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 US’S Achomawl ( A T F - 1 4 8 )

24 August 1008 1425 25 August 0727 26 August 1005 27 August 1307 1703 28 August 0919 29 August

USS

Anchored New York at Kwajalein Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll. Arrived at Bikini Atoll.

31 July 0707

Anchored at Bikini Atoll in berth 207.

2 August

Shifted to berth 385.

7 August

Shifted to berth 207.

12 August Underwaywith target (APA-61) in tow.

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14 August

Shiftedtoanchoragelocatedbetween berths 93 and 114.

18 August

Some Indewndence personnel transferred to USS Artemis (AKA-21) €OK transport to Pearl Harbor.

target

23 August 1150

Departed for Kwajalein Atoll. Arrived Kwajalein Atoll.

30 August 1535

Anchored LST-133.

24 August 1136

1 September 1616

Departed for Pearl Harbor.

26 August 1543

(AR-6)

6 September 1035

Crew S l z e7:5 3 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrival: 1 Nay 1 9 4 6 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e2: A 3 u g u s1t 9 4 6 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1: 6 nml ( 3 0 km) NNE nml ( 2 9 km) EN€ Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n1: 5. 5 O e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : San D l e g o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 1 January 1947

Departed Kwajalein Atoll after embarking personnel for transport to Pearl Harbor. Arrived at Pearl Harbor. USS ALBEMARLE

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

,*A a repair ship. was part of TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). Its functions were salvaging. towing. and emergency repair work. It also was equipped with heating apparatus for rapid determination of the safe-life storage period of any questionable smokeless gunpowders.

(AV-5)

Crew S l z e5:6 9 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r i v a l : 4 Hay 1946 25 J u l 1y 9 4 6 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e : Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n A
 * n c h o r e da K

t w a j a l e l nA t o l l Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : >8 nml ( 1 5 km) ESE (AreaChalmers) O e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : Los Angeles F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 2 2 November 1946 Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

The seaplane tender Albemrle served in TU 1.1.1 (Laboratory Unit). It contained laboratory facllities for the technical group. It also transported the weapons and provided assembly facilities.

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

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

30 June 1417Underwayforstation 1 July 1912Anchored

USS

messing and berthing.

Arrived at Bikini Atoll.

USS AJAX

Personnel from target ship

dence (CVL-22) Cameaboard

Barrow

Arrlved at Kwajalein Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll.

Leftfor KwajaleinAtollwith ship USS LST-133 in tow.

Albemarle ( A V - 5 )

outside lagoon.

in berth 270.

2JulyShiftedtoberth

207.

Personnel transfers occurred shot ABLE.

for several days after

1 July Anchored

at Kwajalein Atoll.

4 July 1012 Anchored

at Bikini Atoll in berth 40.

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

25 July 0513

Underway toitsoperatingareaeast the lagoon. 1447 Anchored in berth 368. Bikini Atoll. 1835Underway forKwajaleinAtoll.

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

24 July 1602

Underway for stationnortheast Atoll.

25 July 1631 Anchored 30 July 1811

of

of Bikini

in Rongelap Lagoon in berth 31.

26 July 0929Anchored

at KwajaleinAtoll.

30 July 1017Underway for SanPedro, Pearl Harbor.

Underway for BikiniAtoll.

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