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USS Appalachian (AGC-1)

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

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

&palachian, an amphibious force flagship. served in TU 1.3.2 (Press unit). Its functions were communications support, messing, berthing, and transportation for newspaper and radio reporters. Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y 0, 9 0 0 )

Applinq was an attack transport that served in Transportation Division 94 in TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit). Its function was to house personnel from target vessels for shots ABLE and BAKER. It also was a base for LCPLs and radiological reconnaissance personnel.

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

30 July 1604 Underway for an area outside of the lagoon.

30 June 1359 Left the lagoon with USS Henrico (APA-45) for steaming area, after taking on transfers from target ship USS Geneva (APA-86) and other personnel.

1 July 1409 Army patrol boat P-696 came alongside to pick up press films. 1609 Anchored in berth 251. Bikini Atoll.

1 July 1116-1123 Lowered seven radiological patrol boats into the water and left the lagoon. 1758 Anchored in berth 278, Bikini Atoll.

4 July 1707 Underway for Kwajalein Atoll to disembark press correspondents.

2 July 0615 Lowered all radiological boats for patrol purposes. A andBfrom 1030BegandisembarkingTeams Geneva. 1335GenevaTeam C disembarked.

5 July 1030AnchoredatKwajaleinAtoll. 6 July 1633UnderwayforPearlHarbor. 12 July Anchored Pearl Harbor.

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835)

14 July 1055 Left Pearl Harbor after picking personnel.

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21JulyArrivedatKwajaleinAtollandinunediately left for Bikini Atoll. 22 July

0843ArrivedatBikiniAtollandanchoredin berth 92, Bikini Atoll.

24 July

1429 Underway for area off of the atoll with various- transfers. 25 July 1017 haneuvered near harbor entrance and ered radiological boats. 1033 Left lagoon. 1530 Anchored in berth T. Bikini Atoll.

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

28 JulyShiftedtounidentifiedberth.

24 July 0555 Underway for an area outside the lagoon.

30JulyShiftedtoberth263.

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1AugustShiftedtoberth56. 25 July 1748Anchoredinberth363. 26 July 1634UnderwayforKwajaleinAtoll.

2 August 1731AftertransferringfourLCPLs(apparently used during the operation) to USS Haven (AH-12). underway for Enewetak Atoll to pick up cargo.

27 July 0946ArrivedKwajaleinAtoll. 1752UnderwayforBikiniAtoll.

3 August 0854ArrivedatEnewetakAtoll.

28 July 0902

7 August 1605UnderwayforBikiniAtoll.

ArrivedBikiniAtoll.

29 July Departed for Kwajalein Atoll en route to Pearl Harbor.

8 August

0851 Anchored at Bikini Atoll to pick up sonnel for transportation. 1717UnderwayforPearlHarbor.

USS APPLING (APA-58) Crew S l z e : 226 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 3 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lO l eparture: 8 August1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : >13 nml ( 2 4 km) SE ( a r e aF e d e r a l ) Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : >10nml ( 1 9 km) SE ( a r e aC h a l m e r s ) D e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o n : San F r a n c t s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 22 November1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 13 December 1946

ARD-29 Crew S l z e : 106 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 26 Hay 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n9: 4n m(l1 7 4 km) SSE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o nR
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