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THE
SHIP'S LOG 1942
JANUARY
1942
- January
1-11: In Mort's Dock, Sydney, undergoing repairs.
- January 12: Proceeded to Chowder Bay, then to No.5 buoy.
- January 15: On DG range.
- January 16-17: Chowder Bay, deperming.
- January 18: On DG range.
- January 19: Lt.C.Guille took over command from Lt.G.E.Owen.
- January 20: Adjusted compasses at Berry Bay.
- January 21: Loaded ammunition.
- January 22: Duty ship, to sea with A/S class.
- January 23-24: At No.7 buoy, Sydney.
- January 25: Duty ship, A/S patrols.
- January 26: Watson's Bay, waiting for moderate weather.
- January 27: Minesweeping in Sydney Harbour.
- January 28: Duty ship, A/S patrols at sea.
- January 29 - 31: Minesweeping, Sydney Harbour.
FEBRUARY
1942
- February
1 - 19: Duty ship every third day, patrols outside 1900 to 0700.
- February
20: Joined with HMS
WARSPITE to provide A/S protection into harbour.
- February
22: Provided A/S protection for MV
MERKUR.
- February
23: Parted from MERKUR
150 miles to sea, returned to Sydney.
- February
24: Arrived Sydney.
- February
25: Duty A/S vessel.
- February
26: Provided A/S protection for HMS
WARSPITE during firing practice.
- February
27: At No.6 buoy.
- February
28: Duty A/S vessel.
MARCH
1942
- March
1: A/S patrol 0001-0900, back to Garden Island for engine repairs.
- March
2: Watson's Bay, second duty ship.
- March
3: Duty A/S vessel, patrolling at night outside Sydney.
- March
4: With YANDRA and screened cruiser TROMP (LE TRIOMPHANT?) to Heads.
Joined BINGERA at sea.
- March
5: At sea. Met WESTRALIA and convoy for A/S protection.
- March
6: Returned to Sydney.
- March
7: Duty A/S vessel.
- March
8: At 1725 proceeded to Noumea.
- March
9: At sea.
- March
10: At sea. Rendezvoused with HMAS
GEELONG. Proceeded in company.
- March
11: At sea.
- March
12: Off Bulari, and commenced minesweeping in channels.
- March
13: Minesweeping approaches to Noumea with HMAS
GEELONG.
- March
14: At Noumea.
- March
14-15: A/S sweeps off Noumea.
- March
16: Screened US transport SS
Mc ANDREW with GEELONG,
minesweeping off Bulari.
- March
17: Piloted heavy cruiser USS PENSACOLA and No.377. (PENSACOLA
was part of the YORKTOWN carrier group that had just completed a surprise
raid on Lae and Salamana on March 10.)
- March
18: Performed A/S duties.
- March
19: Patrols off Bulari with GEELONG.
A/S sweeps all night.
- March
20: Screened US transport SS JOHN ERICSON, cruising all night.
- March
21: A/S duties at Bulari anchorage.
- March
22: Anchored inside reef.
- March
23: Met US transport SS JACOB LUCHENBACH and escorted her to Bulari.
(This ship was sunk in a collision in July 1953, and oil leakage
from its bunkers is still causing pollution problems off San Francisco.)
- March
24: Cruised all day in low visibility trying to intercept US transport
SS WILLIAM CLARK (US Liberty ship torpedoed November 4, 1942 with
the loss of 33 crew).
- March
25: To Noumea with GEELONG for
A/S harbour defence duties.
- March
26-27: Continous A/S harbour defence while GEELONG
had boiler cleaning and minor repairs.
- March
28: Screened US transport SS MEMPHIS CITY. Swept Bulari passage.March
29: Met US transport SS
MERRIWEATHER LEWIS (US Liberty ship torpedoed in North Atlantic,
March 3, 1943, with the loss of 72 crew) and screened SS WILLIAM
CLARK to seaward.
- March
30: Sweeping of Bulari, then to Noumea for refuelling.
- March
31: Ran aground off Amedee
Lighthouse, all day endeavouring to and preparing to refloat.
SS Meriweather Lewis
APRIL
1942
- April
1-3: At Noumea performing harbour defence duties.
- April
4: Landed 20 depth charges, then to Bulari and commenced transferring
stores to GEELONG.
- April
5-9: On passage to Sydney. Sighted two US aircraft enroute.
- April
9: Secured No.7 buoy, Port Jackson.
- April
10: De-ammunitioned, then to Chapman's Drydock.April
10-14: In dry dock.
- April
14: Left dock, completed engine repairs.
- April
15-30: Along side Chapman's Wharf. All members of the ship's company
were granted leave - average one week.
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