24-25 JAN 44 January 24th and 25th found Princeton and Task Group 58.4 “steaming as before” en route Marshall Islands, all the while...

Admin Note: Opportunities to update the blog will be limited for me the next few days. I will do my best but if unable, I will endeavor...

A U.S. Naval vessel never sleeps while underway. This is particularly true during wartime. And so, through the darkness Princeton...

21 JAN 44 The day’s first log entry: “At 0350 ceased zigzagging, changing fleet course right to 265˚ at 0400 observation of guide and...

Admin note: Welcome aboard to our newest Shipmate Pam Booker! Ahoy Pam, welcome to the journey. Drill Instructor: WHY ARE YOU A DAY...

18 JAN 44 19 JAN 44 Repair work on Princeton continues, and with an added sense of urgency because Captain Henderson and his staff have...

17 JAN 44 January 17th saw Princeton continuing to undergo repairs to superstructure and replacement of damaged radar equipment....

16 JAN 44 NSTR - Nothing Significant To Report. Repairs to superstructure continue. Anyone aboard Princeton this day didn’t know it but...

15 JAN 44 At 0550 on the morning of 15 January Navy Yard personnel were already hard at work and Princeton’s mast had been removed from...

14 JAN 44 January 14th began with Princeton getting underway at 0809 to shift berth to the Navy Yard for repairs to damage incurred from...

Welcome aboard Dave “Gus” Gustafson! Glad to have you on the journey sir! Admin note: Going forward, any accident or crash that occurs on...

Shipmates, The effort to catch up to real time continues…but first! Everyone please welcome aboard Tony Callea! Admin Note: As this...

Admin Note: Two more friends of the family are joining us in our journey … everyone please say hello to Les Gelvin and Bill Hart. Welcome...

8 JAN 44 “At 1115 sighted the island of Oahu, T.H., bearing 215˚, distance about 55 miles.” … “At 1200 sighted ship on the horizon,...

7 JAN 44 Princeton's 20 knot journey southwest across the Pacific continued on January 7th, the monotony of the vast oceanscape broken...

6 JAN 44 4, 5 and 6 January would find Princeton “steaming singly as before en route Pearl Harbor” at roughly 20 knots on a base course...

3 JAN 44 “At 1000, pursuant to authority contained in BuPers and BuSandA* Joint Letter, File P13-8, of 18 June, 1943, a total of 67...

2 JAN 44 On 2 January 1944 Princeton remains at anchor in Sinclair Inlet while continuing to replenish her supplies of fuel and weapons....

1 JAN 44 Ladies and Gents, Today I am starting a day-to-day reading of the 1944 War Diary of USS Princeton. I will send emails every now...