Ship Itinerary - USS Schley

Ship's Itinerary

extracted from the wartime diary of

Charley Madison Plummer

USS Schley (DD-103 / APD-14)

This log was transcribed verbatim from the wartime diary of Charley Madison Plummer.

It is a record of every port visited by the destroyer USS Schley DD-103/APD-14 from

July 1940 through September 1943 -- Chief Plummer's entire time on board. R.A.K.

Port		Arrived		Departed
San Diego, California		10 Jul 40		28 Nov 40
Mare Island, California		29 Nov 40		9 Dec 40
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii		17 Dec 40		13 Dec 42
San Francisco, California		20 Dec 42		22 Dec 42
Bremerton, Washington		24 Dec 42		11 Feb 43
Mare Island, California		13 Feb 43		17 Feb 43
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii		22 Feb 43		4 Mar 43
Palmyra Island		6 Mar 43		7 Mar 43
Noumea, New Caledonia		20 Mar 43		24 Mar 43
Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides		27 Mar 43		29 Apr 43
Guadalcanal		2 May 43		4 May 43
Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides		6 May 43		8 May 43
Pago Pago, Samoa		12 May 43		23 May 43
Auckland, New Zealand		29 May 43		5 Jun 43
Noumea, New Caledonia		8 Jun 43		9 Jun 43
Fila Efate		10 Jun 43		11 Jun 43
Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides		11 Jun 43		12 Jun 43
Guadalcanal		14 Jun 43		21 Jun 43
Russells & Segi Point		22 Jun 43		22 Jun 43
Guadalcanal		22 Jun 43		24 Jun 43
Hele Island		24 Jun 43		25 Jun 43
Guadalcanal		25 Jun 43		29 Jun 43
Oliana Bay, New Georgia		29 Jun 43		30 Jun 43
Port Purvis		30 Jun 43		4 Jul 43
Rice Anchorage, Kula Gulf		5 Jul 43		5 Jul 43
Port Purvis		5 Jul 43		11 Jul 43
Rice Anchorage, Kula Gulf		11 Jul 43		12 Jul 43
Tulagi		12 Jul 43		13 Jul 43
Segi & Rendova		14 Jul 43		15 Jul 43
Lunga Point		15 Jul 43		18 Jul 43
Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides		23 Jul 43		1 Aug 43
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii		9 Aug 43		12 Sep 43
Mare Island, California		19 Sep 43		30 Sep 43

Source: wartime diary of Chief Quartermaster Charley Madison Plummer (Serial No. 380-09-65)

U. S. Navy (1920-1950). (Born Dec. 1904 in Los Angeles, CA --- Died Jul. 1973 in Medford, OR)