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January 9, 1953
USSREDFIN (SSR-272) was re-commissioned.
REDFIN was
back in Dry-dock from February
3rd to 9th. Many tests and sea trials
were conducted before REDFIN departed
Philadelphia
on
April 24, 1953.
On April 25th
at 0958 REDFIN arrived in
Norfolk,
Virginia
and moored port side to USS GRAMPUS (SS-523) in a nest with USS ORION
(AS-18) at pier 22.
The
period of April 26 and May 11 was spent operating in local areas of York
River, Yorktown and Virginia Capes with USCG MARION (WSC-145).
On Monday May
11th at 0900 REDFIN departed
Norfolk
for
Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba. Arriving at the Ordnance
Pier, US Naval
Base Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba
on Saturday, May 16 at 0814.
On Friday,
May 29th was underway at 1756 enroute Port
Antonio,
Jamaica, arriving and anchoring at 0843 on May 30th in
Port
Antonio
Harbor. On May 31st
REDFIN moored starboard side to United Fruit Company pier. On June 2nd
REDFIN returned to
Guantanamo
and proceeded to
Santiago,
Cuba
on June 5th. On
June 10th at 1223 REDFIN departed
Guantanamo
for
Norfolk,
Virginia. REDFIN arrived in
Norfolk
at 1753 on
June 13, 1953
and moored port side to USS RAY (SSR-271) in nest with USS ORION.
On June 27th
REDFIN was underway for New London at 2200 and arrived at Pier 2 on June
29th. On July 02 at 0830 she left New London for
Norfolk and arrived at 1531, July 3rd and moored port side to
Orion.
Between July
and September REDFIN spent time on various operations and made repairs.
On
September 11, 1953
REDFIN was underway at 0613 for
New London,
Connecticut. REDFIN departed
New London
on September 14th at 0813 for the
North Atlantic
and Mediterranean area.
REDFIN
arrived in
Algiers,
Algeria
on October 9th and moored starboard side to USS SIBONEY
(CVE-112).
Underway from
Algeria
at 0801 on Wednesday October 14th for
Izmir,
Turkey
and operating with USS TRUMPETFISH (SS-425), USS SIBONEY (CVE-112), USS
CASSIN YOUNG (DD-793), USS REMEY (DD-688) and USS WADLEIGH (DD-689),
firing torpedoes at SIBONEY and WADLEIGH and receiving mail from a boat
from USS REMEY on October 16.
Arrived in
and Med-moored to the quay at
Izmir, Turkey
at 1034 on
October 21, 1953. On Thursday, October 22nd USS TRUMPETFISH moored
alongside to port.
REDFIN
departed
Izmir,
Turkey
on October 26th at 0842 and arrived in
Suda
Bay,
Crete
on 28th October at 1015 and mooring starboard side to USS
LIDDLE (APD-60).
REDFIN
departed
Suda
Bay,
Crete
on 30 October at 1215 and arrived in
Phaleron Bay,
Greece
and anchoring at 0940.
REDFIN
departed
Greece
at 0744 on November 4th for
Naples,
Italy. On November 10th
at 0852 she Med-moored starboard side to Customs pier in
Naples,
Italy.
On
November 12, REDFIN med-moored starboard side to USS TRUMPETFISH
(SS-425) to Molo Angionino, Naples, Italy. USS IREX (SS-482)
moored to port side of REDFIN at 1032.
On
16 November at 0846 REDFIN was underway for
Gibraltar
and arriving there on 21 November and mooring port side to Berth 43.
On 23rd November at 1300 REDFIN was underway for
Norfolk.
She arrived home in
Norfolk
on
December
5, 1953
at 0930 and moored port side to USS SEA LION (SS-315).
REDFIN spent the rest of 1953 operating in
local waters and upkeep. |
