1 Nov 1944

Caroline Islands
  • USS Portland entered Ulithi Lagoon and became one of the screening vessels in the Fast Carrier Task Force. ww2dbase [Portland | Ulithi | DS]
8 Dec 1944

Photo(s) dated 8 Dec 1944
US Battleship South Dakota at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 8 Dec 1944. Note Hospital Ship Samaritan above left and Battleship New Jersey at right.US Battleship South Dakota at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 8 Dec 1944. Note Hospital Ship Samaritan at right.
13 Jan 1945

Caroline Islands
  • USS Missouri and USS Tuscaloosa with USS Bailey, Bancroft and Wadsworth as escorts arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Missouri | Bailey | Tuscaloosa | Ulithi | DS]
12 Mar 1945

Photo(s) dated 12 Mar 1945
An underside view of the USS Randolph flight deck 12 Mar 1945, the day after a Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (Frances) special attack aircraft crashed into Randolph’s stern as she rode at anchor in the Ulithi lagoon.
24 Apr 1945

Caroline Islands
  • USS Portland entered Ulithi Lagoon for ten days of repairs and replenishment. ww2dbase [Portland | Ulithi | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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