Michael Vorrasi wrote:
Anybody have a log that might show this?
DANFS pegs her at Pearl Harbor for repair from September 10 to October 16. Her War Diaries on Fold3 lists one entry for the 11th to the end of the month that is two paragraphs long. Essentially it mentions a fire that broke out in drydock on the 12th when some equipment for spraying a plastic anti-fouling shorted in the first paragarph, the second states "Ship was undocked from drydock on September 13, and ship was moored to berth B-17, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Starboard side to. Ship continued under repairs for remainder of month.
October War Diary starts with:
October 1, 1942 to October 7, 1942:
Moored to berth B-17, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Starboard side to. Ship continuing to undergo repairs.
October 7, 1942 to October 10, 1942:
Shifted to Berth F-9, Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, October 7. Ship preparing for war operations.
October 10 she was underway from F-9 about 0840 and stood out of the harbor at around 0930. Gunnery test and practice until 1200, air operations commenced at 1244 and continues until 1830. She remained at sea that night.
October 11 she continued air operations from 0718 until 1824. She remained at sea that night.
October 12 air operations started at 0720 and ran until 1751. She met with South Dakota and Escorts at 1800 and remained at sea that night.
October 13 air operations started at 0726 and after a few hours of exercise some of the aircraft were sent on to air stations on Maui. She reports launching "1 VSB and one VF for radar test flight" at 1228, which were recovered at 1500. She remained at sea that night.
October 14 started with her launching her remaining air group at 0733 for the flight to NAS Ford Island. She moored at F-9, Ford Island, around 1100
October 15 is reported only as "Moored F-9, preparing for war operations."
October 16 she reports being underway at 0820, heading back to war.
Then there's this:
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1942 October CV6 Departure Report 32.jpg
From her departure report listing start of work on 9-10 and stopping on 10-6. No date given on individual items.
Great stuff Tracy. The logs mention completing the platform, but nothing specific about the radar, Yet photos of her anchored at at Noumea after Santa Cruz clearly show the SC-1 in place. It would take a yard crane to put that antenna in place.
It does confirm that she went to sea 10/10 and did return to PH 10/14, so photo of her at sea without the radar on the platform yet is entirely possible (thus dating the photo between 10/10 and 10/14). Could "preparing for war operations" entry on 10/15 have included plopping the SC-1 antenna in place? Seems to be the only possible explanation, given an at sea photo of the bare platform and the knowledge that she had it in place in the South Pacific.