Date = 17/08/1942
Hour | Wind dir | Force | Height | Ther Att. | Air | Bulb | Water | Wthr Code | Cloud code | Clear Sky | 1 NW 2 2969 53 54 52 54 BC Cir-Str 5 2 SW 4 2970 53 54 51 53 BC Cir-Str 5 3 SW 5 2971 52 53 50 53 C A-Str 7 4 W 5 2972 52 53 50 54 C A-Str 8 5 WSW 5 2974 51 52 50 54 C A-Str 9 6 WSW 5 2975 52 54 51 54 C A-Cum 9 7 W 5 2977 52 53 51 54 C A-Cum 8 8 W 5 2979 52 53 51 52 C A-Cum 8 9 W 5 2981 52 53 52 54 C Cum-Str 7 10 W 5 2984 53 54 52 54 C Cum-Str 7 11 W 5 2988 53 54 52 50 C Cum-Str 6 12 W 4 2991 53 54 52 50 C Cum-Str 7
Location | Observed | Latitude = 54 22 0 N | Longitude = 164 30 0 W
Location | Observed | Latitude = 54 24 N | Longitude = 165 22 W
Hour | Wind dir | Force | Height | Ther Att. | Air | Bulb | Water | Wthr Code | Cloud code | Clear Sky | 13 W 3 2994 53 54 51 50 BC Cum-Str 7 14 W 3 2994 52 53 50 50 BC Cum-Str 8 15 W 3 2994 52 53 50 50 BC Cum-Str 8 16 W 4 2996 52 52 50 50 C A-Str 9 17 W 4 2996 51 52 50 50 C A-Str 10 18 W 3 2996 50 51 49 50 C Cum-Str 9 19 W 2 2996 50 53 49 50 C Cum-Str 10 20 W 2 2997 52 54 53 C Cum-Str 9 21 W 2 2998 52 54 54 C Cum-Str 9 22 W 2 3000 53 54 55 C Cum-Str 9 23 W 2 3002 53 53 50 C Cum-Str 8 24 - 0 3002 52 53 50 C Cum-Str 6
Monday 17 August 1942
00-04 Steaming as before escorting convoy consisting of
USAT Texada, USAT Diamond Cement, S.S. Dorothy Phillips, USAT
West Camago, USAT Delarof maintaining station on base
course 220 degrees T & pgc 191 degrees psc Standard speed 12 knots
(147 r.pm) using varias courses and speeds. Ship in
Condition Readiness III less A.A. Battery and Material
Condition Baker set. "M" coil of degaussing belt energized
0100 passed Westdahl Rk Lt. buoy abm. to port distant 5 mi.
0125 passed Cape Pankof Lt. abm. to starboard distant 2 mi.
0130 c/c to 252 T & pgc 220 psc. 0140 commenced
zigzagging according to plan. Ave steam 300 Ave r.p.m. 105.7
Geo L Bean
04-08 Steaming as before on base course 252 degrees T & pgc, 220 degrees psc,
at various speeds maintaining station and zigzagging.
Standard speed 12 knots (147 rpm). 0407 Beat to General
Quarters, set material condition 'afirm'. 0456 Secured
from General Quarters, set condition of readiness
III, material condition Baker. 0710 Changed base
course to 262 degrees T & pgc, 230 degrees psc.
Av Steam 300. Av RPM 111.77
Robert J Baxter
08-12 Steaming as before . 0900 Changed base course to 270 degrees T & pgc
240 degrees psc. 0910 Passed Scotch Cape light abeam to starboard,
distance 1.7 miles . 1155 Changed base course to 260 degrees T & pgc
230 degrees psc. Made daily inspections of magazines and smokeless
powder, condition normal. ave steam 300. ave RPM 130.0.
P.R. Snyder
12-16 Steaming as before on various course maintaining station on convoy.
Base course 260 T & pgc, 230 psc. Standard speed 12 kts (147 R.P.M.). Steaming
at 2/3 standard. 1323 Passed Akun Head abeam to port, distance 4 miles, changed
base course to 245 T & pgc, 216 psc. 1515 Passed North Head Light abeam to
port, distance 3 miles, and changed base course to 226 T & pgc, 199 psc.
Ave steam 300 Ave R.P.M. 130.0.
W.C.P. Bellinger
16-18 Steaming on various courses as before maintaining station in convoy. Steaming at
11 kts (130 RPM). Convoy course 226 degrees (T), 199 (psc) speed 8.3 kts. 1605 Sighted steamer
bearing 277 degrees (T) dist 12 mi 1615 Sighted steamer bearing 243 degrees (T) dist 13 mi. 1638 sighted YP88
bearing 227 dist 9 mi. Av steam 300. Av RPM 130.3
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GB Sherwood G. E. Whaley
U.S.N.R. Navigator
Monday 17 August 1942
18-20 Steaming as before on various courses at various speeds main-
taining station on convoy. Base course 226 degrees T & pgc 199 degrees psc. Standard
speed 12 kts (147 rpm). Convoy speed about 8.3 kts. 1805 Changed
standard speed to 15 kts (185 rpm). Steaming at standard speed. 1810
Passed Priest Rock, abeam to port, dist 8.0 miles. 1825 Stationed special
sea details. Made all preparations for entering port. Captain at the
Conn, Executive Officer and Navigator on the bridge. 1832 Changed
standard speed to 12 kts (147 rpm) . Steaming at standard speed. 1837
Steadied on course 200 degrees T & pgc, 180 degrees psc. 1840 Passed Ulakta Head Lt.
abeam to stbd, dist 1.0 mile. 1842 Secured main battery. 1843 Commenced
various courses at various speeds entering channel, steaming
independently. 1858 Anchored in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in 18
fathoms of water with 60 fathoms of chain on deck to the port
anchor. Anchorage bearings: Spithead Lt. 108 degrees T. Rocky Pt. 192 degrees T
Rt. tangent N.A.S. dock 225 degrees T, Second Priest Rk 083 degrees T. Various naval
and merchant ships present including convoy. 1900 Secured special
sea details and condition III with exception of AA battery. Set main
engines on 20 minutes notice. Secured # 1 boiler. 1920 Lieut. Cmdr.
G.L. BEAN USC&GS, left the ship for N.O.B., Dutch Harbor, Alaska,
being transferred for temporary duty by orders of Commander, 13th
Naval District. BETTIGOLE, ABRAHAM, Acting Pay Clerk, USN, left
the ship for N.O.B., Dutch Harbor, Alaska, being transferred for temporary
duty by order of Commander Alaskan Sector. 1950 DELONG, BENEDICT
SAMUEL, 414-49-24, SC 2/c, V-6 USNR, left the ship, being transferred
to N.A.S., Dutch Harbor, Alaska, by order of Commander, Alaskan
Sector. 1955 Lieut P.D. Boyce (S.C.) USN, returned to the ship
having completed four days temporary duty of Naval Section Base,
SAND POINT, Alaska, by verbal orders of Commander, Alaskan Sector.
Av steam 300 Av rpm 142.6.
L. A. McIntyre
20-24 Anchored as before. 2120 Secured the anti aircraft
battery. 2121 Secured the main engines, to remain on one
hours notice. 2130 Brought stores aboard. 2228 McKenney,
R.E., pfc, USMC, reported aboard for duty in accordance
with orders from commanding officer, Marine Barracks,
Naval Air Station, Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Robert J Baxter
18-20 : <Addition to watch above>. The following men left the ship
for N.A.S. Dutch Harbor, Alaska, having been transferred from N.A.S, Kodiak
Alaska, by order of Commander, Alaskan Sector: Taylor, James, RM 3/c, USN; Castle, Byron, S 2/c, USNR;
Coil, F.W., S 2/c, USNR; COLLIER, F.V., S 2/c, USNR; BORDEN, J.E., S 2/c, USNR; CHURCH, H.C., S 2/c, USNR,
COLERANT, S.E, S 2/c, USNR; JONES, J.R., RM 2/c, USNR.
GB Sherwood G. E. Whaley
U.S.N.R. Navigator
Location | Port Name | Name = Attu, Alaska Date = 12/07/1945
Hour | Wind Dir | Force | Bar Height | Ther Attached | Dry | Wet | Water | Weather Code | Cloud Code | Clear Sky 1 0 2996 48 50 48 3*40 SC 10 2 0 2996 50 52 49 3*40 SC 10 3 0 2996 50 51 47 3 SC 10 4 0 2994 52 54 49 3 SC 10 5 0 2995 52 54 49 3 SC 10 6 0 2992 52 54 49 3 ST 10 7 9 2993 52 54 49 44 3 SC 10 8 265 3 2993 51 52 47 44 3 SC AC 10 9 270 7 2993 51 52 47 45 3 SC AC 10 10 280 6 2994 52 53 48 45 3 SC 10 11 215 7 2995 50 51 47 46 3 SC 10 12 300 9 2995 49 50 47 46 3 SC AC 10 13 315 6 2995 50 51 46 46 3 SC AC 10 14 325 10 2994 51 52 47 46 3 SC 10 15 315 8 2996 51 51 47 46 3 SC 10 16 345 15 2995 51 52 47 46 3 SC AC 10 17 320 14 2995 51 53 47 46 3 SC AC 10 18 300 12 2995 50 52 46 46 3 SC AC 10 19 310 14 2995 50 52 46 46 3 SC AC 10 20 320 11 2994 51 53 48 46 3 SC AC 10 21 220 8 2994 48 48 45 46 3 SC AC 10 22 225 4 2992 47 48 45 46 3 SC AC 10 23 240 9 2993 47 48 45 46 3 SC AC 10 24 245 10 2994 51 52 48 46 3 SC AC 10
Location | Observed | Latitude = 52 33 N | Longitude = 172 43 E
Location | Observed | Latitude = 52 18 N | Longitude = 171 07 E
Location | Observed | Latitude = 51 02 N | Longitude = 168 02 E
Hour | Wind Dir | Force | Bar Height | Ther Attached | Dry | Wet | Water | Weather Code | Cloud Code | Clear Sky | 7 46 8 46 9 46 10 46 11 46 12 46 13 46 14 46 15 46 16 46 17 46 18 46 19 46 20 46 21 46 22 46 23 46 24 46
Please encourage people to do both Water Main Injection and Sea Temp Surf as two separate entries.If you are really curious see http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0450%281963%29002%3C0417%3AASOTQO%3E2.0.CO%3B2.
The traditional way to measure sea temperature is to throw a bucket over the side to get some sea and stick a thermometer in the bucketful. Round about the middle of the twentieth century mariners mostly stopped doing this and just recorded the temperature of the sea-water they were pumping into the engine room for cooling instead. These two measurement methods don't give quite the same temperature and the difference is a major headache for estimates of global warming - it's hard to tell whether temperature changes seen in this period are real changes in the temperature of the sea-surface, or just artifacts of ships changing their measurement technique.
1 | 0 | 2996 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 3*40 | SC | 10 |
1 | - | 0 | 2996 | 48 | 50 | 48 | - | 3*40 | SC - - | 10 |
Thursday 12 July, 1945
0 to 4
Moored, starboard side to the west side of Pier 1, PYRAMID COVE, ATTU, ALASKA, with
standard mooring lines. Modified condition of readiness No. 2 set in the gun bat-
tery and material condition Baker set throughout the ship. Main engines and boiler
No. 2 secured, boiler No. 1 in use for auxiliary purposes. Receiving fresh water
from the dock. Ships present: various units of the U.S. FLEET, yard and district
craft.
R. J. WILLIAMS, Lt.(jg), USNR.
4 to 8
Moored as before. 0510 Lighted fires under boiler No. 2 and commenced preparations
for getting underway. 0520 Cut in steam to the main steam line. 0540 Tested main
engines with steam, and completed preparations for getting underway.* 0602 Underway
in accordance with orders of DEPUTY COMMANDER, FLEET AIR WING FOUR, 112108, dated
11 July 1945. Captain at conn, executive officers and navigator on the bridge.
Standard speed 15 knots (186 rpm). Steaming on various courses at various speeds
conforming to swept channel standing out of MASSACRE BAY. 0636 With MURDER POINT
bearing 032 degrees t, distance 1.8 miles, took departure for sea on base course 230 degrees t,
230 degrees pgc, and 225 degrees psc at speed 15 knots (186 rpm). 0614 Set condition of readi-
ness No. 2 on the gun battery. 0755 C/B/C to 256 degrees t, 256 degrees pgc, and 254 degrees psc.
Average RPM 139.8, Average steam 300. *0545 Completed taking fresh water from dock.
H. O. DUNCAN, Lt.(jg), USNR.
8 to 12
Steaming as before. 0805 Mustered crew on stations, no absentees. 1000 Went to
General Quarters and set condition affirm. 1021 Secured from General Quarters and
set condition of readiness No. 2 on the gun battery and material condition Baker
throughout ship. 1030 Made daily inspection of magazines and smokeless powder
samples. Conditions normal. 1033 Radar contacted friendly plane bearing 075 degrees t,
distance 53 miles. Average RPM 186.0 Average steam 300.
W. B. HAMMOND, Lieut., USNR.
12 to 16
Steaming as before. Average RPM 186.0. Average steam 300.
W. J. HOHLT, Lieut., USNR.
16 to 18
Steaming as before. Average RPM 186.0. Average steam 300.
L. J. HYATT, Ensign, USNR.
18 to 20
Steaming as before. 1830 Obtained visual contact on ship bearing 235 degrees t, distance
11 miles. 1844 Identified ship as TEAL (AVP5). 1848 Relieved TEAL as weather ship.
1905 C/B/C to 315 degrees t, 315 degrees pgc, and 323 degrees psc. 1930 C/S to 3.9 knots (50 rpm).
Average RPM 162.4 Average steam 300.
J. W. BELSHAW, Lieut., USNR.
20 to 24
Steaming as before. 2000 C/B/C to 135 degrees t, 135 degrees pgc, and 132 psc. 2305 Darkened
ship. Average RPM 52.8 Average steam 300.
H. O. DUNCAN, Lt.(jg), USNR.
W. E. MAKOSKY, Comdr., U.S.N COMMANDING M. J. KRAMER, Lieut., U.S.N.R. NAVIGATOR