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Figure 26. Damaged USS Skate (SS-305) on 3 July following Test ABLE.

array for BAKER. Test ABLE blast damage inspections were completed (Figure 27), and new instrumentation and new experiments were set up on these target ships in preparation for Test BAKER (Reference C.9.206, Part VII, p. A73).

Some turnover of task force personnel occurred following ABLE. A continuous training program was in effect after ABLE to train new personnel in preparation for BAKER. A large quantity of radiac instruments was received during this peered, alleviating a minor shortage experienced during ABLE. The underwater BAKER shot was expected to create a much larger radsafe problem and require more radiac meters than did ABLE (Reference C.9.206, Part VII, p. C17).

The Army Air Forces conducted a major rehearsal on 14 July. All Army air units participated. Locations, communications, and coordination were tested.

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