2 DEC 46

Departed San Diego, CA.

9 DEC 46

Crossed the Equator at 132° 41'W.

12 DEC 46

Rendezvoused with USS Currituck and USS Cacapon near the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

24 DEC 46

Reached the pack ice northeast of Balleny Islands and deployed to serve as weather station for flights from the USS Currituck. Through January and February she maintained a distance, generally of 300 miles.

21 JAN 47

Rendezvoused with USS Cacapon to dispatch outgoing mail.

10 FEB 47

Rendezvoused with USS Cacapon for refueling and receipt of incoming mail brought down by the USS Philippine Sea.

3 MAR 47

Terminated operations and departed area in company of USS Currituck and USS Cacapon.

14 MAR 47

Arrived Sydney, Australia.

20 MAR 47

Departed Sydney, Australia.

26 MAR 47

Passed ten miles east of Pago Pago, Samoa.

30 MAR 47

Crossed the Equator at 156° 14'W.

6 APR 47

Entered San Diego Bay channel and moored ship.