Through the wee hours of the 25th and into the 26th Princeton made her way south from the refueling rendezvous point to a station “off...

25 APR 44 Operation RECKLESS had thus far been relatively benign, which allowed Princeton along with elements of Task Groups 58.1, 58.2...

23 APR 44 With surface winds "extremely light and variable", all carriers of Task Group 58.3 began launching at 0815. With enemy...

War on land and war at sea differ in profound ways. The most obvious being the unique technology and distinctive skills required to fight...

Admin Note: Before leaving for a family vacation to Italy, we had left Princeton in the waters just off the northern coast of New...

Unnoticed by the majority of her crew — the exception being those on watch on the bridge — Princeton at 0209 hours crossed the equator...

April 20th would be another day closer to combat with Princeton's destination an "operating area north of New Guinea." Which doesn't...

"Task Force 58 steaming westward to operating area north of New Guinea." So reads the last sentence of April 19th's War Diary entry....

For the next three days Princeton and Task Group 58.3 maintained the southwesterly course and while en route conducted training for its...

While I don't suppose any of you dear readers have perchance been pained at the paucity of Peerless P posts in recent weeks, please...

Her week in Majuro Lagoon at an end Princeton hoisted anchor for parts as yet undivulged at mid-day on April 13th. Some of you may have...

From dropping anchor on the 6th until mid-day a week later, Majuro Lagoon was a bustling hive of activity as a non-stop parade of supply...

I have mentioned previously the the War Diary's generally dry and emotionless recounting of the daily rituals of life at sea. The Action...

3-6 APR 44 "Steaming as before in company with Task Group 58.3 en route from fueling rendezvous to Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands..." The...

2 APR 44 The Palau-Yap operations lasted only three days and before the 1st of April had become the 2nd, Task Group 58.3 was leaving the...

1 APR 44 After two days of strikes on the Palau Islands, with emphasis on the airfield and installations on Peleliu, Task Groups 58.1,...

31 MAR 44 While Task Group 58.3 was zigzagging towards its launching position 2 hours before sunrise, USS Mertz (DD-691), a Fletcher...

Back from hiatus! I realize my intent of following Princeton's journey in real time is now about two weeks behind. I will endeavor to...

As you may have noticed, my "real time" blogging of Princeton's War Diary has lagged by 24 to 48 hours recently. Blame work, the High...

29 MAR 44 Noon of March 29th found Princeton approximately 325 miles east and slightly south of the Palau Island group. So it was not a...