The ship also launched a pair of Hellcats, two Helldivers, and a trio of Avengers, which flew to the flight decks of TG 58.3 as replacements for planes lost in battle and by accidents—aircraft carrier Bunker Hill (CV-17) and small aircraft carriers Cowpens (CVL-25) and Monterey (CVL-26). The enemy poured it on and another shell passed through the ship’s flight deck at frame 67 between the elevator and the island at 0904 that morning of 25 October 1944, and through the starboard radar transmitter room, radio direction finder room, and radar generator room, and burst in the radar control room, destroying all of the radar and radio equipment in its ruinous path. Porterfield splashed one of the attackers at 2351, and the torpedoes missed. USS KALININ BAY was the 14 th CASABLANCA - class escort carrier. About The popular Sea Lion Cove Trail begins at the head of Kalinin Bay and continues over to … However, it took a whole series of reports from circling planes to convince me. Some aircraft launched lightly armed, and, along with those that quickly dropped or fired off their ordnance, flew dummy runs against the enemy vessels, in some instances to divert their antiaircraft fire from the other planes. (j.g.) Archer flew as the third plane in the formation and released his bombs from a height of 4,500 to 3,000 feet against the second cruiser. The day the ship was commissioned, however, the engineering department manned their stations within scant moments after Lt. Cmdr. The marines would then launch their planes to Hawkins Field on Betio, named in honor of 1st Lt. William D. Hawkins, USMC, who fell storming the island and received the Medal of Honor posthumously. The squadron counted 31 officers, 188 enlisted men, eight Eastern FM-2 Wildcats, six Eastern TBM-1 Avengers, and four TBM-1c’s. The battle cost the carriers a number of planes and they desperately needed replacements. Fragments also scythed into the bulkheads of compartment 318 and the passageway amidships to A-407-A, which also flooded up to four feet before a damage control team plugged the holes and stopped the in-rushing sea. The busy day was not over as the ship then met TG 58.2, comprising Alabama (BB-60), North Carolina (BB-55), South Dakota (BB-57), Essex (CV-9), Intrepid (CV-11), Cabot (CVL-28), San Diego (CL-53), and ten destroyers. The sobering trend of losses continued and on 7 July, Kalinin Bay lost two VC-3 Wildcats. NW of Sitka, Alex. Ens. Let us know how you think this page on Kalinin Bay could be improved, what questions were left unanswered. Lookouts sighted two torpedoes on an apparent course of 250° (all bearings are true), the first off the ship’s port bow at a distance of 75 yards, and the second off her starboard bow at 50 yards. The carrier followed the coast until she slipped beneath the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay and moored at NAS Alameda, Calif. (23–27 December 1943). Nishiuchi was dated 25 October and messages to the boat on 27 October and 7 November were never answered. Capano led his flight and attacked the leading Japanese cruiser with 5-inch rockets, and then joined up with Keighley and strafed Chikuma or Tone. Rear Adm. Gerald F. Bogan, Commander, CarDiv 25, broke his flag in Fanshaw Bay as the OTC as the ships proceeded on their journey and stood into Pearl Harbor (1–6 May). The carrier task organization of TG 52.14 was then dissolved and reformed. That day, U.S. cruisers also crippled Nowaki with gunfire, and Owen (DD-536) sank her about 65 miles south-southeast of Legaspi, Luzon. Fanshaw Bay’s fighters claimed one of the enemy planes, and her guns splashed as many as three more, and claimed a fourth and a fifth damaged. The submarine sank unarmed U.S. Army-chartered steam schooner Cynthia Olson about 1,000 miles northwest of Diamond Head, Honolulu, T.H., on 7 December 1941. From there the ship was to continue on to a newly won airstrip in the Marshalls. Lo (CVE-63), and White Plains formed TU 77.4.31 and cleared Manus on 12 October 1944. Enjoy continued exploration of one of Southeast Alaska’s most prized natural treasures. Planners intended for the carrier to approach within 50 miles of Tarawa, the scene of bitter fighting the previous November. Photographed by Naval Air Station San Diego personnel. Submarines Darter and Dace (SS-247) attacked what turned out to be the Japanese Center Force. As the lethal weapons hurtled toward the escort carriers and U.S. flak spattered the sky, Lt. Leonard E. Waldrop, USNR, flying an Avenger from St. Tamora United States: The 36-foot (11.0 m) salmon troller dragged her anchor, ran aground, capsized, and was lost in Kalinin Bay) in Southeast Alaska. Kalinin Bay touched at Makin Atoll en route on the 10th, and a civilian, two officers, 204 enlisted sailors, 32 enlisted marines, nine Army officers, and 263 enlisted soldiers boarded for the remainder of the passage, and the passengers disembarked when she returned to Pearl Harbor on 17 February. The following day on 9 September 1945, Kalinin Bay learned that she was to participate in what became Operation Magic Carpet—the return of veterans from the war zones by ships and aircraft. At 1725, Kalinin Bay’s radar operators detected what they reported as “a large enemy raid” on their screen at 210°, distance 116 miles. These men helped transfer all of the “flyable” Wildcats off the ship to other carriers, which left only three FM-2s in Kalinin Bay, two of which originated from other ships. The ship celebrated Independence Day in true fashion but just the next day lost a Wildcat (BuNo 46953) over Saipan. The antiaircraft guns opened fire and hit the plane, but the kamikaze crossed the starboard quarter and crashed into the port side of the flight deck at frames 120–132, damaging it badly. George H. Aldred, USNR, brought in his Avenger (BuNo 16848) but entered the groove in a low attitude and skidding slightly to starboard. As the group entered a cloud some of the men sighted a battleship and two cruisers in column, the latter beginning to turn to port. Japanese planes attacked the formation in several groups on the evening of 17 June 1944. Williamson “maneuvered his ship to avoid crippling blows from the constant, three hour bombardment, and successfully brought his ship through this history-making battle, thereby contributing essentially to the eventual rout of this powerful Japanese force.”. Flooding the turret’s magazine prevented an explosion, but the turret jammed over 30° to port with the guns at a 20° elevation. None of the destroyers hit Kalinin Bay directly but she took ten more 8-inch hits. This cannery is a direct link to a large part of Alaska’s past – the salmon canning days. Some 165 commissioned and 112 enlisted passengers boarded Kalinin Bay for the swift trip to San Diego (12–19 July), who shared their cruise with a load of 19 marine F4Us, five FM-2s, four SB2Cs, a single TBM, and one Lockheed R50-5 Lodestar. William H. Keighley, USNR, VC-3’s commanding officer, Ens. Lo and then swung back into the formation but on the starboard quarter instead of the port quarter. 57° 20.48'N Lon. “The ‘K.B.’ had seen death,” her historian observed, “but her number was not yet up.” None of the destroyers acquired a positive sonar contact, and the enemy boat eluded detection and escaped. The ship took a needed break from the ferrying to undergo an overhaul and voyage repairs at Naval Repair Base San Diego (20 July–5 August). Upon her arrival at Eniwetok, the task group was dissolved, and the ship refueled and provisioned. The Japanese shot down Lt. Porterfield in the Wildcat (BuNo 16347) he was flying, but Porterfield survived and later returned to the ship. (CVE-68: displacement 7,800; length 512'3"; beam 65'; extreme width 101'1"; draft 22'6"; speed 19 knots; complement 860; armament 1 5-inch, 16 40-millimeter, 20 20-millimeter, 28 aircraft; class Casablanca; type S4-S2-BB3). The gathering darkness and the confusion as ships in the screen fired their guns prevented witnesses from accurately determining which ships claimed which attackers. Hull 1105); reclassified to an auxiliary aircraft carrier (ACV-68) on 20 August 1942; and laid down on 26 April 1943, at Vancouver, Wash., by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox approved the name Kalinin Bay for ACV-68 on 4 June 1943; she was reclassified to an escort aircraft carrier (CVE-68) on 15 July 1943; launched on 15 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Anna M. Updegraff, mother of Capt. The projectile passed through A-0207-2T into the elevator pit, and then down to the base of the elevator and exploded, tearing holes in the elevator pit and flight deck between frames 59–61. Rear Adm. Stump operated his ships to the east of Guam (17–21 July 1944) and on the 22nd, Reifsnider’s other ships joined them—Reifsnider shifted his flag to Sangamon. Samuel B. Francovich, USNR, crashed over Kalinin Bay’s port bow in a Wildcat (BuNo 16492) on 11 June. The carriers launched daily CAP and antisubmarine patrols to protect the marines during the passage until they reached their operating area southeast of Peleliu on the 15th. John J. Perrell Jr., USNR, went down in the Avenger (BuNo 46049) he was flying from Kalinin Bay on 15 September, but a destroyer rescued the pilot. Stairs up & down hill between anchorage in Kalinin Bay and beach. The vessel disembarked the passengers and unloaded the cargo at that island. Heading westward on 4 September 1944, the ships of TU 32.7.2, Rear Adm. George R. Henderson, ComCarDiv 28, built around Kalinin Bay, Petrof Bay (CVE-80), and Saginaw Bay (CVE-82), escorted an assault force of transports and dock landing ships for Operation Stalemate II—the landings of the First Marine Division on Peleliu and Angaur Islands in the Palaus. Kalinin Bay shifted to CarDiv 24 on the 12th, and on that date, S1c Arlen A. Walter fell overboard and despite a thorough search, disappeared. The first of the shells burst under the counter of the carrier’s fantail on the port side, showering fragments into the hull at frame 203.5 The explosion beneath the bottom plating twisted and warped the deck and beams in the pyrotechnic locker C-308-M, and water poured in and flooded the compartment up to a depth of six feet. Kalinin Bay, White Plains, Callaghan, Longshaw, and Porterfield steamed as Escort Carrier Unit 2, TU 52.14.2. The Task Unit was surrounded by the ultimate of desperate circumstances. Neither vessel reported casualties, but the collision caused some damage to Kalinin Bay’s Nos 1 and 5 sponsons about ten feet above the water line, and the ship returned to port and completed repairs. John Buchanan, USNR, persistently attacked the enemy and splashed three of the bombers. As the soldiers landed, the carriers were to furthermore “provide close support for the bombardment beach reconnaissance and landing operation in the Leyte Gulf area.”. The battle altogether cost Kalinin Bay 60 casualties including nine dead: Lt. Capano, Ens. The attackers ceased their assault at about 1130. In addition, the ship brought on board 15 North American PBJ-1 Mitchells, 39 officers, and 99 enlisted men of the Air Echelon of Marine Photographic Squadron (VMD) 13. King, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, on 29 October 1944, as salvo after salvo fell “with disconcerting rapidity.”, “At this point,” the admiral added ominously, “it did not appear that any of our ships could survive another five minutes of the heavy caliber fire being received, and counter-action was urgently and immediately required. Lt. Crockett led a second flight that included Lt. E.L. Archer Jr., USNR, Ens. And still I could not get the fact to soak into my battle-numbed brain. Kalinin Bay launched ten Hellcats and two Avengers as replacements for those carriers, and slipped back into Majuro later that day. Fanshaw Bay, Gambier Bay, St. Lookouts sighted the second Zeke diving on the starboard quarter from an altitude of 6,000–8,000 feet at an angle of about 70°. While these rounds struck the ship the enemy destroyers launched torpedoes from a range of approximately 10,500 yards at 0915. Kalinin Bay continued to launch patrols of four or eight Wildcats that protected the ships and on 28 June 1944, did so from sunrise minus 30 minutes to sundown. Enemy planes nonetheless fought their way through the CAP and attacked the carriers from all sides in a desperate onslaught. Smith joined up with Crockett and dived on Chikuma or Tone. Sprague ordered his ships to come about to 090° at 0650, and flee to the eastward, hoping that a rain squall would mask their escape. The ship then attempted to retire southward with the surviving vessels of Taffy 3. GPS Coordinates. Ens. The plane ended up in a position that prevented the crash crew from salvaging the damaged torpedo bomber, and they jettisoned it over the side. The ship’s new duties brought with them fresh recruits, and Capt. The cruiser briefly went dead in the water, and then resumed slower speed but steered erratically. On 2 July, a Mitsubishi G4M1 Type 1 land attack plane dropped a torpedo at the ship but the weapon overtook the carrier, missed and exploded, and the Betty flew off and disappeared into the distance. Kalinin Bay’s crew increasingly and affectionately referred to their ship as “K.B.”. Acute fuel shortages drove them to disperse their fleet into the Northern (decoy), Center, and Southern Forces and converge separately on Leyte Gulf. One of the heavy cruisers’ main battery shells punched through Kalinin Bay’s port side at A-201-A between frames 8–9 about three feet above the deck level, and flew through the starboard side at frames 9–10 without exploding. As the Japanese fired their Parthian shots and reversed course northward at about 0930, Kalinin Bay scored a direct hit amidships on a retreating destroyer. The warship did not have to wait long as she and her two faithful escorts, Bailey and Capps, almost immediately formed TG 57.14 and unsuccessfully hunted for enemy submarines off Mili Atoll (25 April–1 May 1944). On the 1st a Japanese submarine attacked Kalinin Bay as she steamed in the formation. Kalinin Bay launched fighters that flew CAP over the task group from sunrise to sunset on the 26th, and at 2300 that night, the ship sounded general quarters when radar tracked an estimated two to three unidentified low flying planes approaching from 270° at ten miles. Williamson later received the Navy Cross for his “extraordinary heroism and distinguished service” in the day’s action. This site is dedicated to seeking adventure and exploring the wonders of this beautiful and fascinating region. Dawes Glacier Endicott Arm Alaska. At least eight enemy planes swooped in beginning at 1050 and launched a concentrated air attack against the ships of the task unit. Paul Hopfner, USNR, ARM1c Gordon, RT1c Charles A. Wilson, S1c Aur Demetrescu, AMM2c Gordon E. Galloway, RdM2c Robert E. Choin, RM2c Borchard K. Gunter, and RM2c Charles R. Moran. Lo. A second round in a following salvo detonated just off the fantail, sending fragments into the stern on the port side into the mess attendants’ compartment C-204-16L and continued on and tore into bulkhead 199. The Japanese flanked Kalinin Bay and Haguro, which resumed her position in the formation, and Tone, continued to attack from the port quarter. Chenango, Petrof Bay, Saginaw Bay, Sangamon, Santee (CVE-29), and Suwanee and their screens formed Taffy 1, Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague, and fought off northern Mindanao. Posted in Alaska, Travel Hints | Tagged Kalinin Bay, Kruzof Island, Sealion Cove | Leave a comment. On 7/5/2020, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, aboard the Patrol Vessel Enforcer, issued a citation to Dugan Daniels, 61 of Sitka, for retaining undersize commercially harvested king salmon. Perrell hurried aloft in six Avengers armed with a mix of 5-inch rockets and bombs in the first group. Japanese fuel shortages and inadequate training bedeviled A-Go, however, and U.S. signal decryption breakthroughs enabled attacks on their submarines that deprived the enemy of intelligence. Decommissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard on May 15, 1946, the KALININ BAY was struck from the Navy List on June 5, and was sold for scrapping December 8, 1946 to Patapsco Steel Co., Baltimore, Md. Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kinkaid, Commander, Seventh Fleet, led a force that included TG 77.4, Rear Adm. Thomas L. Sprague—consisting of 18 escort carriers organized in TUs 77.4.1, 77.4.2, and 77.4.3, and known by their voice radio calls as Taffys 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Low scattered clouds dotted the sky at 2,000 feet with 2/10th cover, and the visibility was unlimited. Radar operators directed the U.S. fighters to intercept the enemy aircraft, and Lt. Kenneth C. Hippe, USNR, led a four-plane division of Wildcats at 10,000 feet that splashed the Lily. Over the next hour, we caught three King salmon, keeping one for dinner, then negotiated the narrow winding entrance to Kalinin Bay, our anchorage for the night. Kalinin Bay fired 170 5-inch, 1,750 40-millimeter, and 4,800 20-millimeter rounds that day. Kalinin Bay trained and prepared for her next endeavor, Operation Forager—landings in the Marianas Islands. The Japanese struck back vigorously and at 1715 on 15 June 1944, Fanshaw Bay received a report of five of their planes heading toward her at high speed, 71 miles to the southeast. Lo (CVE-63) after she was hit be a kamikaze off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 25 October 1944. Patsy Capano, USNR, and ARM2c Malcom J. Gordon in a TBM-1c of VC-3 on a sector patrol, escorted by Lt. In addition, an enemy plane dropped a bomb that damaged Fanshaw Bay, and she came about for repairs at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. The enemy ship heeled sharply out of line, though continued to fire at the American vessels. The Japanese shot down Ens. She cleared Guam carrying 166 officers, 108 enlisted men, 45 F6Fs, five USMC F4Us, and 462 bags of U.S. mail, and celebrated Independence Day at sea on the return voyage to Pearl Harbor (1–11 July). Kalinin Bay next took part in Operation Stevedore—the liberation of Guam from the Japanese. The Kalinin Bay site is 15.7 acres, making it the 5th largest historic site selection in Southeast. Kalinin Bay reached the eastern coast of Saipan on 15 June and commenced air operations in support of the invasion, maneuvering in an area from five to 35 miles east of the island. Ens. Kalinin Bay has been a favorite anchorage of mine for some time and that is where we had been anchoring at night. Welcome to the world of the Nordic Quest and cruising in SE Alaska. USA. The other two pieces flew through the ship and out the side near frames 54 and 55.5. The Center Force, Vice Adm. Kurita Takeo in command, comprised two commands. Initially unbeknownst to his grieving shipmates, however, Cuzzort ditched his plane in the “drink” in the very midst of the battle and hastily clambered out of the sinking Wildcat and into his small life raft. On that date, they rendezvoused with TG 11.1, comprising Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70), Cabana (DE-260), Elden (DE-264), Harold C. Thomas (DE-21), and Wileman (DE-22), and set course for Hawaiian waters. Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) arriving at San Diego, California on 25 November 1944 for repair of damages received in the Battle off Samar a month earlier. For a great dinner of fresh seafood, try the halibut, salmon, king crab or black cod at the Twisted Fish Company on Franklin Street. Undaunted by the Japanese firepower, Brooks and his Avenger crewmen twice attacked a Japanese heavy cruiser, and dropped depth charges that bounced off the ship, and then joined a pair of Avengers that dived on a battleship, feats of extraordinary heroism for which Brooks later received the Navy Cross. On the 20th, the ship marked her 1,000th catapult shot as Ens. Lt. Kalinin Bay and her embarked aircraft trained rigorously (15–19 May) and on the 18th, Lt. [Philippine Islands].”. Fanshaw Bay, Kalinin Bay, and Heerman refueled and provisioned, and then set out as TG 19.13 across the eastern Pacific (20–27 November 1944). Japanese submarine I-26 (Lt. Cmdr. Two suicide planes, one 14-inch shell, and 14 8 and 6-inch rounds tore into the ship during her ordeal off Samar. While Kalinin Bay lay at Oahu, 27 officers and 155 enlisted men boarded the ship as passengers, and she loaded three 16 FM-2s, USMC FG-1s, 15 TBMs, and 25,710 cubic feet of aircraft engines, and, once again as TU 19.1.13, turned eastward for San Diego (14–20 May). The warship therefore embarked 1,235 veterans and returned to San Diego (28 November–4 December). Intense fire from the escorts and Kalinin Bay’s automatic weapons splashed the other two Zekes that attempted to crash dive the ship, and the third one went into the sea close aboard about 50 yards on the port quarter. Ross then escorted Kalinin Bay as she departed the fighting and steamed to the waters to the west of Eniwetok (19–22 June). Kalinin Bay then (6–7 February 1944) steamed to Tarawa, ably escorted by Fair. The enemy ships dropped the range until they closed on Kitkun Bay’s port beam at 12,000 yards, and their next salvo straddled the carrier as their shells splashed on both sides. Alaska. The net’s operators tested the frequency and found that the enemy indeed talked directly on the same cycle. Kalinin Bay stood round North Island, carrying one officer and 28 enlisted sailors as passengers, and ferrying six F6Fs, 24 FM-2s, a single USMC Goodyear FG-1 Corsair, 30 TBMs, and five SB2Cs, and shaped a course for Pearl Harbor (20–27 January 1945). Ninety-seven officers and 957 enlisted men boarded Kalinin Bay there for their voyage home, and the ship brought her embarked veterans first to Pearl Harbor, where an additional 24 officers and 25 enlisted men boarded, and from there on to NAS Alameda (1–19 October). Wildcats tangled with the attackers, and shipboard 20- and 40-millimeter guns added their firing to the cacophony. I'm a member and past Commodore of the California Yacht Club, Los Angeles. Turning her prow homeward, the escort carrier steamed to Pearl Harbor en route to the West Coast (7–18 November 1944). Mountainous sea. We suggest spending a night at the Westmark Baranof Hotel or Four Points by Sheraton.Both are located in downtown Juneau. In summation, the failure of the enemy main body and encircling light forces to completely wipe out all vessels of this Task Unit can be attributed to our successful smoke screen, our torpedo counter-attack, continuous harassment of enemy by bomb, torpedo, and strafing air attacks, timely maneuvers, and the definite partiality of Almighty God.”, Capt. Edwards and his men grew concerned and made a tight turn at low altitude to circle while endeavoring to spot the scene of the first plane’s crash. During the evolution, Kalinin Bay became the fleet guide, and Capt. Altogether, these 15 hits caused the ship to list 7° to port, and the damage control teams shifted ballast to compartments C-907-F and C-908-F, which swung her over 8° to starboard. The blast buckled the forward bulkhead in ten places in the forward engine room along the platform deck. Lt. Cmdr. The wind was 34 knots, the sea moderate, and the planes had 366 feet of allowed flight deck space. Named for a body of water in Alaska, Kalinin Bay was a "baby flattop," the nickname for small deck escort carriers constructed during World War II. Shortly thereafter a nearly fatal attack on Kalinin Bay occurred when one of the Japanese heavy cruisers fired an 8-inch round that punched into the port side on officers’ stateroom No. Williamson at 0654 on 25 October 1944. Dace sank heavy cruiser Maya, and Darter sank Atago and damaged her sistership Takao, which came about for Brunei. The blast knocked out her engines and rudder, and she sheered out of line. It is about 40 km Northwest of Sitka and within the city's limits. Leona R. Porterfield, USNR, also hit the water but White Plains lowered a boat that retrieved him, and Murphy and Porterfield returned to the ship on the 25th. Kalinin Bay reached Majuro on 23 April, and the task group was dissolved and she reported to Task Force (TF) 57 for further orders. Kalinin Bay, Midway, and White Plains, plus their screen, formed TU 52.14.1, led by Bogan. One plane crashed through St. Lo’s flight deck and exploded her torpedo and bomb magazine, mortally wounding the gallant carrier. The Pacific poured in and men scrambled to plug the breeches with wooden plugs, standing in water that rose dangerously until it reached a depth of four feet. Kalinin Bay next (21–27 April 1945) transported 50 officers, 30 enlisted men, 48 USAAF Thunderbolts, 1,135 cubic feet of general Army cargo, and 720 cubic feet of U.S. mail from Alameda to Pearl Harbor. The other Kongō steamed ahead of the first one he glimpsed (the second in the column), and a trio of heavy cruisers plowed along on the battleships’ port sides. The following day at 1000 on the 26th, Kalinin Bay’s ship’s company consigned to the deep the five men who died on board the ship during the battle: Wilson, Demetrescu, Choin, Gunter, and Moran. Auke Bay. Originally designated an AVG, KALININ BAY was classified ACV-68 on 20 August 1942. Spectacular old-growth forest, muskeg, and 2-mile long sandy beach on the open ocean. Laboring greatly.” The gale heavily damaged the ship and buckled approximately 50 feet of the flight deck along the port side, forward; badly damaged the port catwalk and lookout platform, necessitating their removal; tore holes in the forecastle deck 18–30 inches long; ripped off seven life rafts and nets; buckled in the decks of all four forward ready service rooms; and sprung the catapult track out of line. The six ships escorted the other three destroyers and 19 vessels of TG 52.16, Rear Adm. Harry W. 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