| 18Jul43 |
2000 posit: 14-25S/161-29E. |
| 19Jul43 |
2000 posit: 15-11S/161-25E. |
| 20Jul43 |
2000 posit: 17-28.2S/161-29.1E. |
| 21Jul43 |
2000 posit: 14-57.8S/158-09.3E. |
| 22Jul43 |
2000 posit: 13-13S/157-15E. |
| 23Jul43 |
2000 posit: 18-23S/160-05E. |
| 24Jul43 |
2000 posit: 22-22S/164-33E. |
| 25Jul43 |
0820 Maneuvering to enter port. 1113 Moored to buoy in Berth
31, Noumea, New Caledonia |
| 26-31Jul43 |
Moored as before. |
| 01Aug43 |
1027 Underway in accordance with TG36.3 OPORD 2-43 per COMTHIRDFLT
dispatch. Units: SARATOGA (CV 3)(RADM Sherman, CTG), NORTH CAROLINA, INDIANA
(BB 58), MASSACHUSETTS (BB 59), MARYLAND (BB 46), and escort destroyers.
|
| 02Aug43 |
2000 posit: 17-51S/160-45E. |
| 03Aug43 |
2000 posit: 16-10.8S/160-50.5E. |
| 04Aug43 |
1600 In accordance with COMTHIRDFLT dispatch TG36.3 dissolved
into TF37 and TF38. TF38 units: SARATOGA (CV 3)(RADM Sherman), NORTH CAROLINA,
MASSACHUSETTS (CV 59), SAN DIEGO (CL 53), SAN JUAN (CL 54), and screening
destroyers. 2000 posit: 16-38S/163-54.5E. |
| 05Aug43 |
1228 Maneuvering to enter port. 1426 Moored to buoy in Berth
18, Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides. |
| 06-18Aug43 |
Moored as before. |
| 19Aug43 |
0717 Underway in accordance with CTF38 letter for training
as outlined in NORTH CAROLINA OPORD 3-43. Units: NORTH CAROLINA and three
destroyers. 2000 posit: 18-05S/168-43.2E. |
| 20Aug43 |
1450 Maneuvering to enter port. 1547 Moored to buoy in Berth
18, Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides. |
| 21-29Aug43 |
Moored as before. |
| 30Aug43 |
1120 Underway in accordance with TF38 OPLAN 2-43 with TF37,
TF38 (TG38.1 and 38.2) and TF39 . Units: SARATOGA, MASSACHUSETTS. 2000 posit:
17-20.9S/166-53E. |
| 31Aug43 |
2000 posit: 16-04.5S/163-36E. |
| 01Sep43 |
1755 TF37 detached. 2000 posit: 14-10.1S/164-53.9E. |
| 02Sep43 |
2000 posit: 09-54S/167-50E. |
| 03Sep43 |
2000 posit: 09-06S/167-30E. |
| 04Sep43 |
0715 TF39 detached. 2000 posit: 14-57.4S/169-03.8E. |
| 05Sep43 |
1034 Maneuvering to enter port. 1203 Moored to buoy in Berth
18, Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides. |
| 06Sep43 |
Moored as before. |
| 07Sep43 |
1612 Underway from Havannah Harbor, Efate, New Hebrides, in
accordance with CINCPAC and COMTHIRDFLT messages with two destroyers. 2000
posit: 18-05.8S/ 168-23E. |
| 08Sep43 |
0715 Rendezvous with TG34.9. Units: MARYLAND (BB46) and COLORADO
(BB 45). TG enroute Pearl Harbor. 2000 posit: 15-28.2S/ 172-34E. |
| 09Sep43 |
Crossed International Dateline: retarded clocks 24 hours.
2000 posit: 14-51.5S/178-29.4E. |
| 10Sep43 |
1125 Sighted TG12.3 enroute SOPAC. Units: SOUTH DAKOTA (BB
57) and ALABAMA (BB 58). 1245 Swapped escorts between TG''s. 2000 posit:
11-50.4S/170-32.4W. |
