Working Divisions:     3 & 4
Uniform of the Day:    Officers & CPO’s:  Service Dress blue; Khaki or grey optional.
                                 Crew                  :  Undress blue
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Carry out the daily routine and the following special events:

0330  Call galley force.
0515  Call MAA’s, bugler, mess cooks, and steward’s mates.
0530  Call duty PPO’s.
0600  All hands.
0615 Turn to.  Early mess for mess cooks.
0630  Mess gear.
0645  Pipe to breakfast.
0700  Change uniform of day.  See above.
0800  Muster on stations.  Turn to, ship’s work.
          Divisions complete stowage of living spaces.
0930  General Quarters.
1045  O.O.D. inspect mess cooks and steward’s mates.
1115  Early mess for mess cooks.
1145  Mess gear.
1200  Pipe to dinner.
1300  Turn to.  Complete cleaning and painting in compartments.
1400  Collision drill.
1500  School call.
1615  Early mess for mess cooks.
1645  Mess gear.
1700  Pipe to supper.
1800  Pipe sweepers.  Rig movies.
1930  Eight o’clock reports.  Movies.

Note  1.  The expenditure of mess gear is extremely excessive.  All hands are called upon to conserve.  Inattenation will necessitate prohibiting the use of mess gear outside of messing compartments.

Note  2.  About 0130 tonight the ship will pass through the Bonin Islands, one of which is Iwo Jima.  Tuesday morning Ryukyu Islands will be sighted.  One of these is Okinawa.  The ship now expects to enter Yangtze River on morning of 3 January, arriving Shanghai in afternoon.

Note  3.  Only one more day remains to make decks shipshape below topside.  Thursday will be Field Day topside if temperature permits.  Division Officers have berthing compartments settled in order to receive large flag complement, and have other flag operation spaces available on arrival.

Note  4.  Average water consumption per man per day during the month of December was 25 gallons; average per man per day during the past week was 30 gallons.  Both these figures are too high and indicate extreme carelessness in the use of fresh water.  Division Officers instruct their men in the conservation of water and the reasons therefor.  If immediate improvement in this condition is not evidenced, more stringent water hours will be necessary.

Note  5.  Any one finding a watch on the 3rd deck, port side, in shower room, please return to Lowell Harless, compartment B-321L.

Note  6.  The below named men report to sick bay bewtween 1030 and 1130 or 1330 and 1430 today for Cholera inoculations.
 

A. WILDNER
Commander, USN
Executive Officer
 

Duty Commander                   Lt.Comdr. VENME              From 1200
Navigation Dept.                    Ensign MORROW                      “
Gunnery Dept.                       Lt. (jg) MORNDON                   “
Hull Dept.                              Lieut. MORELAND                    “
Engineering Dept.                   Lieut. WALKER                         “
Communication Dept.             Ensign HOLSON                        “
Supply Dept.                          Lt. (jg) WARNER                      “
Medical Dept.                         Lieut. SENNOTT                       “
Aviation Duty Officer              Lieut. MELDRUM                      “
Staff Duty                              Ensign RYAN                            “
Marine Detachment                 Gy.Sgt. MC CLELLAND            “
Duty:                                     Officers:  Section 2. Crew:  Section. 1.
O.O.D.                                   As posted in the wardroom.
Working divisions:                    4 and 5.
Uniform of the Day:  Officers and CPO’s:  Service Dress Blue Baker, Khaki or grey optional.
                               Crew:  Dress Blue Baker.
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Carry out the daily routine and the following special events:

0330  Call galley force.
0445  Call duty MAA’s.
0500  Call duty PPO’s, bugler, mess cooks and steward’s mates.
0530  Reveille.
0600  Turn to.  Field Day.  Holy-stone deck.
0615  Early mess for mess cooks.
0630  Mess gear.
0645  Pipe to breakfast.
0800  Turn to.  Continue field.  Dry down by 1130.  Muster on stations.
1045  Mess gear.
1200  Pipe to dinner.
1300  Turn to.  Prepare for material inspection.
1330  Material inspection.  Officers inspect areas designated. (See note 1.)
1500  Muster shore patrol
1600  Liberty for 4th section.
1615  Early mess for mess cooks.
1645  Mess gear.
1700  Pipe to supper.
1800  Pipe sweepers.  Rig movies.
1930  Movies.
2100  First Call.
2105  Tattoo.
2110  Taps.

Note 1.
            PARTY                OFFICER IN CHARGE                 AREA
                 A                     Navigator                                         7
                 B                     Gunnery Officer                                5
                 C                     Chief Engineer                                  3
                 D                     Communication Officer                     4
                 E                      Ass’t. Gunnery Officer                     8
                 F                      Ass’t. Engineer                                3
                 G                      Ass’t. D. C. Officer                         2
                 H                      Main Battery Assistant                      1

Note 2.  Jewish Services will not be held aboard this ship tonight.  A religious service and meeting for Jewish personnel in the Hong Kong Area will be held at 1900 tonight at 72 Robinson Road, Victoria.  Transportation will leave the Star Ferry at 1830.