time t o handle more c a s u a l t i e s , Four hours time elapsed r e c e n t l y whcn t h i s was
dono, Half o f sick bay was made untennblc by fcrmaldehyde fumes f o r an cven
longer wried.
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(2) Even then embalmed bodies must be placed i n storags a t 34 t o 40
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degrees. This might be s a t i s f a c t o r y f o r a few days, b u t i s not f o r periods
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a t sea of 25 t o 30 days, Freezing of emb?.Md bodies a t 16 dcgrccs, o r l e s s , i
i s technica3J.y s a t i s f a c t o r y , b u t a g a i n s t present d i r e c t i v e s . The present
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procedure aboard t h i s vessel has been to/’freeze unembalmed bodies holding
them u n t i l the s h i p a r r i v e s a t yokosuka. Embalming these bodies a t such a ;
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l a t e d a t e i s t e c h n i c a l l y d i f f i c u l t . To solve t h i s problem it i s recommended
t h a t s p e c i a l COB f l i g h t s be made t o t r a n s p o r t bodies, which have been p r e v i o u s l i
Five o r t e n f l i g h t s
frozen, t o Atsugi f o r f u r t h e r t r a n s f e r t o t h e U.S.M.H..
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per month would be more than adeqwte. If this i s not l o g i s t i c a l l y sound, it ’
is recommended t h a t bodies be buried a t sea. The present method of holding
bodies f o r f u r t h e r t r a n s f e r , though meeting t h e wishes of a few bereaved rel a t i v e s , imposes a g r e a t e r psychic trauma on s h i p t s compaw, and uses up
valuable r e e f e r space.
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Medical Department S t a t i s t i c a l Summarj A i r Group and Ship’s Company
pc r iods
1st 2nd 3rd 4 t h
Admitted t o s i c k list
190 226 369 156
15 14 1 4 2
percont s i c k days out of possible 67,232 work days
.73
Percent s i c k days out of possible 67,232 work days
77
Percent s i c k days out of possible 104,47S work days
078
percent s i c k days o u t of possible 67,091 work days
69
Officers admitted t o s i c k l i s t
10
9
10
4
Total v i s i t s t o s i c k c a l l
1,161 1,258 3,879,1,901
P a t i e n t s received from o t h e r s h i p s
1
1
10
Patients transferred t o hospital
0
0
1
3
Minor i n j u r i e s t r e a t e d
200
216
103 173
Major i n j u r i e s t r e a t e d
1
1
1
7
Number shipboard i n j u r i e s r e s u l t i n g death
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Minor s u r g i c a l procedures
25
12
33
42
16
3
3
.7
Venereal diseases and non-spccific u r e t h r i t i s
117 179 96
58
Gonorrhca
7
11
10
23
Chancroid
20
6
14
18
Non-spc c i f i c u r e t h r i t i s following sexual exposure
38
88
136 80
c.
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d.
Medical S t a t i s t i c a l Summary Air Group P i l o t s and Crewmen
P l m e s l o s t , enemy action, p i l o t k i l l e d , not recovered
Plmes l o s t , p i l o t not recovered
Plzmes l o s t , operationcl, p i l o t rccoversd, minor injuries
Planes l o s t , operational, p i l o t recovered, uninjured
Planes l o s t , operational, crewmen recavered uninjured
Planes damaged, e n c w action, crewmcn i n j u r e d
16
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
*'.
L
1st
Planes'damaged, enemy action, p i l o t i n j u r e d
P i l o t s temporarily grounded f o r medical reasons
P i l o t s permanently grounded pending medical evaluation
Average number days p i l o t grounded
c.
0
15
0
0
2.4
periods
3rd
2nd
0
0
25
24
0
0
1
0
4.2
7.2
4th
0
16
1
0
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Remarks.
On 6 March 1953, LT E. I,. KUMKER, USNR, sustained numerous missle
wounds about both lower extremities, l e f t upper arm, l e f t shoulder and f a c e when
a 25C# general purpose bomb f e l l from t h e p o r t wing rack of h i s FLU-4 f i g h t e r
and exploded, as he landed aboard thc c a r r i e r . Wreckam b u r s t i n t o flcmes i m mediately t h e r e a f t e r , b u t because of t h e expediticlus manner i n which he was
removed from t h e cockpit and by v i r t u e of t h e protection afforded by h i s helmet,
goggles and exposure s u i t , he sustained only second degree burns o f both cheeks
and h i s chin. He remains on the s i c k list, having been t r a n s f e r r e d t o the
United S t a t e s Naval Hospital a t Yokosuka, Japan f o r f u r t h c r treatment on 15
March 1953.
There were twelve others wounded m d two f a t a l i t i e s , a s a r e s u l t
of t h i s accident. It i s considered mirmxlous t h a t t h e p i l o t escaped more
s e r i o u s injury.
LTJG R. -4. MW
! , U?NR, was k i l l e d on 22 March 1953 when h i s F9F-5
f i g h t e r crashed i n t o t h e sea s h o r t l y d t c r being catapulted from tk c a r r i e r .
4,
I\Tavigation ~ e p a r t m e n t .
The Navigaticln Department has continued its OOD t r a i n i n g plan w i t h thoroughly qualifying as many personnel as possible as the goal. Although it i s
an accelcrated plan, each watch standcr receives e x c e l l e n t t r a i n i n g , both on
Officers from departments not normally
the job and by w r i t t e n examination.
assigned bridge watches are included i n this prclgrcm i n an e f f o r t t o b e n e f i t
This can be seen in t h c f a c t t h a t of t h e s i x q u a l i f i c a t i o n s
as many a s possible,
grnnted t h i s tour, cne c f f i c e r was f r o m the Air Department, one from Air
Intelligence, one from C I C , and one from thc Executive Department and t h e remaining two from Gunnery. A s personnel become qualified, they a m r o t a t e d
from OOD watches t o o t h e r d u t i e s t o allow b i l l e t s f o r new c f f i c c r s t o qualify,
So far on t h i s Korean t o u r 16 o f f i c e r s have been q u a l i f i e d , bringing thc t o t a l
of q u a l i f i e d Officers-of-the-Deck t o 28.
To increase t h e cxpcrience of those o f f i c e r s n l r t a d y q u a l i f i e d , WDIs
have been given p r a c t i c e i n a c t u a l l y mc..king approaches on r e p l c n i s h m a t s h i p s
and keeping s t a t i o n alongside, This has g r e a t l y increased thc: OODfs p r a c t i c a l
knowledge cf r c l a t i v e motion i n addition t o r e l i e v i n g t h e workload on t h e Navig?.tor and Exc cut i v e Officer during replenishment days.
During this t o u r more use has been made of t h e automatic s t e e r i n g and it
has been found generally q u i t e s a t i s f a c t o r y and e s p e c i a l l y s o during the rough
weathcir encountered on 26 and 27 March, During t h i s period excessive rudder
was used by t h e helmsman i n rfhsndtl s t e e r i n g because cf t h e yaw caused by t h e
seas, combined with our slow speed (10 knots), It was found that where the
hclmsman needed 25 t o 30 degrees o f rudder t o maintain a s a t i s f a c t o r y course,
t h a t , by proper adjustment, automatic s t e c r i n g could maintain thG same course
using approximntely one half th6 rudder c r 10 t o 15 degrees. This not only was
a r e s t f o r t h e hclmsman, but it a l s o reduced t h e wear on t h e s t e o r i n g engines.
5.
Operations Department.
a.
A i r Intelligence
The A i r I n t e l l i g e n c e Office f o r c e c o n s i s t i n g of t h r e e o f f i c c r s and t h r e e
e n l i s t e d men plus the A i r Group L I O and two c n l i s t e d men frcm t h c :Lir Group
skaff i s considered adequate t o mcst t h e A i r I n t e l l i g e n c e requiremLnts. The
s h i p ' s A10 spent t h i s period on t h e bridge t r a i n i n g f o r the q u a l i f i c a t i o n of
OOD Undomay.
1, card index system has been i n i t i a t e d t o f a c i l i t a t e ready roference
t o maps and charts. This method w i l l a l s o i n d i c a t e high and low usage maps
and those which have ridached a c r i t i c a l supply level. 1%
i s believed this
card index system will provide a m a n s whereby a more workable s t o c k level
of maps and c h a r t s can be maintained aboard.
The photo I n t e r p r e t a t i o n unit has been separated physically from t h e
A i r I n t e l l i g e n c e Office and reassigned working space i n the wardroom a i r
The space i s adequate and t h i s
conditioning machinery room, comp=artmcnt A-211-EL.
s o l u t i o n has r e l i e v e d t h e c r i t i c a l working space problem f o r both iiir I n t e l ligence and photo Interpretation.
b.
n i r Operations,
air Operations o f f i c e r personnel during t h e s h i p ' s f o u r t h linc; t o u r
consisted of two o f f i c e r s , one 1ic;utQnant ccmmander and one l i c u t t n a n t . The
t h i r d o f f i c c r normally assigned t o A i r Operations, a l i e u t e n a n t j u n i o r grade,
was r e t u r m d without r e l i e f t o CONUS f o r r e l c a s e t o i n a c t i v e duty a t the cump l c t i o n of thc t h i r d l i n e tour. This o f f i c e r was the assigned CCii o f f i c e r and
had a d d i t i o n a l d u t i e s as a i r p l o t c f f i c e r and OA d i v i s i o n o f f i c e r . Since
a i r c r a f t recovery by CC.; is n o t presontly i n e f f e c t i n t h e Task Force, t h i s
l o s s was absorbed. Other o f f i c e r s assumed the d u t i e s of a i r p l o t o f f i c e r and
one of thc s h i p i s a i r i n t e l l i g e n c e o f f i c e r s became the Or, d i v i s i o n o f f i c e r ,
The assigned C c l , e n l i s t e d pcrsonnel have been u t i l i z e d t o m a n Air
Operations, Five r a t e d a i r controllmcn 2nd f i v e s t r i k e r s were assigned t u CCA.
This permits manning the one and two J G c i r c u i t s by two s t a t u s board k c c p a s ,
onc a i r controllman on t h e land/launch frequency, and allowed t h e watch
o f f i c e r t c a c t as a gene a 1 supervisor.
The twa J G t a l k e r also mns t h e ready
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room teletype. fls long as t h e r t are a minimum of t e n e n l i s t e d m n assigned t o
CCA, it i s believed t h a t A i r Operations could continue t o be e f f i c i e n t l y manned
even with t h e occasional use of CCJ\ during poor weather ccnditions,
The above mentioned personriel on a watch b a s i s were always on d u t y a t
A twenty-four hour watch was thus maintained,
personnel being organized on a t h r e c watch o r s e c t i o n b a s i s .
all o t h e r times when underway.
Air Operations has acted as the general information and coordination
center f o r all phases of a i r operations, A d i r e c t l i n e sound powered telephone
connection was i n s t a l l e d between t h e open bridge and A i r ODerations p r i o r t o
r e p o r t i n g f o r t h e f i r s t line t o u r with Task Force 77. This d i r e c t l i n e t e l ephone has proven a very valuable and e f f i c i e n t means of r a p i d l y t r a n s m i t t i n g
the Captain1 s decisions t o the p i l o t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n cmergoncy situc?.tions.
i: gradual improvement i n a i r c r a f t a v a i l a b i l i t y and percentage of assigned missions a c t u a l l y launched m d completed has been noted with cach successive line periodJ The f o u r t h l i n e period was t h e s h i p f s most successful and
e f f i c i o n t t o date, With t h e exception of two days a t the beginning of t h e
period, thc Air Grvup maintained a daily a i r c r a f t a v a i l a b i l i t y of w e l l over
nincty pcrcent.
This was r e f l e c t c d i n the s h i p r s averaging very m a r l y one
hundred percent i n meeting t h e assigned f l i g h t schedule over t h e twenty-nine
day period.
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communications,
Ccmmunications during t h e pcriod covered by t h i s r e p o r t were highly
s a t i s f a c t o r y from the view point o f cqUpment-g_exfmnancg. T r a f f i c i n general
was processed expeditiously under a l l circumstances with the exception of s h o r t
periods of atmospheric disturbance and c i r c u i t over-load,
Encrypted t r a f f i c , e s p e c i a l l y with a S t a f f embarked, has a. tendency
t o ffbogdownll with the ultimate r c s u l t of lengthy delays i n d e l i v m y t o addees
concerncd. It i s f e l t t h a t one cmse 3f increased encry-pttd t r a f f i c loads
i s due t o thc abuse of o v e r c l a s s i f i c a t i o n , The r e s u l t s of such misvlee a r e
s e t f o r t h i n thc United S t a t e s Ravy Socurity "ianual f o r C l a s s i f i e d IIatter.
Attention i s i n v i t e d t o t h e ccmmunic?tion s e c t i o n 3f t h e :,ction Repcrt
of the U.S.S. ORISKANY (GVA-34) for t h e period 28 October
22 ltovcmber 1952.
Note was mc?de d f the indiscriminnte use of precedences uf flOPt1 and "0" i n t h i s
p a r t i c u l a r t h e a t e r . This misusc, which a l s o tends t c tie-up c i r c u i t s being used,
has on more than one Lccasion causcd delay i n attempting t o c l e a r t r a f f i c o f an
immcdiate o p c r a t i o n s l nature,
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Subject t o the above comments, the follcwing recommcndatims a r e sub-
m i t tod :
(1)Recommend commands review c u r r e n t i n s t r u c t i > n s defining t h c proper
use of precedence,
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(2) Recommend commands insure t h a t all personnel having a u t h o r i t y t o
assign s e c u r i t y c l a s s i f i c a t i o n , a r e f a m i l i a r with t h e contents of Chz.pter 4
of t h e United S t a t e s Navy S e c u r i t y Manual f o r c l a s s i f i e d Matter,
Thc: following s t a t i s t i c s are i n d i c a t i v e u f t h e communication aspects of
thc opcr&.on:
IESSAGES HiiNDLED IN ?JULIN RADIO
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NO. OF MSGS. REILYED
Task Group Common
Task Force Cmnanders Net
Task Group Commanders Net
COWTHFLT C i r c u i t
JOCK C i r c u i t
562
284
259
31
59
Total
MESS~LGESH:JDIiED
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IN KClN COMMUNIC-.TIONS -tlND CRYPTO-CEiTER,
-502,338
45,624
groups)
groups)
4,642
Incoming ( p l a i n )
Outgoing (Plain)
1,106
Tctal
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MESSAGES lX’JVDI8.D BY THE SIG :iL BRIDGE
439
Flashing Ilight (Incoming)
Flashing L i g h t (Outgoing)
Nancy (Incoming)
Nancy (Outgoing)
219
80
46
Total
78G
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Groups: Incoming: 11,334; Outgoing: 5,003..
The following s t a t i s t i c s rcprcsent p o s t a l a c t i v i t i e s :
Money orders issued
1,241 ( $59,043 75)
Money orders cashed
99
Re g i s t c r e d mail received
456 pieces
488 pieces
A i r mail received
1s sasks, 50 pouches (approx 115,000
lc t t e r s )
Air mail dispatched
8 sacks, 38 pouches (apprcx 95,000
lct t c r s )
P a r c e l pcs t received
330 sakcs
Parcel post dispatched
106 sacks
Insured mail rcceived
233 pieces
110 pieces
F i r s t c l a s s mail received
6 pouches
F i r s t c l a s s mail dispatched
10 pouches
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dc photography.
The number u f photographic personnel assigned f o r t h e period was
This f i g u r e includes one warrant, onc dFC 2nd e i g h t r a t e d men.
14.
Laboratory prcduction was less than f<;rt h e previous upcrating period,
P r i n t t o t a l s f a r t h e peribd were 23,332 9x18 inch, 1,926 8x10 inch t a r g e t photos
f o r briefing. 378 8x10 inch copy ncgatives were made of t a r g e t mosaics s e l e c t e d
by stzff ,md s h i p photo i n t e r p r e t a t i o n units.
It i s recommended t h a t s h i p s returning t o the west coast bo o u t f i t t e d
with now X0.A film dryers, p r i n t dryers <and p r i n t washers beforc t h c i r next
deploymcnt. Due t c ? constant use, approximately 15 tcr 20 hGurs each clperating
day, these dryers and p r i n t e r s become unreliable, e s p e c i a l l y thr, :JO:L f i l m
dryer. p r i n t washers tend t o r u s t and corrode f r v m use of s a l t watcr f o r
washing prints.
6.
Supply Depmtment,
c.
ZLvi."-tionStores.
During the 30 days coverod by t h i s r e p a t no in-the-line rcplcnishmcnt
from AFtS/LRV v e s s i l s w;?s accomplished, Miscellaneous f r e i g h t items were shipped
v i a replenishment tankers 2nd by COD a i r c r a f t . It was noted t h a t p r i o r i t y
screening i s d e s i r a b l e f m COD d e l i v e r y since items of l o w p r i o r i t y were c3cc a s i c n a l l y received when s t a t u s information indicated t h a t high p r i o r i t y m a t e r i a l s
were prob2bly available f c r lift,
Thc follawing items continue i n s h o r t supply and procurcment has been on
emergcncy b a s i s only:
Cord 5/8tt
Liner, Weldment
Control F u e l
Pendants
Launcher, ,",ere:
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R 8%H0 -?&7002G .*R90 -N,",F-60045$-89-5
R 9~ - ? U L - ~ O A7~RlO3
b,
General Stores.
Procuremcnt problems as indicated i n previaus r e p o r t s rLmain subs t a n t i c l l y unchanged, providing experiunce which w i l l be < L f grt?,t a s s i s t m c e
p r i o r ti, next scheduled deploymmt,
C.
S h i p t s S t c m and C@S
S t a t i o n e r y i s a high usnge itcm with s a l e s 3f Lm package pcr month f o r
evcry two men on board.
89,000 packages c,f c i g a r e t t e s were s ~ l dduring the mdnth of Nnrch,
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Fifty-three percent of the W S I?f3qUiSktfQm3were f i l h d . This leave6
shortages i n undershirts, &ngaree jumpera, and dungaree trousers.
dm
Commissary.
Potatoes, sweet, fresh
I,ettuce, fsash
Tomatoes, fresh
pears, f r e s h
Spaghekti
c.
8
DisburSltngr
was necessary C
of
the authoribed
periodi
One additional j e t s t a r t i n g unit be a l l o t h d f o r m e on hmgar dock a t
#2 elevator.
2.
-Papre 11paragraph 1
(2)
An adequate supply of contact points for b n e r a l E l e c t r i c o n t r o l l e r s be
carried by all ships using this type control box.
3.
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Page 16 paragraph 3 b (2)
Spacial COD f l i g h t s transport bodies of deceased personnel t o Atsugi.
4.
Page 16 paragraph 3 - (2)
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That bodies be buried a t sea,
5.
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Page 19 paragraph
That commands review instructions defining proper use of precedence.
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That commands i n s u r e t h a t a U personnel having a u t h o r i t y t o assign s e c u r i t y
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s a r e f a m i l i a r with contents of chapter 4 of United S t a t e s Navy
S e c u r i t y Manual f o r c l a s s i f i e d Matter.
7.
Page 2 1 paragraph 5d (3)
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That s h i p s r e t u r n i n g t o west coast be o u t f i t t e d with AIOA f i l m dryers,
p r i n t 6ryers and p r i n t washers before rext deployment.
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COURTNEY S H A d “
Copies t o :
CNO (2) advance
CINCPACFLT ( 5 ) Advance
CINCPACFLT EVALUATION GROUP
COMNAVFE (1)Advance
CGMNAVFE EVALUATION GROUP
C3MSEVENTHFLT (1) Advance
CTF-77 (1) Advance
COMCARDN 1
CO~J~CARDIV 3
COMCARDIV 5
C0Mi”IRPAC (10)
CONSERVPAC
COMFAIRJAPAN
COMYAmLAmDA
COMFAIRQUONSET
NAVAL WAR COLLGGE
NLO JOC KOREA
uss BOXER (CVA-21)
uss BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31)
uss VALLEY FCR GE (CVA-45)
uss PHILIPPIm SEA (CVA-47)
uss PRINCETON [CVi”i-37{
uss KEJWSLRGE CV>x-33
uss IdLiSP (CVA-18)
uss YORKTOWIJ (CVA-10)
uss ESSEX (CVA-9)
CVG 2
CVG 5
CVG 7
CVG 9
CVG 11
CVG
CVG
CVG
CVG
ATG
23
15
19
101
12
2 (5)
.
9. S ORISKANY ( CVA-34)
care of F l e e t Post Office
CVA34/A16-13
(13rHRM:jec)
San Francisco, C a l i f o r n i a
S e r 0140
U i
%PR 231953
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAL%
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10
From:
To:
Via:
Commanding Officer I
(1)Commander Task Force SEVENTYSEVEN
( 2 ) Commander SEVENTH F l e e t
(4) commander i n chief, Urns. P a c i f i c F l e e t
subj:
Action Report f o r t h e period of 8 A p r i l 1953 through 22 A p r i l 1953
Ref:
( a ) OPNAV I n s t r u c t i o n 3480.4
Encl:
(1) CVG 1 2 Action Report f o r t h e period of 8 A p r i l 1953 through 22
A p r i l 1953
(2) U.S.S. ORISKAIIY surranary r e p o r t of operations during deployment i n
WESTPAC
( 3 1 CVG 1 2 s t a t i s t i c a l summary r e p o r t of operations during deplayment
i n ‘rJESTPAC
1.
I n accordance with reference (a) t h e Action & p o r t f o r t h e period of 8 A p r i l
1953 through 22 A p r i l 1953 is hereby submitted.
PART I
COMPOSITIOlY OF OWN FORCES AND MISSION
I
The U.S.S.
ORISKANY (CVA-34) with commander Carrier Division FIVE, RADM
R. F. HICmY, USN, and Commander A i r Group TWELVE embarked, s o r t i e d from Hong
Kong Harbor, B r i t i s h Crown Colony a t 06081, 8 A p r i l 1953 and a t 07!?i’I, 11 A p r i l
1953 joined Task Force 77 i n Area Sugar, Japan Sea. Comander Task Force 77
and Commander Carrier Division THREE, RADM A. SOUCEK, USN, was embarked in the
U. S S VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45)
. Comander Carrier Division FIVE, RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, embarked i n the
U.S.S.
ORISKANY (CVA-34), assumed d u t i e s as Commander Task Force 77 on 11 April
1953. On 11 A p r i l 1953 the U.S.S. V A m Y FORGE (CVA-4s) w a s detached and on 22
A p r i l 1953 returned t o t h e f o r c e with Commander Carrier Division THREE, RADM
A. SOUCEK, USN, embarked. Commander Carrier Division THREE assumed d u t i e s as
Commander Task Force 77, 22 A p r i l 1953.
During t h e operating period o t h e r major s h i p s i n company were the U.S.S.
PHILIPPINE SEX (CVA-471, t h e U.S.S. VALI,EY FORGE (CVA-45), t h e U.S.S. PRINCETON (CVA-37), the U.S.S. MANCHESTER (CL-83), t h e U.S.S. NEW JERSEY (BB-62)
with Commander SEVENTH Fleet, VADM Jb J, CI,ARK, USN, embarked, and screening destroyers.
77
The
ubs.sO
ORISKANY (CVA-3&) was detaqhed on 22 April 1953 from Task Force
and proceeded t o Yokosuka, Japm f o r upkeep and maintenancer
PART 11
CHRONOfLIoICAL ORDER OF EVENTS
-
-8 &pr&
1953
Sortied from Hong Kong Harbor, B.C.C.
at 06081 enroute t o the Korean opera t i n g area, RADM R. F. HICKEY, USN, COMCARDrV 5, embarked. Rendezvoused with
the U.S.S.
TWINING (DD-540) and the U.S.S. E
R
m (DD-631).
Enroute t o the gorean operating area.
-
10 April 1953
L-
Enroute t o the Korean operating area.
l i n e from the U.S.S. MANATEE (AO-58).
Replenished HSFO and aviation gaso-
ll April 1953
--Enroute t o the Korean operating area, Replenished provisions and s t o r e s
from the U.S.S. LLWL(AF-55). Joined Task Force 77 i n the Korean operating
area. RCDM A, SOUCEK, USN, COMCARDIV 3, and Commander Task Force 77, embarked
i n the U. S .So Vi,U,EY FORGE (CVA-4s)
RRDM R. F. HICKEY, USN, COMCARDIV 5, embarked i n the U.S.S. OiiISKANY (CVA-%),
relieved U D M A. SOUCEK, USN, COMCARDIV 3, as Commander Task Force 77. The
U.S.S.
VALIZY FORGE (CVA&)
with COMC.4RDIV 3 embarked, was detached and departed
.
Task Force 77.
1 2 April 1953
.
I
.
)
-
13 April 1953
.
I
-
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. LTJG R. TAYUR, USNR, VF-122, ditched
near t h e Task Force when his F9F-5 flamed out. LTJG TAYLOR was not recovered.
-14
-
April 1953
Rendezvoused with Task Unit 92.1rl f o r replenishment. Replenished ammunition
from the U.S.S. VIRGO (AKA-20). Replenished NSFO and a v i a t i o n gasoline from t h e
Conducted AA f i r i n g exercises u t i l i z i n g F6F type drones.
U.S.S.
CXAPON (AO-52).
2
1953
-
17
-
PRINCETON (CV.4-37) joined
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations, The U.S.S.
Task Force 77. The U.S.S. PHILIPPINE SEA (CVA-47) was detached and departed
Task Force 77.
18 April 1953
---
Rendezvoused with Task U n i t 9 2 , L l f o r replenishment, Replenished ammunition
from the U.S,S, MOUNT WLKER (&-4).
Replenished NSFO and aviation gasoline
Conducted
PA f i r i n g exercises.
from the U.S.S, GUADALfmE (AO-32).
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations, The Honorable J. J. FLOBERG, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy f o r A i r , arrived op board. Mr. FLOBERG departed i n the
afternoon f o r the U.S.S. NEW JERSEY (BB-62),
---
20 April 1953
Conducted combat f l i g h t operations. ENS R. T. SCOGGAN, USNR, VF-121 F9F-5
p i l o t , bailed out t e n miles east of Hodo Pando Peninsula as he w a s returning
from a s t r i k e i n the Cherokee area. EYS SCOGGLN radioed t h a t he w a s b a i l i n g
out due t o loss of control of his a i r c r a f t . The a c t u a l b a i l out w a s not observed nor w a s the parachute ever a c t u a l l y seen. ENS SCOGGLM has not been recovered and i s l i s t e d as missing.
2 1 April 1953
--Conducted combat f l i g h t operations.
i;pril 1953
--22
Rendelivoused with Task Unit 92.l.l for replenishment, Replenished NSFV and
aviation gasoline from the U.S.S. GUI+DM,UPE (AO-32). Replenished ammunition
ALSTEIE
from t h e U.S.S. MOUNT B,:KER (AE-b), Received provisions from the U.S.S.
RADM
A.
SOUCEK,
U
S
N
,
embarked
i
n
the
U.S.S.
Vi,LLEY
FORGE
(CVA-45),
(048).
relieved R',DM R. F. HICKEY, USN, COMCrZRDIV 5 as Commander Task Force 77. The
U.S.S. ORISR9iY (CVA-34) was detached from Task Force 77 t o proceed On a s p e c i a l
mission enroute t o Yokosuka,.Japan f o r t r a n s f e r of material prior departure t o
CONUS. End of reporting period,
3
1. Amunition expenditures f o r t h e period 8 A p r i l 1953 t o .22 April 1953.
a.
Service Types (Included i n enclpsure (1)).
b,
Training Types
trL
sl1/38 FCL (VT) NF p r o j e c t i l e
5"/38 Non f l a s h l e s s cartridge
44
3"/50 FCL (VT) NF non flashloss
104
1. ship, No b a t t l e damage was sustained by the U,S.S. ORISKNJY during t h e
current period.
2.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on the enemy (see e n c l o s m (1)).
3.
Damage i n f l i c t e d on O R I S M a i r c r a f t (see enclosure (1)).
PA'!RT V
PERSONNEL PERFORWLNCE AND CASUt*LTIES
1, Performance
a,
Personnel
During the period of t h i s r e p o r t the average on board count was 2717:
1947 s h i p l s company; 62 Marines; 17 Special Weapons Team; 612 CVG-12 and 79
COl!lCARDIV
b.
5;
9 men received and 68 transferred.
Training
Training for the period as covered by this report consisted of the
f ollaring:
Active classes a t the end of period
Number of c l a s s hours held during period
Number of Navy Trainirig Coursas ( t e x t s ) checked out
Hwnbcr of Navy Training Courses (correspondence)
ordered by men
Number of US@I t e x t s checked out
Number of Navy Training Courses (correspondence)
completed by men
-
4
tom
24
17
11
4
6
Number of USAFI Correspondence Courses ordered
Number of b a t t e r i e s of USS” OED tests administered
N u m b e r of USAFI En$-of-Month Tests administered
Number of USAFI GED b a t t e r i e s ordered
Number of enrollments i n College m e n s i o p Courses
Number of US:J?I End-of-Month Tests ordered by men
Number of l e t t e r s s e n t c i v i l i a n schools on behalf of
men f o r counseling and placement purposes
Number of requests f o r service schools forwarded
\
C.
8
10
6
5
None
3
None
12
Legal
Except f o r work connected with the completion of the record of proceed-ings of a board of investigation, l e g a l a c t i v i t y consisted chiefly of a f e w
Summary and Special courts-martial, It appears this decline i s due t o t h e
r e l a t i v e l y short time spent i n p o r t and, further, t o the comparatively s h o r t
period covered by t h i s report,
The a s s i s t a n t l e g a l o f f i c e r departed on temporary additional duty a t
the Naval School of Justice i n Newport, Rhode Island.
d.
Welfare and Recreation
Regularly scheduled bingo games have been conducted a t 1900 on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week in the crewIs messing compartments f o r a l l
hands, Happy Hours have been conducted on replenishing days, using t a l e n t
from shipts company and .!ir Group, The s h i p ’ s band plays on Tuesday and F$day evenings i n the o f f i c e r s f wardroom.
The Hobby Shop i s open d a i l y f o r use by a l l hands, It c z r r i e s a wide
variety of crafts, i,e., leathercraft, model planes, ships, s a i l boats, wagons,
automobiles, e t c , ,
The ship’s library i s open d a i l y f r o m 0830 t o 2130 f o r use by a l l hands,
The C h a r i t y Committee is currently conducting s p e c i a l r a f f l e s and bingo
p a r t i e s f o r funds f o r the Navy Relief Society. Bingo p a r t i e s and r a f f l e s are
providing ‘ton-the-linen recreation f o r a l l hands and are serving both morale and
charity.
e.
Religious Services
Catholic services are held daily, Three (3) Masses are s a i d on Sundays
followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Special d a i l y prayers a r e
said f o r the safety of o w pilots. The rosary, novena, and Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament are held daily,
protestant services are conducted a t 0900 on Sunday mornings and Vesper
services a t 1900, The Bible Class meets a t 1930 on Wednesdays.
Jewish services are-conducted on Friday evenings and on special days
of r e l i g i o u s significance on the Jewish calendar,
Mormon services are conducted d t 1000 on Sundays,
Christian Science study p e r i d s are observed on Sundays a t 3100.
f.
f u b l i c Information
public Information a c t i v i t i e s covered during t h e period of this report
consisted of the following:
Navy news dispatches (by radio)
6
News f e a t u r e stories and layouts (by mail)
1
Mews photo releases
3
Radio newscasts
2
Hometown news s t o r i e s ( t o FHTNC)
1476
i
2.
casualties
Shipls Company
NO s h i p t s company casualties occurred other than minor i n j u r i e s during
the reporting period.
b.
Air Group 12.
PJRT V I
corn-Ts
1, Engineering Department
casualties
No major nor minor damage was sustained from any cause.
b.
Recommendations
C.
Steaming Data
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mgine miles steamed 6,545.2
Fuel o i l received
1,851,624
Fuel o i l delivered DDls 93,430
1,182,284
Fuel o i l consumed (underway)
Fuel o i l consumed (cnchor)
none
Averzge speed 18.8
Hours underway
354.0
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8 April-22 April 1953
8 ~ p r i l - 2 2t&,pril1953
8 ~ p r i l - 2 2lpril 1953
8 kpril-22 April 1953
8 ~ p r i l - 2 2April 1953
8 April-22 April 1953
8 ~ p r i l - 2 2>-pril 1953
(2400)
(2400)
(24W)
(2400)
2400
2400
(2400)
[ I
During the period 8 A p r i l through 22 A p r i l 1953, t h e U.S.S. ORISKANY
fueled destroyers on one (1) occasion, a t an average r a t e of 2%,57?.6
gallons *
per hour, The U.S.S. ORISKiQX refueled from tankers f o u r (4) t h s during t h i s
period a t an average f u e l i n g rake of 181,888.4 gallons per hour,
2, Navigation Department
The voyage from Hong Kong t o t h e B a t t l e Line gave t h e Havigation I)epartment
an opportunity t o navigate in new waters. The navigational a i d s i n t h e South
China Sea and t h e Formosan S t r a i t s were very l i m i t e d and navigation m m y times
The skies were c o n t i n u a l l y overcast allowing
consisted of Ifdead reckoning".
no c e l e s t i a l navigation whatsoever. Loran coverclge was good north of Formosa,
b u t i n t h e Formosan S t r a i t s and t h e South China Sea, it w a s impossible t o
pick up Loran, If held, t h e readings were considered u n r e l i a b l e since t h e
waves t r a v e l e d over land masses. Radar also offered d i f f i c u l t i e s because t h e
c h a r t s d e p i c t l i t t l e o r no topography, and t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of landmarks
on t h e radar was d i f f i c u l t . Hcrwevsr, t h e c u r r e n t s encountered gave very l i t t l e
s e t and t h e flm" t r a c k proved successful.
This t o u r marked t h e completion of thc. h t e n s i f i o d OOD t r e i n i n g program
with three z d d i t i o n a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s , This b r i n g s t h e t o t a l of OOD qyali f i c a t i o n s grcmtcd t h i s FJESTTAC t o u r t o twenty-one.
3.
combat Information Center
During t h e period of this reGort t h e C I C of t h e U.S.S.
as Flag CIC f o r COMCARDIV 5.
ORISWiY functioned
C I C watch o f f i c e r s have coptinued t h e program of t r a i n i n g f o r q u a l i f i c a t i o n
as OOD underway, and OODcs have been indoctrinated in C I C procedures, c a p a b i l i t i e s
and l i m i t a t i o n s , To date f i v e C I C watch o f f i c e r s have been q u a l i f i e d as OOD
Besides
underway and a l i k o number of OODfs have received C I C indoctrination.
f u r t h e r i n g t h e professional q u a l i f i c a t i o n s of t h e o f f i c e r s conwmed, i m mediate b e n e f i t s have been realized, i n t h a t each o f f i c e r now has a much b e t t o r
appreciation of the problem of t h e other, and a smoother CIC-Bridge r e l a t i o n s h i p
has resulted.
A i r Controllers from destroyers and c r u i s e r s have been ordered aboard f o r
.
r e f r e s h e r t r a i n i n g and observation. Day i n t e r c e p t p r a c t i c e can be afforded
these contyollers, b u t t h e nature of t h e Task Force operations a f f o r d s l i t t l e
opportunity f o r all-weather c o n t r o l p r a c t i c e i n t e r c e p t s , ORISGNY has also been
assigned t h e stand-by guard f o r CAP when t h i s c o n t r o l i s passed t o DD's,
This guard r e q u i r e s continuous monitoring of t h c CAP frequency by a quczlified
Air Controller. Control of CLP had t o be assumd from DDIs on numerous occasions
since mny of t h e destroyers had inadequate equipment for c o n t r o l of j o t CAP.
I n most cases p o s i t i v e c o n t r o l o f j e t s a t medium o r long r m g e s can be maint a i n e d only through the use of MK-10 IFF.
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been uniformly excellent throughout t h i s operating period. However, the SX b i g h t radar performance has been
consistently poor. Even when RH1 gear i s operating a t peak performance, no
a l t i t u d e information can be obtained on t a r g e t s a t .ranges greater than 45-55'
miles, T h i s range i s considerably reduced on small f l i g h t s of j e t a i r c r a f t .
On several occasions the ship has been unc;ble t o assume an a l t i t u d e guard as* It i s believed t h a t the a l t i t u d e detersignment due t o equipment
mining capability of t h e e
k Force poses the g r e a t e s t l i m i t a t i o n t o
adequate a i r defense4 Accurate a l t i t u d e information i s of primary importance
in the consumation of a j e t a i r intercept a t maximum range.
VHF radio communications have been excellent during t h i s period, however,
it has been necessary t o u t i l i z e the TDQ transmitter and AN/ARC*s receiver f o r
voice communication a t extreme ranges, Cross-talk on AN/L?C,s has b e m g r e a t l y
reduced, b u t continues t o handicap controllers using TIQ-RCKVS as w e l l as AN/
ARC'S on c i r c u i t s E l z and Elaa with o n l y a 0.18 ML: separation.
b,
Cornmications
During the period covered by this report, a vast improvemnt was noted in
the o v e r a l l efficiency of comunication personnel, and the manner i n which
t r a f f i c was processed.
The comments noted below pertain t o c i r c u i t C2B (replenishment n e t )
(2340 kcs), This c i r c u i t was used on a t r i a l basis commencing 13 April 1953.
Interference was noted as follows:
Unknown voice c i r c u i t , making radio checks, interrupted t h e c i r c u i t
intermittently. (Believed t o be an Army voice c i r c u i t ) .
Maneuvering signals were evident, believed t o be originated by CTU 92.1.1
(cw)
own s h i p ' s TTY RATT signals wem evident i n the background. (These
signals were not of suffi%nt strength t o cause serious interference).
This frequency (2340 kcs) is considered superior t o the former r e p k n i s h ment frequency (2630 kcs) due t o the improved reception, C i r c u i t C2B does
not i n t e r f e r e Kith other c i r c u i t s being used, whersas 2830 kcs was blocked a t
times by c i r c u i t c16 when on frequency 4620 kcs,
Excollent r e s u l t s were noted on s h i p s h o r e RATT on c i r c u i t Ab.7A (4485 kcs)
f o r a period of f i v e days. The "TBA" transmitter keyed continuously on U 8 5 kcs
with an approximate outage of three hours f o r t h e e n t i r e period.
The Signal bridge is responsible, in the event of a deck crash during
night f l i g h t operations, t o illuminate t h e f l i g h t deck. Should such an emergency arise, a red f i l t e r i s f i t t e d t o the port 12" searchlight, thereby providing illumination and complying as far as practicablc w i t h darkened ship
regulations
.
8
It has been determined that amber filters a r e most appropriate f o r flashing
l i g h t signalling. The use of red or green f i l t e r s give rise t o the s i t u a t i o n
where t h e signal l i g h t s may be mistaken f o r a s h i p i s running l i g h t s ,
Flags required t o be f l o w n a t the fore, such as the guide f l a g o r personal.
flags, should be f i t t e d with tabling. Grommets have proved t o be of i n s u f f i c i e n t
strength t o withstand wind conditions prevalent In Fast Carrier Task Force
oper a t ions.
The following s t a t i s t i c s are indicative of t h e communication aspects of
the operation.
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
number
number
number
number
number
of messages received on WDTrl FOX
of messages received on *Gn FOX
of messages received other c i r c u i t s
of messages transmitted
of messages received f o r r e l a y
MAIN COMMUNICATION OFFICE
Total number of c l a s s i f i e d messages processed
Total number of outgoing messages processed
Total number of messages processed ( i n and out)
876
704
2,907
SIGNAL BRIDGE
Total number of messages received
Total number of messages transmitted
Hote:
method.
Approximately
15 percent
234
98
of the messages handled were by NANCY
The following s t a t i s t i c s of p o s t a l activities are considered t o be of general
interest.
I
Money orders: 322 issued; 66 cashed
Re gistered m a i l dispatched
F i r s t c l a s s received
F i r s t c l a s s dispatched
Parcel post received
Parcel post dispatched
Insured m a i l received
Air m a i l received
A i r mail dispatched
$518,896.83
236 pieces
160 pieces
5 pouches
6 pouches
180 sacks
60 sacks (35 boxes of chinaware)
85 pieces
36 pieces
10 sacks, 30 pouches
5 sacks, 24 pouchas
9
5.
Phdtography
igned this period was 16. This
The number of photographic
f i g u r e includes one AF'C and 9 r a t e d men, Onemited man remained assigned t o
the photographic i n t e r p r e t a t i o n unit. A six man night crew was maintained t o
complete a l l photography. A t o t a l of 964 useable 9x9 inch and ll,Sh9 useable
9x18 inch sonne p r i n t s were made. From 304 8x10 inch negatives of p l o t charts,
overlays and t a r g e t pinpoint photographs, 3,587 8x10 inch p r i n t s were made.
Also 89 16x20 inch p r i n t s were made and used f o r briefings, 6,300 f e e t of gun
camera film
processed.
One B6 type a e r i a l f i l m developing unit was used and worked very s a t i s f a c t o r i l y .
It proved t o be a time saver In processing and handling of f i l m i n r o l l s of 400
f o o t lengths. It is recommended t h a t B6 type aePial film developing units be
made available t o a l l units using the K-38 cameras with the A8B magazines,
A6B magazine malfunctions ceased a f t e r the camera repairman removed heavy
o i l from the clutch. Mechanical difficulties with the K-38 camera continued due
t o the shearing of taper pins in the case drive, The reason f o r this s t i l l
remains unknown,
6. A i r Intelligence
The attached Air Group has had no hown opportunity t o use the present
b a r t e r k i t , and it may be assumed the a r t i c l e s contained therein are satisfactory, The pouch i t s e l f presents somewhat of a problem. It has a dual purpose of protecting the a r t i c l e s contained and a c t i n g as a possible water bag,
but investigation has shown a very small percentage of these pouches are capable
of either. pencils, needles, and other sharp object easily penetrate the plast i c and m a n y have s p l i t a t the lower s e m The only solution advanced by the
p i l o t s is using scotch tape which is a t best only a temporary cure.
It i s recommended t h a t the kits be constructed of heavier material of one
pieco construction.
During the p a s t two tours the AD squadron and Hecklers have used t h e new
Texoprint Korean S t r i p Chart, (Songjin t o TtU-Men, number 15642-1). AS only
one of the three charts covering the Navy area is presently available a comp l e t e report cannot be made. A few of the p i l o t s c o m n t s follow:
Advantages :
Excellent f o r Recco Routes and f l a k plotting,
Good f o r coastal navigation.
Long s t r i p format (only thrse required f o r Navy a r m ) eliminates hours
of map arrangement.
Easy t o mark with a grease pencil.
Terrain shading is good,
Could be of value f o r Escape and Evasion purposes,
10
Disadvaritages :
Maps are subjcct A considerable wear along t.s folds.
Map I s a l i t t l e unhandy due t o i t s length and width. The l w g e area
covered compensates f o r t h i s disadvantago.
Leaves a smudge when erasing grease pencil marks.
A more detailed report on these charts w i l l be forwarded t o ANO, COMF'AIRJAPAN.
Photographic i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a s directed by CTF-77 consisted of r a i l r o a d
and highway route surveillance, damage assessment and target search. Damage
assessment is being emphasized along with t a r g e t searches. Targeting i t s e l f
has been limited t o supply areas, troop concentrations, vehicle parks and small
industrial facilities,
Stereo briefing was employed successfully during t h i s l a s t tour. It was
used f o r b r i e f i n g p i l o t s on a r t i l l e r y positions, It i s recommended only f o r the
more d i f f i c u l t t a r g e t s and f o r flak positions. The use of s t e r e o b r i e f i n g for
all t a r g e t s is presently beyond the c a p a b i l i t i e s of a small i n t e r p r e t a t i o n unit,
On t h i s t o u r , roplenishmcnt of routine requirements of aviation s t o r e s
was by-passed due t o the s h i p t s deployment t o Hong Kong where no supply sup.
p o r t uas available. The ship began thc t o u r on the l i n e without a major replenishment since leaving Yokosuka on 1 March 1953, except f o r supercargo re-
ceived from replenishment vessels other than the aviation s t o r e s ship.
If the operating schedule permits, it i s recommended t h a t CVA-ty-p
ships enroute t o Hong Kong be replenished e i t h e r from AVS p r i o r t o leaving the
line, immediately upon return, o r during a stop-over a t Sasebo, 11On the l i n e f f
replenishment from an AVS i s considered most desirable. Underway t r a n s f e r of
all aeronautical material including cngines i s considered practicable.
Although there was no Iton the linefl replenishment of aviation s t o r e s
from AVS d u r i n g this period, t h e m was ccnsiderable aviation s t o r e s f r e i g h t
received from o t h e r replenishment vessels. About 5 percent of the t o t a l received was from COD a i r c r a f t and helicopter.
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Section lIB1r Shortages The following items of section ffB" material
continue i n s h o r t supply and procurement has been on an emergency b a s i s only:
R8SPW-171394
R8Sm-198061
R8SHO-li7002G
R 9 h U A -Son 7OR103
Liner Wcldment F9F
Liner Wc ldment F9F
Fuel Control F9F
Launcher, Rocket, Aero l.!&
In summary, upon the completion of the fifth tour on the line, it i s desired
t o point out t h a t the items t h a t arc in s h o r t supply now a r e the very same items
t h a t were d i f f i c u l t t o obtain during i n i t i a l o u t f i t t i n g f o r t h i s cruise Aug-Sep
1952. It i s assumcd t h a t these s h o r t q p s are Navy-wide and not of a l o c a l nature.
b.
Gc;-nc.ralStores
procurement problems as indicated i n previous reports remain unchanged.
Solutions appear t o l i e i n a re-loading program based on experience gained i n
t h e Far East during t h i s dcploym~nt. Itens i n s h o r t supply remain unchanged,
C.
Shipis Store and C&SS
One replenishment a t sea was successfully accomplished during adverse
weather conditions when Ih0,OOO packages of cigarettes, on consignment, were
transferred from the U,S.S. I%WTEE (AC-58). Only minor damage was noted,
On l.4 A p r i l 1953, 2400 packages of stationery which had been ordered from CONUS
on 20 October 1952 wcre transferred a t sea.
Sales i n s h i p f s s t o r e and W S have been very s b w , a f t e r t h e crew's
%ipcnding f e s t i v a l n i n Hong Kong, with no single i t o m shcuing unusud Salts.
On 11 April thc U.S.S. ORISKRNY Went alongside the U.S.S. i W D R A (AF-sf;)
a t OSbO f o r r c p l c n i s h e n t of fresh, frozen and dry provisions. The f i r s t load
landed on deck a t Osks and the l a s t laad arrived a t 0635, The amount of pro=
visions received was 74 tons, a t a t r a n s f c r r a t e of 88.8 tons per hour. The
percentage o f requisitions f i l l e d was 66%. The following items were not available a t t h i s roplenishmmt:
Cabbage, f r e s h
Spinach, t d
Lettuce, f r e s h
Catsup, t d
Celery,
fresh
syrup, t d
Grapefruit, fresh
Spaghctti, dry
Broccoli, f .f.
C r r7.cke rs
Brussel sprouts, f .f,
Jam, asst
Juice, orcnge
Cauliflower, f .f.
Cereq.1, dry
On 22 l i p r i l the U.S.S. ORISlOdqY went alongside the U.S.S, AIdTEDE (A??-48)
f o r replenishment of fresh, frozen znd dry provisions, Seventy-soven tons were
dolivercd in one hour.
e & Disbursing
Because of the large number of rebatc checks recoivcd by the personnel
of this ship from the Bureau cf I n t c r n a l Revenue and the small dcmand f o r Postal
Money Orders, it was impossible f o r the s h i p t s post o f f i c e t o cash a l l d o l l a r
i n s t r w n t s prtsented t o it during s u b s c t period.
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T h i s problem was solved by the Cornanding Officer authorizing the D i s bursing Officer, i n writing, t g cash d o l l a r instruments i n accordance with
BUSANDA Manual para. 53265 f o r a two day period6 They were then forwarded t o
the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco with a Treasury Form 6599 as a deposit t o t h a Disbursing Officerrs o f f i c i a l checking account,
8.
Medical Department
The Medical Department supplies and equipment continue t o be adequate. No
supply shortage or equipment breakdown occurred during t h e reporting period.
Medical Evaluation o f the A i r Qroup and Ship's Company: The h e a l t h of
s h i p f s company and the Air Group has continued t o be excellent. T h i s l a s t tour
of duty has, however, been in the nature of an anticlimax coming as it has
between a v i s i t t o Hong Kong and tho r e t u r n t o t h e continental limits of the
United States. There has been no decrease in o v e r a l l efficiency, but f o r t h e
f i r s t time there has been noted a general f e e l i n g t h a t personnel would l i k e t o
f i n i s h the show and go home.
In conclusion it is f e l t that the personnel of t h i s veasel arc i n excellent
physical condition after e i g h t months overseas.
Wdical Dcpartmnt S t a t i s t i c a l Summary A i r Group and shipfs Company
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
psriods
Admitted t o s i c k l i s t
m'zzismT56tF
Adxrdttxd t o binnacle l i s t
15 14 14 2
1
Percent s i c k days out of possible 67,232 work days .73
Percent sick days out of possiblc: 67,232 work days
.77
Percent s i c k days out of possiblc lOh,475; work days
78
Percent sick days out of possiblc 67,091 work days
.69
Percent s i c k days out of possible 44,980 work days
.65
10
9
10
4
1
Officers admitted t o sick l i s t
Total v i s i t s t o sick c a l l
1.161 1,258 3,879
1,901 1,012
1
Patients received from other ships
1A
21
0Patients transferred t o hospital
0
0
1
0
3
Mhor i n j u r i e s t r e a t e d
200
216 103 173 135
Major injuries t r e a t e d
1
1
1
2
7
Number shipboard in j u r i e s r e s u l t i n g death
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
12
25
33
42
;8
Major surgical procedwes
16
3
7
3
3
Venereal diseases and non-gonococcic u r e t h r i t i s
58
48
117 179 96
Gonorrhea
6
7
1
1
10
23
Chancroid
18
20
6
14
ia
Non-gonococcic u r e t h r i t i s following sexual
exposure
08
37
3.36 80
32
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Medical S t a t i s t i c a l Summary of A i r Group P i l o t s and Crewmen
Periods
m-aneS lost, enemy action p i l o t killed, not recovered
planes l o s t , p i l o t not Pecovered
Planes lost, operational, p i l o t m c m r e d &or
injuries
Planes l o s t , operational, p i l o t recovered uninjured
planes l o s t , operational, crewman recovered
uninjured
Planes damaged, eneng. action, c r e w injured
Planes damaged, enemy action, p i l o t injured
P i l o t s temporarily grounded f o r medical reaeons
P i l o t s perxnancntly grounded pending medical
evaluation
Averaga number days pilots grounded
1st
2nd
3rd
b h
5th
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
o t 0
$5
24
0
0
2.4
0
be2
0
0
7.2
1
0
0
0
16
6
1
0
444
3.2
0
0
The health of t h o Air Group personnel was considered excellent during the
period covered by t h i s r e p o r t and the rnn$x5ty of treatments adminishred were
f o r minor upper respiratory ailments. On 20 April 1953 a twenty rnillinieter s h e l l
was accidontly discharged v h i l c a gun was being removed from an F9F-5 f i g h t e r
plane on the hangar deck, It struck the overhead and exploded, i n f l i c t i n g minor
injuries on several a i r group plane captains and ordnance personnel.
Two p i l o t s were l o s t during t h i s period. On lh April 1953, LTJG R. (N)
TAYLOR, USNR, of VF-122 was returning a t 11,000 f e e t from a s t r i k e when he e%perienced a flame-out, He could not r e s t a r t h i s engine and ditchod his F9F-5
f i g h t e r planc, which broke apart on impact w i t h the water.
t o have l e f t the plane.
He was not observed
On 20 April 1953, ENS R. T. SCOGGAN, USNR, of VF-121 reported t h a t his
plane had been damaged by enemy a n t i a i r c r a f t f i r e , while on s t r i k e a t Hamhung,
Korea and t h a t h6 was b a i l i n g out at 20,000 f e e t . Although h i s plane uas observed t o crash into the sea e a s t of Hodo pando, neither he nor h i s parachute
was observed. He has been declared missing in action.
9.
A i r Department
During t h i s final t o u r on the l i n e A i r kpartrnent functions were
carried out i n a normal manner. The period has been marked by: longcr hours
f o r t h e f l i g h t deck crews, greater ordnance loads on a i r c r a f t f o r tho ordnance
The moral0 of t h e A i r Degang, ;Uld greater catapult maintenance problems.
partmont remains high with men looking forward t o our r e t u r n t o the CONUS.
b,
A i r c r a f t Handling
The e i r c r a f t handling s i t u a t i o n has been of a routine nature. ~ l though t h e hours of the working day have increased due t o e a r l i e r sunrises and
l a t e r sunsets, t h e c r w s handlod aircraft i n a smooth and expeditious manner.
c.
Arresting Gear
There was a t o t a l of 916 lcndings made during t h i s p r i o d of which
Thcre was an average run out of cross
deck mndants f o r t h o jet a i r c r a f t of 137.3 feet and 129.2 f e e t for t h e conventional type.
404 wcre conventional type a i r c r a f t .
There were no b a r r i e r and/or barricade crashes.
d.
catapults
FP a i r c r a f t were launched carrying two thousand seven hundred and
s i x t y (2760) pounds of bombs, belicved t o be the h a v i e s t load attempted in
the Korean area. As a result of this led, higher pressures wcre rcquired
and numerous “ 0 r i n p packings s t a r t c d l m k i n g on both catapults.
on 17 A p r i l number six o i l g e a r launching Dump, type CG-lS03S, on the
starboard catapult was s hut down and found t o have four broken pistons. The
remaindor of t h e tour was complated u t i l i s i n g only six launching pumps.
Total shots t h i s poriod
Port catapult
FZ‘H-ZP
19
P9F-5
232
AD
22
Fh
3
TBM
IY)TAL
e.
Starboard Catxpult
F2H
22
1
277
242
F9F-5
AD
FbU
9
14
TBM
3
TOTS
290
Aircraft Maintenance
In order t o reduce thc expenditures of manila line a number of t i e downs, consisting of nylon.mbbing 2.nd hardware salvaged from worn out arr e s t i n g g c m b a r r i e r s , have been nmufactured. These tie-downs adcquatcly serve
the purpose of sccuring many items of material and equipment against movement
on the hangar deck,
Announcing ship turns ovc;r the hangar deck 3 MC system has proven
helpful t o maintenance pbrsonnel involved i n use o f b a v y equipment as w e l l
as movemnt of a i r c r a f t , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n bay number 3. Movement o f a i r c r a f t
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engj.nes, f o r k trucks, and i n s t a l l a t i o n of wings, engines o r proptllers,
becoms extremely hazardous during turns, especially those of high speed which
crcate vibration as well as canting o f tho deck, These few moments of warning
permit personnel t o secure eqtl;ipmr;.nt or materials against movemntc,
An improved arrangement was fabricated by the Aviation Electronics
Shop f o r thc IS0 Platform radio, This consisted of equipping tho LSO with
a headset and l i p microphone, thus permitting the IS0 t o t a l k d i r e c t l y with
the p i l o t s and givc s p l i t second directions instead of relaying i n s t r u c t i o n s
through a talker, A switch, salvaged from a l i p microphone cable, was cut out
of i t s rubbcr mounting and f i t t e d i n t o the handlo'of one of the LSO paddles.
Tho cable was clipped t o the LSO's clothing and so arranged f o r quick discard in emergency,
S e w r a l AN/ARC-l radio sets received by the Aviation Electronics Shop
f o r r e p a i r s from e s c o r t destroyers were found t o have had p a r t s removed and
wires unsoldcred or connected t o incorrect terminals. It is believed t h a t
r e p a i r s were attempted by inexperienced or unqualified personnel.
The #hip has cightWAuI(ESf€AMod. E, APUts which have received almost
constant and continuous use for s t a r t i n g and t e s t i n g a i r c r a f t . Thc: frequent
movements of these APU*s over Plight deck a r r e s t i n g gear cables and b a r r i e r s
places undue s t r a i n on the f r . m and axlc of the kPU, Frequent r e p a i r s were
required, welding t h e frames and straightening and strengthening the axle.
It is recommended t h a t a stronger frame and axle be provided f o r t h e m units.
The ABiation Metal Shop performed a d i f f i c u l t and intricate t a s k of
rebuilding a damaged TBM-3 horizontal elsvator. The job was completed in an
slcpsed time of 31 hours and was accomplished without the use of j i g s o r
special metal forming tools.
f.
Ordnanee
The b m b skid aero 12B with adapter aero 9B was used t o carry four
f u l l a i r c r a f t ammunition cans from ready service lockeFs t o a i r c r a f t . This
saved extra t r i p s and saved man-hours normally required,
The V,T. fuzes received havc becn modified with a heavy antenna ring.
The jump-out p i n t h a t receives the arming w i r e has not been modified f o r the
extra thickness of t h i s antcnna ring, making it necessary f o r a l l pins t o be
d r i l l e d t o rocoive t h e arming wire.
g.
Gasoline
Thc lack of spare p a r t s continuGs t o t f f c c t the operation of the gas-
d i n e system. 1Ln attempt was made t o obtain some items on open purchase i n
Hong Kong, B.C.C,
however, lack of commercial sources prevented success in
t h i s venturer hlimance l i s t s haw: becn found t o be u n r e a l i s t i c and s u i t a b l e
8
16
representation has been made to correct the wesent allowance list. Emphasis
should be placed on the necessity of i n s t i t u t i n g adequate allowance l i s t s immediately for components t h a t are peculiar t o this p a r t i c u l a r type of gasoline
sgs t e m ,
Overall operation of the gasome and aviation lube oil systems has been
very good.
PART V I I
14 Page 10 paragraph 5 (2)
the
That B6 type a e r i a l f i l m develophg units be made available to units using
K-38 camera with A8B magazines#
2.
Page 10 paragraph 6 (2)
That barter k i t s be ccnstructed of heavier material of me piece ccnstructton.
3.
Page 11 paragraph 7 (2)
That CVA-type ships proceeding t~ Nong Kong be replenished fran AVS p r i o r
t o leaving the l i n e or immediately upan return, or d u r h g a stop-over a t Sasebo
if operational canmitanents permit.
4.
Page 16 paragraph 9e ( 6 )
That the frames and axles on the wAUKES€A Mod E, APU be constructed sfxonger.
5.
Page 17 parugrap 9g (1)
That allowance l i s t s pertaining t o gasoline systan components be revised
fa r e f l e c t n o w 1 usage items.
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Distribution List
CNO ( 2 ) advance
CINCPACFLT ( 5 ) advance
CINCFACFLT EVALUATION MOLT
COMNAVFE (1)advance
COMNAVFE EVALUATION GROUP
COMSEVEXTHFLT (1) advance
CTF-77 (1)ad=nCOEARDrJ 1
COMCARDIV 3
COMCARDIV 5
COMAIRPAC (10)
COMSERVPAC
CONFAIRJAPAN
COMFASRALAMEDA
COMFAIRQUONSET
NAVAL WAR COLUm
NLO JOC KOREA
USS BOXER (CVA-21)
USS BCN HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31)
USS V A L L m FORGE (CVA-45)
USS €'HILIPTIYE SEA (CVA-h?)
USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33)
USS I M P (CVA-18)
USS YORKTOtJN (CVA-10)
USS ESSEX (CVA-9)
USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CVA-39)
CVG 2
CVG 5
CVG 7
CVG 9
CVG 11
CVG 15
CVG 19
CVG 101
CVG 1 2
ATG 2 ( 5 )
18
is
0
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ORISUNY (CVA-34)
U.S.S.
(I)
care of F l e e t post Office
San Francisco, Califomia
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SUMMARY REPORT OF OPEXATIONS DURING DEPLOYMENT IN WESTPAC
This summaq i s submitted t o provide interested commands with a consolidated report of t h i s ship's comments, based upon a c t u a l combat experiences,
while atteched t o Fast Carrier Task Force 77.
PART I
SUPPLY DEPARTMF3T
1. Aviation Stores
The t o t a l money value of aviation material i s s e d t o embarked squadrons
During the period of deployment i n the forward area 9933
was $923,334.68.
items were requested of which 9629 were furnished from stock. A v a i l a b i l i t y
from stock was 96.9 percent. There were 32 individual AC3G item requests
passed by the ship, Thirteen of these were requested f o r NIS allowance items;
nineteen were requests f o r non-allowance items. Major components issued were:
A i r c r a f t Engines
Total:
A
D
&
3
0
A
D
A
D
1
o
&J &
24
F
h
u4
F
b
F F
9 2
USN FS H2P
1
Total: 18
Although the aviation supply s y s t e m has operated, generally, i n a wry
effective manner, this ship received, near the end of i t s deployment, shipments of c e r t a i n p r i o r i t y B i n i t i e l o u t f i t t i n g requirements with c r i g i n a l DM)
p r i o r t o deployment. Tho ship was replenished on t h e l i n e three times by
t o t a l of 66 tons were received; 43 tons on 19
the U.S.S. CHGURRI;; (ARV-1).
EJovember, 22 tons on 19 January, and 1 ton on ? Februry. The COD system was
1
Enclosure ( 2 )
of great value and delivery of aviation f l e e t f r e i g h t v i a other replenishment vessels' was of considerable value.
2.
General Stores
previous usage data was found undependable during t h e f i r s t combat deployment t o the Far East. Unforseen requirements and unanticipated usage caused
high requisitioning from service foraes. I t e m s i n s h o r t e s t supply were hand
t o o l s (class 40,41), teletype paper, stoddard solvent, and gencral mess cups.
Mobile service forces provided excellent SUppmt within t h e i r limitations.
Total value of issues f o r period
Total value of present b v e n t o r y
3.
$211,&3.20
$2&?,552.97
.Shipis Stores and clothing and Small Stores
Voolen winter underwear has been separated -om normal laundry and washed
i n lukewarm water i n order t o reduce shrinkage. Occasional breakdowns of
washers, extractors, presses, and soft drink machines have required adjustments of the nornial work schedule, A b r k f shortage of c i g a r e t t e s required
rationing
.
Shiprs s t o r c sales have been constantly high. No serious excesses have
been encountered, except f o r a f e w old costume jewelry s e t s , Ship's s t o r e shortages have occurGd i n watches (both dress and military), i n ,wgus C-3 cameras,
i n marking tubes, on occasion in stationmy, i n inexpensive pens, Dial soap,
shaving lotions, and, on one occasion of cigarettes. Ship15 s t o r c inventory
has doclined i n value from 5150,000.00 t o .,&~,.000.00,
CtGS s a l e s have been very high, with s p e c i a l demand f o r work i t e m s , such
as dungaree trousers, dungareo jumpers, chambray s h i r t s , black socks, gloves,
etc..
The only slow moving items have been Wrhitestt and blue c l o t h capsI
Many procurement d i f f i c u l t i e s werc eliminated by carrying a large beginning
inventory, Staple s h i p l s s t o r e items were available i n t h e yokosuka arca,
C&SS requisitions were o n l y from 50-70 percent f i l l e d . Souvenir items were
found d i f f i c u l t t o obtain from the C e n t r d purchasing Office, with delivery corning from one t o four months a f t e r submission of orders. No s t a t u s information
was availcble, An independent vmdor was able t o furnish similcr matorial upon
very short notice. Replenishment a t sea was successful when used. An acute
shortage of c i g a r e t t e s was eliminated by a large t r a n s f e r a t sca. Othcr items
were sm.11 t r m s f e r s between ships, by verbal request made a t tho time to reple nishme n t ships.
4.
commissary
The t o t a l tonnage of provisions received by this vessel during the period
i n t h 6 forward area from 30 October 1952 t o 25 April 1953 amountsd t o 935 tons
2
&x3osuTz
(2)
a t sea 2nd 233 tons i n port. The percentage of r e q u i s i t i o n s filled a t sea was
83.9 perccnt and 63-7 percent in port.
During t h e t o u r i n the forward area some i t c w have been a v a i l z b l e o n l y i n
l i m i t e d q u a n t i t i e s from pupport ships. While opsrating in this a r e a a t o t a l of
1964 lbs. of crackers, '666 lbs. of powdered eggs and 25,995 lbs. of l e t t u c e ,
10,0s2 lbs. of f r e s h tomatoes ham bcen received, a g a i n s t tota l, orders of
23,500 lbs., 3,050 lbs., 47,000 lbs., 26,000 lbs. r e s p e c t i v ~ l y .
5. Disbursing
upon f i r s t a r r i v a l i n Jizpw liberty p a r t i e s were held up nearly onc whole
day because it was necessary f o r the Disbursing Officer t o obtain IQC a d Yen
and. then hold a currency exchange p r i o r t o their departure from t h e ship. If
MPC had been available a t Peer1 Harbor, exchange could have been completed p r i o r
t o a r r i v a l i n Japan. By t h e same token, i f t h e Disbursing o f f i c e r s be allowed
t o t u r n in MPC a t Pearl Harbor, thus allowing exchange t o be m d c a f t c r dep a r t u r e from Japan, much l a s t minute confusion could be prevented.
Disbursing forms a r e not available i n sny appreciable amounts i n thc COMNILVFE
area, ?dl s h i p s should c a r r y s u f f i c i e n t amounts t o l a s t thc complett; c r u i s e
with cmphesis on DD-137,~, m d tax forms lob0 and 1040!L.
R6pAi.r f a c i l i t i e s f o r calculators, adding machines, etc., i n Yokosukn o r e
inadoqurte. h l l machines should be cleaned and r e c m d i t i o n e d i f possible p r i o r
t o departure from t h e United States.
Tho outstanding change mndc f u r the period of operation was t h a t of cafet e r i n style foedinq a t all meals r a t h e r than t h e normal serving arrr7.ngsmtnt.
flt evening ma1 a seccnd s e a t i n g was uscd f o r senior o f f i c e r s o r those preferr i n g r e g u l a r service f o r t h a t meal. This meal w a s served 45 minutes a f t e r
completicn of c a f e t e r i a feeding. This innovation f i t t e d in vcry well with
t h e a i r operations. m y v a r i a t i o n from t h e c a f e t e r i a hours was l i s t e d on the
a i r operation schedule one day i n advance t o insure. t h a t meals wcre a v c i l a b l e
f o r those f l i g h t s unable t o meet t h e schedule.
3 t i g h t system has been drawn up f o r t h e c o l l e c t i o n of charges from tr.msi e n t personncl. The system used by this s h i p i s t 3 have t h e Trnnsfer O f f i c e r
n o t i f y the Mess -,asurer by memo of ncw arrivnls and t h e txpected depwture
d3tes of wch. I n addition, each morning a schedule of the day's s n t i c i p a t e d
departures i s forwarded t o the Ncss Treasurer,
P r i c e s i n t h e commissary s t o r e i n Y&suka should be cGmpared with gcncral
mess prices, On butter, f o r exampl6, a large saving ccn be rcalized,
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During thc present operations t h t Navigaticn Dep.artment has had o x c e l l e n t
Thc r a p i d i t y of t a c t i c a l
opportunities f o r thc braining of deck-wztch-standers,
mamuvors c?nd t h e g r c a t v a r i o t y of s i t u a t i o n s a f f o r d s e x c e l l e n t p r a c t i c e in
s h i p handling, To supplement on-thc-job t r a i n i n g , c l a s s e s were hold t o i m prove t h e watch standcrs knmladgc and technique i n t h c use of t h e t o o l s of h i s
trade. VAce-radio procedure was p r c c t i c e d u t i l i z i n g a tape recorder which r e a d i l y
o f f i c e r s i n departments not normcitly assigned
demonstrntod improper procedure.
OOD wctch s t m d i n g have been included in an e f f o r t t o b e n e f i t as mmy as pussible, TG increase the experience of those o f f i c e r s already qualifiod, OGDfs
have becn given p r a c t i c e i n a c t u a l l y mcking the approaches and kecping s t a t i o n
alongsido thc replenishmmt ships, This hiis g r t a t l y improved thc c f f i c e r s f
con ce p t ion of r 6 l at ive mot ion,
Thc t o t a l numbsr of TJndt;.rwzy OOD qualificr??tions granted on t h i s Korean
tour is twenty-onc, bringinq tht: t o t c l o f q u s l i f i e d Underway OODfs t o thirty-one,
W r i n g t h i s t o u r t h e ffautomaticffs t c e r i n g device, now incorporzted zboard
t h e ORISECL?KY, was used approximz.toly onc h a l f of thi time. It was found gene r a l l y s a t i s f a c t o r y , and c s p c c i a l l y w c l l suitGd t c i heavy wczthcr steoring.
During hcavy wcather, t h c recording machine i n d i c a t e d t h a t autvmatic used me
half tht; rudder angle t h a t tho hclmsmczn needed t o maintain t h e s a w cawsee
T h i s gre2-tl.y reduced t h e wear on s t e e r i n g engines, ?and reduced helmsmen f a t i g u e .
The starboard wing c f the bridge has had s e v e r a l f e a t u r e s inccrporated t o
increase thc comfmt and e f f i c i e n c y of t h e conning o f f i c e r during t h c winter
replenishment operations. 1! scat w ~ isn s t a l l e d with a f o u t r c s t , 3 plc-xiglass
windshield was erected, 2nd a cmvas awning coverin5 t h e wing W E S i n s t a l l e d .
A blackbmvd is maintained on the wing on which is recorded the most r e c e n t
engine RPM 2nd course being steercd.
I\T?.vigrtion prGscnted nc. s e r i o u s problems. Loran cov6ragc WIS e x c e l l e n t
i n t h e Japnnese Sea, and i n most arcas t r a v e r s e d with t h e notc?blc cxception
o f thc South China Sea,
PART 111
EXECUTIVE DZPARTMENT
1.
pcrfcrmmce
During t h e period f r c m 28 October 1952 t o 22 :&pril 195'3 thG xwraqe
on board count was 2795: 2011 s h i p ' s wmpcny; 62 1.f.larines; 17 S'W; 626 CVG-12
and 79 COMCLRDN 5.
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~ ~ ~ t hie period
n g
covered by this r e p o r t a t o t a l of 19 o f f i c e r s reported f o r
duty and 26' were detached.
The o v e r a l l general performance and morale o f a l l hands was mdntained a t
a very high level throughout t h e t o u r i n t h e operating area,
During thG period covered by this r e p o r t a t o t a l o f 250 e n l i s t e d porsonnel
were received cn board and 364 were t r a n s f c r r e d (excluding conferees) by t h e
following methods :
T r <?.sf
n e r r cd
Received
-
COT?
High Line
Helicopter
Other
138
143
73
LO
110
60
70
10
Trnining f o r t h e period as covered by t h i s r e p o r t c i n s i s t e d of t h e
follming:
~ c w
c l a s s e s organized
Activc c l a s s e s a t t h e end of period
1T;rumbcr af class-hours held during period
Wmbw o f I.iavy Training Courses (tcxbs) checked out
mmbcr sf Bavy Training Courses (correspondence ) Grdercd
by mtn
IJumber o f US121 t e x t s checked out
Number i:f USiLFI Correspondence Courses ordered
Number of b a t t e r i e s of USAFI GED t e x t s administered
Number c f US,*;FI GED batteries ordered
Number c;f enrollments i n collegc extcnsion courses
fdumbcr c f USLFI End-cf-pionth Tcsts Lrdered by men
Number of l e t t e r s sent t o civili'm schools on behalf of
mcn f o r c o u n s d i n g and placemcnt purposes
I\!umbcr o f requests f o r service schocls forw,arded
7
29
698
14.l
192
38
145
92
87
12
8
5
29
Legal a c t i v i t i e s covered by t h e period o f t h i s r e p o r t showed a marked
declinG i n l e g a l matters.
Leg21 mattcrs f o r t h e l a t t e r p a t of t h i s period concerned mostly t h e
completim af t h e proceedings of a b m r d of investigation.
d,
W l f a r e and RecrLaticn
Bingo p a r t i e s were organiaod f o r morale purpsscs and cllso f o r various
c h a r i t i e s , Prclceeds from t h e p a r t i e s a d s p e c i a l r a f f l e s held on bcard were
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donated t o the >larch of Dimes, Red Cross, Netherlands Flood R d i e f a d t h e Navy
Relief socioty. The p a r t i o s seemed t o be a b i g success and served as an ((onthe-linefl morale b u i l d e r f o r both o f f i c e r s a d e n l i s t e d ,
Happy Hours have been conducted on replenishing days, using t a l e n t from
ship’s ccmpmy cnd Air Group.
ThL Habby shop i s open dzily f o r usti by a l l hands. Thaw i s 2 wide v a r i e t y
o f cr.nfts, i.C.,
l e a t h e r c r a f t , model pl’?nes, ?utomobilcs, ships, s a i l boats, etc..
e , R t l i g i o u s Services
Catholic, P r o t e s t m t , Jewish, MormLh and C h r i s t i a n SciGncc s c r v i c e s arc
held r c g u l m l y and on s p e c i a l occasions. During t h e pLriod ccvercd by t h i s
report, spctcial s e r v i c e s were hcld for the p r s o n n e l whz l o s t t h c i r lives while
i n tht. cxecution b f t h e i r d u t i e s ,
f.
Public InfbrmAion
public Infurmation activities covered during t h e p r i o d of t h i s r e p o r t
consisted af t h e following:
N~rlvynews dispotches (by radfo)
Mews f e a t u r e s t c r i e s and l a y a t s (by mail)
E\?ews photo rt lc:ase s
Radio newscasts
H mtown news s t o r i e s ( t c r”HTi\TC)
Tope recording r e l e a s e s
63
16
128
2
3528
55
PLRT IV
M3DICAL DEPARTMEMT
I n t h e one hundred and twenty-three days c f operations t h e k c l t h of s h i p l s
company and the Lir Group has bcen e x c e l l e n t , The incidence of disease, of
anxiety, 2nd of psychic tension has been minimal. Performance has continued t o
improve u n t i l it has reached a perk of excellency at which p o i n t it has l e v e l e d
off. Merole h s s remained on a very high l e v e l , The unit pride of shipps company 2nd squxlron personnel has been as high as my vessel or squsdron i n t h e
EiEEi.
There has been no i n d i c a t i o n t h a t p r e s e n t operating p o l i c i e s of T2s-k Force
An adequate bc?lance of
a r e cmcerned.
rest 2nd r e c r a a t i o n with operation has been rnaintained. It is, however, f G l t
t h a t t h e l a s t period on the l i n e w m a n t i c l i m a t i c i n nature. Had s t r ? t b g i c
requirements permittsd, personnel would ham r a t h e r spsnt an a d d i t i o n a l period
on t h e l i n e 2nd then gone hame, x t h e r than going t o Hong Xmg o n l y t o r e t u r n
f o r f i f t e e n days longer.
77 a r e inadequato in sc far as p e r s i n n e l
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Medical Department S t a t i s t i c a A Summary of A i r Group and Ship's Company.
997
Admitted t o s i c k l i s t
percent s i c k deys out of possible 371,010 work days
Officers admitted ti s i c k l i s t
Total visits t o s i c k c a l l
P a t i e n t s received from LtheP skr*
Patients transferred t o hospital
Minor i n j u r i e s t r t a t e d
Major i n j u r i a s t r e a t e d
Number of shipboard i n j u r i e s r e s u l t i n g i n death
Number of personnel died df disease
Minor s u r g i c a l procedures
Venereal disease and non-gonocaccic u r e t h r i t i s
Gonorrhs a
Chancroid
Won-gonococcic w e t h r i t i s following sexual exposure
48
072
33
9211
4
4
824
12
3
1
174
33
498
57
68
3 73
P l m e s l o s t , enemy action, p i l o t k i l l e d riot recovered
Plm-es l o s t , p i l o t not recovered
Planes l o s t , operational, p i l o t recovered, minor inj u r i e s
Planes l o s t , cnmy action, n o t o p t r a t i c n a l , p i l o t recovered
uninjured
Planes l o s t , operational, crewmen recovered uninjured
Planes dmaged, enemy a c t i o n crewman i n j u r p d
Plmes damaged, enemy action, p i l o t i n j u r e d
P i l o t s temporarily grounded f o r medical reasons
P i l o t s permanently grounded pending m d i c a l evaluation
Average number days p i l o t s grounded
Crewmm grounded f c r medic2,l reasons
3
4
2
5
0
0
0
57
0
7.9
1
The abovc s t a t i s t i c a l swnmary dces n o t r e f l e c t t h e t r u e s t a t e c f h e a l t h
of the A i r Group p i l o t s as two were grounded over a p r o t r a c t e d period as a
r e s u l t c f f r a c t u r e s of the lower extremities, I n general, the h e a l t h sf the
A i r &oup personnel was considered. e x c e l l e n t over t h e pcriod csvered by t h i s
r e p c r t , with no s e r i o u s physical or mental i l l n e s s e s i n evidence.
The followinq i s 2 chronological summzry o f Air Group personnel l o s t during
the period covered by t h i s r e p o r t :
-
11/4/52 EHS A. W. RIKLR, USFR, 551737, missing i n action, a f t e r b a i l i n g
out over Ncrth Kcrea following a n t i a i r c r a f t damage t o h i s a i r c r , ? f t .
11/15/52 LT G. A. G:;UDET"E, USNR, 453144, k i l l e d i n a c t i o n when h i s plane
crashed in aJnrth Kcrea. Circumstances unknown.
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. 12/22/52 LTJG J. A. HuIxjGN, USX, 532903, k i l l e d in a c t i o n when h i s plane
crashed i n y Q r t h Korea. Circumstttnces unknom.
2/1/53 CDR J. C. MICHWL, USE, 85362, k i l l e d i n a c t i o n a f t e r his plane
shed wing while diving on Nnrth Xorc-m target.
3/22/53 LTJG R, K. MEN, USURY 394627, k i l l e d when h i s pLme crashed
i n t o t h c s m after being catapulted from c a r r i e r ,
4/14/53
LTJG H. (I!)
TiiYL'R,
U3TR, 401295, k i l l e d when h6 ditched plane.
4/20/53 LLS R. T. SCOGGAK, USNR, 551739, missing i n action a f t e r presumably b a i l i n g out from p l m e damaged by cneny e n t i - a i r c r a f t f i r e ,
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PART
v
OPEBLTICJHS DEPLRTMEiJT
1.
Air I n t e l l i g e n c e
ORG.'J~ILITIOP : The Air I n t e l l i g c n c s f a r c e throughdut o u r operations i n t h e
Korean Ere2 consisted of three offkcors 2nd three e n l i s t e d men plus t h c A i r
Group A10 and two e n l i s t e d men from tho A i r Group S t a f f . NL o f f i c z r s o r men
wcre detached during the p w i o d which g n a t l y aidad t h e functioning Lf t h e off i c e , O f f i c e r s m d men were r J t a t e d i n t h e i r b i l l e t s with 6.ach t o u r Ln the
l i n e , The d L y e n l i s t e d m a n n o t r o t a t e d was t h e f l a k s p e c i e l i s t .
GENZRLL: Upon r e p o r t i n g t o Chc p s k Force f c r t h c f i r s t tour, t h c i n t e l ligence s e c t i o n experienced a degree of confusion which p e r s i s t e d f o r approximately one week. T h i s c m d i t i o n is well known t o other c a r r i e r s r e p o r t i n g
f o r t h e i r f i r s t tour, Thc major problem i s setting up a workable procedure
in compiling m d disseminating t h e mcss of information forwarded by tho carrier
being relieved, i.e., f l a k plots, c h a r t layouts 'and displays, b r i c f i n g aids,
me importcame o f h m i n g a smooth
r e p o r t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s , b r i e f notes, etc,.
functioning organization a t t h e cutsct cannot be overstresscd, k I O r s r c p u r t i n g
t o t h e fcrw?.rd a r e a p r i o r t o deploymtnt helps t o a l l e v i a t e t h i s problem, b u t
t h i s system i s f a r from 9 curuoclu.
T o r s l i c v e t h i s ccndition it i s mcommendod t h a t r e l i e v i n g c a r r i e r s request a ship c / r squndrm AIO, from the l i n e , meet t h e i r s h i p a t yckosuka and
remain m bowd until t h e r e l i e v i n g s hi p has operated i n the Korean a r c 3 f o r
s e v e r a l days.
Flak: Flak f a r t a r g e t b r i e f i n g s w a s p l o t t e d m f o u r i'MS L751 c h c r t s
(scale 1:50,000). Rcady reference t o t k s o charts i s maintained by 2.n overlay
on 2 1:500,000 scale chert. Flzk f o r R a i l a d RFCCO Rcutes was p l o t t e d on IL1G
1,751 c h w t s b?cke&with k r a f t pp'per, The use of f l a k overlays, p t r i o d i c a l l y
d i s t r i b u t e d b y CTF-77 was of l i t t l e value f o r t a r g e t b r i e f i n g s du6 t o t h e soale
employed, i.c.,
1:250,000, b u t i s af value f c r hecklers ctnd plar.ling i n g r e s s
rcutes t o targets,
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m DECLASSIFIED
*
ReceivinG f l a k information when re$urning t o the l i n e is considered t o be
inadequate. Some improvement t o t h i s problem during the last tour was made
when CTF-77 s e n t by dispatch f l a k p o s i t l m l o c a t e d i n the t a r g e t areas.
~ l a ksuppression continues t o be a necessity i n heavily defended areasI
It i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o note t h a t many f l a k positions do not open f i r e u.nt5.l the
attacking a i r c r a f t have passed over the t a r g e t and are on t h e i r climb out.
Stowage: Maps and charts a r e stored In a fan room, compartment 2-78.
A card index is maintained on these r+pg and charts precluding the p o s s i b i l i t y
of running s h o r t qa any one area, Target possiers a r e stowed i n the Registered
Publications Off i c e
charts: D c e l l e n t service was received from t h e C0MF'ILRJI-P17 .:ir Navigat i o n Office i n f u l f i l l i n g a l l chart requestg. COD delivery w a s used t o replace a low supply during the first t o u r ,
charts showing the highest usage f a c t o r were t h e .!iW L751 s e r i e s . It
is recommended t h a t c a r r i e r s carry a n i n i t i a l allowance of 100 L751 charts of
the area from Yonsan south t o the bombline.
1:250,000 s c a l e coverage should :2e obtained f o r the e n t i r e Far Tast coastal
areas. Fifteen of these charts of the more important areas should. suffice,
f u r t h e r supplemented by 1:500,000 scale coverage.
was found. t h a t no one method of arranging display boards sufficed
f o r a l l ready rooms. Variations were zade according t o the type a i r c r a f t
being flown and space limitations. A l l squadron A I O ' s found, however, that
t h e %YS I.552, p l a s t i c t e r r a i n model map of Korea, was of considerable value
both f o r debriefing purposes and p r e f l i g h t t a c t i c a l planning.
The majority of t h e p i l o t s have expressed a preference f o r the -..>,IS GS'2
s e r i e s charts, with h i l l shading, Over the AAC charts. I)uring the l a t t e r
p a r t of the cruise, however, it was noted t h a t one j e t squadron changed
back t o the L i C chart. The reason given f o r the cha.nge back was t h a t some
p i l o t s f e l t roads and r i v e r s stand out more clearly on the AAC charts.
2.
commnications
ORGfANIZkLTICN: The commissioned o f f i c e r complement consisted of one LTJG
and s3x Xnsigns other than the communication Cfficer. Upon embarking, Commander Carrier Division FIVE supplemented t h i s complement with two C;;I@'S of the
rank of LTJG.
The operational strength of the 09 Rivision consisted of a t o t a l of 62
A three s e c t i o n watch w a s maintained and proved adequate und-er most circumstances. The Flag supplemented t h i s t u t a l with an additional 13 men upon
embarking.
men.
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DECLASSIFIED
G3%UbL:, Communications throughout t h e period covered by t h i s summary
were considered highly satisfactory, The TlunQer of frequencies and c i r c u i t s
manned varied, dependent upon whether the s h i p was, or was not, operating i n
the capacity o f a flagship. variance is noted below. AN/ARCl frequencies
a r e not included,
Ls a i gnmen t
Individual U n i t
Flags hip
--
Frequencies
22
Circuits vain Radio
30
12
11
In order t o m a n t h e necessary c i r c u i t s i n main radio, a two soction watch
was mandatory during the first pariod covered by t h i s report, necessitating
the use of unqualified s t r i k e r s on some circuits. However, t h i s procedure
provided valuable t r a i n i n L , and upon all successive periods a t h r e e s e c t i o n
watch proved adequate,
Circuit T6 provided a very e f f e c t i v e mami of maviqg high precedence
t r a f f i c . Reception G n c i r c u i t 832 was generally very good, except during
the period from midnight wit2 O600. .
L i t t l e o r no d i f f i c u l t y was experienced in maintaining communications on
the primary and secondary t a c t i c a l c i r c u i t s . This ship emplopd two separate
transmitters and receivers on thoae c i r c u i t s , thereby ensuring protection
should t h e problem of equipment f a i l u r e aribe.
cryptographic f a c i l i t i e s were frequently overloaded. It is f c l i t h a t the
tendency of using precedences of "0" and IIGF" indiscrininately, is a 3 r a c t i c e
1 i t h a t could load t o a major weakness i n the force communication linkage.
1 notable portion of the t r a f f i c bearing such precedence consists of sunlmaries
!' , of past actions and other unrelated mattcrs, which of themselves do not warrant
such urgency, compared with t r a f f i c of an immediate operational nature,
I
I
Overclassification i s another f a c t o r toke considered with regard t o t h e s i t u a t i o n
of averloaded cryFtograp:Iic f a c i l i t i e s .
t
'
y
Visual communications consisted almost e n t i r e l y of flashing l i g h t a d
Nancy. The 0.;Division operated with a d i v i s i o n a l strength one-half of
t h a t s e t f o r t h i n the allowance list f o r a CVA class vessel of this conversion.
Had ?lag hoist c o m n i c a t i o n s been used extensively, the complcmcnt of the
0s Division would have been d e f i n i t e l y inaaequate.
: , Subject t o t h e above coments, the following recom:-?'XO?2lS;SD-TIOlJS
mendations are submitted:
That commands review current instructions defining t h e correct use
of precedence.
That a separate c i r c u i t be desicnated f o r t r a f f i c pertaining t o
t a c t i c a l s i t u z t i o n s of an immediate nature and other urgent matters. Close
supervision should be maintained t o ensure t h a t no commands v i o l a t e the use
of t h i s net.
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a’
That commands ensure that personnel authorized t o assign secutity class i f i c a t i o n are familiar with t h e regulations pertaining t o such assignment.
3.
Photographic I n t e r p r e t a t i o n
ORGAJIIZATION: The -Photographic I n t e r p r e t a t i o n u n i t consisted of one
officer, me CPO and two e n l i s t e d menr The o f f i c e r and CPO were primarily
concerned w i t h i n t e r p r e t a t i o n a d targeting. The e n l i s t e d A l a m e d a graduate P I
a s s i s t a n t assembled and annotated t a r g e t mosaics. The other e n l i s t e d man was used
t o f i l e photography.
GENERALS A t o t a l of 208 photo sarties were interpreted during t h e cruise.
Interpretation a s directed by CTF-77 c m s i s t e d of r a i l r o a d and highway route
surveillance, f l a k studies, a i r f i e l d surveillance, damage assessment and t a r g e t
search. Target search was emphasized during this cruise. Targeting i t s e l f was
generally limited t o supply areas, troop concentrations, vehicle parks and small
industrial facilities.
Photo s o r t i e s from a l l c a r r i e r s
t o c a r r i e r and s o r t i e nunher, under
O C C a S b Q ~ l ydesirable t o have more
limitatims r e s t r i c t the photo f i l e
were p l o t t e d on l:250,000 maps and keyed
vhich the photography w a s f i l e d . It was
than on@ coverage of each area, but space
t o only the l a t e s t current set of photography.
A secondary cockpit b r i e f i n g a i d was developed during t h e c r u i s e which prwed
very valuable t o the pilot. The coverage of each t a r g e t mosaic was plotted on
1:50,000 maps with nearby flak. This was reproduced and when combined w i t h t h e
CTF-77 t a r g e t mosaic, became a valuable cockpit t a r g e t f o l d e r . I t enabled p i l o t s
t o navigate more e a s i l y t o t h e exact t a r g e t area and enabled them to plan f l a k
f r e e avenues of a t t a c k and withdrawal.
An atlas of Korea was composed i n such a manner t h a t four adjoining 1:5O,OOO
maps could be viewed simultaneously. I n t h i s atlas i s maintained a continuous
p l o t of CTF-77 designated targets, confirmed flak, hospitals, PO4 camps, bombl i n e informatian, CD guns and suspect areas. This information when plotted
proved t h e basis f o r a more comprehensive approach t o i n t e r p r e t a t i o n than had
previously been employed by this c a r r i e r . The duplication of already existing
t a r g e t s was eliminated, providing instead a means of informing CTF-77 of the cond i t i o n of targets. The established s t a t u s and position of f l a k made it possible
t o =port abandoned f l a k as well as new p o s i t i m s . The overall e f f e c t of the syst e m is t o furnish a compaisite picture of a l l pertinent intelligence which had
been obtained from previous TF-77 photography and A i r Force reported f l a k and
t a r g e t areas. I n additLon, the mechanical canposition of the a t l a s provided a
much simpler method f o r photo tracking.
Stereo b r i e f i n g was employed successfully on a f e w occasions. It i s recommended far the nore d i f f i c u l t targets. However, t h e use of s t e r e o on all t a r g e t s
i s presently beyond the c a p a b i l i t i e s of a s m l l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n unit.
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It is suggested that sane permanent system be estabxished whereby
experience gained i n t h e canbat a r e a could be pooled. New systems which a r e
constantly being improvised by Photo I n t e r p r e t a t i m units i n the forward area
need t o be evaluated f o r the benefit of other u n i t s r A possible qolution i s t h e
fldetachmntf'm e t b d employed by t h e YC-61Photo Squadran, which would enable
Photo I n t e r p r e t a t i o n Units t o be assembled and t r a i n e d as a unit prior t o embarking f o r a forward area.
b.
Photographic Laboratory
ORGANIZATION: TFJo crews were assignqd t o have a l l photography completed by
0730. Each crew worked 1 2 hours, t h e day crew s t a r t i n g a t 0730 with the night
crew taking over from 1930 t o 0730 the following morning. The day crew having
the majority of men, developed a l l t h e a e r i a l f i l m , made a l l f l a s h prints, manned
f l i g h t quarter s t a t i o n s and kept up t h e routine work. One photo detachment man
a s s i s t e d i n t h e processing of aerial film and the loading of a e r i a l camera
magazines. T h i s was discmtinued a f t e r t h e f i r s t operating period ended and t h e
lab personnel did a l l the film processing ahd loading of magazines f o r the remaining periods on t h e line. This arrangement proved s a t i s f a c t o r y since it gave
t h e photo detachmnt personnel more time t o take c a r e of i n s t a l l a t i o n and checking
of photographic equipment i n t h e planes. A i r Group personnel processed a l l 16111m
black and w h i t e gun camera f i l m and maintained gun oameras i n the aircraft.
They a l s o covered sane of. the 310 photography of the A i r Group. The night crew
of six men, headed by .the AF1 camera repairman, eompleted a l l pr-inting of s o r t i e s ,
plot c h a r t s and t a r g e t pin point photographs.
GINERAL: Upon a r r i v a l i n the operating area on 28 October 1952 the number
of photographic personnel assigned was 19, including one Warrant Officer, 1 AFT,
2 AF1, 1 AF3, 1 PH3, and 13 nonrated men. The majority of personnel were inexperienced in the processing and printing of a e r i a l f i l m and a l l equipment connected with a e r i a l phatography. Work load f o r the f i r s t operating period on t h e
l i n e wm f a r below expectations due t o nm-flying days, A8B magartine and K-38
camera f a i l u r e s . Howevs, much needed experience was gained and speed and efficiency in production increased i n each operating period.
The combination of using D-19 film developer and T r l - X panchromatic a e r i a l
f i l m oroduced very s a t i s f a c t o r y negatives both before and during the winter
periods when snow blanketed Korea. D-72 'Japer developer was used t o make a l l
prints. Flash p r i n t s were made from a l l r o l l s of a e r i a l f i l m .
More photogra$ic work was accomplished upon returning t o the l i n e , but
malfunctioning of the A8B magazines and K-38 cameras resulted i n l o s t s o r t i e s .
Taper Dins i n t h e K-38 camera case d r i v e sheared, when f i l m back lashed and
jammed a f t e r 200 f e e t of f i l m was exposed. P l a s t i c gears were stripped and
replaced Tdth metal gears i n a l l A8B magazines. However, the malfunctioning
continued.
Work increased greatly on the t h i r d t r i p on t h e l i n e . A8B magazines
wmked s a t i s f a c t o r i l y a f t e r t h e camera repairman removed heavy o i l found on the
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spring clutch. The K-38 cameras gave minimum trouble. The K-38 36" lens kits
were used frequently and no d i f f i c u l t y was e n c v t e r e d in t h e conversions from
lenses4 The heater switches i n t h e AlQA dryers burned out,
the 2411 t o t h e
due t o over heating. Ship's electricims repaired t h e switches and time lost
i n drying was negligible, The B-5 developing o u t f i t worked well in processing
f i l m and some p r i n t s of 201) f o o t lengths. Rolls of 390 f e e t had t o be c u t i n
order t o f i t on t h e B-5 o u t f i t which resulted i n l o s t exposures in t h e middle
of t h e r o l l s . Upon receipt of a B-6, 4C@ foot developing outfit, this d i f f i c u l t y was eliminated and time was saved in processing and handling of 390 f o o t
rolls.
Photographic copying of plot c h a r t s , overlays, and t a r g e t pin point photographs were d m e i n the p r i n t shop by p r i n t shop personnel. The photo lab
furnished all t h e necessary f i l w a n d photographic pemonnel did a l l the developi n g of exposed f i l m and t h e mking of a l l prints.
T. L. MC GRktnr, PHAN, was k i l l e d by bomb f r a g m t s v h i l e a t h i s f l i g h t quarter
s t a t i o n i n the a f t e r starboard catwalk. After this accident, only one mm on t h e
06 i s l a n d l e v e l was used t o cover both lvldings and take offsb
Uoon r e c e i p t of instructions from COMCARDIV 5 an image m t i o n compensator
f o r use on the K-38 camera was manufactured. With the a i d of personnel from
the U.S.S. PHIUPFTNE aEA (CVA-47) and VC-61, t h i s was accomplishd i n two days.
The ground test proved s a t i s f a c t o r y , and with t h e limited time l e f t on the l i n e ,
mly a few s o r t i e s were flown. The results o f thege f l i g h t t e s t s also proved
satisfactory
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STATISTICS: Photographic s o r t i e s flown during t h e operating pwiods on the
l i n e were 208. The usob&e a e r i a l negatives and p r i n t s made from these s o r t i e s
a r e as follows:
4,791 9x9 inch negatives
18,291 9x18 inch negatives
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11,174 9x9 inch p r i n t s
106,361 9x18 inch p r i n t s
S t i l l negatives and p r i n t s of plot charts, overlays, and t a r g e t pin point
photographs f o r A C I , Staff, and p i l o t briefings were a s followst 1,627
8x10 inch negatives; 23,643 8x10 inch p r i n t s ; 724 20x24 inch prints.
This f i g u r e does not include negatives and p r i n t s made f o r PIO, hUI"s and
other routine work. T o t a l negatives and p r i n t s of a l l s i z e s made (exclusive of
a e r i a l negatives and p r i n t s ) were: 7,908 negatives and 45,642 p r i n t s , 57,553
f e e t of black and white gun camera film was processed.
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Major chemicals expended are as follows: 477 gallcns D-19 f i l m developer;
gallons D-72 paper developer; 2268 gallons acid f i x e r .
Sonne p r i n t i n g paper expenditures a r e as follows: 1,394 rolls, of this 9&6
r o l l s were grade #3.
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It is reeammnded that all units operating with the K-38
REC~MME~JD/LTIONS~
cameras a n d A8B magazines be supplied w i t h a t o t a l of two B-6 aerial f i l m developing o u t f i t s . There is a crltrLcal need for a q u a l i f i e d camera repairman on
the ships operatring in t h e Far E a s t duo t o numerous camera ard equipment f a i l u r e s
caused by constant use.. It has been recommended tbt the present allowance
l i s t be revised t o include one earnera repairman.
The amount of a e r i a l photcgraphy accomrilished i s indeed g r e a t and since the
developing o u t f i t s f o r . f l l m 2nd sonne pntnts contain 5 g a l l c n s or more solution,
it is desired that D-19 a d acid f h e r be supolied i n 5 gallon containers.
It is believed t h a t time i n mixing t h e chemicals and saving of money w o u l d
r e s u l t because af t h e l a r g e r containers.
5. Combat Information Center
ORGUEJIZATION: A minimum of two f t i l l time
during operating periods, A t h i r d c o n t r o l l e r
day became edended. Remaining o f f i c e r s were
Newly reporting o f f i c e r s and & l i s t e d section
a s s i s t m t CICb30
A i r Controllers were required
was assigned whenever t h e f l y i n g
assigned a s C I C watch o f f i c e r s .
leaders performed t h e duty of
A radar control o f f i c e r was required during a l l flight operations t o a i d
i n i d e n t i f i c a t i o n and t o insure a complete up t o date sumrrary plot. This duty
was nonnally performed by'an experienced petty o f f i c e r stationed a t a Vh repeater
i n f r o n t of t h e vertrlcal board. It i s necessary t h a t t h e RCO have access t o
MK-10 IFF controls and t h a t he continuously monitor t h e s t r i k e control frequency.
GENEtrkL: Prior t o t h e ship's a r r i v g l i n t h e co&at zone the CIC Officer and
an A i r Cont.ro1ler of t h e OHISKANY were given TAD abaard operating carriers of TI?-'77
f o r a b r i e f period of indoctrination. This opportunity t o observe TF-77 opera t i o n a l procedures and practices was o f g r e a t value i n t h a t it prepared ORISKAKY's
C I C team t o assume i t s control functions with a minimum o f - i h i t i a l e r r o r and
conf~~ion.
During the s i x morrth opera ting period on the l i n e ORIbKANYls C I C served a s
Flag CIC f o r three. months f o r COMCAZDIV 5. Four men were assigned from t h e 01
Division t o perform Flag C I C c'uties on a f u l l time basis,
Five C I C watch o f f i c e r s have been qualified as OQD urderway and a l i k e
number of OODcs have been indoctrinated i n C I C procedures, c a p a b i l i t i e s and
linbtaticns. Besides furthering the q u a l i f i c a t i m s of t h e o f f i c e r s concerned,
immediate b e n e f i t s have been r e a l h e d i n t h a t each o f f i c e r now has a much b e t t e r
appreciation of t h a problems of the other and a snoother CIC-I3itIDCE relationship
has resulted.
A i r Controllers from destrryers and c r u i s e r s have been ordered aboard far
refresher t r a i n i n g and observ-&fan. Day i n t e r c e p t practice can be afforded these
controllers but the nature of t h e Task Force operations affords l i t t l e opportunity f o r all-weather practice intercepts. 3dIaWiY has a l s o been asdgned
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standtby guard f o r CAP when CAP control h+s been assigned to DJ's. This guard
requires continuous plotting of CAP and mmitoring of t h e I A Y frequency by a
qualified a i r controller. Control of CAP had t o be assumed from DDts on numerous
occasions since m y of the destruyers had iqadequate equipment f o r control of
j e t CAP. I n most cases positive control of j e t s a t medium and long ranges can
be maintained mly through use of p.tK-10 IFF.
ZLf3CTRONIC EQUIFMENT: A i r and surface sewch radar performance was miformly excellenf thrcughout the period of opeeations. However, performance of the
SX height system has been poor4 Even when the height gear fs operating a t peak
performance, no a l t i t u d e informatim can be obtained on t a r g e t s a t r q e s
Y g r e a t e r than 45455 miles. This range i s consijerably reduced on small flights
of j e t a i r c r a f t , The s h i p has been unable t o assume an a l t i t d e guard assignment
on occasion due t o equipment breakdown. Shearing of the SX drive gear has been
experienced on four s e w r a t e occasions. It, is believed that t b a l t i t u d e determining c a p a b i l i t i e s of t h e e n t i r e Task Fsrce constitutes the g r e a t e s t l i m i t a t i o n
t o adequate air defense. Accurate a l t i t u d e information i s of primary importance
i n the consumation of a j e t a i r intercept a t an acceptable range.
VHF radio communications have been good t o excellcmt. However, it has been
necessary t o u t i l i z e TDQ transmitters and AW/ARC receivers f o r voice cornmunicaticns a t extreme ranges * Cross-talk on AN/ARCf s has been reduced &t
not
eliminated. Alignment of t h e mixer c i r c u i t i n the transmitter t o prevent Spurlous radiations as outlined i n C O W R P A C l t r s e r 73/2832 has f a i l e d t o eliminate
radio interference. Interference cont h u e d t o handicap c o n t r o l l e r s using TXRCKIs as w e l l a s AN/ARCts on c i r c u i t s E l z and Elaa with only a 0.18 PK
separation.
There is a great need f o r additionalMK-10 IFF equipment. MK-10 video
p r e s e n t a t i m should be available t o repeaters far t h e RCO, two a i r control
stations and t h e search radar operator. These four s t a t i o n s a r e considered the
minimum necessary and each should have a s e w r a t e IFF presentation control
system.
RECOMGNDATICNS: That every e f f o r t be made t o develop a radar s u i t a b l e fat.
installation aboard CVA' s which is capable of accurate a l t i t u d e determination
of j e t type a i r c r a f t a t a range of a t l e a s t 100 miles.
That VHF c i r c u i t s be assigned with due regard t o adequate frequency
separation f o r comnaanly used air control and t a c t i e a l n e t s t o prevent mutual
interferences.
That a minimum of four C-8fi/EJPX-1 radar s e t c o n t r o l s be made available t o each CVA f o r adequate IF" presentation.
6 , Air Operations
ORGANIZATION$ Air Operations should have a mfnimum o f t e n e n l i s t e d perA t l e a s t three of these ten men should be r a t e d air controlmen.
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If a CCA personnel d t (minimum of t e n men) i s on board, these men can be u t i l ized t o man both A i r Operations and CCA with a r e s u l t i n g increase i n efficiency
f o r a l l concerned. The ORISKANY~sCCA personnel were quickly able t o learn
and actually perform m o s t of t h e dutiesl pf A i r Operations, The duty a i r controlman m d e p r a c t i c a l l y all t h e radio transmissions. This permits the a i r operat i o n s watch o f f i c e r t o a c t as a general supervisor and g r e a t l y increased t h e
efficiency and value of A i r 0perafd.ons.
GbDJEFUL: A general and gradual improvement was noted i n a l l phases of
a i r operations as t h e l i n e tours progressed6 Fromthe experience gained the
following comnents are submitted as sumnuarising the more valuable lessons
learned.
COMMENTSI A sound powered telephone direct t o the open bridge should be
i n s t a l l e d . This i s a ccmsiderable convenience for the Captain and greatly
expedites obtaining decisions and reports concerning air operations. I t i s
of particular value during emergency s i t u a t i o n s ,
A i r Operations should handle a l l outgoing canmunieations t o t h e departing
a i r c r a f t (launch report, s u i t e h t o c o n t r o l frequency, last minute instructions,
e k . ) and primary f l y should control incoming airoraft on t h e land/launch
frequencx as they report t o t h e s h i p from s t r i k e control etc.. This eliminates
much o f the inter-corn on sound pwered transmissions and, it i s believed, eff e c t s a much more positive and smoother control of a i r c r a f t . A i r Operations,
being in d i r e c t contact with the Captain, controls a l l except the most inmediate of emesgencie s.
A i r Operations on t h i s ship was fortunate i n its piqysical arrangement
since four radios w e r e always available f o r i t s use. One TDQ-RCK was used
f o r the land/launch frequency and two CCA VHF s t a t i o n s were set up f o r guard,
s t r i k e , and CAP control. The f o u r t h radio was s e t up on the recently establ i s b d UHF air operations net. The s t r i k e control CCA radio was a l s o crystall i z e d for a l l Task Force 77 c a r r i e r land/launch frequencies. This enabled
A i r Operations t o relieve or a s s i s t primary f l y with t h e helicopter oommudxations md with emergencies involving other c a r r i e r s ' planes. I t was
a l s o fre uently very convenient t o monitor t h e s t r i k e or CAP c i r c u i t s . However,
the land launch and guard radios a r e t h e only two considered e s s e n t i a l .
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A i r Operations should be generally arranged physically s o that the watch
o f f i c e r can see t h e s t a t u s and a v a i l a b i l i t y boards, contact t h e Captain and
primary f l y , via intercom c i r c u i t s , and reach a l l radios without moving. The
many daily I t i n extremist1 s i t u a t i o n s arising i n conbat a i r c r a f t operations makes
this an almost mndatory requirement. It a l s o greatly improves the endurance
and dispositions of a l l connected with A i r Operations.
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Along w i t h other ship's representatives, an A i r Operations Officer was amwg
t h e operations department o f f i c e r s I&O were ordered t o Task Force 77 about
three weeks i n advance of the s h i p ' s a r r i v a l i n the operating area. T h i s experience proved very helpful and i s highly recommended.
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AIR DEPARTMENT
GFNERAL: During t h e operating period j w t completed, t h e A i r Department
carried out a l l assigned duties With SM merage on board count of lr60 e n l i s t e d
personnel and 1 2 officers. The heUcopter detachment assigned t o this s h i p was
comprised of 2 o f f i c e r s and 7' e n l i a t e d . m . There were no accidents involving
helicopters on board t h i s vessel during t h e period. A small cadre of experienced and energetic p e t t y officers, warrant o f f i c e r s , and division o f f i c e r s
contributed t o the development of t h o high morale and teamwork exhibited by
t h e crews during t h i s period. There were 2 f a t a l accidents; one r e s u l t i n g from
a bond, explosion on t h e f l i g h t deck and t h e other during respot o p e r a t i m s
when a plane handler f e l l beneath t h e wheel of an AD type a i r c r a f t . One man was
blown over t h e side during a j e t l a u n c h b u t was rescued immediatelg by t h e
plane guard helicopter.
The average on board count of aircraft was 72 plus 1 helicopter. As a
r e s u l t of t h e development of an e f f i c i e n t maintenance control organization,
a i r c r a f t a v a i l a b i l i t y improved greatly. The close coordination existing between the a i r c r a f t handling o f f i c e r and CVG maintenance o f f i c e r insured economy
of time and e f f o r t .
RECOMMENDATIWSt The mst serious problem confronted by the department
during the p c d o d was created through loss of personnel by t r a n s f e r and/or
separation without replacenmt. The depsrtment on board count varied from a
high of four hundred seventy t o a low of four hundred forty. The first figure
i s considered low f o r the type operations scheduk d and t h e latter figure so
jeopardized assigned functions t h a t a t r a n s f e r of f m t y bh/SNIs from t h e
Gunnery Department was effected immediately. The rapid respot, reaming, and
servicing of a i r c r a f t required i n t h e Task Force can only be accomplished smoothly
and s a f e l y w i t h sufficient personnel, p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r plane handling crews.
A minimum allowance of &96 e n l i s t e d men i s recommended f o r the Air Department
of t h e CVA-% c l a s s carriers while engaged i n operations in the Karean area.
This i s p a r t i c u l a r l y desired during winter months.
It i s highly recommended t h a t a l l enlisted personnel in the A i r Group be
thoroughly indoctrinated and trained i n shipboard s a f e t y precautions and orders
before onbarking on t h e ship. This a p d i e s p a r t i c u l a r l y t o plane captains,
trouble &ooters, and ordnancemen. All plane captains should be sent t o f i r e
f i g h t i n g school.
AIRCRAF'T HANDLING; mile operating in t h e Korean a r e a J a t o t a l of 7,001
s o r t i e s were flown. About 3 weeks were required t o shakedown t h e handling
crews and g e t accustomd t 3 t h e type operations being conducted i n t h i s area,
a f t e r which time, most of tb spotting and respotting was routine. A notieeable decrease i n hangar deck and f l i g h t deck handling accidents was apparent as
the time prcgressed. F l i g h t q u a r t e r s avera,,ed about 15 hours d a i l y , however,
approximately one t h i r d of the plane handling crews averaged 18 hours on duty.
The crews were rotated regularly and, as a whole, the health and morale remained
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very high. gandling t h e F9F type a i r c r a f t presented a problem because of t h e
ease with which it can be tipped over when turned broadside t o a strong wind.
I n order t o reduce t h e wind pressure on t h e wing area# t a i l tow bars were used
when practicable. Prior t o securing from flight q w r t e r s daily, hurricane cables
were placed on a l l a i r c r a f t on the flight deck, a s additional security of t h e
planes was warranted by t h e frequent high incr-ase i n winds w i t b u t warning4
Material shortages were few during this operational period because adequate
preparations were made p r i o r t o departure fromCONUS. Accordingly, i t is
strongly recommended that a l l c a r r i e r s anticipating a tour i n the Korean area
make a s p e c i a l e f f o r t t o obtain over-allowances on chocks, two bars, tie-downs,
reels, and hurricane cablesl
ARRESTING GEARS N&er of arrested landingst 6,984. Conventional barrier
engagements t 7. J e t b a r r i e r engagements: 20. Complete barricade engagements8
7. Pendants used; shorts 51; longst 10. Yielding elements replaced: 77.
I n s t a l l a t i o n of a small j e t b l a s t deflector a f t of number two elevator
provides protection t o t h e barricade and b a r r i e r operator by dispersing the
blast. of a i r c r a f t being taxied onto the elevator during recoveries. The
deflector i s a fixed i n s t a l l a t i n n , s e t back far enough not t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h
operations and deflecting the b l a s t trver and around personnel i n the p o r t
catwalk stations.
During cold weather operations, water cmdensation i n the a r r e s t i n g gear
a i r s u p ~ l yl i n e s caused these l i n e s t o freeze. Although frequent draining
was accomplished, this e d i t i o n was b e s t remedied by lagging the l i n e s w i t h
asbestos cloth.
CATAWLTS; During this Korean cruise, a t o t a l of
from both catapults a s f o l l a r s r
P o r t Catapult
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Starboard Catapult
No loads
l.4
Conventional a i r c r a f t 229
J e t a i r c r a f t 1798
WINTi3U”Et
4,114 shots were f i r e d
No loads
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Cclnventional a i r c r a f t 193
J e t a i r c r a f t 1869
One of the f i r s t problcms of the maintenance division was
the stowage of equipment and materials t h a t accumulated on the hangar deck.
I t became Immediately apparent. t h a t t o provide ample working and a i r c r a f t
parking space, only e s s e n t i a l items could be accommodated on the hangar deck,
p a r t i c u l a r l y i n hangar bay three. Section ItG” allowance l i s t items were
closely reviewed a d a l l excess items off-loaded a t the f i r s t opportunity.
I n this connecticn, i t wc~uldbe desirable to off-load any allowed equipment
which is not used; i.e., engine ,lverhaul s t a d s . QEC IrL1I stmds f o r reciprocating engines a l s o consume much space and a r e bulky t o handle. Since
t h e i r use i s necessary, only tk upright p o r t i o n s of t h e stmds were used and
these wwe welded to t h e bulkhead. This i n s t a l l a t i m saved cmsiderablc smce.
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0ther.saving.s of space were mde by hanging occasionally used items, such as
snow plows and brooms and Herman-Nelson heaters, in the open a r e a s under the
f l i g h t deck suspended from beam clamps attached to the underside of the f l i g h t
deck.
Equally important i s the requirenant f o r s u i t a b l e f a c i l i t i e s f o r the accomplishment of maintenance work. Work stands a r e e s s e n t i a l and it was f c W
t h a t rearming stands are not mly s u i t a b l e but more desirable because of t h e i r
s t u r d i e r construction and ease of collapsable stowage when n o t i n use. k 3
t i e r tool box rack was installed between the stanchions on t h e p a r t s i d e of
nunber three elevator which conserved space and added to the neatness of the
hangar deck f o r stowing the many Squadron's t o o l boxes. The work bench i n the
center of t h e Accessory Shop was removed, c u t i n h a l f , and tacked to the deck
i n t h e a f t e r portion of hangar bay three t o f a c i l i t a t e work on engine build-up
and engine changes. A squadron imrk bench area i n s t a l l e d on the p o r t s i d e below and a f t of the squadron t o o l cages adjacent t o number three elevator provides a useful and convenient area f o r many r e p a i r jobs.
A positive system f o r detwmining tk s t a t u s of a i r c r a f t was necessary f o r
e f f i c i e n t operation. Tight f l i g h t schedules and movoments of a i r c r a f t from
the f l i g h t t o hangar deck f o r maintenance wark made such a system a must.
A maintenance status board was mounted i n hangar bay two to provide a ready
source of information. This board i s a l s o used a s the reporting center f o r
changes i n s t a t u s of a l l aircraft. The board and %naintenance t a l k m t l i n
f l i g h t deck control, manned by A i r Group oersonnel, a r e the b a s i s of t h e
system.
I n order to provide adequate Aviation Electronics maintenance f z c i l i t i e s f o r
a l l squadrons of the Air Group, personnel were pooled and assigned t o shop
maintenance of specific i n s t a l l a t i o n s . T h i s method made b e s t use of w e l l quali f i e d men and permitted maintenance work t o run smoothly.
The following items have been manufactured f r o m ideas of the maintenance
division personnel or from similar devices of other ships and have proven
successful and useful i n saving time and mnpower.
A portable work stand which attaches easily t o the fingers of a convcntional f o r k lift truck and it is used extensively f o r painting, changing
l i g h t bulbs or o t h e r high work on the hangar deck.
Be,- clamps t o hold chain f a l l s or block and tackle f o r wings, prop e l l e r and engine changes throughout t h e hangar decck.
An A N p l u g - i n on trhe LeTourneau crash crane f o r cold weather s t a r t i n g
boosts
A hydraulic t i r e bead breaking machine with adapters t o fit a l l vheels.
T h i s machine has been valuable due to the high usage of F9F t,ires.
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A fork l i f t truck crane adapter that I s useful f o r engine, propeller
and wing i n s t a l l a t i o n or removal a s well a s many other weight l i f t i n g tasks.
An oxygen servicing hose reel c a r t t h a t f a c i l i t d b s movement and
handling of necessary 200 f e e t of oxygen hose on the f l i g h t and hangar decks4
A two bar h i t c h f o r Dlane handling t r a c t o r s that speeds removal or
a t t a c h m n t of the tow bar especially whon under tension.
A hangar deck rust remover and polisher made from a number of long
t i n e d r e brushes attached t o a weighted p a l l e t and towed by a t.ractor.
GASOWNE: Gasoline and aviation lube o i l expenditures; 28 October 1952
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1953:i i
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Gasoline (g a l l o m )
Aviation Lube O i l (g.:illons)
3 781,100
24,265
T h i s ship uses the six inch quick disconnect Robb coupling f o r refueling
a t sea. Cooperation of f l e e t tankers i n sending t h e proper coupling hose fitting has reduced hook-up time t o an average of 4 minutes, however, this t&ne
could be reduced t o a matter of seconds i f the male p a r t of the Robb coupling
could be s e n t over with the f i r s t hose. The w i n d i f f i c u l t y in hooking up i n
rough seas is holding the flange end of the tanker's hose steady enough to r e move the blank flange and a t t a c h tk mle f i t t i n g .
AVIATION ORDNANCE$ The MK-1 bonb skid requires continued i n s p e c t i m and
repair t o the rVcenter brace which prevents the b3mb from s l i p p i n g forward
and a f t whilc it is being hauled. A skid s i d l s r to the MK-3. but, w i t h l a r g e r
wheels and grooved edge t i r e s f o r r o l l i n g . bcmbs over b a r r i e r s and a r r e s t i n g
gear cables would be an improvement over the Dresent +?&-lo
Elevator s t o p p g e and over-travel were encountered due t o old and faulty
General E l e c t r i c controllers. The relays stuck causing t h e main high speed
contact point's t o a r c and weld closed. This causes over-travel r e s u l t i n g
i n t h e stopp2ge of t h e d e v a t o r . %sc c o n t r o l l e r s have been overhauled b u t
new equipment should be i n s t a l l e d . A t , present, no spare contact points a r e
available. It i s recommended that an adequate supply af these contact p o i n t s
be c a r r i e d by a l l ships during a c r u i s e using this type of control box.
A t present, this ship has one bcmb disposal ramp. I n an emergency, this
wauld not be adequate. I t is recommended t h a t 2 more be i n s t a l l e d , one a f t o f
the island on e i t h e r port or starboard side, and one made w i t h wooden r o l l e r s ,
a f t on the p o r t side t o dispose of mpalm tanks.
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PART V I I
GUNNERY DEPmTMENT
REFUEILING AT SZA: -This ship refueled from o i l e r s
times, receiving
a t o t a l of 9,344,336 gallons of f u e l o i l . During 25 of these refuelings 3,781,W
gallons o f aviation gasoline wag received.
FGARMING AT SEA$ During t h e 26 rearming operations effected, a t o t a l of
S , M T tons of munitAon were received a t an aperall average r a t e of 96 tons
per hour. The l a r g e s t single rearmament consisted o f 377 t c n s received from
the U.b.b+ PAaICUTIN (AE-18) on 24 January 1953 a t Z03 tons per haw. The
b e s t r a t e was achieved on 30 January 1953 when 328 tons were received from the
same ship a t 148.8 tons per hour. The Ura.rt). RAINIER ( a - 5 ) gave the b e s t
service, averaging 119 tons per hour f o r two rearmings. Four rearmings from the
U.3.S. VIRGO (AKA-20), three from the Ua3,b. FIREDRAKE (AE-14) and two from the
UOS-SOMT BAKER (AE-4) averaged between 103 and 3.10 tons per hour. It is
believed t h a t these rearming ships a r e primarily responsible f o r this highly
s a a s f a c t o r y performance because of the two f o l l o w i n g r e s u l t s of t h e i r wellplanned deck spots.
(1) The type of load being handled a t a particular s t a t i o n was changed
a s l i t t l e as possible, permitting the receiving crews to estr;bJish and perfect
the most expeditious routine f o r clearing the loading stations.
(2) The quarter deck loading s t a t i o n was i n use during the f u l l period
of rearming, permitting nearly one t h i r d of the total load to be handled here.
Total. amrmmit&on receipts.
Ship's ammunition
5"/38 p r o j e c U l e s
5"/38 powder
676
374
3If/50 cartridges
939
Aircraft . m u n i t i o n
ZOO0 I b GP b o d s
lOOOlb GP bombs
500 lb GP bombs
250 lb GP bombs
100 Ib GP bombs
lo00 l b SAP bombs
sCX3 l b SAP bombs
350 lb AD b3mbs
220/260 f r a g bombs
500 l b frag c l u s t e r s
Bomb fuzes
Bomb boosters & dets
9lllsyI)
3"s rocket heads (solid)
3"s rocket heads (smoke)
31125 rocket motors
rocket heads (ATKR)
5'f.O r m k e t motcss
Rocket fuzes
2omm a/c ammo
-50 c a l a/c ammo
Napalm ( g d l m s )
Napalm i g n i t e r s & fuzes
Pyrotechnics
Arming Mires
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The electric-hvdraulic winches i n s t a l l e d a replenishment staticms 1 and 3
suffered several b k a k d q s which were repaired by-ship’s force. The breakdowns occasioned during the early periods on the line were primarily a t t r i butable to non use of the Winches and the non a v a i l a b i l i t y of manufacturers
spare p a r t s , A l l replacement i t e m t o place winches back i n service were fabricated on board.
The other objectionable features of the winches was t h e i r slow speed and
limited weight l i f t i n g capacity. These deficiencies were discussed i n p r i o r
a c e o n reports and i t is understood that a corrective study i s currently being
made by BUSIPS.
PROVISIONING ANd PROCUREHdNT OF AVIATION STOR% AT SEAS The s h i p provisioned
tons of faod and 66 b s of aviation s t a r e s were
11 times and a t o t a l of 935
received. The b e s t hour‘iy r a t e was 91 tons f r o m t h e U.S.S. ALUDRA (LU-%>
on 15 March 1953.
REFUELING D D t s AT SEA: This ship refueled 16 destroyers discharging 88b42St
gallons of fuel o i l . Numerous transfers of f r e i g h t , personnel and mail were
conduc ted.
PART VIII
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
1. Damage Summry
During operating periods coursed by Action Reports numbers I-V (28 October
22 A D r i l 1953) the U.S.S. 0EiIaE;ANY sustained the following damage t o
h u l l structure and engineering machlnery:
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Major Damge
Damige t o #3 elevator platform and auxiliary elevator platform involving
destruction of two longitudinal deck girders and approximately 46 square f e e t
of deck p l a t e , trdsting and bending of intermediate transverse girders and
secondary damage t o surrounding area, caused by explosion of 250 lb. general
purpose bomb.
b.
Ninor Damage
(1) Damage t o h u l l structure and e x t e r n a l units c m s i s t i n g 3f cracks
in s t r u c t u r a l plating and minor damge t o ready service lockers, prlstective
clothing lockers, gun d i r e c t o r 31, mounts 31 and 37, boat boom storage cradle
caused by storm and heavy seas. Six 31r/4;0ready service lockers tiirn loose and
l o s t overboard and the port side gasoline f i l l i n g platform deflected due t o
stmm and heavy seas.
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' ( 2 ) Approximately 3500 l i n e a r f e e t of f)ight deck planking damaged due
t o routine a i r c r a f t landings and 360 linear f e e t dostrayed by bomb explosion.
(3) S u p e r f i c i a l damage caused t o number trjo squadron locker by c l a s s
ttA1t f i r e
(4) Two b o i l e r c a s u a l t i e s occurred during subject period as followst
(a) Plastic f i r e clay dislodged i n superheoter side of #6 b o i l e r
due t o maloperation of soot blower.
(b) Rupture of superheater tube in
rosive condition of bGSPer tubes.
2.
b o i l e r due t o possible cor-
Summary of Recommendations
aa None.
3.
Steaming and F u e l i n g Data Summary
The following are statistics pertaining to operating periods covered by
Action Reports I-V (28 October 1952 22 April 1953).
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Days underway 144.6 (3,470.9 hours).
Engine miles steamed 50,362.1.
Fuel oil consumed 8,U7,563 gallons4
Fuel o i l delivered (16 DD's)
884,261 gallons a t an average r a t e of
130,050 gallons per hour.
Fuel o i l received (25 tankers) 9,3+&#336 gallons a t an average rate
of 175,925 pallons per hour
Fresh water distilled (feed and potable)
11,266,325 gallons.
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