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 USS

USS LST-989

1 July Anchored at Rongerik Atoll. 1002CJTF 1 directedCTU 1.8.7 todisembark natives from LST-989 as evacuation was not required (Reference 5. p. 6-B-8).

Mayrant (OD-402)

1 August ATA-192 was directed to wash down Mayrant thoroughly with high-pressure hoses (Reference 6. p . 7-I-B-57). 1016ATA-192completedwashingdownMayrant (Reference 6, p. 7-1-8-67).

July 4 Returned to Bikini. 3 August ATA-192 was again dlrected to wash down Mayrant using high-pressure streams (Reference 6. p. 7-1-8-771. After completing the washdown, Geiger readings were be to taken at 50 feet (15 meters) from each side (Reference 6. p. 7-I-B-77). 0915-1057 Washed down by ATA-192 (Reference 6. pp. 7-I-B-79 and 7-I-B-80).

12-15 July Transferred aircraft from target ship U s Sdratoqa (CV-3) to other target ships. Shot B A K E R ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

26 July 1130AnchoredatKwajaleln. 28 July 0510 Underway for Enewetak.

7

August

30 July 1737AnchoredatEnewetakAtoll.

31 July 1950AllEnewetaknativeswereembarkedon LST-989 (Reference 5.p. 6-D-46). 7 August 1304 Underway for Kwajalein. 9 August 1153AnchoredatKwajaleinAtoll. 1456UnderwayforPearlHarbor.

Work parties continued to board Mayrant toconductsalvageoperationsandto inspect the ship.

Since LST-989 did not enter Bikini Lagoon after test BAKER. it was not radiologically contaminated. 8 August 1045-1119 USS HAYRANT (00-402)

Crew S l z e : 109 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlval: By 1 June 1946 B l k l nAl t o lO l e p a r t u r e 2: 8 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot ABLE: USS B o t t i n e a u( A P A - 2 3 5 ) Crew L o c a t l o n f o r B A K E R : B o t t l n e a u Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 3,614 yards (3.3 km) SW Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 813 yards (743 m e t e r s ) NNW Sunk 4 A p r i l 1948 n e a rK w a j a l e l n

Boarded in the morning by ship's crew. Topside average 4.0 R/24 hours: below decks 0.8 R/24 hours.

9 August

0815-1115 1245-1430

Boarded by 15 men for pumping operations. Boarded by 13 men for salvage operations.

10 August

0815-1515 1345-1515 12 August

Task U n i t andFunctlon

Mayrant served in TU 1.2.3 (Destroyer Unit). Destroyer Division 4. Mayrant substituted for U s Flusser (DD-368) as a target vessel because ser was in better mechanical condition. Mayrant's crew was evacuated for each shot.

Boarded by 17 men for salvage operations. Boarded by 3 men to Investigate a leak. USS Dixie (AD-14). Crew transEerred to

13 August

u- 0830-0915

Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900)

Mayrant crew transferred to USS Rockbridqe (APA-228). Maycant was boarded by working parties accompanied bya radsafe monitor to test for radioactivity. After being eound safe for reboarding for limited periods of time, the working party then boarded ATA-192t o assist in spraying Mayrant with decontamination solution. The cornanding officer and a party of five boarded Mayrant in the morning. In the afternoon. the cornanding officer. monitor, and two men boarded for 50 minUtes. Topside readings 0.7 to 4.0 R/24 hours.

14 August 0815-1115 1345-1545

Boarded by 5 men remove to equipment. Boarded by 13 men for inspect!.on. Boarded by cornanding officer and four men.

1 July

15 August 1427 All ships in sector 9 were reported ra0815-1045 diologicallyclearexcepttargetsubmarine USS Parche (SS-384) and Mayrant. 1300-1545 1619 Target ships MaYrant, USS Cortland (APA75). USS Gasconade(APA-85).and -U Butte (APA-68) were reported Geiger sweet16 August 0800-1045 by radsafe patrols. 1753 OneOta reported Maycant Geiger sweet (Reference 6. pp. 7-I-A-14 and 7-I-A-18). 25 August

Boarded by five men for salvage operat ions. Boarded by 23 men for inspection. Boarded by a 21-man working party. Boarded by unidentified team of at least seven men.

3-17 July Crew reboarded and lived aboard. Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835)

24 JulyCrewevacuatedtoBottineau.

27-28 August Boarded by an unidentified team of at least four men each day. Crew transferred to cemanned target shipUSS Bladen (APA63) fortransportationtotheUnited States.

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 USS LST-871

USS LST-989

4 Julv

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

1 JulyMoored

in

6645MooredtoUSSSaintCKOiX(APA-231) becth 92. 1749Anchoredinberth51.

off RongerikIslandatthetime of shot ABLE as part of the Rongerik Evacuation Unit.

8 July Shifted to anchorage north Island.

4 July

of

Adrikan

1601UnderwaytoBikini. 9-23JulyAnchoredasbefore. 5 July 0922Anchoredinberth

58, Bikini. Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

6-24 JulyAnchored

0835)

as before. 24 July 1507

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

24 July 1351Underway.departingBikiniLagoon.

25 July 1140

mi (41 k m ) east as unit guide for a

25 JulyObservedshotBAKER22 of Bikini Lagoon 12-ship column.

27JulyDepartedKwajaleinforLaeAtoll

28 JulyArrivedLaeAtoll. 29 July 0625DepartedLaeAtollwith route to Yotho Atoll. 1441BeachedatYothoAtoll. 1616 Underway en route to Rongelap. 30 July 1204AnchoredatRongelap. 1855 Cleared Rongelap jalein.

Anchored in berth29, Rongelap Atoll.

30 July

1745

26 July Arrived Kwajalein.

Underway for operating area Harmon with Division 4, TG 1.3.

Underway for Bikini.

31 July 0720 1837

Anchored at Bikini. Beached at Bikini LST beaching area.

1 August 1738

Moored to a pontoon causeway.

4 August

93 nativesen

1940

Harbor en route to Kwa-

31 July Anchored at Kwajalein. Since it did not enter Bikini Lagoon after BAKER, it was not contaminated. It departed from Kwajalein for San Francisco on9 August 1946.

Anchored in the southwest end of Eneu Island.

22 August 1211

Departed Bikini Lagoon for Enewetak.

23 August 1052

Anchored at Enewetak.

25 August 1249

Departed Enewetak en routeto Kwajalein.

21 August 1051

Anchored in berth K-20. Kwajalein.

31 August

Departed Kwajaleln for Pearl Harbor.

USS LST-881 Crew S l z e : 71 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 14 March 1946 B l k l n Al t o l D l eparture: 22 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 38 nml (70 km) ENE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 25 nm ( 4 6 km) E D e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e1: 3 December 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 23 December 1946

USS LST-989 Crew S l z e : 84 B l k l nA l t o lA l r r l v a l 1: 1 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 25 J u l 1y 9 4 b Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n R
 * o n g e r l kA t o l l

22nml(41 km) W Shot BAKER L o c a t o n : D e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o D p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e1: 9 November 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 22 November 1946

Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

LST-881. a tank landing ship, was a member of TU 1.3.1 (Transport Unit). It and USS LST-811 were Task loaded with construction materials and Seabees at Pearl Harbor.At Bikini. both ships served as bar5, racks and storage ships for Seabees (Reference p. 6-A-20).

U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

LST-989. a tank landing ship, was a member of TU ABLE 1.8.1 (Rongerik Evacuation Unit). During shot all Rongerik natives were aboard LST-989 as a precautionary measurein the event the islands became contaminated as a result of the CROSSROADStests.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 ) Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

30 June 1135 Underway for operating area Harmon.

1 July 0900ObservedshotABLE. in berth 1823 Anchored Bikini Lagoon.

41

0900)

30 June 1430 All Rongerik natives embarked on LST-989 (Reference 5. p. 6-B-2).

after entering

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 USS LST-817

USS LST-871

15 July 0809-1235Tookonfreshwaterfrom (AW-2). 1332Anchoredinberth38.

Operatlonal Clearance: 6 December 194b YSS

Wildcat

Flnal Clearance: 13 December 1946 Task

16 July 1515BeachedatBikini. 17 July 0410 Anchored in the vicinity of berth 39.

Unlt and Functlon LST-861. a tank landing ship. served in TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). It served as a post office. In addition, it provided provisions OK logistic Support to other Support ships in the operation.

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 19 July 1515AnchoredinBikiniLagoon.

30 June

1535 Departed Bikini. Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 24 July 1616

Underway with Division 4 of TG 1.3 for area Marmon.

1JulyUnderwaytoKwajaleinfromBikiniattime of shot ABLE. 1608 AnchoredinKwajaleinAtoll. 2 July OB30UnderwaytoBikini.

25 July 0835 1715

Observed BAKER explosion. Anchored in Rongelap Atoll.

3 July

0750 Anchored in berth 64. Bikini. 30 July

Underway to Bikini.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835)

31 July 0714

Anchored in berth39, Bikini.

24 July 1602 Departed Bikini en route to Kwajalein.

1 August 1714

Beached at Bikini Island.

25 July 1550ArrivedatKwajalein.

10 August 1600

Anchored in Bikini Lagoon.

27 July Underway 1652

11 August 0940

Anchored at berth 39.

12 August 1530

Beached on Bikini Island.

1735

28 July Anchored 1347 Anchored 1706

for Bikini. in Biklni Lagoon. 1,000 yards (914 meters) south of berth 380.

30 July Anchored 1200

15 August 1910

Underway for Kwajalein after taking on potable water from Wildcat.

16 August 1745

in berth 64. Bikini

31 July-23 August Periodically shifted berths and anchorages.

Anchored in Kwajalein Lagoon. 24 August 1052LeftBikiniLagoon

20 August 1704

€OK

Kwajalein.

Underway to Bikini. 25 August 1015AnchoredatKwajalein.

21 August

1420

Anchored at berth 44. Bikini.

23 August 1726

Underway for Kwajalein.

24 August 1528

Anchored at Kwajalein.

31 August 1224

2 September 1453 Departed Kwajalein en route to Pearl Harbor. USS LST-871

Crew Slze: 81 Underway to United States via Pearl Har- Blklnl Arrlval: 1 b June 1946 bor Blklnl Departure: 25 July 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: Rongerlk Atoll Shot BAKER Locatlon: 22 nml (41 kin) E USS LST-861 Decontamtnatlon Location: San Franclsco Flnal Clearance: 22 November 1946

.

__

Crew Slze: R i l Blklnl Arrlval: 2 Aprll 1946 Blklnl Departure: 24 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: >150 nrnl (278 k m ) SE Shot BAKER Location: >188 nml (348 km)SE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco

Task Unlt and Functlon LST-871, a tank landing ship. was a member of TU 1.8.7 (Rongerik Evacuation Unit). It was one of the ships used to evacuate the Marshallese from their islands.

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 USS LST-817

USS LST-545 28 J u l y 1256

on

0931ReportedGeigersweetby U ’ s team (Reference 6, pp. 7-I-A-23 and 7-I-A-24).

Current(ARS-22)reportedtheboarding team aboard (Reference 6, p. 7-Ifiresmoldering1610 8-31). 1952 Reported Geiger sour, average reading guished. 2.0 R/24 hours (Reference 5. p. 6-D-34). 1655 Team USS

B returned to ship.

8 August 0909 IBT-10 reported average malndeck reading 1115 ’Itrenty-seven officers and enlisted men 0.7 R/24 hours, inside superstructure returned LST-661 to from Rockwall. 0.35 R/24 hours. and tank deck 0.25 R/24 hours. 0835) J uShot l y, BAKER ( 2 5 10 August

24 July 0830OfficersandmenevacuatedtoRockwall.

0844-1041 DSM inspection team aboard. 15AugustInspectionscomplete.Madeavailableto13August 0830-0835 towing. for CTG 1.2

21 August Average topside reading 0.096 R/24 hours. 0900 August 21 Decommissioned. 0928 0930 0931

28 August Departed Bikini for Kwajalein.

30AugustAnchoredinKwajalein.

Commanding officer with Bureau of Ships representative and radsafe team boarded for inspection. Eleven officers and enlisted men boarded ship for Inspection. Commanding officer returned aboard. Inspection party left ship. Commanding officer left ship and returned to Rockwallwith inspection party.

25AugustUnderwaytoKwajaleln. USS LST-bb1

27 August Anchored in Kwajalein Atoll. 0900 Sixmenboardedtoremovemagnetometer.

Crew Slze: 62 BlkinA l tolA l rrlval: 1 June 1946 BlklnA l tolD l eparture: 25 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o n for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall(APA-230) Crew L o c a t l o n for Shot B A K E R : R o c k w a l l km) NNE Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 2.320 y a r d s( 2. 1 Shot B A K E R L o c a t l o n : 2,653yards(2.4 km) N Sunk 2 5 J u l y1 9 4 8n e a rK w a j a l e l n( 8 0 5 1 . 4 ’ N ,1 6 7 0 2 0 . 3 ’ E )

28 August 1000

Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

LST-661, a tank landing ship, was a member ofTU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit), LST Group9. Its main function was as a target ship. and it performed various experiments in that role for the Army Ordnance and Engineering units. Poison gases and munition were stored on it for shots ABLE and BAKER,

Ship decommissioned.

Crew Slze: 63 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 19 March 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 23 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 38 nml ( 7 0 km) NE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 24 nml (44 km) E San F r a n c l s c o D e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 21 November 194b F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 2 2 November 1946 Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

Tank landing ship LST-817 was a,member of TU 1.3.1 of Transport Division31. (Transport Unit) as part It and LST-881 were loaded at Pearl Harbor with construction materials. Once the ship arrived at Pearl Harbor. it served as a barracks and storage ship for the Seabees (Reference 5. p. 6-A-20).

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

1 July 1402 The Salvage Unit reported fighting fires aboard LST-661 and others (Reference 5. p. 6-8-11]. USS Etlah(AN-79)reportedthepyrotech1533 nics on LST-661 were exploding because 6, p. of the fire on board (Reference 7-I-A-12). 1537 DSM directed all ships to stay at least 1,100 yards (1 km) away from LST-661 because of the hazard from the fire and exploding Army ammunitlon (Reference 5. p. 6-B-12). 1545 Reported Geiger sour by the DSM. Etlah reported that the LST-661 fire was 1702 6. pp. 7-I-A-13 belowdeck(Reference and 7-I-A-16). 2026Fireswere still active.Itwas still dangerous to approach due to the possibility of explosions.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y 0, 9 0 0 )

30 June

1615

Underway with TU 1.3.1 €or area Marmon.

1 July 1815Anchoredinberth 3 July 1348BeachedonBikiniIsland.

5 July 0733Anchoredinberth39. 1901 Beached at LST landing 11JulyAnchoredinberth

2 July 0852

Etlah

39, Bikini.

reported a boarding team aboard

355

on Bikini.

39, Bikini.

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 USS L S T - 5 4 5

1000 Declared radiologically safe by Etlah (Reference 6, pp. 7-I-A-16 through 7-IA-18). 1634 Team A boarded. Ship found safe for boarding. 1705TeamBboarded.

25 July Steaming with members of 0844DepartedforRongelap. 1600AnchoredatRongelap.

5-23 JulyCrewaboardLST-220. On 8 July, the damage report indicated that there had been no structural damage. All damage was due to two small fires (Reference 3).

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 28 July 1246Boardedbytheinitialboardingteams from USS Current (ARS-22). 1305Currentboardingteamdeparted. 1952 Reported Geiger sour (contaminated), averaging 3.0 R/24 hours (Reference 5. p. 6-D-34). ship'screw

30 July 1558UnderwaytoBikini.

2 August 1742 Anchored In the vicinity

44.

of berth Roger.

25 August 1137LeftBikiniforKwajalein. for USS LST-545

ship's representa-

Crew Slze: 41

Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 3 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 28 August 1946 Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall (APA-230) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Rockwall Shot ABLE Locatlon: 4,067 yards (3.7 km) N Shot BAKER Locatlon: 4,143 yards (3.8 krn) N Sunk 12 May 1948 near Kwajaleln (8048'N,167021'E)

17 AugustStaffinspectionscompleted. 21 August Average topside reading

CTG 1.8.

31 July 0525ReenteredBikiniLagoonandanchoredin the vicinityof berth 61. 0645-1700 Beached on Bikini Island. 1705 Anchored in the vicinity of berth

24 JulyEvacuatedcrewtoRockwall.

14AugustInspectedbyDSMand t ives.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 24 July Underway. 1400

4 July 1308TeamCreboarded.Fullcrewnowaboard.

13AugustBoardedbyteamfrom inspection.

3 July 0543 Beached in the LST beaching area on Bikini.

0.27 R/24 hours.

28 August Towed from Bikini to Kwajalein. Ship decommissioned.

Task Unlt and Functlon LST-545, a tank landing ship. was a member of TU LST-220 showed no evidence of physical damage from shot 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). LST Group 9. In addiBAKER (Reference 2). tion to serving as a target ship. the Army Ordnance Unit and the Engineering Unit used the ship in some of their experiments. Ammunition and heavy USS LST-388 equipment were placed aboard the ship for experimentation. Crew Slze: 80 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 14 Aprll 1946 Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) Blklnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 1 Julv Shot ABLE Locatlon: 28 nrnl (52 krn) NE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 22 nml (41 km) W i317Boardedby USS Etlah's(AN-79)Initial Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Boardinq Team7. Operatlonal Clearance: 5 December 1946 1720 Etlah ieported the boarding team was aboa rd. Flnal Clearance: 13 December 1946 Etlah (Reference 1749 Reported Geiger sweet by Task Unlt and Functlon 6, pp. 7-I-8-A, 7-I-17-A, 7-I-18-A). Tank landing ship LST-388 was a member 1.8.1 of TU 2 July (Repair and Service Unit). Part of its support A reboarded. 1630Team function wasas arecreation ship. 1734 Team B and rest of crew reboarded. Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900)

There was no damage to the ship as a result of the test (Reference 3).

30 June 1530UnderwaytoareaPackard.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

28 July 1009

1 July 1926EnteredBikiniLagoonandanchoredin berth 368.

1100

2 July 1643Anchoredinberth43.

354

Reclaimer (ARS-42) passed close aboard and saw no apparent damage (Reference 6. p. 7-1-29-8). Boardedbytheinitialboardingteam (Reference 5, p. 6-D-29). USS

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 USS LST-125

USS LST-220

3-23JulyCrewaboardLST-133.

10JulyShiftedtoberth53.BikiniLagoon.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 13JulyBeachedonBikiniIsland,berth 16. All personnel except for commanding officer 23 July and one man were transferred to USS ChilCrew evacuated to Rockwall. 1530 ton (APA-38) for return to the United BAKER. states before test DSH reported a Geiger reading 1.5 of R/24 27 July hours measured close aboard. 14-22 July One-man security watch aboard each night. Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 23 July 31 July

28 July

All personnel departed LST-125 for Rock&w .

8 August 1020

Army requested that ramp be lowered to remove gear. Ship reported to be radiologically clear.

0.25 DSH reported a Geiger reading of R/24 hours at 250 feet (76 meters).

IBT-10 reported main deck average 2.5 R/24hours,insideaftersuperstructure reading, 2.5 R/24 hours. main deck first platform 1.5 R/24 hours. and tank deck aft 0.3 R to 1.0 R/24 hours.

1 August

1405-1515

Commanding officer boarded ship for inspection. Engine rooms completely flooded

.

13 August

Blast damage to the ship reported.

19 August

Pumpedoutapproximately40tonsof water. apparently no leaks in ship.

20 August

Pumped out 90 tons of water from bilges. control room. engine room, and tank deck: apparently no leaks. Pumped out approximately 15 tons of water room. from main engine

2 August

Engine room pumped out.

10 August

USS

12 August

Staff inspections complete

21 August

Towed 5 mi (9.3 km) southwest of Bikini and sunk by gunfire.

23 August

14 August 1436

Hunsee (ATF-107) and USS Wenatchee from beach. (ATF-118) removed ship

staff inspection completed and made available to CTG 1.2 for disposition. ,Average topside reading 0.9 R/24 hours.

28 August

Decommissioned.

Crew Slze: 78 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 15 Aprll 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 29 August 1946 Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall (APA-230) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Rockwall Shot ABLE Locatlon: 5,550 t o 6,000 yards (5.0 t o 5.5 km) N, beached on Blklnl Island Shot BAKER Locatlon: 675 yards (617 meters)NE Sunk 1 1 May 1948 near Kwajalein Atoll

29 August

Departed Bikini for Kwajalein in USS Achomwi (ATF-148).

30 August

Arrived at Kwajalein.

in the area. LST-133 was Immediately after arriving beached on Bikini Island. Its crew was evacuated to Rockwall on25 June.

Task Unlt and Functlon Tank landing ship USS LST-220 was a member of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). LST Group 9. It was a target vessel for shots ABLE and BAKER involved in Army ordnance experiments with poison gases and munition.

USS LST-133

tw by

USS LST-220

Crew Slze: 59 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 4 Aprll 1946/12 June 1946 Task Unlt and Functlon Blklnl Atoll Departure: 2 8 August 1946 LST-133, a tank landing ship, was a target vessel Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall (APA-230) during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated for each Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Rockwall shot. It served in LST Group9 of TU 1.2.5 (Land- Shot ABLE Locatlon: 3,272 yards (3 km) N Shot BAKER Locatlon: 3,466 yards (3.2 km) N ing Craft Unit). Oecomnlssloned: 28 August 1946 Sunk 12 Hay 1948 near Kwajaleln (E044'N. 167O25'E) Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900)

1 July 1442Testanimalswereremovedfromtopside. 1610Declaredfreeofradioactivecontamination (Reference 5. p. B-12).

2 July 1710

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900)

Team A and B returned to LST-133 to put it back in operating condition. An inspection of the ship showed no damage.

3 July in berth38. 0538Anchored 0924Shiftedtoberth 44. 1645 Team C and remainder of crew returned.

1 July 1756

2 July

0938

353

USS Etlah's (AN-79) boarding team decided not to board since it was still smoking fore and aft.

Etlah reported the boarding team aboard.

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 LSM-60

USS LST-125

19 July 1445Officersandcrewreturnedaboard,resumed normal operations. 1515CommencedraisingdetectorChamber. 1555 Detector chamber clear of water. 20 July 0807 Underway from berth 0843Flooredinberth54A.

1845Reboardedship.Restoredtonormaloperation in berth 109. Ship reboarded after orders from DSM. 3-24July

Crew aboardLST-52.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

0835)

161 t o berth 54A.

24 July 0900

C c w evacuatedtoRockwall.

24 July 0515 0540

ATA-180 came alongside. 28 July E M Geigerreading4.5R/24hoursfrom Underway to shift berth with assistance 30 feet (9.1 meters). of ATA-180. 0605 40. 8 August Moored to Albemarle in berth 0615 ATA-180 underwayfrom alongside. 1000 Geiger readings: main deck average 7 R/24 0715 ATA-180 alongside starboard side. hours. maxlmum12 R/24 hours; first plat0730 Underway from Albemarle to assigned moorform average 1.5 R/24 hours. maximum 3 R/24 hours. lng buoy. Comenced mooring. 0830 DSM and ship's representa14AugustInspectedby ATA-180 underway from alongside. 0855 t ives. Completed mooring to four mooring buoys 0935 In berth 161. Evacuated one officer and twelve enlisted17AugustStaffinspectionscomplete:shipmade 1230 avallable for towing. men to Albemarle. 1600 Commenced lowering detector bell. 19 August Detector bell lowered to desired depth. 1635 1914 Two officers and twenty-three enlisted 1000 Crew shifted from Rockwall to USS Dixie men evacuated to Albemarle in preparation (AD-14). for BAKER. 21AugustAveragetopsideGeigerreading3.9R/24 25 July hours, 0609 Final evacuation party left the ship with all personnel accounted for. Ship com26 August Towed to Kwajaleln by USS Clamp (ARS--33). pletely abandoned. of on decomA 26 August letter on the condition LST-52 missioning stated that Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y 0835) it was very radioactive and therefore did not allow long periods of inspection. It later states that the ship in wasfair condition. 25 July 0835LSM-60wascompletelydestroyed byshot 27 August Anchored at Kwajalein, berth A-20. BAKER. August 28 Decommissioned.

Its crew was dispersed to various units of the task force.

30 September Average topside Geiger reading 1.14 R/24 hours.

USS LST-52 Crew S l z e6:3 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlvalB
 * e f o r e3 0

June 1946 B l k l nAl t o lUl e p a r t u r e : 26 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o Sr h o t ABLE: USS Rockwall(APA-230) Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot BAKER: Rockwall Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 1, 5 5 0 yards ( 1 . 4 km) E km) N Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 1: , 5 9 0y a r d s( 1. 5 Sunk A p r l l1 9 4 8 .n e a rK w a J a l e l nA t o l l

USS LST-125

T a s k U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

LST-52, a tank landing ship. was a target vessel during Operation CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuin ated before ABLE and did not return. It served LST Group9 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

30 June 0900 2

July 1011 1042

Crew S l z e : 5 ( o n l y 2 a tB l k l n lf o rt e s t ) B t k l nAl t o lAl r r l v a l 1: 3J u l y1 9 4 6 Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot BAKER: USS Rockwall(APA-230) S h oA t b l eL o c a t l o n : En r o u t ef r o mS u b t c Bay t o KwaJaleln Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 3 nmt ( 6 km) NE, beached on B l k l n lI s l a n d Sunk 14August1946 a t s e an e a rB l k l n l Task U n l t andFunctlon

LST-125, a tank landing ship, was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated for BAKER and did not return. It served in LST Group 9 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit).

0900)

Evacuated ship; crew aboard Rockwall. Boardingteamreportedonboard(Reference 6. p. I-26-A). USS Etlah(AN-79)reportedLST-52Geiger sweet.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y 0, 9 0 0 )

Not present for ABLE. En route from Sublc Bay to Bikinl Atoll. 8 July 1435 Anchored in berth 63. Bikini Lagoon.

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 LSM-60

USS Lowry (DD-770)

"

29 July 0810 31 July 1316 2 August 1536 7 August 1001 8 August 1017

10 August 1631

1535 Arrived at Bikini and anchoredin Bikini Lagoon.

1540

Took on provisions from USS Dixie (AD14). Anchored at berth 190 South. Shiftedberths,finallyanchoring berth Love.

11 July 0530

in

0550 0645 0709

Shifted to anchorage 190 South. 0855 1400 1430 1736

Anchored in berth 386. Underway with ships in Destroyer Squadron 7 for San Diego via Pearl Harbor after a firing run on target ship LCI-620. LSM-60

Crew S l z e :

1700

1842 1850

12 July 1400 1444 1530 1600 1610

40

Blklnl Atoll Arrlval:

1806

4 July 1946

Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: USS Albemarle (AV-5) Shot ABLE Locatlon: Kwajaletn

Shot BAKER Locatlon: Surface zero Sunk 2 5 July 1946, Blklnl Atoll

Task Unlt and Functlon TU Medium landing ship LSM-60 was a member of 1.1.1 (Laboratory Unit). It was the ship from which the bomb was suspended for shot BAKER. Its crewwasevacuatedbeforeBAKERanddidnot return. Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900)

15 July 1140 1215

Commenced raising detector bell. Detector bell clearof water.

16 July 0545 0610

3 July 0830-0917 1152

0629 0723 YW-94 alongsidet o deliver water. USS Gunston Hall Underway from buoy to 0729 (LSD-5) for docking with assistance of 0810-1130 USS Munsee (ATF-107) and two YTBs. 1215 Commenced entering Gunston Hall. YTB-469 cast off. 1224 Munsee cast off. 1255 Moored in Gunston Hall. 1310 Entered Gunston Hall. With Gunston Hall underway to Bikini. 18 July 0515 0540 Entered Bikini Lagoon. 0605 Gunston Hall anchored in assigned berth. 0610 Clear of Gunston Hall. 0730 Anchored in berth 38. Bikini. 0740

5

July 1345 1410 1435 1445

ATA-124 alongside. Underway to shift to berth 54A. Moored to buoy in berth 54A. ATA-124 underway from starboard side.

0825 0843 0900 1213

8 July 0705 0734 0805

ATA-180 came alongside portside. Underway from berth 54A to berth 161. Commenced mooring. ATA-180 got underway from alongside. Completed mooring to four mooring buoys in berth 161. Bikini. Commenced lowering Underwater unit. Underwater unit at desired depth.

Moored to mooring buoy G at Kwajalein.

4 July 0831 0920 1000-1245 1330

t o assist in ATA-180camealongside shieting becths. Underway from berth 54A. to four-point mooring in berth 161. ATA-180 underway from alongside. Completed mooring to four mooring buoys in berth 161. Commenced lowering underwater unit. Commenced raising underwater unit. Unit clear of water. ATA-180 moored alongside out portside to assist in shifting berths. Underway from four-point mooring in berth 161. Moored in berth 54A. Biklnf. ATA-180 underway from alongside.

14 July 1600 1645

30 June

1228 1229 1230 1236 1255-1315 1345

ATA-180 alongside starboard side to asslst in shifting mooring. UnderwayfromalongsideAlbemacleen route to berth 54A. Moored in berth 54A.

in changing ATA-180mooredtoassist berths. Underway from berth 54A to moor alongside Albemarle. Moored alongsideAlbemaKk.

351

1700 1730 1910

Commenced unmooring. ATA-180camealongsidetoassistin shifting berth. Underway from mooring buoys. Moored to Albemarlein berth 40. ATA-180 left from alongside. Stcipped ship in preparation €or BAKER. ATA-180 alongside to assist in shifting berth. Underway from alongside Albemarle. in berth 54A. Moored to mooring buoy ATA-180 got underway. ATA-180 alongside starboard. Underway from berth 54A. Moored to Albemarle in berth 40. ATA-180 got underway. ATA-180 alongside starboard side. UnderwayfromalongsideAlbemarleen routetoassignedmooringbuoyswith assistance of ATA-180. commenced mooring. ATA-180 got underway from alongside. Completed mooring to four mooring buoys in berth 161. One officer and twelve enlisted men evacuated to Albemarle. Commenced lowering detector bell. Detector bell lowered t o desired depth. Two officers and twenty-one enlisted men evacuated to Albemarle: one officer and three enlisted men remained on board.

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 LCI(L)-1091

23 July 0935Anchoredinberth

USS

Loury (DO-770)

USS LINESTONE ( I X - 1 5 8 )

K-11, Kwajalein.

Cr ew S l z e : Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

244 Shot ABLE Locatlon: Kwajaleln Shot BAKER Locatlon: Kwajaleln

24 July 0608 0742

T a s k Unlt and Functlon

Underway from Kwajalein to Rongelap. Anchored in berth 11. Rongelap.

30 July 1735

Underway from Rongelap to Bikini.

31 July 1005

Anchored berth 191. Bikini.

The concrete barge Limestone was originally intended to serve in CROSSROADS as a miscellaneous craft. However, changes in plans resulted in its spending the entire test period at Kwajalein. As such, it was not exposed t o radioactivity from USS Deliver (ARS-23) the tests. It was towed by 8 September. from Kwajalein to Pearl Harbor on arriving on 23 September.

2 August 0601

Underway from Blkinlt o Kwajalein.

3 August 1022

Anchored at berth K-16. Kwajalein.

USS COWRY (DO-770)

Crew Slze: 244 4 August

0700

Underway from Kwajaleinto Bikini.

5 August 0830

Moored to berth 362, Bikini.

8 August 0730

Underway from Bikinit o Kwajalein. T a s k Unlt and Functlon The destroyer Lowry was a member of TG 1.7 (Suc-

9 August

1159 10 August 0717

Blktnl Atoll Arrlval: 25 July 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 10 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: San Franclsco Shot BAKER Location: 15 nml ( 2 8 km) ENE Oecontamtnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Operatlonal Clearance: 6 November 1946 Flnal Clearance: By 4 January 1947

Moored in berthA-11. Kwajalein.

face Patrol). attached to Destroyer Division 71. It had been outfitted with special oceanographic and radiological equipment to conduct oceanographic surveys and radiological monitoring. Itperformed monitoring duties both within and outside Bikini Lagoon.

Underway from Kwajalein to Bikini.

11 August 0742

Floored t o berth 34A. Bikini. Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900)

14 August 0707

Underway with passengers and mail for Kwajalein.

In San Francisco during shot ABLE. Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835)

15 August 1030 16 August 0720

Moored at Kwajalein.

Underway to area Hudson, Bikini Atoll, from Kwajalein Atoll.

Underway from Kwajalein to Bikini.

17 August 1207

Moored to berth 246. Bikini.

23 August 0945

Underwent drydocking.

24 August 0813

Free of drydock.

25 August 1103

Underway from Bikini to Kwajalein.

26 August 1043

Anchored in berth K-23; Kwajalein.

9 September 1620

24 July 1428 25 July 1721 1835 1905 26 July 0220 0424

0506 0954

Anchored in Bikini Lagoon. Underway for night radiological monitoring. Anchored In southern part of Bikini Lagoon. Radiological experts reported the presence of radiation. underway to shift anchorages. Anchored in southern part of Bikini Lagoon. Shifted anchorages.

27 July 1805

Underway from Bikini to Kwajalein.

28 July 0847 1745

Anchored in berth K-6. Kwajaleln Atoll. Underway from Kwajaleln to Bikini.

Departed Kwajalein for Guam Island.

16 September Moored at Guam. 0748

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LCI(L)-1062

9 August

0700

ReenteredBikiniLagoon berth 6 3.

and anchored in

18 August 1042

Underway for Bikini.

18 August 1549Returned to thelagoonbecause of problems with its propeller shaft after various attempts toget underway. 1737Anchored in berth44.

19 August 0650

Anchored in Bikini Atoll.

22 August 0746 0853

Underway for Kuajaleln. Left Bikini Lagoon for Kwajaleln.

22 August 0904

23 August 1910

Anchored in berth 29. Kuajaleln.

9 September 1522

Underway for Guam.

LeftBikiniLagoon

for Kwajaleln.

LCI(L)-1067 Crew S l z e : 34 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlval: 18 June 1946 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e2: 2A u g u s1t 9 4 6 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : En r o u t eK w a j a l e l nf r o mB l k l n l Shot BAKER L o c a t l o nK: w a j a l e t n Guam D e c o n t a m t n a t l oLno c a t l o n : O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 24 February 1947

16 September Moored at

LCI(L)-1091

Task U n l t and F u n c t l o n LCI(L)-1067. a large infantry landing craft, was a member of Tu 1.8.3 (Dispatch BoatandBoat

Pool). LCI(L)-1067 provided for dispatch and mail service, interatoll freight. and passenger service. Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

1 July

Guam.

Crew Slze: 35 B l k i nA i t o lA l r r l v a l 3: 0 Hay 1946 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e2: A 5 u g u s1t 9 4 6 L o c a t l o nf oSr h o t ABLE: K u a j a l e l n L o c a t l o n f o r Shot B A K E R : R o n g e l a pA t o l l D e c o n t a m t n a t l oLno c a t l o n : Guam F l n aCl l e a r a n c eE: s t i m a t e 1d 1 December 1 9 4 6 Task U n l ta n dF u n c t i o n

LCI(L)-1091, a large infantry landing craft, was a member of TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool). It provided for dispatch and m a i l service, interatoll freight, and passenger service.

0900)

En route to Kwajaleln from Bikiniat time of shot ABLE.

Shot ABLE ( 1 d u l y, 0900) Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y ,0 8 3 5 )

1 July

25 July

Anchored at Kwajalein Eor shot ABLE.

At Kwajalein. 6 July

1240

3 August 1215 1253 1648 1832

Entered Bikini Lagoon. Moored portslde to USS LST-861. Moored to USS Wildcat (AW-2). Anchored in berth 365.

4 August 1309-1357 1416

Moored to USS Sylvania (AKA-44). Anchored in berth 365.

7 July 0917 1310

Underway from Kwajalein toBikini. Moored in berth 56A. Bikini. Anchored and shifted berths.

8 July 0545

Underway from Bikini to Kwajalein.

9 July

7 August 1312

1130

Uoored to U.0.Bpier. Kwajalein.

Moored to USS LST-388 to take on cargo. 10 July

8 August

0612 0810 9 August 1227

12 August 0610 13 August 0810

0630 Underway for Kwajaleln. Left Bikini Lagoon for Kwajalein. Moored at Kwajalein. Underway from Kwajalein to Bikini. Anchored at Bikini.

Underway from Kwajaleinto Bikini.

11 July 1023

Moored at Bikini.

16 July 0622

Underway from Bikini to Kwajalein.

17 July 1132

Moored to berth A44. Kwajalein.

19 July 0939

Underway from Kwajalein to Bikini.

16 August 0604 0645

Underway from Bikini to Kuajalein. Left Bikini Lagoon.

20 July 0849

Moored to berth 56A. Bikini.

17 August 1125

Moored to N.O.B. pier, Kwajalein.

22 July 0610

Underway from Bikinito Kwajaleln.

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 LCI(L)-615 24 August 0607 0652

LCI(L)-1062

Getting underway for salvage operation. Moored alongside target ship USS Fallon (APA-81) Unde rway Anchored in berth 108A.

5 September 1145 Moored alongide target vessel LCI(L)-549.

..

1200 1225 25 August 0830 0842

Underway for salvage operation. Moored alongside target ship USS Mayrant (DD-402). supplying power to raise anchor. Underway. Anchored in berth 108A.

1504 1520

LCI(L)-977 Crew S l z e : 35 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 8 June 1946 BlklnA l tolD l eparture: 22 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t j o nK: r a j a l e l n Shot BAKER L o c a t l o nK: w a J a l e l n D e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : Guam F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 7 March 1947 Task

26 August 0826 0842-1110 1110-1126 1126-1309 1325 1415 1435 1653 1704

Underway to perform salvage operations. VSS Mustin (DD-413) Moored to target ship to furnish electrical power. Underway to target ship USS Rhind (DD404) to furnlsh electrical power. Alongside m. Anchored in berth 108A. Underway for salvage operation. Moored to target ship USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) to haulin anchor. Underway to anchor. Anchored in berth 124.

29 August 1708 1714 1735-2002 20

Radsafe monitor aboard. Underway for salvage operation. Moored to target vessel LCT-1113 to pump ballast. 14 Anchored in berth 124.

30 August 0905 0922 1355 1415 1537 1 September 1516 1620

1707 1823

Underway to moor alongside Palmyra. Moored to Palmyra. Cast o€f all lines. underway. Moored to USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) to take on salvage equipment. Anchored in berth124.

U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n LCI(L)-977. a large infantry landing craft, was a member of TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool). Its function as a support ship was to provide dispatch and mail service, interatoll freight, and passenger service.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

Anchored at Kwajalein. Shot B A K E R ( 2 5J u l y ,

0835)

Anchored at Kwajalein. 9 August 0635EnteredBikiniLagoon. 1125Anchoredinanchorage

C.

14 August 0517 Shifted berths and anchored in berth 251A. 22 August 0845 Left Bikini Lagoon for Kwajalein. LCI(L)-1062 Crew S l z e : 35 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 7 May 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 22 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o nK: w a j a l e l n Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : En r o u t e From B l k l n lt o D e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : Guam F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 4 January 1947

Underway to perform salvage operations. Moored alongside target vessel LCT-818 to pump excess water out. Underway to anchor. Anchored in berth88.

Rongelap

Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n 2 September Underway to USS Widqeon (ASR-1) for salLCI(L)-1062. a large infantry landing craft, was 1429 vage operation. a member of TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat it provided dispatch 1445 Laying to off Widqeon for salvage operaPool). As a support ship, and nail service, interatoll freight. and passention. ger service. 1915 Proceeded to anchorage. 1930 Anchored in berth88. Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y, 0900) 3 September 1225 Underway to perform salvage operation. At Kwajalein. 1255 Laying to of€ Widqeon. ready to give ald in submarine salvage operation. Shot B A K E R ( 2 5J u l y, 0835) 1430 Underway to Eneu Island. 1510 Laying to off Eneu beach and making pre- 31 July 0945EnteredBikiniLagoon. parations to tow target vessel LCT-818 1111 Anchoredinberth 61. off the beach. 1635 Commenced towing LCT-818 off beach. 2 August 2157 Anchored in berth88. 1709 AnchoredoffEneuIsland. 4 September 1400 underway to Kwajalein. 6 August 0752 Left for Kwajalein.

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 LCI(L)-615

LCI(L)-615 3 July

1600

12 July 0815

15 July 0900 1230

11 July 0515 0540 1315 1317 1400 1455 1505 1700 1718 1155 18 July

0720 19 July 1535

22 July 1330

1320 necessary reboardlng gear. Upon reboard1400 ing. ship found to have been looted, vandalized.andinverydirtyconditlon. in goodcondltion.No Machinerystill directdamageresultedfrolrthe ABLE 1105 detonation. Commandingofficer.executiveofficer. and six men evacuated the ship. Commanding officer reported verbally that the ship had been looted. vandalized. and was In unfit conditlon to live on. Alter the 2 August 0800 reports were made. officers and men returned to Bayfield with necessary gear. 3 August Security guard consisting of four men re1055 boarded LCI(L)-615 with necessary gear by order of the commandlng officer. 5 August 1500

Executive officer and five men to relieve 8 August security watch reported aboard by order 1530 of commanding officer. 1605 Executiveofficerandfourmenleft LCI(L)-615 to reboard Bayfield. Five-man 9 August 1130-1248 security watch now aboard. 1251-1525 1610 Rebeached ship. 0 August Madesecondattempttorebeachship. 1411 Starboard anchor fouled. leaving It inoperat ive. Commanding officer and four crewmembers 5 August reported aboard. 1257 1355 Attemptedtodisengagelinefouled in starboard screw. 1 6 August Attempt unsuccessful. Retracted from beach. 0850 Maneuvering off beach at Bikini. 0910 Making preparations to rebeach. 1228 Beached ship In slot #14. Commandlng officer and four crewmembers 1355 left ship for Bayfield. 1645 1845 Five-man security detall left. 1858 Six-man security detail reboarded ship.

0851 1540

Three men of the six-man securlty watch evacuated to Bayfield.

9 August 0927

24 July 0830

1 August 0827

Three-man security watch with necessary gear evacuated to Bayfield.

0940-1458 1518

Anchored in berth 44. Commandlngofficer.executlveofficer. and two men left ship to get remaining crewmembers. T w men left aboard. Remaining crewmembers came aboard with all necessary gear. Commanding offlcer and executive offlcer boarded USS Rockbridqe (APA-228) to recelve messages perraining to operatlon of LCI(L)-615. Commanding offlcer and executive officer boarded, Moored to USS Phaon (ARB-3) Entered into drydock. Maneuvered to get out of drydock. Moored alongside ARD-29. Took on water fromUSS Wildcat (AW-2). Took on oil from USS Enoree (AO-69). Anchored in berth 44 North. Anchored in berth 11. Took aboard60-kv generator Anchored in berth 108A. Underway to go alongslde target shlp@ S Muqford (DD-389). Moored alongside Muqford. Cast off from Muqford and underway to target ship USS Stack (DD-406). Moored alongside Stack. Underway withS t a c k moored alongside. Underway to anchorage. Anchored in berth 17. Underway to go alongslde target shlp Nevada (IS-36). Moored alongside Nevada. Anchored in berth 108A. Underway to go alongsidetargetship Pennsylvania (88-38). Moored alongside Pennsylvania. Anchored in berth 108A.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

Beached in slot necessary equipment on board Bayfield.
 * 14, Bikini. All officers. men, and

20 August 0900

Moored alongside YSS Palmyra (ARS[T]-3).

21 August

1 August 0800 Commandlng officer. executive officer, and four men reboarded LCI(LP615. Ship All lines had found in good condition. parted and ship was floating approximately 200 feet (61 meters) from shore. 1200 Checked shlp for damage. Found stern winch radiator pushed back against cooling fan. 1251 Underway to anchor in berth 44.

0840

1110

1259

Moored to target shlp USS New York 34). Underway fromN e w York. Anchored in berth 108A.

(RB-

23 August 0919

0940-1130 1145

347

Underway to furnish electrical p o w e r to target ship USS Huqhes (DD-410). Moored to Huqhes. Anchored in berth 118A.

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 LCI(L)-615

LCI-332

2 July 1550 Team

1 July 1317

A. two officers. and eight enlisted men reboardedandinspectedship.Requested that remainderofcrewreturn from evacuation transport.

1349 1355

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y ,0 8 3 5 )

1610 Crewmembers went aboard ship for unspecified amounts of time during 1 to 23 August. The crew was later dispersed to various task force units. On 28 August LCI329 was decomissioned. It was towed to Kwajalein where it was used as part of the ship security detail until 22 February 1947.

2 July 1630

USS Etlah (AN-79) (Team 7) ordered its team aboard. Etlah came alongside and the boarding team went aboard. Declared Geiger sweetby Etlah (Reference 6. pp. 7-I-A-8 and 7-I-A-9). Declared free of radiological contaminatlon (Reference 5. p. VI-D-12).

-

Boarded ship and inspected for damage. No damageexcept for ashakengalley smokestack.

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835) LCI-620

25 Julv liO7

Crew S l z e1:6 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l :B e f o r e 30 June1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t BAKER: B a v f l e l d Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : Beached, B l k l n lI s l a n d , 3 nml (5.6 km) EN€ Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : Beached, B l k l n Il s l a n d , 2.75 nml ( 5 . 1 km) NE Sunk 1 0A u g u s t1 9 4 6 ,a ts e ao f fB l k l n l

USS Clamp (ARS-33)reportedaboarding team aboard. 1310ReportedGeigersweet(Reference 6. pp. 7-I-B-8 and 7-E-B-9).

28 July 1952ReboardedandreportedGeigersweet the DSM (Reference 5, p. VI-D-34).

by

LCI(L)-549 suffered no material damage from shot BAKER (Reference 2).

Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

LCI-620. a landing craft infantry ship.was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before ABLE and never returned. It served in LC1 Group 7 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit).

August 10

Reboarded.

24 August 0757

LeftBikiniforKwajalein.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

25 August 1345Arrived at Kwajalein.where it remained as part of the ship security detail until June 1948.

Crew was evacuated to Bayfield before the detonation. LCI-620 was beached at slot 17 on Bikini Island. Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835)

Crew aboard Bayfield during the detonation. LCI-620 was beached at slot 17, Bikini. The crew was embarked on USS Rockbridqe (APA-228) between 4 and 13 August and Crew S l z e1:6 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlval: on cemanned target ship USS Fillmore (APA-83) between B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 14 and 22 August. Crewmembers went aboard LCI-620 at Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t various times, duration unknown. during the period of 30 June to 3 August. Crew L o c a t l o n for Shot

1 June 1946 4 September 1946 ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) BAKER: B a y f i e l d Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n :S l o t1 4 ,B l k l n Il s l a n d , 5.500 t o 6,000 y a r d s ( 5 t o 5 . 5 km) NE 14, B l k l n lI s l a n d 6,000 Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n :S l o t y a r d s (5.5 km) NE o fc e n t e ra r r a y O e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 30 June 1947 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 17 August 1948 F l n aDl l s p o s l t l o nS: o l d1 9A u g u s1t 9 4 9p, r l v a t e purchase

LCI(L)-549 Crew Slze: 22 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 1 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 24 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) Bavfleld Crew L o c a t l o nf o r Shot BAKER: Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 4,553 y a r d s( 4 . 2 km) E Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 3:, 9 3 3y a r d s ( 3 . 6 km) ENE D e c o n t a m l n a t l o nL o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 4 A p r l l 1947 Flnal Clearance: August 1948 F l n aD l lsposltlonS
 * old

19 August 1949, prlvate purchase

Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

LcI(L)-615. a large infantry landing craft. target vessel for CROSSROADS. Its crew was ated before each shot. It was a member of (Landing Craft Unit), LC1 7. It was loaded armnunition and mines (Reference 3).

LCI(L)-549. a large infantry landing craft. was a targetvesselduringCROSSROADS.Itscrewwas evacuated before each shot. It was a member of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). LC1 Group7.

30June

was a evacuTU 1.2.5 with

Shot ABLE ( 1 July,0900)

Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

LCI(L)-615

1 JulyBeached

in slot %14. BikiniIsland.All officers.men.andnecessarygearon board Bavfield.

3 July

1516 Commanding officer. executive officer. and six men reboarded LCI(L)-615

Crew evacuatedtoBayfield.

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 LCI-322

LCI-327

Crew Crew Shot Shot Sunk

L o c a t l o nf o r Shot A B L E : USS B a y f l e l d (APA-33) L o c a t i o nf o r Shot BAKER: B a y f l e l d ABLE Locatlon:2,441yards ( 2 . 3 krn) E BAKER L o c a t i o n2:, 4 4 3y a r d s ( 2 . 3 km) E 30 O c t o b e r1 9 4 7n e a rK w a j a l e l nA t o l l

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

0900)

1 July 1417 Declared radiologically safe (Reference 6, pp. I-9-A and I-19-A). 1841 Declared radiologically safe (Reference 6, pp. I-9-A and I-19-A). Task U n l t and F u n c t l o n LCI-327, a landing craft infantry shlp. was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacu- 2 July 1552Testanimalswereremovedfromtopside. ated before shot ABLE and did not return. It be clearofradioactivity ser ved In LCI roup 7 of TU 1.2.5(LandingCraft1610Reportedto (Reference 5. pp. B-12 and 8-13). Unit). 1803Initialdamagecontrolteamaboardwith Shot ABLE ( 1 J u l y, 0900) inspectionThorough officer.commanding of the ship began. 1 July Test animals were removed from topside. Shot B A K E R ( 2J5u l y, 0835) 1552 1610 Declared radiologically clear (Reference 5, pp.July B-12 B-13). 25 and 1226Clearedforboarding(Reference 5, p. D-11). 2 July All hands reboarded ship. 1505 Commenced in1530 The initial team came aboard. 1529 DeclaredGeigersour(Reference 5, p. spection of ship to determine damage. D-14; Reference6, p . I-13-B). Shot B A K E R (25 J u l y, 0835) 27 July for boarding. 0855Cleared 27 July 1431 A boardingpartyreturnedfromLCI-327 (Reference 6, p. I-23-B). Unable to re28 July 1323 Boarded by an initial team. main aboard because of radioactivity. 1952DeclaredGeigersweet(Reference 5, pp. D-24. D-30, and D-34). 28 July 1417 Boarded by another boarding team. Unable Its crew was transferred to USS Rockbridqe (APA-228). to remain aboard because of radioactivity. 10 August USS Current (ARS-22) using 1450 Washed down by a hlgh-pressure hose (Reference 5, p. 1030 Officers and crew returned to ship. D-31: Reference6, p. I-32-B). 24 August 29 July 0740LeftBikiniforKwajalein. 6. p. 0925 Washed down again (Reference I-38-B). Unable to reboard because of 25 August radloactivity. 1400AnchoredatKwajalein. Its crew was aboardUSS Rockbridqe (APA-228) between1 and 28 August and later dispersed t o other ships. 1 September Towed to Kwajalein by ATA-180 and until it was stranded on Bascombe Island sunk. LCI-329 Crew S i z e : 16 BiklnA i tolA l r r i v a l :B e f o r e 30 June 1946 B i k l nAi t o lDl e D a r t u r e : 24 Auqust 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot ABLE: k S B a y f l e l d (APA-33) Crew L o c a t l o nf oSr h o t BAKER: B a y f l e l d Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 2.892 yards (2.6 km) E Shot BAKER Locatlon:3.266yards (3.0 km) EN€ Sunk 16March1948nearKwajaleinAtoll

LCI-332 Crew Slze: 17 Blklnt A t o l lA r r t v a l :B e f o r e 30 June1946 B l k l n Al t o l D l eparture: 1 September 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o r Shot ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d (APA-33) Crew L o c a t t o n f o r Shot BAKER: B a y f l e l d Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n 2:, 2 1 0y a r d s( 2 km) SSW Shot BAKER L o c a t i o n1:, 8 9 0y a r d s ( 1 . 7 km) E Sunk 30 September1947nearKwajalelnAtoll Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

LCI-332, a landing craft infantry ship, was taca get vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before ABLE and never returned. It served in LC1 Group7 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y 0, 9 0 0 )

Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

LCI-329. a landing craft infantry ship, was a tar1 July get vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacu1439 atedbeforeABLEshotandneverreturned.It served in LC1 Group 7 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit).

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 USS K e n n e t hW h l t l n g

(AV-14)

LCI-327

2 August 1612Anchored

in berth 382. Bikini.

27JulyAnchoredinberth338.makingradiological tests of the water of the lagoon.

7 August 1050 Anchored

in berth 5 5. Bikini.

28 July 1600Underwaytoberth385N. 1635Anchored in berth385N.

14 August 0844UnderwayfromBlkinienroutetoPearl Harbor.

29 July Anchored in becth 385N. engaged in making

tests for radioactivity in the water of the lagoon. 2030Securedradiologicalobservations.

19 August 0903MooredatPearlHarbor. USS LAFFEY

(00-724)

Crew Size: 251 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 4 June 1946 B l k l n Al t o l D l eparture: 10 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1: 9n m l (35 km) NE (areaHudson) Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 1: 4 nml ( 2 6 km) ENE O e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : San Francls,co O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 2 November 1946 18 December 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e :

30JulyAnchored

in berth1475.

2 August 1428 Anchored

in berth How South.

5 August 0740 Underway to conduct firing practice. 1755 Anchored in berth How South. 7 August

0920Anchoredinberth1475.

Task U n l ta n dF u n c t i o n

The destroyer Laffey servedin Destroyer Squadron 7, TG 1.7 (Surface Patrol). Its functions were t o conduct oceanographic surveys and perform radiological monitoring during the operation.

9 August 0926-1014 Took on fuel from USS Enoree (AO-69). Underway. 1025 1051Anchoredinberth147s.

10 August 0751UnderwaytoSanDiego.California.via Pearl Harboc. 1018-1024 Engaged in firing on target vessel LCI620. 1100-1105 Engaged in firing on LCI-620.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

30 June 1230UnderwayforareaHudsonoutsideofthe lagoon.

15 August Arrived at Pearl Harbor.

1 July 0959Underwayforradiologicalpatrol. USS LAMSON (00-367)

5 July 1003 Anchored in berth 1475. Bikini Atoll. 8-15 July Conducted oceanographic surveys south Biklni Atoll.

Crew Size: 119 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l :B e f o r e 30 June 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS Henrlco(APA-45) Crew L o c a t l o nf o r Shot B A K E R : V a r l o u ss h l p s Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n7: b 2y a r d s( 6 9 7m e t e r s ) NNE Sunk 1 J u l y 1946, B l k l n lA t o l l

of

18JulyLefttheharbor€orareasoutsidethe lagoon.

T ask U n l ta n dF u n c t i o n

21 July Reanchored Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

24 July 1230

25 July 0615 0832 1204 1907

26 July 0525 1015

In the lagoon in berth 386

The destroyer Lamson was target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before shot ABLE and never returned. It served in Destroyer Division 1 of TU 1.2.3 (Destroyer Unit).

0835)

Underway with USS O'Brien (DD-725) and USS Walke (DD-723) for area Hudson outside the lagoon.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y1 9 4 6 )

steaming in companywith - W and O'Brlen. USS Lowcy (DD-770) joined formation. Lowry and O'Bcien left formation. t o remainInarea Commencedsteaming Hudson. Commenced downwind patrol. steaming singly west of Bikini Atoll. Steaming singly west of Bikini Atoll, conducted radiological safety patrol. Secured downwind patrol and set course €or Bikini Lagoon. Anchored In berth 338, Bikini.

Lamson crew was evacuated to Henrico beeore the detonation. On 1 July LamSon sank as a result of shot ABLE. Diving operations were later conducted€or examination of the ship. Shot BAKER (25 J u l y 0835)

Thecrewwasdispersedamongvarioustaskforce vessels, LCI-327 Crew Slze: 18 BlklnA l tolA l r r l v a l :B e f o r e Blklnl A t o lDl e p a r t u r e :

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 not see why it should be better than a Tweed salmon at Kelso.

Sir, I will take a glass of Hock with you.

With all my heart, sir. There are several varieties of the salmon genus: but the common salmon, the salmo salar, is only one species, one and the same every where, just like the human mind. Locality and education make all the difference.

Education! Well, sir, I have no doubt schools for all are just as fit for the species. salmo salar as for the genus homo. But you must allow that the specimen before us has finished his education in a manner that does honor to his college. However, I doubt that the salmo salar is only one species, that is


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 USS

James M. G l l l l s s( A G S - 1 3 )

1-3 August Conducted oceanographic surveys lap Atoll. 4 August 0551Leftfor 1406 Arrived 20 August 1107Departed 1 September 0921Arrived

USS KennethWhltlng

at Ronge-

BikiniAtoll. and anchored at Bikini Atoll.

3 August

Conducted an oceanographic survey of the lagoon, then anchored In an unidentified berth.

5-10 August

Conducted oceanographic 1 agoon.

12-13 August Tookbottom lagoon.

for PearlHarbor.

(AV-14)

20 August

surveys of the

samples northwestofthe

Departed for Pearl Harbor.

at PearlHarbor. USS KENNETH WHITING (AV-14) USS JOHN BLISH (AGS-10) Crew Slze: 539

Crew Slze: 48 B l k l n l Atoll Arrlval: 16 March 1946 B l k l n l Atoll Departure: 20 A u g u s t 1946 Shot A B L E Locatlon: Off Burok I s l a n d Shot B A K E R Locatlon: Anchored at Rongelap Atoll Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San F r a n c l s c o Operatlonal Clearance: 1 5 October 1946 Flnal Clearance: 22 November 1946

B l k l n l Atoll Arrlval: 29 May 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 14 August 1946 Shot A B L E Locatlon: 10 to 15 nmi (19 t o 28 kin) E Shot B A K E R Locatlon: 1 5 nml (28 km) E Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operatlonal Clearance: 1 1 December 1946 F l n a l Clearance: 21 December 1946

F u n c t l o n s a n d Task U n l t B m was a surveying ship used as a support ship in TU 1.8.5 (Survey Unit). Its functions were to survey the probable effects of the nuclear tests on fish and wildlife and to determine thecharacter of the ocean currents in and around Bikini Atoll.

Task U n l t a n d Functlon Whiting, a seaplane tender, was used as a support ship in TU 1.1.2 (Instrumentation). Its function was to houseand support the scientific personnel.

Shot A B L E (1 J u l y, 0900) 1 July 0505

Shot A B L E (1 July, 0900) B

0506 0525

m anchored at Rongelap Atoll beforeshot ABLE.

1 JulySteamed 1528Reanchored

4 July 0719Departed 1524Anchored

toanareaoffBurokIsland. at RongelapAtoll. for BikiniAtoll. at BikiniAtoll.

6-9 JulyConductedbiologicalsurveys. 11-14 July Conducted oceanographic surveys. 17JulyDeparted

0746 1553 1605 1634 1900

2 July 1318

Anchored in berth 55. Bikini

9 July 0927

NO. 2 LCPL returned damaged toship.

for RongelapAtoll. 3-24 July

18JulyArrived

Eneu personnel came aboard, being evacuated according to ABLE plan. Bikini personnel came aboard. Underway from berth 55, Bikini, to area Graham. Arrived on station in area Graham. Anchored In berth 55, Bikini. Eneu and Bikini parties left ship. Anchored in berth 146, Bikini. Eneu and Bikini parties returned to ship.

at RongelapAtoll.

Routine activities, not target vessels.

Shot B A K E R (25 July, 0835)

Shot B A K E R (25 J u l y, B l k l n l . 0835)

25 July 1034-1540 1540

25 July 0442

28-30 July 31 July 0600-1737 1832 1 August 0655 0840 2 August

Steaming off of Burok Island. Anchored at Rongelap Atoll.

0505 051 1 0724

Conducted oceanographic surveysat Rongelap Atoll.

1100 Conducted a geological survey at Rongelap Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll. Anchored in an unidenti€ied berth at Bikini Atoll. Underway to collectbottom samples of the lagoon.

28 July 1632 29 July 0913 30 July 1007

Collected bottom samples of the lagoon.

343

involvedwith

Bikini Island personnel reported on board. Eneu Island personnel reported on board. Underway €rom berth 55. Arrived on station, 8 nmi (14.8 km) Erom Point Auto. Anchored in berth Oboe. Bikini. Shifted to berth 381, Bikini. Anchored 500 yards (455 meters) duewest oE berth Able, Bikini. Anchored in berth 55, Bikini.

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 USS Inqraham (DD-694)

USS

22 July 1700Underwayfromberth116Nenrouteto Kwajalein. 23 July 0706 Anchored in berth 1600UnderwayforBikini.

3 August 4 August 0001

A-29, Kwajaleln. 0638-0925

24 July 0550StandinginBikiniLagoonbeinqfueled by Enoree. 116. 0827Anchoredinberth 1230UnderwayfortestBAKERtovicinity of Point Victor, northwest of Bikini.

1007

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835) 25 July 0950 1913 2220 2225

26 July 0200 0904

0947 1005 1552 1605 1729 1848 1946 2301 28 July 1549 1613 29 July 30 Julv 102011127 1157 1258 1342 1 August 0713 0734 1645

2 August 0859 0901 1353

James M. Gllllss (AGS-13)

Continued oceanographic survey. stopping at intervals to take soundings. Steaming independently northeast of Biklnl Atoll conducting oceanographic survey. Conducted oceanographic survey; made preparations for entering port. Anchored in berth King North.

7 August 1004

Anchored in berth 189.

9 August 1055-1206 1241

Received fuel from Enoree. Anchored in berth189.

10 August Joined up with Huntinqton. Laffey. and !tlal&z;maneuveredtostayingeneral 0754 Underway to San Diego. California. via vicinity of Bikini Island. Pearl Harbor with Destroyer Squadron 7. Proceeding independently to position 70 nmi (130 km) north of Blkinl. Arrived at Pearl Harbor. 15 August Stopped all engines. Ship dead in the water; laying to collecting oceanographic data for CROSSROADS USS JAMES M. GILLISS (AGS-13) at crossing #6. Crew Slze: 40 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 4 July 1946 Changed course. Blklnl Atoll Departure: 20 August 1946 Steeringvariouscoursestoapproach Locatlon for Shot ABLE: Wotho Atoll (100 nml [lbO km] Lukoj Pass to collect oceanographic and SE ) radiological data. Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Wotho Atoll (100 nml [160 km] Anchored in Lukoj Pass. SE ) Motorwhaleboatcirclingshiptaking Decontarnlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Operatlonal Clearance: 13 November 1946 soundings around anchorage by lead line. Flnal Clearance: 13 November 1946 Underway. Anchored. Underway to investigate oil slick 2 nmi Task Unlt and Functlon Gilliss was a surveying shipin TU 1.8.5 (Survey (3.7 km) north of Nam Island. On station between Nan and Troij islands Unit). Its functions were surveying the probable to investigate oil slick for radioactiveffects oE the nuclear tests on flsh and wildlife and conducting oceanographic surveys to determine ity. the character of the ocean currents in and around Underway. Bikini Atoll. Anchored in berth Sugar, Bikini Atoll.

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) Underway, shiftlng berths. 4 July Anchored in berth Nan in Bikini, conduct1430ArrivedatBikiniAtoll. ing radiological survey. 1700 Anchored in berth207A. Anchored at berth Nan: conducted radio15 July logical survey. 0710 Underway for a geophysical survey station off Iroij Island. 0830ReanchoredinBikiniLagoon. Refueled from Enoree. Anchored in berth Nan. 17 July Conducted a geophysical survey o f f Jelete Underway. Island. Moored to USS Dixie (AD-14). 18 July Conducted an oceanographic survey off Adrikan Island.

Underway for berth 1895. Anchored in berth 189s: Radiologicalpartyleftshipfor H Z (AH-12).

@

19-22 July Conducted oceanographic surveys Lagoon.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) Underway to conduct oceanographic survey. Oceanographic party members came aboard. 24 July 0559DepartedforWothoAtoll. Stopped all engines and commenced oceanographic soundings. Took bathythermograph 1625ArrivedatWothoAtoll. soundings every 6 n m i (11 km) Survey conducted westward of Bikini Atoll. 26 JulySteamedtoRongelapAtoll.

.

342

in Bfkinl

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 USS Ingraham (DD-694)

USS Independence (CVL-22) 18 August Shot ABLE (1 July, 0 9 0 0 )

surfacesexposedtoweather.Boarding party left. 1000 Commenced transferring personnel to other units for return to United States. 19 August 0930-1320 Boarding party of 41 men and 2 monitors boarded.Proceededwithinspectionof ship, opening of compartments. testing for explosive gases, and radioactivity. Soundings were taken of all voids in engineering and C and R spaces. No unusual soundings indicating hull damage other than slight derangementof loose articles of furniture.

1 JulysteamingindependentlyinareanearPoint victor, 1823Stoppedallengines:layingtoforpurpose of takingreadings:evidenceof slight radioactivity in area.

Underway. 1900 1941Layingtototakereadings. 2241Layingtototakereadings. 10 n m i (130 km) 2308Underwayinareaabout norlh of Bikini l o collecl scientific data in connection with CROSSROADS.

2 July A 19 August report documented the radiation found on 0100-0501 Independence as follows:0.4 R/24 hours in the forward 1254 D.C. pump room and trunk and compartments A203-2A. 1319 A203-1A, A202-A. C407L. C408L. C202L: CPO mess was 4 1 R/24 hours starboardside: R/24 hours portside and 3-4 July compartment C414T was 2 R/24 hours, C206L was 1 R/24 0.6 5 July hours. C515E (8 inches of water) and C309L were R/24 hours, and C308-3A and C310L were 1.5 R/24 hours. 1306 20 August Reboarded Independence. Three radsafe monitors accompanied the 43-man boarding party. 0835-1200 Director of Ship Katerial aboard to inspect engnieering spaces. hull, electrical systems, and armament. 1320 Evacuated ship.

1908 6-1 July

8 July 0851

21 August 1210 0900-1300 Forty-man boarding party with one radiological monitor reboarded ship to pump out engineering spaces and close up ship; 1225 topside average 0.65 R/24 hours (Reference 7). Boarding party returned .A-to 9 July 22AugustIndependencedecommissioned. 25AugustTowedtoKwajaleinbyUSSMunsee(ATF-10July 1 0 1 ). readings.bathythermographCompleted 1 OctoberTopsideaverage0.4R/24hours(Reeerence 1 ).

Laying to to take oceanographic readings. Entered Bikini Atoll. Anchored in berth 344. Routine activities. Anchored in berth 116. after refueling from USS Enoree (AO-69). Radiological and oceanographic personnel left ship. Routine activities. Underway from Bikini Lagoon en route to Point Nan (about 20 nmi [31km] north of Bikini) for oceanographic survey. Stoppedallenginestobeginoceanographic survey. Layingtoandtakingbathythermograph data every 20 minutes. Layingto,adjustingpositiontotake oceanographic data.

0605

Robert

USS

undemay. 1210 Joined formation with USS Allen K. Sumner and (DD-692) K. Huntinqton (DD-181).

On 16 June 1941 Independence arrived at San Francisco where it underwent decontamination studies until 1951. 11 July 1043 Koored to Anchored 1222 USS INGRAHAM (DO-694)

July

USS Chikaskia (AO-54). in berth 116. Bikini.

14 0525UnderwayforoperatingPointVictotfor BAKER air rehearsal. 1106 Anchoredinberth 116.

Crew Slze: 237 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: Before 1 July 1946 Biklnl Atoll Departure: 10 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 20 nml (37 km) N Shot BAKER Locatlon: 16 nmt (30 km) NW Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Puget Sound November 1946 Operational Clearance: 19 Flnal Clearance: 21 November 1946

18 July 1242UnderwaytoPointVictor.

Task Unlt and Functlon The destroyer Inqraham served in Destroyer Divi1, under TG 1.7 sion 12. DestroyerSquadron (Surface Patrol). Its €unctions were to conduct oceanographic surveys and do radiological monitorinside outside lagoon. ing and the Underway 1418 Bikini. for

19 July Joined formation 1035with USS Laffey (DD124). Huntinqton. andUSS Ualke (DD-123). 2142LayingtooffAdrikanIslandtoconduct radiological survey rehearsal (Operation Colgate).

20 July 1601Anchoredinberth116N.

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 USS Independence(CVL-22) 4 July 1341 1353

1400-1440 1547 1630-1715 5 July 0845 0905

1530-1620

USS Independence(CVL-22)

Captain and his party reboarded the ship. 15 July Team A, consisting of 13 officers and 28 0730 enlisted men, completed reboarding and commenced inspection of the ship with one 1630 radiological monitor. TeamBreboardedshipandmovedto forward end of the flight deck under the 16 July command of the engineering officer. 0930 USS Burleson (APA-67) came Party from aboard to photograph, inspect. and pick 1700 up animals. Evacuated ship. 17 July 0755

Captain and party reboarded ship. Team A and selected members of Team B reboarded ship. Evacuated ship.

1037 1950

Embarked from Rockwall and proceeded to Independence. Evacuated personnel returned to Rockwall for the night. Salvage barge came alongside with divers to check screws and bottom of ship from frame 108 aft. Completedevacuationofpersonnelto Rockwall. Party for day's work C ~ Eaboard pendence In newly assigned berth. towed by Deliver (ARS-23). Completed mooring operations.

.

mU s

6 July

0845 0910 0955-1055 1540-1645 7 July 0850 1545-1705 8 July 0850 1530-1725 9 July 1030 1045 1650 10 July 0750 1625

11 July 0800 1635

12 July 0800 1615

13 July 0750 1550

Captain and party reboarded ship. Team A and selected members of Team B reboarded ship. Inspection party aboard. Evacuated ship.

18 July 0745 1314

19 July 1418 Captain and party reboarded Independence. Team A and selected members of Team B and 20 July the ship's company reboarded. 0755 Evacuatedship;threesignalmenleft aboard for anchor watch. 21 July 0753 Captain and party reboarded Independence. 1600 Generalworkingpartyanddesignated officers reboarded. 23 July Evacuated ship. 0755

14 July 0745 1530

Certain men from the R and E divisions reboarded Independence. Commenced receiving men from Rockwall. Working parties from Independence crew aboard Rockwall began coming aboard. Completed evacuation. WorkingpartiesofIndependencecrew arrived from Rockwall. Completed evacuating personnel to

1605 RockMoored to new berth. Wall. Embarked in small boats from Rockwall and proceeded to Independence. Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y . 0835) Evacuation of ship completed except for engineering and signal watch. 24 July 0800 Captain and party boarded ship. 1145 Comenced evacuating personnel from ship. Embarked in small boats from Rockwall and 1316 Captain and party left the ship. Ship proceeded to Independence. completely evacuated to Rockwall. engicompleted evacuating ship. neeringplantcompletelysecured,all cross-connecting lines secured. and in condition of maximum watertight integrity Completed boarding ship from Rockwall. €or shot BAKER. Completed evacuation of ship; one officer and eight enlisted men left aboard as 27 July watch standers. 1655 6. Portside very radioactive (Reference p. 1-24-8). Boarded Independence. Ship not reboarded due to radioact ivlty. 1 August Completed evacuation of ship except 37 of B division and other selected men Crew transferred toUSS Alax (AR-6). 12 August selected divisions. Crew aboard ship. Commenced evacuation of ship for

18 August 0915-1330

Rock-

Wall.

1610

Comnced receiving men from Rockwall. ShipcompletelyevacuatedforWilliam rehearsal.

Captain departed ship. Embarked from Rockwall in small boats and proceeded to Indewndence. Completed evacuation of ship.

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 USS Hughes (OD-410)

14 August 0830-1030 1400 1430 1600 1615

15 August 0830-1215

16 August 0830 1130 17 August 0930

1300 19 August 0830

1130 20 August 0800 1300 1630 21 August 0800-1130 1300-1700

22 August 0800 0900 1100

USS Independence ( C V L - 2 2 )

Three officers and boarding party reboarded ship for salvage and inspection work. Boarding party departed. Fourofficersandboardingpartyreboarded for inspectlon. Rear admiral boarded ship for inspection of damage. Rear admiral and party departed. Ship's boarding party departed for Rockinqham.

24 August 1700 All Huqhes personnel on Rockinqham underway for Kwajalein. 28 August 0900 Transferred entire crew of Huqhes to remanned target ship USS Niaqara (APA-87). Huqhes decommissioned. 16 September Topside average 0.3 R/24 hours (Reference 7).

Huqhes was towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in May Commanding officer and electronics offi- 1947, arriving on 31 May. for radiological tests. cer with boarding party reboarded ship to continue damage inspections and assist in salvageoperations.Boardingparty HUNTINGTON, ROBERT K.; see USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON returned to Rockinqham. (00-781) USS INDEPENDENCE (CVL-22) Executive officer. first lhutenant, and boarding party boarded ship for inspecCrew Slze: 343 tion and salvage operations. Boarding party departed ship for Rockinq-Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: Before 30 June 1946 Blktnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 ham. Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall (APA-230) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Rockwall Shot ABLE Locatlon: 650 yards (594 meters)SW Captainandelectronlcsofficerwith boarding party reboarded ship to conShot BAKER Locatlon: 1,420 yards (1.3 km) W tinuedamageinspectionsandsalvage Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco operations. Sunk 26 January 1951 off the southern Callfornla coast Boarding party left ship and returned to Rockinqham. Task Unlt and Functlon Independence. a small aircraft carrier. was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacCommanding officer and first lieutenant in Carrier uated before both shots. It served Division 31 of TU 1.2.2 (Aircraft Carrier Unit). reboarded ship with reboarding party for Independence carried ball-crusher gauges under the inspectionandsalvagework.Topside Ordnance Group and test aircraft on 7). its flight average 0 . 4 R/24 hours (Reference Boarding party departed for Rockinqham. deck.

Shot ABLE (1 Commandingofficer,executiveofficer, andboardingpartyreboardedshipfor 30 June salvage work. 1017 ShipdockedforinspectioninARD-29. 1315 Executive officer and party were relieved by first lieutenant and party. 1335-1402 Boarding party departed for Rockinqham. 1412 Commanding officer and others reboarded shipforinspectionpurposes;boarding team and executive officer departed. Boarding team reboarded ship to set materialconditionZebra:boardingteam departed for Rockinqham.

1 July 1402

1730 1757

Commandingofficerandothersboarded ship to assistin undocking. Ship undocked and taken in tow by VSs Shakamaxon (AN-88). Moored t o buoy: boarding party departed for Rockinqham.

2 July 1001 1730

July, 0900) Evacuated Group 11, atotal of 8 officers and 103 enlisted men to Rockwall. 6 CompletedevacuationofGroup111. officers and62 enlisted men. Inspection team aboard. Captain and his party of 7 officers and 12 enlisted men left for Rockwall. Ship completely secured and no personnel aboard.

A large fire was reported aboard. Unapproachable due to contaminated water surrounding ship (Reference 5 . p. E-11). Fire extinguished. More fires and explosions reported (Reference 5 . p. 6-11), Towed by ATA-180 to western target array. The fires were extinguished (Reference 6. pp. I-25-A, and I-34-A).

23 August 0900

1100

4 July F i r s t lieutenant and boarding party reboarded ship to take aboard an anchor and 90 fathoms (162 meters)of chain. Boarding team departed for Rockinqham.

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By this date, initial boarding team had been aboard (date unknown) and declared the ship safe for reboarding by Teams A and B.

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 USS Hughes ( D D - 4 1 0 )

USS Hesperla ( A K S - 1 3 )

Task Unlt and Functlon

1 July 1356UnderwayforBikini. 2 July 1222Anchoredinberth

The destroyer Huqhes was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before ABLE and never returned. It served in Destroyer Division 1 of TUI 1.2.3 (Destroyer Unit).

230, Bikini.

Shot ABLE (1 J u l y, 0900)

3 July 1349Anchored

in berth 145, Bikini. 1 July

Crew

evacuated

to

Bayfield.

4-24JulyRoutinesupply-issuingoperations

2 July 1330

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835) 24 July 1500UnderwayforareaPackard.

1400

25 July 0950 Left formation en route to Rongelap Atoll. 1623 Anchored in berth 35. Rongelap Atoll.

1415

29 July 1830 Underway from Rongelap to Bikini.

5 July 1340-1435

30 July 0857Anchoredinberth 145, Bikini. in berth 131A. Bikini. 1147Anchored 6 July 1430-1500

Routine 2 August 1852

Team A under commanding officer reboarded to survey damage. Team B reboarded: commanding officer inspected holds and lower decks and opened up secured compartments. Started emergency diesel generator for lighting and power. Inspection disclosed extensive superficial damage and damage to boiler air casings. Damage reported t o CJTF 1. Towed by USS Clamp (ARS-33) from berth 61 to USS Dixie (AD-14) in berth 91 for repair workon boiler air casings. YTF-107 removed unstable ammunition.

operations. 12 July 0830

Anchored in berth 369. Bikini Atoll. 1015

Underway assigned from to berth 163. Anchored in berth 163. Bikini.

5 August

1641-1817 7 August 0926 8 August 1257-1526

23 July 1710

LCT-1377 moored alongside. Anchored in berth 131A. Bikini.

24 July 0745 LCT-1420 moored alongside starboard. 1000

14 August 1020 22 August 0900

Team C of reboarding organization left for Bayfield.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835)

Anchored in berth 191. Bikini.

28 July Inspected by JTF 1 Radsafe Ship Clearing Board for radloactivity. Clear of radioactivity except for evaporators.

23 August 1355

Underway for Kwajalein.

24 August 1424

Anchored in berthK-9, Kwajalein.

31 August

Underway for Pearl Harbor.

1 August 1300 10 August 0845-1000

12 Septembet Arrived Pearl Harbor. USS HUGHES

(00-410)

Crew S t z e : 81 Btklnl Atoll Arrlval: Before 30 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 26 August 1946 Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Bayfleld (APA-33) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Bavfleld Shot ABLE Locatlon: 985 yards (900 meters) SSW Shot BAKER Locatton: 625 yards (590 meters) SSW Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Bremerton. Washlngton Sunk 16 October 1948 o f f southern Callfornla coast

Team B of reboarding organization departed for Bayfield. Team A left for Bayfield.

12 August 1400

13 August 0900-1130

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BeachedoffEneuIsland,southeastern part of lagoon. by USS Reclaimer (AB-42) to prevent possible sinking because of damage sustained during BAKER. AllHuqhespersonneltransferredfrom Bayfield to USS Rockinqham (APA-229). Commanding officer and nine others in boarding party reboarded Huqhes for preliminary decontamination and inspection work. Boarding party departed for Rockinqham. Ship pumped dry, retracted from beach by salvage tug, and moored to a buoy west of Eneu Island. Three-man boarding party aboard ship to assist in salvage operations. Boarding party left ship and returned to Rockinqham.

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 USS Haven ( A H - 1 2 )

USS Hesperla ( A K S - 1 3 )

1110 personnel from radiological hazards and collecting 1115-1135 samples of water, food. clothing, drugs, and general storekeeping items that were tested. Radsafe 1740 Section was headquartered aboard the ship. [During the period that Haven was cmgaged in CROSSROADS 2 July activities, i t carried the hull number APH-112.1 1402 Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 30 June 1552 Left the lagoon for area Graham.

1600

1 July 1504 Anchored in berth 131A, Bikini Atoll.

2

3 July 0545

July 1123Shiftedtoberth34A.

Approached the lagoon entrance. Lowered seven radiological patrol boats (LCPLs) and departed the lagoon. Anchored in berth 315, Bikini Atoll. ShiPted to berth 219 after disembarking teams from target ships USS Bladen (APA63) and USS Catron (APA-71) and embarking other Bladen teams. Disembarked boarding team personnel from target ships Bladen. USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390). USS Dawson(APA-79).Catron. and LCTs. Loweredallradiologicalboatsinthe water.

5 July

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

1600Officialobserversreportedaboard.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 24 July 1538 25 July 0835 1519

24 July 1500

Underway for area Graham.

25 July 1019-1030 1542

Observed blast in area Chevrolet. Anchored in berth Roger, BikiniAtoll.

28 July 28 July 1644 30 July 1035

Launched seven radiological patrol boats (LCPLs) near entrance of lagoon. Anchored in berthSugar, Bikini Atoll. shifted to berth 500 yards (457 meters) west of Charlie.

Shifted to berth C. 29 July 0725 Shifted to berth 34A. 1350

2 August 1650

Underway for area outside of the lagoon. steaming with Applinq and Artemis.

Last-minute personnel from target ship USS Bracken (APA-64) reported aboard. Disembarked TeamsA and B from Bladen to return to their ship.

Moved to berth 383. 30 July 0834 1815

25 August 1603

Departed for Kwajalein Atoll.

26 August

Arrived at Kwajalein.

10 October

Left Kwajalein for Pearl Harbor.

31 July 1313

Anchored in berth 22.

15 October

Arrived Pearl Harbor.

2 August 1422

Moved to berth 354.

16 August

Departed for Pearl Harbor and San Francisco.

USS HENRICO (APA-45)

Crew S l z e : Blktnl Atoll Arrtval: Before 2 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 1 b August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: >13 nml ( 2 4 k m ) SE (area Federal) Shot BAKER Locatlon: 8 to 10 nml ( 1 5 to 19 k m ) SE (area Chalmers) Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Operattonal Clearance: 28 January 1947 Flnal Clearance: 1 February 1947

Anchored in berth 242. Shifted berths to a berth300 yards (274 meters) west of 21.

434

USS HESPERIA (AKS-13) Crew Slze: 139 Blktnl Atoll Arrlval: Before 1 July 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 23 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: Kwajaleln Atoll Shot BAKER Locatlon: 15 nml ( 2 8 k m ) E Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: Pearl Harbor Operatlonal Clearance: 28 Oecember 1946 Flnal Clearance: 4 January 1947

Task Unlt and Functlon Henrico. an attack transport, servedin Transportation Division 31 of TU 1.3.1 (Transport Unit). Its functions were to house target vessel crews Task Unlt and Functlon during and after the detonations and to serve as Hesperia was a general stores issue shlp that served in TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). Its a mother ship for LCPL radiological patrol boats. function was to provide provisions to other supShot ABLE (1 July, 0900) port ships during the operation. 30 June 1438 Underway for

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) area Mercury, steaming with 30 June USS Applinq (APA-58)and USS Artemis (AKA-21). 1232Anchoredinberth

337

K-17, Kwajaleln.

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 USS GYPSY ( A R S D - 1 ) 24 August 1555

USS Haven ( A H - 1 2 )

Anchored in berth 54-A.

1 September

0750 25 August 0714 0755-1040 1040 1351 1402 26 August 0115

0215 0355 0424 1505 1535 21 August 0230 0610 1436 1517 1605

1144 1822 29 August 0745 1014 1138 1500 1645 1115 1805 1830 1850 30 August 1200 1300 1451 1500 1100 1115 1810 1904 1910

Underway to haul target vessel KT-1175 from beach. Continued operations on LCT-1115.

Underway to transfer chains and anchors. 0800 Transferred anchor chain to USS Shakam z (AN-88) 2 September UnderwaytovicinityofBikiniIsland 1150 Discontinued operations on LCT-1175 and beach to make preparation to clear beach underway. 1907 of craft. Moored close to U5S Widqeon (ASR-1) to Underway from salvage Operations. USs assist in salvage of target submarine Moored to beach to salvage target vessel Skiplack (SS-184). Moored over Skiplack. LCT-1231. 3 September lift. Hauling ship to positlon to make 0800 Reveille to start operations for towing Moored ship over bow of submarine. 1130 1155 LCTs, LCMs. and LCVPs off beach. Submarine surfaced, all clear. 1746 Floated all boats clear of beach. IsProceedlng to anchorage off Bikini Underway. land. Anchored off Bikini Island. 1832 Anchored in vlcinity of beach at Bikini Island. Underway, starting operations of clearing4 September Underway to salvage target vessel ET0130 Bikini Island beach of LCTS and other 1113. craft. Moored to LCT. 0745 Moored. commenced operations on target On receiving orders to cancel operations 0800 vessel LCT-414. on LCT. heaved around anchors. Underway to recover buoyed anchors used 0824 previously for salvage work. Commenced trying to haul LCT-414 free of Anchors recovered, proceeding to vicinity 1035 beach at high tide. of Widqeon. Discontinued use of engines. waiting for 1100 Anchored off bow of Widqeon. high tide. 1419 Underwav to Dick UD starboard anchor of Commenced backing both enginesin operaSkiplaci. tions to free LCT-414 from beach. 1430 Laying to off Widqeon. KT-414 free from beach. 21 50 Anchored in vicinity of Skiplack. Having turned LCT-414 over to demolition team of Palmvra. commenced maneuvering to return to beach area to salvage sunken 5 September Underway to pick up tow wire fromS i 1300 LCM. jack. Floated LCM clear of beach. Anchored off Bikini Island. 1301 Anchored off bow of submarine. 1420 Took tow wire off Skipjack. 1946 Departed for Kwajalein towing Skiplack. Underway to retrieve mooring anchor. 7 September Recovered mooring anchor, commenced maAnchored in berth D, Kwajaleln. 0840 neuvering and approaching sunken target vessel LCT-1187. 8 September Cast off Skiplack to Widqeon. proceeded Floored off Bikini Island in vicinity of to anchorage. LCT-1187, making necessary preparations t o float LCT-1187. Towed YF-990 from beach at Kwajalein: 9 September Pulled KT-1187 off beach and sank i t in cast vessel off to Chowanoc (ATF10 feet (21 meters) of water. 100). UnderwayforBikinibeachtosalvage K M - 5 and LCM-6. 10-15 September MooredoffBlkinibeach,preparingto En route from Kwajalein to Pearl Harbor. salvage KMs. Pulled LCM-5 off beach. Underway t o anchorage. 16 September Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Anchored off Bikini Atoll.

.

Operations continued with target vessel LCT-812. Wire and airhose run out and secured t o LCT-812. Heaved KT-812 from beach. C o m n c e d taking ship's moorings. port anchor fouled. TowedLCT-812todeepwater:LCT-812 sunk. Anchored off Bikini Island beach. Hauled LCM-5 from beach. Proceeding to anchorage off Bikini Island. Anchored off Bikini Island.

USS HAVEN (AH-12) Crew Slze: 476 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 12 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 21.5 nml (40 km) ENE Shot BAKER Locatton: 11.5 nrnl (21 km) E Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operatlonal Clearance: 14 February 1947 Task Unlt and Functlon The hospital ship Haven served in TU 1.1.2 (Instrumentation). Its function was overseeing the medical loglstics of the operation by protecting

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 USS GYPSY ( A R S D - 1 ) 3 August 1355 1445 1455 2100 2114 2215 4 August 0025 0114 5 August 0855 1005 1010 1610 1630 1645

6 August 0830-1007 1325-1435 1600 1840

USS GYPSY(ARSO-1)

Tuna.

Anchored in area of sweeping for anchors. Underway to area of Dentuda to anchor and sweep. Anchored. Recovered two anchors and chain. Underway, proceeding to lee of Ionchebi Island to discharge anchor and chain. Laying tooffnorthsideofIonchebi Island. discharging anchor and chain. Completed discharging anchor and chain. Anchored south of numbered berths. near berth 376. Underway to Palmyra. Anchored off Eneu Island, commenced recovering submarine anchors. Moored to spring buoy astern of anchorage. Salvaged anchors. Underway for wetstorageoffIonchebi Island to disposeof anchors. Anchored off Ionchebi Island.

1108 1150 1240 13 August 0900 1005 1037 1154 1248 1357 1430 1712 2045 2107

19 August 0750

0930 0948 1135 1225

7 August 0907 0930 1054 1115 1120 1320 1355 8 August 0732

0805 1122 1405 1609 1635 9 August 1435 2245 2316 10 August 0335 0455 0755 1125 12 August 1030

Underway to retrieve anchors. In vicinity of Ionchebi Island to retrieve anchors. Underway to retrieve cable. Cable retrieved. Underway, laying to off Coucal. Underway to anchorage. Anchored in assigned berth.

20 August 21 August 0730 0757 1600

=-

Underway to salvage wire slings from raven. Moored to Searaven. recovering wire slings. Started to clear side of Searaven, anchor fouled with Searaven anchor chains. Cleared fouled anchor chain; laying to while awaiting orders from CTU 1.2.7. Underway, proceeding to anchorage. Anchored in assigned berth. Moored to spring buoy in berth 54-A. Underway to recover partiallysunken LCM. C o m n c e d recoveryoperations of LCM first line to boat. Completed salvaging LCM, proceeding to vicinity of Rolette. Anchored near Rolette. Released LCM. Moored to spring buoy in berth 54-A.

Underway to Dentuda and T u n a to discharge anchor and chain.

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Underway. Moored to target submarine USS Skate (SS305). Underway after transferring anchor and chain to skate: proceeding to assigned berth. Moored to berth 54-A. Underway. Moored to target vessel LCT-874. LCT in tow. heaving in E T ' S anchor. Anchor of LCT-874 away and underway to berth 133 to anchor LCT. Anchored LCT north of target ship gS3 LST-133 and berth163. Anchored in berth 54-A.

14-18 August Moored as before.

0815 Conducted diving operationsin connection with ballooned anchors. Conducted diving operations in connection with ballooned anchors. Underway to Ionchebi Island to dispose of anchors. Anchored.

.

meed to Dentuda Underway, proceeding to assigned berth, unable to discharge anchor and chain. Moored to spring buoy 54-A.

1632 22 August 0900 1330 1450 1515 1945 2015 23 August 0800

Underway to deliver chain to Fulton for Dent uda Anchored off Fulton and transferred chain. Completed discharging chain and anchor. Underway to w e t storage offIonchebl Island to recover this vessel's starboard anchor and one shot of chain. Recovered anchor and chain; proceeding to anchorage. Moored to berth 54-A.

.

Moored as before. Underway. Moored alongside target ship USS New York (BB-34 Underway from alongside New York. proceding to berth 54-A. Moored to berth 54-A.

.

Discharged winch to LCM. Underway to pick up anchor and chain of target ship USS Catron (APA-71). Anchored off Catron. Started heaving in Catron's anchor. Underway. shifting berths clear of @tron. Anchored clear of Catron, 500 yards (457 meters) south of berth226. Underway: proceeding

to target

ship E chain

B u t t e (APA-68) to take anchor and

0825 1505 1559 1620 24 August 0945-1230 1310-1405 1410 1535

on board. Anchored off bow of B Z. Comenced taking In Butte's anchor. Underway for assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth 54-A. Fueled from Enoree. Received water from .-E Underway, proceeding to berth of USS LST388. Underway from vicinity of LST-388, proceeding to berth 54-A.

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 USS GYPSY (ARSD-1)

USS GYPSY ( A R S D - 1 )

14 July 1030-1100 1105 1220 1545 1620 16 July

17 July 0722-0810 0828-1032 1122-1420 1500 18 July 0925-1020 1250 19 July 0700 20 July 0907 1620 1704 1912 1932

Shot

BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

Recovered Underway Anchored Completed Anchored

third anchor. to USS Fulton (AS-11). 25 July off Fulton. 1210 transferring anchors to Fulton. in berth 29. 26-27 July After receiving anchors from USS Henrico (APA-45). anchoredIn unspeci€ied anchor- 28 July age. 1058 1043

Alongside USS Rolette (AKA-99) to dispose of anchor chains. Alongside USS Ottawa (AKA-101) t o transfer anchors and chains. Alongside USS Enoree (AO-69) to take on fuel. Anchored in berth 69.

1135 1200 1325 1610 1655

1838 Alongside USS Palmyra (ARS[T]-3) to load 29 July dynamite. Anchored off Oroken Island and commenced 1229 diving operations. 1400 1500 Diving party left ship to continue diving operations. 1520 1555 Moored t o USS Georqe Clymer (APA-27). Underway fromC l m r. Moored portside to target submarine U B Apoqon (SS-308). Underway from Apoqon. Anchored in berth 240.

1620 1830 30 July 0600

21 July 0602 0810 0840-1020 1032-1205 1350 1610-1748 1800-1921 1943 22 July 0550 0600 0720-1110 1130-1345 1417 1910 23 July 1205 24 July 0530 1205 1300

0705 0749

Moored alongside ApOqon. Underway from Apogon. Alongside Clymer. Alongside Apoqon. Anchored in berth 220. Moored alongside Clvmer. USS Dentuda Moored to target submarine 699-3353, discharging weights. Anchored off berth 316.

0824 0840 0910 1155 1532 1600

31 July Underway for alongside Dentuda to complete hanging weights. Moored to Dentuda. proceeding to Clymer to receive weights for target submarine USS Tuna (SS-203). Alongside Clymer. placed weights aboard. Alongside Anchored in berth 64. Anchored in berth 29.

1 August 0556 0640

0725

Tuna.

1020 1145 1540

Anchored in berth 119.

1618 Anchored near berth 23. Picked up monitor for ship during test BAKER. Underway €or operatingareafortest BAKER.

AnchoredoffEneuIslandnearberth sugar. Anchored as before. Underway to the vicinity of Dentuda. Arrived in vicinity of Dentuda, standing by to assist USS Coucal (ASR-8) i f required. Underway to Palmyra. Standing to of€ Palmyra. Anchored in berth Sugar. Underway to discharge two anchors for mooring Dentuda. Operations completed, returning to anchorage. Anchored in unspecified anchorage. Underway: proceeding to target area to recover submarine anchors. Commenced recovering anchors. Geiger reading of anchor chain 0.25 R/24 hours. Recovering anchor in vicinityof Ionchebi Island. DischargedanchorinleeofIonchebi Island. Anchordeposited:underwaytorecover second anchor. Anchored in unspecified area.

-

Underway. Laying to offUSS Reclaimer (ARS-42). Underway €or target submarine USS Sea(58-196). Moored to Searaven. UnderwayfromSearaven:Geigermeter reading above tolerance. Commenced washing submarlne. Secured from washing Searaven. laying to. Proceeding t o assigned anchorage. Anchored in lee of Eneu Island. Remained anchored. Undeway. Moored to Searaven: commenced recovering anchors. UnderwayfromalongsideSearavenwith first anchor. Discharged anchors to wet storagein lee of Eneu Island, proceeding to Searaven t o recover stern anchor. Moored to Searaven. Underway from alongside Searaven, proceeding to anchorage. Anchored of€ Eneu Island.

2 August 0931 1810

Shifted berths off Eneu Island. Anchored south of berth 376.

3 August 1055

Underway for salvaging anchors.

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 USS Gypsy ( A R S D - 1 )

USS Gilliam ( A P A - 5 7 )

"

USS GILLIAM (APA-57)

25 July 0945

Crew Slze: 91 1946 . .~ Blklnl Atoll Arrival: Before 30 June Crew Location for Shot ABLE: USS Bottlneau (APA-235) Cr ew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Varlous task force unlts Shot ABLE Locatlon: 47 yards ( 4 3 meters) NNW Sunk 1 July 1946, Blkinl Atol 1

1642

~

30 July 0850 1526

Left the formation en route to Rongelap Atoll. Anchored at Rongelap Atoll. Left for Bikini Atoll. Arrlved at Blkini Atoll and anchored in berth 94.

Task Unlt and Function Gilliam. an attack transport. was a target vessel 19 August 1636 during CROSSROADS. Its crew wds evacuated before shot ABLE and never returned. It served In Trans20 August portation Dlvision 91 of TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type 1038 Unit).Gilliamwasequippedwithtransmitters 1628 under the controlof the Electronics Group.

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900)

21 August 0906

Gilliam's crew was evacuated t o Bottlneau before the of the detonation. 25 August detonation. Gilliam sank as a result 1638 Diving operations were conducted later for examination of the ship. 26 August 1205 Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) Gilllam's crew was dlspersed t o various units of the task force on8 July.

Left for Kwajalein Atoll Arrived Kwajalein Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll. Arrived at Bikini Atoll. Departed for Kwajalein Atoll. Anchored at Kwajalein Atoll.

2 September

Departed for Pearl Harbor.

8 September

Arrived at Pearl Harbor.

GILLISS, JAMES M. ; see USS JAMES M. GILLIS (AGS-13) USS GYPSY (ARSD-1)

Crew Slze: 77 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 10 July 1946 Blktnl Atoll Departure: 5 September 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: En route from Pearl Harbor t o Kwajaleln Atoll Shot BAKER Locatlon: 12 nml (22 k m ) SE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Pearl Harbor/Los Angeles Operational Clearance: 9 January 1947 Flnal Clearance: 19 January 1947

USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) Crew S l z e : 305 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 3 May 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 28 nml (52 krn) NE Shot BAKER Locatjon: 17 nml (32 km) E Oecontaminatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operatlonal Clearance: 8 January 1947 Flnal Clearance: 10 January 1947

Task Unlt and Functlon Task Unlt and Functlon The dock landing ship Gunston Hall served in TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool). Its function was to provide small boats for the boat pool. mail service, interatoll freight. and passenger service.

Shot ABLE (1 J u l y, 0900) 30 June

1614 Underway for area outside of the lagoon, steaming withof TG 1.8. 1 July 94, Bikini Atoll. 1910 Anchored in berth 2 July 1650LeftforKwajaleinAtoll. 3 July

0946ArrivedatKwajaleinAtoll. 1702DepartedforBikiniAtoll. 4 July

0919 Anchored at Bikini Atoll

in berth

94.

G m. a salvage llfting ship. served in TU 1.2.7 (SalvageUnit).Itsfunctionsincludedtowing, underwater work using divers. and salvaging damaged target vessels.

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 10 July 0915 1442 1522-1636 1735

11 July 11 10 1725

Anchored in berth 141. Anchored in berth 29.

12 July 1216 1230

Anchored off Eneu Island. Loaded anchors and chain.

13 July 1512

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 1620 24 July 1602 Underway to join TG 1.8 oE the lagoon.

Moored in berth 141, Bikini Atoll. Underway toUSS LST-861. MooredalongsideLST-861todischarge mail. Anchored in berth 29.

for area outside

1645 1705

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Let go port anchor after shifting anchorage oEf Eneu Island to salvage lost anchor. Completed salvaging two anchors and chain. Shifted berths. Anchored ofE Eneu Island.

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