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The HISTORY
Summary of the Year 1942
Chronology of Events
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1/6
1/12
1/13
1/25 |
Arrived in
Pearl harbor and commenced discharging cargo
Submarines again sounded and
driven below by depth charges.
Arrived in San Francisco
having traveled 4895 miles.
Commenced a series of shuttle
trip to Pearl harbor with the following
dates of departure and arrival:
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Arrived
3 Feb
16 Feb
30 Mar
14 April
17 May
6 Jun |
Port Visited
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco |
Departed
10 Feb
23 Mar
7 April
9 May
31 May
23 June |
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7/2 |
Arrived at
Pearl Harbor having traveled a total of 16,512 miles in 158
days during the shuttle runs. Upon partial discharging at
Pearl, deck cargo in the form of aviation fuel, oxygen
containers and building materials were added and the ship
departed for Pago Pago, Samoa. This date marked the
commencement of a new supply run for the Aldebaran whish was
to be continued during the long and arduous battle for the
Solomons.
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Arrived
19 Jul
23 Jul
16 Aug
26 Aug
2 Sept
13 Sept |
Port Visited
Pago Pago (Samoa)
Tonga Tabu
Noumea (New Caledonia)
Espiritu Santo (New
Hebrides)
Noumea
Pago Pago |
Departed
20 Jul
13 August
24 Aug
30 Aug
9 Sept
13 Sept |
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9/23
10/5 |
Arrived in San
Francisco having traveled 13,439 miles.
Fully loaded, the ship sailed from San Francisco to the South
Pacific.
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Arrived
22 Oct
7 Nov
14 Nov
16 Nov |
Port Visited
Noumea
Espiritu
Santo
Efate (New
Hebrides)
Noumea |
Departed
5 Nov
13 Nov
15 Nov
18 Nov |
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12/8 |
Arrived in San
Francisco for another load, having issued 4,134 net tons of
cargo to 130 ships and five shore stations. Total distance
traveled amounted to 12,334 miles. The round trip from loading
bases to loading bases was completed in 59 days.
Captain Royal Abbott, USN was
relieved of command by Commander J.L. Wyatt, USN. |
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