Talk:USS Carteret

2601:246:4901:B9E0:D4D:C740:E777:8730 (talk) 22:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

The Cruise of the USS Carteret
The following is the ship's log itinerary provided by Midshipman Clifford Bunks:

THE CRUISE OF THE CARTERET (APA-70) Itinerary		  Location		                    Time		 Date Left:		      San Diego, California U.S.A.		12:00		1-24-45 Arrived:		  Pearl Harbor, T.H.		        15:00		1-30-45 Left:		      Pearl Harbor, T.H.		        15:30		2-3-45 Arrived:		  Saipan, Marianas		            07:30		2-14-45 Crossed:		  International Date Line E - W    09:30		2-7-45 Left:		      Saipan, Marianas		            08:15		2-16-45 Arrived:		  Iwo Jima, Volcanoes		        04:45		2-19-45 H-Hour:		      Casualties extremely heavy. 09:00                      Army Medical Department Personnel on board were of great assistance. Left:		      Iwo Jima, Volcanoes		        20:00		3-2-45 Arrived:		  Saipan, Marianas		            07:45		3-5-45 Transferred all Iwo Jima casualties to AGO #148 Left:		      Saipan, Marianas		            20:30		3-6-45 Arrived:		  Guam, Marianas		            09:00		3-7-45 Left:		      Guam, Marianas		            14:30		3-7-45 Passed:		      Eniwetok, Marshalls		        15:00		3-11-45 Crossed:		  Equator North to South		    02:55		3-14-45 Sighted:		  Solomons (Florida, St. Isabel)	07:45		3-16-45 Arrived:		  Tulagi, Solomons	            	14:30		3-16-45 Left:		      Tulagi, Solomons	            	07:30		3-17-45 Arrived:		  Guadalcanal, Solomons	        09:00		3-17-45 Left:		      Guadalcanal, Solomons     		14:30		3-17-45 Sighted:		  New Hebrides Islands		        06:50		3-19-45 Arrived:	      Espirtu Santos, New Hebrides		16:20		3-19-45 Took aboard troops 27th Army Division Left:		      Espirtu Santos, New Hebrides		08:30		3-25-45 Passed:		      Malaita, Solomons		        14:45		3-27-45 Crossed:		  Equator South to North		    20:18		3-30-45 Arrived:		  Ulithi, Carolines		        11:00		4-3-45 Left:		      Ulithi, Carolines		        12:15		4-4-45 Arrived:		  Okinawa, Ryukus		            07:35		4-9-45 Encountered daily enemy air raids. Navy casualties high. Two (2) crew members wounded in air raid. Left:		      Okinawa, Ryukus		           14:00		4-16-45 Arrived:		  Saipan, Marianas		           07:45		4-20-45 Left:		      Saipan, Marianas		           17:15		4-21-45 Arrived:		  Ulithi, Carolines		       07:30		4-23-45 Ship completely repainted. Liberty Parties to Mog Mog and Fuitibal. Left:		      Ulithi, Carolines	           06:00		5-16-45 Arrived:		  Anguar, Palaus		           14:30		5-17-45 Left:		      Anguar, Palaus	               08:30		5-21-45 Arrived:		  Kayangel, Palaus	               15:15		5-21-45 Left:		      Kayangel, Palaus		           16:30		5-21-45 Arrived:		  Leyte, Philippines		       12:45		5-23-45 Left:		      Leyte, Philippines		       13:30		5-23-45 Arrived:		  Cebu, Philippines		       08:00		5-24-45 Received Orders to return to San Francisco. Left:	          Cebu, Philippines		       14:30		5-30-45 Arrived:		  Leyte, Philippines		       10:00		5-31-45 Left:		      Leyte, Philippines		       06:00		6-2-45 Arrived:		  Samar, Philippines		       09:45		6-2-45 Left:		      Samar, Philippines		       07:15		6-3-45 Passed:		      Eniwetok, Marshalls		       12:30		6-10-45 Crossed:		  International Date Line  W - E  22:50		6-13-45 Arrived:		  Pearl Harbor, T.H.		       16:18		6-17-45 Left:		      Pearl Harbor, T.H.		       16:00		6-20-45 Arrived:		  San Francisco, California, USA  06:00		6-27-45 Left:		      San Francisco, California, USA  09:00		6-29-45 Arrived:		  Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.	   06:30		7-2-45 Left:		      Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.	   12:30		7-17-45 Arrived:		  Pearl Harbor, T.H.		       17:00		7-24-45 Left:		      Pearl Harbor, T.H.		       18:45		7-30-45 Crossed:		  International Date Line W - E   12:00		8-3-45 Arrived:		  Eniwetok, Marshalls		       10:30		8-7-45 Left:		      Eniwetok, Marshalls		       15:00		8-10-45 Arrived:		  Ulithi, Carolines		       11:00		8-14-45 1st Official News of Japanese Surrender  09:07		8-15-45 Left:		      Ulithi, Carolines	           07:00		8-28-45 Arrived:		  Ie Shima, Ryukus		           10:15		9-1-45 Left:		      Ie Shima, Ryukus		           08:45		9-2-45 Arrived:		  Okinawa, Ryukus		           14:00		9-2-45 Left:		      Okinawa, Ryukus		           14:00		9-7-45 Arrived:		  Leyte, Philippines		       10:30		9-11-45 Left:		      Leyte, Philippines		       15:15		9-12-45 Arrived:		  Panay, Philippines		       16:30		9-13-45 Left:		      Panay, Philippines		       15:00		9-15-45 Arrived:		  Jinsen, Korea (Mainland of Asia)13:18		9-22-45 Left:		      Jinsen, Korea 		           12:30		9-25-45 Arrived:		  Samar, Philippines		       16:30		9-30-45 Left:		      Samar, Philippines		       13:45		10-1-45 Arrived:		  Leyte, Philippines		       16:30		10-1-45 Left:		      Leyte, Philippines		       12:15		10-4-45 Arrived:		  San Fernando, Luzon,Philippines 15:00		10-6-45 Left:		      San Fernando, Luzon,Philippines 15:30		10-10-45 Arrived:		  Jinsen, Korea		           16:00		10-16-45 Left:		      Jinsen, Korea		           14:00		10-21-45 Arrived:		  Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan		   10:30		10-23-45 Left:		      Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan		   18:00		10-24-45 Arrived:		  Okinawa, Ryukus		           10:45		10-25-45 Left:		      Okinawa, Ryukus		           12:00		10-27-45 Crossed:		  International Date Line E - W   06:00		11-5-45 Arrived:		  Portland, Oregon U.S.A.2601:246:4901:B9E0:D4D:C740:E777:8730 (talk) 22:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC) 