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USS Achomawl ( A T F - 1 4 8 )

Washed down Skate's bow with diesel fuel oil. Began washdown of Skate's portside. Underway for Began washing down Washed down w ' s portside. Washeddownusinglyesolutionunder pressure. Completed washdown operations. Anchored in berth G.

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1515-1530 1705 6 August 0755 0900-0905 0921 0936

Tuna.

1020 31 July 0745 0815-1130

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Underway for further washdown operations. Washed down Skate with saltwater using two monitors and two additional streams, and sprayed with lye and boiler compound solution. Washed down Tuna with two monitors and two additional streams. Anchored in berth G.

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Skate.

Underway for Began washdown of Skate. Used four streamsof seawater on Skate washdown completed. Underway to target ship USS Stack (DD406). Washed down stack with midship monitor. Hose crew boarded Stack and washed it down with lye solution. Lye solution sprayed on Monitored Stack amidship and washed down its portside. Underway to berth 145 near USS Wharton (AP-71 . Anchored in berth 145.

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Stack.

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Sprayed New York with lye solution. Anchored near berth 373. Underway to New York. Sprayed New York withlye solution. Resumed spraying New York. No. 1 boarded New York Boardingteam with a hose to continue spraying with lye solution. Discontinued spraying New York; boarding team returned to Achomawi. Boarding team No. 2 boarded New York to spray with lye solution. Discontinued spraying New York: the boarding team returned to Achomawi. Departed area to conduct an inspection tour. Sprayedtarget ship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) with lye solution. Sprayed Pennsylvania with lye solution. Departed the area. Anchored in berth 363. Underway for Pennsylvania with boarding teams and monitors. Sprayed paint remover solution on msylvanla's superstructure. Sprayed paint remover solution on sylvanla's portside. Anchored in berth 76.

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5 August 0850-1050 1100 1103-1122 1159-1201 1213-1221 1310-1356 1358 1405 1500

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Stack.

Underway for Sprayed % with lye solution. Two men boarded Stack. Resprayed Stack with lye solution. stack boarded by the captain, acivilian. and members of the boarding team. Sprayed Stack with lye and boiler compound solution. Sprayed Stack with lye and boiler compound solution. Washed down W ' s portside with saltwater. A party took readingson S t a c k. Underway to berth 377. Anchored in berth 377. Underway for S t a c k. Washed down Stack with saltwater. Concentrated on Stack's portside. Anchored in a berth 1,375 yards (1.3 km) south of berth 337. Underway for target ship USS New York (BB-34) with boarding teammmbers. A civilian boardedNew York. Sprayed New York with lye solution. Sprayed New York with lye solution. Sprayed New York with lye solution. Washed down New York with saltwater. A civilian boardedNew York. Boarding team boardedNew York. Boarding team and civilian returned to Achomawi

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Washed down Trippe with saltwater st reams. Anchored in berth 76.

9-15 August

Anchored In berth 76.

16 August 0839 1645 1725

Underway to Pennsylvania. Returned to berth 76. Anchored.

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Went alongside Pennsylvania to pick up a boarding and working party of 7 officers and 37 men. Underway for anchorage. Arrived at anchorage. Underway to swing Pennsylvania around. Turned Pennsylvania around. Cast off line from Pennyslvania. Anchored in berth 76. Took target ship USS D a m o n (APA-79) in tw for Kwajalein Atoll. Anchored D a w n in KwajaleinLagoon. Underway for Bikini Atoll. Anchored at Bikini Atoll. Departed for KwajaleinAtollwith York in tw.