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llO August 1953

.~. ' . . . . . . " DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAf{ INTERVALS: Commat¥lilag Of't1cer I' . DECL.ASStFIED AFTER 12 YEARS

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~biet of Naval OperatiolUI . DOD DIR 5200.10 . (1) ~er Task Foree SE'J'ENTY..SEVEN

(2) · COmmnnior Sli.VENTH Fleet (.3) COtllmander Naval Forces, Far Fast (4). CCJI!1II1Bnder in Chief, u. s. Pacific Float Actioll Report for the pot'ial 1 Jttl.y through 2!1 July 1953

{a) OPNAV Instruction 3,4S(W, da~ 1 ~ 1951 (b) OPNAV Notice 5215 datic! 20 Mq 1953

(1) ATGo-1 con£ 1~ sor au dtd 7 A~t 1~3f4ctlon Report of Orirriar Air Task Group ONl .(1 JUly -. '1:1 July 1953)

· la ' Sinec tho forms for. OpGrational Reports, NWIP 10...1, have not boon rocoi vod by. this cOJIJl'IIQnd.~ tb:is Action Report; is e~ul:tni ttod in compl1,Q.nco wi tfl ro£oroncos (a) am {b) to CO~l' tho ""od -~ 1 July through 27 .JulY 195)•

PART t 0omposlUcm ot:. 9$· Forcos • lf¥•i• a. Qanppsitigp

. (l) On 1 J~ 19531 in ~ordo.nco 'With CTF-77 cont!doiltial dispatch 3008.34Z Juno 1953, tho u.s~s. BOXER (CV.A...-21) with Air Task Gr_oup ONE embarked, departed Yokosllb., Japan onrQb'to to tho opoxe.tlrlg area. ·

(2) Rendezvous with TtlSk Fol"oo sE.Vmn.SE\fEN was oftoctod tho :':l.orniQg 6f 4 Jtily 19S3. ThO SOP.A., m'O, Q.l'rl OTF .. 77 was RADM ll'. E. BLICK, USN, Commo.mor ·oo.ttlor Division THREE 1n PRINCEtON. Ships prosont at tho timo of rendezvous included tho BUNCETON and fltti,IPPINI $1l. 'Tho· UJ.KE CHAMPLA.IN' joinod tho forOo on .JJ J_uly and opom\tod with 1 t for tho ~om~indor of this porl.od. ~- Vtai"ious times ~~ this period the NEW .... ~Tl.SEY joined the toree.

b. Mistrl.on

Tho mission of tho BQXlj'R~ ns_ a. ooaponont ot Tnsk F~? Sl§IENTJl. . NEE, is set forth in CO!!mk'Uldor 'l'nsk Force SE.VEN'l'Y..SE.VEN ~or 2·'2•

·· -·L;fly stD.tod it is a.s follows:

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(l) Assist in tho program for tho systomo.tic interdiction ot enemy mavomont o.nd resupply over tho Northoo.st Koroon ro.ilroo.ds 1 ~pad comploxos • o.nd s torngo al"O{lS-.

. (2) Destroy oloctric power gonoro.ting plants nnd electric distribution systems in Nortbonst Korea..

( 3) Furnish Close .t.ir Support to nrtd nir strikos in support of front 2.i. :o groUnd forces 1 coordinn ting oporo.tions w1 th Filth Air Ii'orco, l{oroa., through tho Joint Oporntions Center, Koroo..

(4) Protect tho To.sk Farce ngo.inst nir, surto.co, nnd sub-mr.rino c~t1;o.cks • ·

(5) l:..ssist tho UN Blockading nnd Escort Forco in ovor-nll dofonso o.nd local ground dofonso of friendly Koronn Islnnds a.s ro• q~.~od ®ing o.ir support.

( 6) Conduct Photo o.nd o.rmod roconnnissnnco in support of tho interdiction progl'BIIl, providing photographs noo photographic i:1t.orproto.tion st.udics.

{7) Provide c-ir cover for UN Nnvnl Forces o.s directed.

,PlJtT II ChfQ1l01ogiQAl Order of Evon¥

l July 1953

Lt lS091 in nccordnnco with CTF-77 contidontinl dispatch 300034Z Juno 1953 ~ tho BOX!R undorwo.y 1 onrouto to tho oporo.ting nron vio. Tnuga.ra Strni ts.

2 July 1953

Stcnrning irxlopondontly onrouto to tho oporo. t1ng nron.

3 July 1953

Enrouto to tho opomting oren. J .. t 07551 tho IV.DFORD (DD446) join~d tho BOXBR ns escort. Onpto.in M. B. GURNEY, tEN wns arc.

4 .Tuly 1953

BOXER joined Tnsk Force SE.VENTY-Sl!.VEN o.t ~so. RtJJ.i R. E. BLICK, USN, Cootmn.ndor Co.rrior Division THREE, in FRINCEI'ON wns CTF-77, Sci1odulod n.ir operations were onncollod duo to inclement wonthor over No:r-t11onst Koran.

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DECLASSiREof

' July 1953

Comuoncing nt 03091 forty-five (45) combnt sorties woro l~«nched ond a. now record of 601 000 landings was sot. Wonthor pro-eluded afternoon air oporntions. Tho Task Force roplonishod, J .. t 0311 t:r C. R. JOIDllON, OON, 2907291 VC..35, flying nn .Al).JJr Bw:(o )26944,1 wo.s forced to ditch his pl£mo forward of tho ship duo to :D. pol-tor fa.i1uro. LT· JOIDSON oni crowmnn D. G. KENNEDY, ACI .. N, U3N1 4.31 12 ,64 wore roscuod by tho u.s.s. SUMN:ER (DD-692} 1 but crowmtm M. J. WRIGJiT, ll.Ol, OON, 250 72 911 wa.s not rocovorod. LT JOHNSON susto.incd injuries of tho right log end back. kt 0741 LT(jg} J. L. ID .. GI, ttmR, 5051241 VF-194, flying nn !..D-4Q BuNo 124055 was forced to ditch forwo.rd of tho ship duo to loss o~ power. Tho pilot wns roscuod uninjured b,y tho BOXER's holicoptor.

6 July 1953

Inclamont woo.thor limited tho dny1s oir operations, Commencing nt 0307 six (6) sorties wore launched.

7 July 1953

Wor.thor procludod nir oporo.tions onrly in tho dey. Commonc-i:~lg a.t 1456 n total of fifty-five (55) sorties woro lnunchod. Tho following voico·cammunieo.tion tram CTF-77 was rocoivod:

"THE EXPEDITIOtS Ml..NNER ffi.EPJ.Rl.TIONS WERE MIJlE FOR U .. UNCH WJ.S NorED WITH PLEt.SDRE X WELL DONE" 8 July 1953

Commencing nt 06301 ono hundred nni twonty (120) sorties wore lr.unchod.

J.t 14211 LT T. F. 01CONNat, lENR, 4.309611 VF-521 flying nn 1'""9:::'~2 BuNo 122579 wns foreed to ditch nt sao. duo. to a.n ongino flo.ro-ba.ck. Tho pilot wns rescued uninjured by tho u.s.s. SMJ..I..LEY (DD-565}. Tho Tnsk Foree roplonishod nt night.

9 July 1953

No dr oporo.tions woro eonductod duo to non-oporo.tionnl ,,::o:.t:1ar. In connection with tho BOXER's rocovory of tho PRINCEI'ON's

DEClASSi • ' o.ird~nlt, ,tho f'ol1o\dng dispo.teh wns roeoivodt

CTF-77 ~0.330Z

"PILOT I~IR DISCIPLINE AND CIC JUR CONTROL PERFCRM/.NCE DURING IFR RECOVl!RI!S TODAY WllS OUTSTANDING X WELL DONE"

Ro )1onisbnlont ws eonduetod during early cftornoon n.nd ovoning.

10 July 195.3

Wco.thor seriously hampered tho do.y1s scheduled nir oporntions, but commencing a.t 1026 forty-five (45) combo.t sorties wore la.unchod.

Tho Teak Foree roplonishod during tho night.

11 July 195.3

Commencing nt 07271 n totn1 of one hundred and one (101) combo. t sorties wore flQwn.

Roplonishmcnt was conducted during tho night.

' 12 July 1953

Enr1y morning air oporotions woro co.ncol1od duo to inclement woc.thor. Beginning ct r:!726 one hundred nnd sovcntoon (117) sorties wore lo.unchod.

1.3 July 1953

Commencing o.t 0.304 n totn1 of sixty-one (61) combo.t sorties wore lnunchod. Woo.thor proc1tdod l.c.to a.f'tornoon and evening nir opcrutions.

At 0:309 LT taT. A. Hl.YES, U9NR, 485783, VC-31 t:cying nn F4U-5N BuHo 121912, wo.s forced to di teh fol"W''.rd of tho ship duo to loss of !JC•w.;r. Tho pilot wn.s rescued uninjured by tho u.s.s. C/.RPENTER (DD-825).

Roplonislunont wns conducted during tho night.

l4 July 195.3

Inclement woo.thor limited tho dll.y1s sehodulod o.ir operations to forty-nino (49) sorties. .

At about o;oo, routine rndio conto.ct wo.s 1o~t with nn /~ Pollo 125738 pilotod by LT R. A. SMITH, tSNR, .320S96, VC-35, nnd

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. o.i~~on J. S. KENNEDY, l..El~N, USN, 460 77 501 VC-35 o.nd T. H. GuYN1 /.D:.l\1~. USNt ·433 44 291 VC-35. Ro.dio conto.ct wo.s not regained r.m thoy :··:::-o t!stcd Missing in J .. ction.

' ' l .. t 1606 Rl.DM w. D, JO~ON, OON, Commo.ndor Co.rrior Division

0~-JE~ in U .. KE CHt.MPIJ .. IN roliovod Rl.DM R. E. BLICK, USN, Connnc.mor Cc.rr.t :r J)i vision THREE, in ffiiNCErON o.s Canmo.ndor To.sk Forco SEVENTY• SLV:C:T ~

·15 July 1953

Woo.thor prohibited oo.r~ morning nir oporntions o.nd limited tho do.y1s sorties to thirty-one (31).

16 July 1953

Weather precluded early morning nir oporo.tions, but common~ ing o. t 0631 o. tot.."!.l ot ono hundred nnd cloven ( ll1) sorties wore flown.

At 0606 tho BOXER c.nd tho ffiiNCErON1 o.ceampnniod by tour destroyers, lett Task Force SEilENTY...SlWEN, and formed Tc.sk Unit 77,3.1. RlJJ.I R. E. BLICK, lEN in ffiiNCETON was ore and CTU 77,3.1,

17 July 1953

Woo.thor dolo.yod scheduled o.ir oporo.tions until 1630. Twon~' eight (2S) combr.t sorties wore launched,

~t 2127, To.sk Unit 77.3.1 joined Task Foroo SEVENTY...SEVEN and Task Unit 92,1,.1, Rl.DM W. D. JOHNSON, USN in IJ.KE CHI.MPIJ .. IN wo.s CTF-77.

lS July 1953

Woc.thcr limited tho dc.y's combat sorties to thirty-four (34).

At 1310 RJJ)M R. E. BLICK, OON1 o.ssumod. ore Task Foroo SEVENrY-f',~lt::N, At 1707 RJJ)M W. D. JOHNSON, U3N, assumed OTC Task Force SEVENTY• 2 .. ~·~_]IT,

19 July 1953

Inclement weather dolnyod nir oporntions until 1330. A -t;o·\inl of' forty-four (44) combc.t sorties wore lr.unchod,

20 July 1953

Tho Tr.sk Force roplonishod during non-oporntionnl weather

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in thO mQtning. Commencing o.t 1500, twonty-~our (24) combat sorties 'W'O!'O flm.;i\4

21 Juil' 195.3

No air oporctions conducted duo to inclement wonthor over tho Tr,~k Force and Northeast Koroo..

Tho Tnsk Force roplonishod during tho,night.

22 July 195.3

Conmencing q.t 05.32, c. tota.l of scvonty-sovon (77} sorties wore flown.

2.3 July 195.3

~ir Operations bognn nt 0459 and one hundred and fifteen (115) combo.t sorties wore J.nunchod.

J .. t 1047 LT D. R• Pi~UL, USN, .321131, VC-611 flying on F2H-2P BuNo 128?9 croshcd into tho sen upon entering the lrmding ~~ttorn. Tho cnuso of tho crash wns undotormincd c~ LT PLUL wns not rocovorod.

Tho 611 oooth 1nnding wns mndo this dntc.

Tho Tnsk Force replenished during tho night.

24 July 195.3

Commencing nt 0500, one hundred c~ twenty (120) sorties WJrc flown. l~t o.bout 0520, LCDR J. J. KINSELU, USN, 114.3991 VF-521 fl~nc; a.n F9F-2 BuNo 123672 crash lnndod in friendly terri tory nftor :!:r~tJ nircro.rt wo.s ch.l.tlng

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his plano nbout tour (4) miles sout~ or TJ .. NCH()N, .Ai1 W rocov.orod his body which ho.d boon thrO\rltl clot..t' or his o.i~crc>.tt. Ho died of "'"' t~!.plo wo'Qnds.

Tho Tnsk Foree roplontsbod during tho night.

26 July 1953

O.ao hundred nna fifty-ono (151) combat sortios wore flown.

. L:t 0.3051 OTF-17 diroctod tho To.sk Force to sot Condition Ono .... ll.blo•Ablo · llhon numerous tmidontitiod o.ir contacts a.pponrod on . Force rndnr soopos. Tho Tr.sk Force ongngod in ovr..sivo mo.nouvor.s and nt 0356 tho BOXER l.nunchod two (2) night Corso.irs. No enemy conto.cts \.tore observ-ed by tho night fighters nnd c. t 043g 1 CTF-77 sigtmllod vi:.RNIN'G WH!T~ n.m tho Tno$k Force secured from Condition Ono ... /..blo-ll.blo.

. At 1641 EN3 T. F. LEDFORD, USNR, 554380, VF-1511 tl.y:tng nn F9F-4 t3u.No 127210 ditcllod torwnrd ot tho ship. Tho co.uso of tho c,cci:idont wa.s not dotorndnod nnd tho Pilot wns not rocovorod.

Tho Tusk Force rcplonishod during the night.

27 July 1953

Co:mmanoing nt 0613 1 n toto.l or sovonty-sovcn (77) combat sorties woro flown.

A~ 2200 tho Koroon coc.so-tiro wont into of:foct.

Tho Tr..sk Force roplonisbod nt night.

~ .. i"~~-:{.11 Po;rformt-.nco of Qrdnnngo . MqtoriqJ. nnd Eauianop'f;

(Sao Port VI, po.m c. bolow)

No b-::.ttlo de:mr.go wns sustninod by tho ship. Soc Enclo.euro i;l) f\jr dc.mngo inflicted on tho anomy c.nd for thrl.t sui'forod by aom. .~.ircrr:.ft.

n. basur.lti~

Thorc;; wore no eombnt en.su.-itics suff'orod by Ship1s :., :;•,ip:iny potsotmcl n.s. n rosul t of anomy c.ctione idr Group co.stlfl.l tics · r:J r-opoi-tod 'in onelos\lrO {1). .

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(1) Moru.le vns excellent nlthough portsonnol woro

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,. ffo:rdod very little time tor rccroc.tion duo to into-ivo ~ opor-. enlisted iJ11 ship's oompcu')y O"'JJP' tho per~. -·rl c ~ this report. Fittoon (lS) mora returned trom ~ c.dditionr.l duty f'.nd one dopc.rtod en tomJtrnr')" add.i;fdono.l ~.. At present n total or forty..,f'ivo (4S) Ill

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school. diplomas; tho others nrc being further counsolod bof'orQ nuplying. Throe (3) EOC oxnms Olld sovon (7) eollogo level o-x~ •. ·'):.·c c..l:so D.;dznt,tU;s'torod. J~r-hour clo.ssos QOntinuo in mnthornntt• l':1u r:ovb,i~r;'W.ltty .Q'£' ample spnco tor port of this period to.~Wtntod t:1o o~n1ng of. su.c$ l;lumbor ot mon •

.{4) Two (2) Lioutono.nt CC'IIl!DJl1ldont, who hnd no p~ous dock o~.,.., ri-onec, wore chq:ckod out ns otficors of tho dock Ulldol'WO.f•

4. Pyblic In.fomn.tion

Tctal news roloosos o.:nd tonturo o.rticlos ori:ginntod within this ·~~ o:ro o.s tallows i

(l) 23' nws photos nnd enp:tions .(;!) 5 too;turo storio~ with 12 o.coGl!lpo.ll$1.ng photos (3). 1 di'apateh news stoey (4) 1 homotGwn nows stor,y

Th:o Public IntltUltlon ottico published tho do,;l.lly 20X~ PRESS,. it\ fof# po.go phote-o.ttao\ movs.p:i,por, U&1ng ship's nmr$ r.!1d w¢r~d Acws l'IGcoivod Vin rndl.o-tolatypo. In o.ddition, o. fotll' }A""'.SO t.tcokly fa.nturc Po.rndo supplement wt>.s oditod contnining ship's no\qs n.nd photographs a.s· well ns i..FP$ o.rtielos nnd pictures.

NoW'J;J n.nti f'on:t\Wc tnn~ritlJ. W$· i"'cl!Wtll'dod do.tl.J' by dispc;teh ·to· (YJ.'f! ... 77 for wao in operation stJI!IDUl.rios, ruld. in f'cm:t'lll"O storiqe nbout tb.O foroc-"s four-ca.rrtor 11Ul.Ximum-o£tort oporo.t1ons. BOXl!R oporntion summn.riae wcro so-nt n& tho day's action dovolo.txld, nnd on mfl..ny days tvo (2) or tbroo (3) such s·1.Jil1llo.rios woro sont. .

A oomba.t camcro. group wns nboo.rd Tl.a.D fran NJ.S, l~tsugi#

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.Proto.stant Sible dinssos wore hold weekly nt 1800 to J900. For tho :month of' JUly those cl.nssos wrc held on Sunday. P,rQ... ·.· ;~·tr-J:l:'ti Comnii.:i!!tion so.rvioos wore laold on tho socond Sundny ot tho nonth. = ::-: ·cc:sfunt Divino services ware hold oneh Sundn;y nt 1000. Lo.tto:r Dq ,~. d.nts Scwicos wcro hold each Sundny at 0830, nnd o. sttltiy e].n.ss was !. ;ld wookly f'or tho Latter llrt;r &"lints. Clarlstinn Scionco SoM.co.s vrurc hold cneh Slllldny o.t 1:000. Tho P,rotostn.nt Choir mot twioo wockl7 i'or prn.ctieo., tl.tld on Sundcy tboJ' ontrlbutod to tho religious service. r :-:cturcs wore hold on "Mnrringo o.nd tho Family". 'l'l'loso lectures wcro 1 . ·.:;d on tho "Lrinod Fo.~cs Chnractor Ouidnnco Program"• Sundny Mnssos H Y•o held nt 0630 o.ml t»>o. Woo~ Mass vo.s held o.t 16)0. Confess-. -··~: wore hold 'boforo n.nd nStb:r ol!.ch Mass. Tho two Chnplnins ,~tor-" :':,:::1 in conducting evening Pi'l'ltor.

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. Mo~!os woro shown nightly in tho Wo.rdroom1 CPO Ioungo, :~.:-rot Clruls ·Mass, Troimng Room, and tho Moss Docks. Whonovor possiblo

t:1o hr.ngc.r dock wo.s usod for movies, with two performances on that evening. During oporntions thirty-nino (.39) difforont progrrons woro shown for n totc.l of two hundrod twonty-sovon (227) timos. A lo.to cvcn.i.:::f!, '¥L':JVio wr.s hold in tho Tro.ining Room for porsonnel wmblo to c.ttcnd. tho regulnr showings. Snacks woro sorvod to tho crow eo.ch ovoniug nft·;r movies. A Hnppy Hour was held for tho ship on tho hn.ngar deck during tho lnst in-port period. This wo.s pl'.id for by the Recreation Fund. The library was opon from 0900 to 2100 daily. Library books woro well used. Throe hundrod sovonty-four (.374) nngo.zinos were distributod. Throe hundred (.300) pocket books woro . received nnd distributed. One hu:ndrod fifty (150) ho.rd bound books t-roro received o.nd put in circulo.tion. Two thouso.nd throe hundred (~300) books wore loo.nod through tho librnr.y. Tho BOXER studio

'1 furnished o. news brondct:.st o.t 0700 nnd 12.30 doily. A music program "' . is hold doily from 1100 to 1.300 o.nd from 1600 to 1800. j.n oxorcao

/'_/ ?~for ph.:ysico.l conditioning of officers nnd mon wns opPn do.il3.

~" ~) 2J.&'£ VI CgmQntj ,}; .V n. !lJmnt+oM '

,.r (1) ldr Oporo.tions Three (3) officers o.nd nino (9) enlisted mon woro assign-

ed to Air Plot Wn.tch. Tho l.i.r Oporo.tions Wo.tch consisted of one (l} officer nnd throe (.3) enlisted non during onrly r:iorning and night oper-ations, Two (2) officers nnd fivo enlisted personnel during daylight operations, Two (2) enlisted personnel wore on dut,y during suob por-:i.ods when tho ship hnd night ready dock, or o.ircro.tt in_ n roo.dinoss condition.

During, onrly norning and night n.ir operations tho 2-JO s0und power phones wore ~ot nnnnod. Launch and rocovor.y data wns sont ·':o tho rcc.dy roans over tho MC circuit,

Tho X-JA sound power oircui t was- m.1.nnod during nll. nir '~?crntions, One (1) stl:'.tion wns l!k1.rmcd in l..ir Plot and tho other on tho bridge. Tho bridge watch nnint."linod u stntus board by nonns of ~ronso pencil. Tho board wo.s nountod in tho window fro:mo just att of tho Captain's chnir. This boc.rd wo.s made of ploxiglass nnd hc.d soc-t~.ons ruled off to show tho number of o.ircro.ft scheduled for each -'~O!'l,t by typo with tho launch nnd rocovor.y times. Tho nunbor of nir-c·: . ...,.ft by type, tho n'llr.lbcr of nircro.ft with hung ordnance by sido

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.ntto~)r· ,' tho c~tic:nl htoi stnto b7 type nircro.tt figured. on tho dis-to tho noaros~ ~abdihg field, tho bearing and dista.noo to tho

rlo:· :C'':S'ti \tlndirtg fi91d} . r,mt tmUSUO.l circuosto.nCOS SUCh O.S aircraft in .. ~ lr-.:.10 ~U.ek eire~. e1 .. tt~S\Vs, cte., tho. To.sk Force roo.dy dock soho-~~ e.nd .tlio lnt¢st 'Koroa.n wattior. _ .. . .· ...

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• , . I~i~ ~rations nw.into.i~·· ~ :~;nfto~t in ldr Plot of :li\U :--- "'' ._.1.7,0rs an~%ing nnd dobnrking by ~olicoptar nnd COD. Hell-cop·~·. :· ".: GOD flights wore mot on tho f'light dock by /dr Operations por;,o(\n··::ll. Ehtr>...rkin~ COD po.ssongors -woro to.kon to !d~ Plot whoro tho ){ass Trcnstir8'r assigned qunrtors And tho Ship' a Wri tor chocked orders. ~~nrldng pn.ssongors l'!=lportod to JJ.r Plot forty-f'ivo (45) minutes l'i or to scheduled . tQko-orr ti!!lo ror trlrcrnft a.ssignll).tnt. coo a.rrivals ~, dopc.rttlr-os ware a:nnouncod. over tho ship's loud 8poakor system, ~b·1inos sty'lo, upo~ Q.ITiVnl o.nd f'.orty-f'ivo (45) minutes prior to do-

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. .. Iluli.ng tho in-port period prior to dopl~ont f'or Tnak · For ~o SEIJENTY..SEVEN oporo,tions a.s covorod . in this report tho RHI system

of tho SX rru:lt>.r was rostorod to so:rrlca. . 'fbs .. of'fcctivonoss of' tho e.qui!:ncnt · grndtuJ.l~ ir.lprovcd and c t the end. of the period nl ti tudo ±nfomr.tion wr.s . obtained consistcnif;l.y up to r(\.ngc of' f'oJ"ty-f'ivo (45) mlos.

'I'P,c ·full a.llownnco c1iJ eight (8) CIC Wnteh Officers is now o~· bor.rd~ ()no (l.) off'icor has Aun.lif'iod ns Of'ficor ot tho Dock ~clcrwny 11nd th~, t:rni1P.ng ~ogrom, ~:J,.l contin,uq with qno (1) off'i~or

· ·b.t r:. tino l»oing do't9-i.lod to du;tt under insttuction on. tho bri~go un'til qunlifiod. 1..11 dock wntch of'fioortf ho.vo received checkouts nnd ha;vo $l:tood wn tchcs in CIQ. for indoctrination• .

. . . tn Z.o~ponso to tho request outlined in tho ln.st l..ction Report, tho Chiot ot Na.vnl Operations hns nuthorizod o. sooor¥;1 Mo.rk X

· lFF instnllntion tor; the BOXPR. . lt is oxpcetod thnt tho work will bo r.ccomFJliS}').od du;"i!lg tho noxt in-port nvt:d.lhbill ty. IFF will trl¢n b9 twnilo.blc with SX · ,f¢~ nnd nddi tionnl f'ncill tics f'or prosontb.t16~ Wi:'.1 be nffordod ~n:· CIO.

(3) PhotO It.rtorp~otn~on

. . Du.rinr; tho second to~ on tho line twenty-throe ( 23) succ~~$st'Ul. photo sorties wOl'Q nown~

· Tho P.I. porsonnol for this tour consisted of' two (2) o:ff'icars ap.i throo (3} enlisted non. In ardor to n.'1.intnin round tho ··l•ck serVice nnd o.porational, otf'ieicney, 0. working schodUlc w.-.s pro.-

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~d allo,ttng oodh ban b. fourtoon hQilr watlch. O!:lo (l) officer· . · ur:.s e.ssignoc;1 tho dey shift to prepare a.l.l tho photo dobriofs, while t::o other ~f£icor worked tho night shift tmd was responsible for tho prcp.~ation of tho P.I. roport. Tho i>nlistod mon'e schodulo roquircd a two {2) nan watch (0900..2300 & 1500-0500) for tho interpretation · work'; nnd nssistcd by tho third W[.'.tch (210Q-ll00) who helped in tho pJ.ott.b1 o.nd prcpnrod tho nosiacs. This systom appoarod to bo so.tis-fc.ct :·:·· in. nll respects cspocinl.ly during o. hoo.vy work loo.d.

Mo.ny typos ot rubber cement undol"W'Ont oxporimontntion of which two (2) woro found to bo satisfactory. Neither is n standnrd N~vy Stock Iton nnd has to bo acquired through open order purchase. Tho trndo n..'lr.los ore: "Dnbi t Cotlont" I!lf"..nu.fo.cturod by Sioons I.aboro.toey Inc. o.nd "Best Test" n.-·l ... "lu.fncturod by tho Union· Rubber and l.~.Sbostos Conpnny of Trenton, Now Jersey. ~

. Tho P•I• section in cooperation with tho Photo Lnb and l..ir Group oxpcrioontod with ozalid copies of to.rgot nosir.o"!.cs. J., pos-itive transpr.roncy ~s nk~do fran o. tR~rgct nosiac nogo.tivo. Fram this positive. oz..."'.lid copies woro roprroucod. Those wore found to bo 't:lrl-s~tisfc.ctorJ in dotnil nnd difficult to reproduce with present oquip- · nont. ~thor oxporil:lont.".tion nlong tlll.s line is ndvoct-.tod.

(4) C~unicntions

a. Por€1~2!\llol. Tho connunicntion section operated during this period with o. smnll frc.ction of tho o.uthorizod o.llownnco of rated rudionon nnd quo.rtcrr ... ':l.stcrs. Tho oxporionco ga.inod fror.l a previous oxtcnsi vo tour on tho line qualified the non-ro.tod non to hc> • .ncilo jobs efficiently thnt voro heretofore considered to bo billets tor ro.tod ncn.

b. Trr~ni.ui• l;.lthough training wns principnlly tho "on tho job" typo, tho progiw.l h11s produced gro.tif'ying results in thnt forty (40) non in the section havo eooplotod tho roquirooonts for ad ... vnncanont in rating, hnve boon rocacnondod and nrc schodulod to pnrbo. idpntc in tho for~hcor.rl.ng float-wide oJronilmtions. Dn.ily fomd drllls n.nd instructions woro bold in pro.coduro 1 routine rnnintonc..nco :'X:~1 oporntionnl ndjus'lzlohts to cOI:lllllnicntion oquip:1cnt1 trnnsndtting nnd rocoiving nnd cryptography.

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proved ~atisfaotory for usc as a honing beacon. No ndvorso reports on tho pcrto~noo of tho TLJ trnnsnitter were roeoivod when this ·; :ni:_±l:jf;lt was employed for TROUT. The modal URT-4 tl'('.nsm.ittor con-tinuos 1:1o bO o. gree. t nainton:'Ulce problem. UHF and VHF equipment operated so.tisfo.ctorily,

d. Postal C~unieo.tioas. During a period extending £rc:.1. 2 ·~o 17 July only on~l) delivery of U, s. Moil wo.s received on bcr.rd., J.ftor this period mail wo.s roeoivod oo.ch tine o. ship in the replenisllOent group came out from Sasabe or Yokosuka. h toto.l of thrco hundred seventy {:370) bo.gs of Ilk".il wore received nnd dis-po.tched by this ship during tho entire period. One thousnnd six hundred fifty-throe {1653) I!loney orders for o. total value of $67,033.98 wore sold,

o. Mosso.go Tra£fic, A total of fifteen thousand two hundred three (151 203) oosso.gos were procossod. Gonornl I!lcssngcs "Yrore received prooptly am solid tiles wore Ilk'l.into.inod throughout tho period, Dolnys in tho processing of I!losso.gos received were rnro o.nd caused by tho failure on tho part of tho origimtor or tho ro-o.ddrossing nuthori ty to usa tho proper ehnnnol for tho addressees and to copley the abbreviation "NOTAL" when referring to ooseagos not held b,y addressees. Outgoing oossagos were infrequently delayed ns o. result of overloaded circuit conditions. J

( 5) J .. orol.pgy

Tho weather dur~ng the period 4 to 27 July 1953 was of prodrninnntly oonsoe>nnl eho.ro.ctoristics, with twolvo {12) of tho t"Yronty-four (24) dnys hnving o. prevailing wind direction botwoon Southeast nnd Southwest, and with general low pressure oxistin~ ovor tho nroo. fron northern Mnnchurio. to southern Chinn. Only two l2) nigrct0ry cyclones crossed into tho Sea. of Jo.pnn fron tho Yellow Sao. during July ns conparod to cloven (11) in June.

Tho first of those centers, TYPhoon KIT, crossed Korea ncnr tho 38th pnrnllol nnd pnssod o.pproxino.tcly one hundred (100) ntlcs north of tho Task Force on the norning of 7 July, with south-w. storly wiP..ds ranching forty-f0ur (44) knots and gusts to fitty-fi vo (55) knots •. Ls tho stor.n procoodod ocstwcJd over Koren, o. wonk socond~ry center developed and sto.gn~tod in tho Yellow Son. Tho str~ng southerly flow in o.dvo.neo of tho t.yphoon produced low ceilings nnd r~in for two (2) do.ys before tho cantor roached tho Son of Jnpo.n. Rapid clonring followed the po.sso.go of tho cantor, as tho wind veered to northerly.

Tho second r.rl.grntory cyelono, which novod into tho Son 0f .Tnpnn on 13 July, dovolopod as a wc.vo on tho polar frt"~nt in the

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vicinity of S~ngha!i... Tho den tor- raovod ro.pidly oo.stwnrd over Koroo. nnd stn.gnntod in tho .b.crthorn Soo or Japa.n. Onco again, oporo.tions W.)ro hampered bY loV ceilings a.nd rain in ndve.nco of tho low cantor, J:'oJ.J.cwod by rapid clearing with tho pnssngo of tho cantor and ro-snltrnt wind shift to tho north. In this oaso, however; n trough developed to tho southwest into n low cantor ovor Chinn, and tho wor.t!mr in tho operating· area rapidly dotorioratod. This trough ronni~:· ·· soni-stntionnry for sovon (7) days (14 to 21 July) nnd tho ro;:;ul lir nt flow of very noist nir froo tho south o.nd oa.st over tho co:)lor wr,tor nlnng tho North Kororu1 coast produced donso fog, which dissipntod only temporarily in tho early o.ftornoon. During this period n ridge of high pressure was developing south and cast of tho Jnpaneso islands. By tho 22nd of July this ridge extond.od over ·tho Ea.st Chinn Son n.nd tho rosul tc.nt lowr laval wind flow over Korea. hnd veered to tho southwest. This si tuD.tion porsistod until 27 July ~d produced downslope notion along the Koroa.n onst ccnst with resultant low huniditios and clonring skies. ht tho sane tine 1 tho nounto..ir.lDue torrd.tl ot co.nt&rNa.l Kbl'la& atloJidod o_. collont lifting for tho w~ moist nir tram tho Yellow Sen, ~ ccnvootivo nctivi ty o.nd thundorstoms dcvolopod overland. Tho nnount of cloudinoss n.nd low ceilings increased cvor tho nonth of Juno with nora than eight-tenths of tho sky cover-ed for sovonty-throo porcont ( 73%) of tho tioc o.nd ceilings below five thousand foot (50001) fif'ty-four pcrcont (54%) of tho time. Fog Md/or low ceilings occurred with modornto wind now fron south to oo.st, nnd cnusod unfnvornblo flying conditinns for o.lnost thirty percent (30%) of tho tine. In nest instoncos, tho fog or stretus dovolopod in the early evening o.nd would dissipate lo.to at night, fornincr nsnin nonr sunrise nnd persisting throughout tho naming. Tho nost fnvcrnblo flying conditions occurred 'With tho gonora.l wind flow fran north to southwest, producing offshore winds in tho cast cc:nst oporr..ting :u-oo..

. Flight operations wore not seriously nrtoctod by in-snf:C'iciont vrl.nd during this period, ri.J.thc-ugh ordnr:.nco l0ndings on jot nircro.ft wore reduced on several occo.sions when winds decreased tn loss than four (4) knotsl

Duo to inclonont woo.thor during this twenty-four (24) uny period, flight oporntions were co.ncollcd on four (4) full days nnd reduced to loss than ~~lf n dtty1s operation on twolvo (12) other dr:.ys.