| Watch |
Time |
Entry |
| 0 to 4 | Status | Steaming on course 353 (T) at 10 knots (94 RPM), with anti-submarine screen consisting of MONSSEN on the starboard bow and the GREER on the port bow. Boilers Nos. 3 & 4 in use |
| 0020 | Sighted Reykjanes Light bearing 353 (T) |
| 0131 | Changed course to 355 (T) |
| 0314 | Changed course to 015 (T) |
| 0321 | changed course to 355 (T) |
| 4 to 8 | 0407 | changed course to 073 (T) |
| 0655 | Steamed on various courses and speeds to anchorage at Reykjavik, Iceland |
| 8 to 12 | 0800 | Mustered the crew on stations; no absentees |
| 0813 | Anchored in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 15 fathoms of water with 60 fathoms of chain to the port anchor in order to transfer injured men to the hospital |
| 0830 | Hospital ship came alongside. The injured men were transferred to the British hospital ship AVONGLEN for further transfer to the U.S. Army Hospital at Reykjavik, Iceland, for medical treatment of injuries and shock suffered as a result of enemy torpedo explosion on October 17, 1941 |
| 0900 | British hospital ship AVONGLEN left from alongside |
| 0919 | Underway on various courses and speeds conforming to channel |
| 1049 | Passed through anti-submarine gate |
| 1150 | MONSSEN came alongside to assist in going alongside of VULCAN |
| 12 to 16 | Status | KEARNY moored starboard side to starboard side of VULCAN, bow to stern in berth V, Hvalfjordur, Iceland, in 5 fathoms of water with the following lines: nine 5" manilla lines, one 3" wire cable to bow, three 1" wire cables to the stern |
| 1255 | Let fire die out under Boiler No. 3 and secured same |
| 1315 | Commenced taking light and power from the VULCAN |
| 1430 | The U.S. Minister to Iceland and Rear Admiral R.C. Giffen, U.S. Navy, (Comcrudiv 7 - SOPA, Iceland) came aboard |
| 1445 | U.S. Minister and Rear Admiral R.C.Griffin, U.S.N., left ship |
| 1515 | Let the fires die out under Boiler No. 4 and secured same |
| 16 to 20 | | No remarks |
| 20 to 24 | | No remarks |