| 15Jun42 |
2000 posit: 19-00N/106-58W. |
| 16Jun42 |
2000 posit: 21-48N/111-30W. |
| 17Jun42 |
2000 posit: 24-39N/114-44W. |
| 18Jun42 |
1800 WASP, QUINCY, SAN JUAN and three destroyers detached
to proceed to San Diego; NORTH CAROLINA and three destroyers enroute to
San Pedro. |
| 19Jun42 |
0800 Maneuvering to enter port. 1033 Anchored in San Pedro
Harbor. 1230 Reported to VADM Pye, CTF1, for duty and in BATDIV FOUR (RADM
Anderson). |
| 20-21Jun42 |
Inport. Commander Battleships Pacific/COMBATDIV FOUR, RADM
Anderson embarked in NORTH CAROLINA. |
| 22Jun42 |
1200 TF1 underway enroute San Francisco. 2000 posit: 33-38N/120-08W. |
| 23Jun42 |
2000 posit: 35-13N/124-06W. |
| 24Jun42 |
1123 Anchored in Berth 4, San Francisco, CA. 1658 Underway
and moored to Pier 35. |
| 25-30Jun42 |
Inport. |
| 01-04Jul42 |
Inport. |
| 05Jul42 |
Commander Battleships Pacific (RADM Anderson) transferred
flag to battleship MARYLAND (BB 46). NORTH CAROLINA directed to sortie with
BATDIV TWO. 1200 Underway with TU1.1.2 for exercises in San Francisco OPAREAS.
|
| 06Jul42 |
1730 Detached from TU1.1.2 and departed for Pearl Harbor with
two destroyers in accordance with TF1 dispatch. 2000 posit: 36-53N/125-29W. |
| 07Jul42 |
2000 posit: 33-45N/137-08W. |
| 08Jul42 |
2000 posit: 30-56N/137-45W. |
| 09Jul42 |
0830 Rendezvous with destroyers RUSSELL and OBRIEN for duty
as screening units. Detached destroyers CRAVEN and CUSHING to return to
San Francisco. 2000 posit: 27-22N/145-02W. |
| 10Jul42 |
2000 posit: 24-00N/151-53W. |
| 11Jul42 |
1800 Maneuvering to enter port. 1955 Moored at Berth 12, Navy
Yard, Pearl Harbor. (Note: The Battleship''s arrival in Pearl Harbor was
a noteworthy event. The banks of the narrow channel were lined with sailors,
soldiers, airmen and marines; the ships had their crews lining the rails;
all cheering the ship''s arrival. NORTH CAROLINA was the first new battleship
to enter Pearl Harbor since the 7 December attack that sunk all battleships
in the Pacific.) |
| 12-14Jul42 |
Inport. In accordance with CINCPACFLT dispatch detached from
TF1 and assigned to TF16 (RADM Kincaid, CTF). |
| 15Jul42 |
TF16 underway in accordance with CINCPACFLT OPORD 36-42 enroute
Nukualofa Harbor, Tongabatu. Units: ENTERPRISE (CV 6)(RADM Kincaid, CTF),
NORTH CAROLINA, PORTLAND (CA 33), ATLANTA (CL 51), and eight screening destroyers.
2000 posit: 20-15N/159-30W. |
| 16Jul42 |
2000 posit: 14-52.5N/161-21W. |
| 17Jul42 |
2000 posit: 09-14.4N/163-21W. |
| 18Jul42 |
2000 posit: 03-45.4N/164-58.7W. |
| 19Jul42 |
1400 Control of TF16 passed to COMSOPAC. 1254 Crossed Equator
at 165-43W. 2000 posit: 01-29S/166-08W. |
| 20Jul42 |
2000 posit: 04-50S/166-40W. |
| 21Jul42 |
2000 posit: 11-12S/168-16W. |
| 22Jul42 |
2000 posit: 16-57S/170-03W. |
| 23Jul42 |
2000 posit: 20-38S/173-23W. |
| 24Jul42 |
Underway with units of TF16 enroute Nukualofa, Tongatabu.
1035 Anchored Nukualofa, Tongatabu. Units: ENTERPRISE (CV 6)(RADM Kincaid,
CTF), NORTH CAROLINA, PORTLAND (CA 33), ATLANTA (CL 51), and screening destroyers.
1623 TF16 underway in accordance with CTF16 orders with TF16, TRANSDIV FOUR
and MINERON TWO units enroute rendezvous with other forces. Units: TF16,
TRANSDIV FOUR units CRESCENT CITY (APA 21), PRESIDENT HAYES (APA 20), PRESIDENT
ADAMS (APA 19), PRESIDENT JACKSON (APA18), and ALHENA (AKA 9), and four
minesweepers of MINERON TWO. 2000 posit: 21-13N/175-51W. |
| 25Jul42 |
1500 Joined with TF11, TF18 and TF44. 2000 posit: 22-14S/179-26W. |
