USS Helena CA-75
1949 CRUISE BOOK

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WESTERN PACIFIC CRUISEWESTERN PACIFIC CRUISE

14 October 1949 2259 Underway for Western Pacific Cruise.
15 October 1949 0802 Formed Task Group 136.1, 4 R enroute to Pearl Harbor for Operation "MIKI".
26 October 1949 1710 Moored starboard side to Berth H-4, Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.
29 October 1949 1119 Underway from Pearl Harbor, for Yokosuka, Japan.
8 November 1949 0830 Moored port side to USS ST PAUL (CA-73) Piedmont Pier, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

1600 Broke flag of Vice Admiral R. S. BERKEY, USN, Commander Seventh Task Fleet.

14 November 1949 1120 Underway for B.C.C., Hong Kong, China.
18 November 1949 0849 Anchored in Berth M-4, Hong Kong, China.
22 November 1949 1610 Underway for Sangley Point, Cavite, Repub- lic of the Philippine Islands.
9 December 1949 0901 Underway for Ito Ilo, Panay, Republic of the Philippine Islands.
10 December 1949 0904 Anchored in Ilo Ilo Straits.
12 December 1949 0918 Underway for Sangley Point.
13 December 1949 1158 Anchored in Berth X-RAY, Sangley Point.
15 December 1949 0705 Underway for Operating Area.
15 December 1949 1706 Anchored in Berth 165, Subic Bay, Luzon, Republic of the Philippines.
16 December 1949 0757 Underway for Sangley Point.
16 December 1949 1636 Anchored in Berth X-RAY, Sangley Point.
20 December 1949 0901 Underway for Operating Area "Baker".
20 December 1949 1630 Anchored in Berth 113, Subic Bay.
21 December 1949 0800 Underway for Sangley Point. 21 December 1949 1603 Moored to Buoy number One, Sangley Point.
31 December 1949 0957 Underway for Subic Bay.
31 December 1949 1455 Moored port side to Alava Pier, Port Olong-apo, Subic Bay.

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3 January 1950 0821 Underway for Sangley Point.
3 January 1950 1456 Moored to Buoy number One, Sangley Point.
11 January 1950 0801 Underway for Operating Area.
11 January 1950 1655 Moored to Buoy number One, Sangley Point.
13 January 1950 0659 Underway for exercises.
13 January 1950 1633 Moored to Buoy number One, Sangley Point.
17 January 1950 0951 Underway for exercises
18 January 1950 1000 Moored to Buoy number One, Sangley Point.
27 January 1950 0656 Underway for Yokosuka, Japan
. 31 January 1950 1730 Moored starboard side to USS TOLEDO (CA-133), at Forrestal Causeway, Yokosuka, Japan.
6 February 1950 0627 Underway for operating area.
6 February 1950 2145 Anchored in Berth "Easy", Tateyama Wan, Honshu, Japan.
7 February 1950 1117 Moored starboard side to USS TOLEDO, Yokosuka, Japan.
19 February 1950 1359 Underway for Southern Japan cruise.
22 February 1950 1201 Moored starboard side to Berth Nine, Nago­ya Naiko, Honshu, Japan.
27 February 1950 0757 Underway.
28 February 1950 1505 Anchored in Kagoshima Ko, Kagoshima, Ky­ushu, Japan.
2 March 1950 1526 Underway.
3 March 1950 0853 Moored starboard side to DeJima Pier, Nag­asaki, Kyushu, Japan.
6 March 1950 0905 Underway.
6 March 1950 1319 Moored port side to Mooring Quay, Sasebo Ko, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan.
7 March 1950 1358 Underway.
8 March 1950 1705 Anchored in assigned berth in Iyo Nada, Shikoku, Japan.
9 March 1950 0758 Underway.
9 March 1950 1117 Moored Port side to Pontoon Pier, B-5, Naval Yards, Kure, Honshu, Japan.
13 March 1950 0749 Underway
13 March 1950 1508 Anchored in Beppu Ko, off Beppu, Kyushu, Japan.
15 March 1950 1258 Underway.
16 March 1950 1350 Moored Port side to Sumiomo Wharf, Quay One, Berth Six, Osaka, Honshu, Japan.
20 March 1950 1002 Underway from Berth Six.
22 March 1950 0941 Moored Port side to fuel docks, Sasebo.
27 March 1950 1325 Underway.
31 March 1950 1714 Anchored in Berth B-208, Buckner Bay, Oki­nawa Gunto.
1 April 1950 0820 Underway.
3 April 1950 1311 Moored starboard to Forrestal Causeway, Yokosuka, Japan.
7 April 1950 0706 Underway.
9 April 1950 0951 Anchored in Nemuro Ko, Nemuro, Hok­kaido, Japan.
10 April 1950 0856 Underway.
11 April 1950 0827 Anchored in Hakodate Wan, Hokkaido, Japan.
13 April 1950 1400 Underway.
14 April 1950 0828 Moored Starboard side to Pier One, Otaru Ko, Japan.
16 April 1950 0929 Underway.
20 April 1950 1500 Moored Starboard side to Forrestal Cause-way, Yokosuka, Japan.
8 May 1950 0845 Underway for operating area.
12 May 1950 1334 Moored to Forrestal Causeway, Yokosuka.
19 May 1950 0900 Underway for Yokohama, Japan.
19 May 1950 1130 Moored Port side to South Pier, Berth Easy and Fox, Yokohama, Japan.
21 May 1950 0841 Underway for Guam, Marianas Islands.
25 May 1950 1425 Moored to Buoy 704, Guam, Marianas Islands.
27 May 1950 0730 Underway for Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii.
5 June 1950 0700 Arrived Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
6 June 1950 0830 Underway for Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
12 June 1950 1624 WHOOPPEEEEEEEIIIII

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Pictorial page of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Saturday, October 29, 1949.
"Operation MIKI" was on!

(Ed note: The cruise book reproduction of this page is too small to read as is the scan copy below)




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