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Want to know more about the early history of the USS Colonial? Here are some documents supplied by Loren Kerby and Herb Haug:
Engineering Log for the day of Commissioning May 15, 1945 VIEW DOWNLOAD
Supplied by Loren Kerby
Log of the Shakedown and First Cruise, May 15, 1945 through January 20, 1946 VIEW DOWNLOAD
Norfolk, VA & Chesapeake Bay Shakedown
Hurricane on the way to Panama Canal
To San Francisco & Pearl Harbor to Eniwetok Atoll
Crossed the International Date Line
Siapan, Okinawa (Buckner Bay), Hagushi Bay
Rode out a Hurricane
Back to Buckner Bay
Another Hurricane - worst in 30 years
To Peleliu, San Pedro Bay, Guiuan Harbor, Espiritu Santos
Crossed the Equator
Guadalcanal, New Caldonia, New Hebrides, Efate
Return - Pearl Harbor, Panama Canal, Norfolk
That was a 34,500 mile cruise!
Map of the First Cruise VIEW DOWNLOAD
Supplied by Herb Haug
Memorandum to All Hands dated 7 July 1955 VIEW DOWNLOAD
Scheduled Shore Leave in Fukouka, Japan July 10th, 11th & 12th, then to Sasebo on the 13th
Supplied by Loren Kerby
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