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BNPltt
PART in
CONFIDENTIAL
Page.
26 A
UNITED STATES SHIP_
LST 325
Wednesday 26 January t jg44
(Day) (Date) (Month)
Zone description.
-1
Position
0800
1200
2000
Lat.
5 0-20.5N
5Q-15N
50-23N
Long.
QV-l.-W
04-05W
04-H.8W
OPERATIONAL REMARKS
(WAR DIARY)
0000-0400
Moored in Dart River off Dartmouth, Devon, England in nest with USS LST's 372 &.
373 in 7 fathoms of water, muddy bottom, using 6 wire cables and 3 manilla lines
to LST 372 and buoys #1 and #1A. Ship's heading 090°t. Bearings: Range Mark 050°t;
V/atch Tower 129°t. Flying flag of CTG123.3. No cargo. USN Beach Battalion personnel and 2 AUS enlisted men on board. Other ships present: USS LST's5,157,309,
miscellaneous amphibious craft, U.S. and British naval, merchant and harbor
craft. ff} generator being overhauled.
0400-0800
Moored as before. 0715 Started main engines. Preparing to get underway. 0730
Pilot G.H.Ridalls aboard. 0740 Set special sea detail. 0745 Power on stern anchor
Singled up on all lines. 0753 All lines oast off. Underv/ay from Dart River
mooring to Plymouth, Devon, England, pursuant to orders from N0IC, Dartmouth,
of 1/25/44; pilot on conn, Navigator on bridge, on various courses and speeds
conforming to channel. Guiding LST's 5,157,309,372,373; escorted by British
ML's. 0759 Passed through Dart boom gates.
pT 1
0800-1200
Cruising as before. Mustered crew on stations. No absentees. 0800 Pilot ashore.
Secure special sea detail, set normal cruising. Set course 148°t (128°J>sc), speed
5.2 knots. 0808 Castle Ledge buoy abeam to port. 0825 #2 generator out of order.
0840 At position "Dart" buoy, change course to 214°t (214°psc). Drift on last
course 1.6 knots, 060°t. 0847 Change speed to 7.5 knots at 190 rpmfs. 0851
Passed "Dart" buoy abeam to starboard, 150 yards. O856 #2 generator repaired.
0904 Forming convoy into two columns. Our convoy position 21. 0917 Buoy "BWVS"
bears £L4°t. 0922 Change speed to 9\5 knots at 270 rpm's. 0959 Change course to
281°t (330°psc). 1040 Abeam Bolt Head, distant 1 mile. 1045 Bolt Head Rock bears
049°t; Bolt Tail 327°t. 1100 Made daily inspection of magazines and 3.P.Samples.
Condition normal. 1115 Steer 275°t. 1118 Change speed to 8.$ knots at 255 rpm's.
1155 Mewes Rock bears 345°t.
Cruising as before. 1205 Upon signal of CTU 123.3, 1ST 157 as guide, follow
LST's 373,372,309 proceeded to Falmouth. 1218 Changed course to 010ut (0380]
1200-1600
11lowed by
°psc) ,
proceeding'up'Plymouth swept channel, followed by LST 5. 1248 Passed buoy "KHAP"
abeam to starboard. 1254 Passed through Plymouth boom gates at reduced speeds and
on various courses conforming with channel. 1320 Set bow anchor detail. Anchored
in Jenny Cliff Bay using bow anchor with 20 fthms chain in 5 fthms. water,
awaiting permission to go up river. Bearings: End of Jetty Mt. Batten 354°t;
Melampus buoy 382|°t. 1330 Secure bow anchor detail. 1525 Set special sea detail.
1530 Underway, proceeding up Tamar R. to mooring berth. Degaussing system set for
course 339°t, to run degaussing range. 1545 Ran degaussing, range,
1600-2000
Proceeding up Tamar River as before. 1604 Bow anchor let go to water's edge. Preparing to moor alongside USS LST 369. 1626 Put line out to #2 boat to hold bow
into wind. Experienced difficulty in mooring duetto stiff wind. 1640 Lines out to
LST 369 on port side. 1645 Lines out from bow and stern to North and South buoys.
Lines cast off from LST 369. 1700 Pursuant to orders CTG 123.3, Collins,S.E. ,RM2c;
Approved:
Examined:
(Continued pn next page.)
Commanding Officer.
Navigator.
To be forwarded direct to the Commander In Chief, U. S. Fleet, either at end of an operation or at the end of the calendar month.
it «. S. -0»-RNMNT l-IRTIN- OTRICt I IMI 18—33X08-1
CZ-w
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Log Book of the U.S.S. L.S.T. 325 |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Provenance | Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library |
| Type | Text |
| Language | English |
| Relation-Is Part Of | USS LST 325 Memorial Museum Collection |
| Identifier | 203 Logbook of LST 325 |
| Date-Created | 1944 |
| Subject | Landing craft -- United States. |
| AudienceMediator | Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library |
| Description | The log book of the LST 325. |
| Contributors | Funding provided by an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant, administered by the Indiana State Library |
| Format | Full view: 400 ppi jpg 2000 ; Archived: 400 ppi tif; |
| Coverage | 1940-1949 |
Description
| Title | evpl-lst325bk-203-0386 |
| Transcript | BNPltt PART in CONFIDENTIAL Page. 26 A UNITED STATES SHIP_ LST 325 Wednesday 26 January t jg44 (Day) (Date) (Month) Zone description. -1 Position 0800 1200 2000 Lat. 5 0-20.5N 5Q-15N 50-23N Long. QV-l.-W 04-05W 04-H.8W OPERATIONAL REMARKS (WAR DIARY) 0000-0400 Moored in Dart River off Dartmouth, Devon, England in nest with USS LST's 372 &. 373 in 7 fathoms of water, muddy bottom, using 6 wire cables and 3 manilla lines to LST 372 and buoys #1 and #1A. Ship's heading 090°t. Bearings: Range Mark 050°t; V/atch Tower 129°t. Flying flag of CTG123.3. No cargo. USN Beach Battalion personnel and 2 AUS enlisted men on board. Other ships present: USS LST's5,157,309, miscellaneous amphibious craft, U.S. and British naval, merchant and harbor craft. ff} generator being overhauled. 0400-0800 Moored as before. 0715 Started main engines. Preparing to get underway. 0730 Pilot G.H.Ridalls aboard. 0740 Set special sea detail. 0745 Power on stern anchor Singled up on all lines. 0753 All lines oast off. Underv/ay from Dart River mooring to Plymouth, Devon, England, pursuant to orders from N0IC, Dartmouth, of 1/25/44; pilot on conn, Navigator on bridge, on various courses and speeds conforming to channel. Guiding LST's 5,157,309,372,373; escorted by British ML's. 0759 Passed through Dart boom gates. pT 1 0800-1200 Cruising as before. Mustered crew on stations. No absentees. 0800 Pilot ashore. Secure special sea detail, set normal cruising. Set course 148°t (128°J>sc), speed 5.2 knots. 0808 Castle Ledge buoy abeam to port. 0825 #2 generator out of order. 0840 At position "Dart" buoy, change course to 214°t (214°psc). Drift on last course 1.6 knots, 060°t. 0847 Change speed to 7.5 knots at 190 rpmfs. 0851 Passed "Dart" buoy abeam to starboard, 150 yards. O856 #2 generator repaired. 0904 Forming convoy into two columns. Our convoy position 21. 0917 Buoy "BWVS" bears £L4°t. 0922 Change speed to 9\5 knots at 270 rpm's. 0959 Change course to 281°t (330°psc). 1040 Abeam Bolt Head, distant 1 mile. 1045 Bolt Head Rock bears 049°t; Bolt Tail 327°t. 1100 Made daily inspection of magazines and 3.P.Samples. Condition normal. 1115 Steer 275°t. 1118 Change speed to 8.$ knots at 255 rpm's. 1155 Mewes Rock bears 345°t. Cruising as before. 1205 Upon signal of CTU 123.3, 1ST 157 as guide, follow LST's 373,372,309 proceeded to Falmouth. 1218 Changed course to 010ut (0380] 1200-1600 11lowed by °psc) , proceeding'up'Plymouth swept channel, followed by LST 5. 1248 Passed buoy "KHAP" abeam to starboard. 1254 Passed through Plymouth boom gates at reduced speeds and on various courses conforming with channel. 1320 Set bow anchor detail. Anchored in Jenny Cliff Bay using bow anchor with 20 fthms chain in 5 fthms. water, awaiting permission to go up river. Bearings: End of Jetty Mt. Batten 354°t; Melampus buoy 382|°t. 1330 Secure bow anchor detail. 1525 Set special sea detail. 1530 Underway, proceeding up Tamar R. to mooring berth. Degaussing system set for course 339°t, to run degaussing range. 1545 Ran degaussing, range, 1600-2000 Proceeding up Tamar River as before. 1604 Bow anchor let go to water's edge. Preparing to moor alongside USS LST 369. 1626 Put line out to #2 boat to hold bow into wind. Experienced difficulty in mooring duetto stiff wind. 1640 Lines out to LST 369 on port side. 1645 Lines out from bow and stern to North and South buoys. Lines cast off from LST 369. 1700 Pursuant to orders CTG 123.3, Collins,S.E. ,RM2c; Approved: Examined: (Continued pn next page.) Commanding Officer. Navigator. To be forwarded direct to the Commander In Chief, U. S. Fleet, either at end of an operation or at the end of the calendar month. it «. S. -0»-RNMNT l-IRTIN- OTRICt I IMI 18—33X08-1 CZ-w |
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