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 USS Arkansas (BB-33)

ARO-29

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July 2 ARD-29,anon-self-propelledauxiliaryfloating1308 A boardingteamcameaboard for anunspedrydock. was a support vessel in TU 1.8.1 (Repaircifiedperiodoftime(Reference 6. pp. and service Unit). Its functions included salvagVII-1-30-A and VII-I-32-A). ing, supplying provisions. repairing. and carrying target vessels. It also served as Fleet Post Of- 3 July in shallowwatertopreventsinkfice.andprovidedrecreation,legal,andwelfare1500Beached 6-B-18). 5. p. facilities.

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Sank as a result of shot BAKER.

30 June

1315 Carrying 22 LCVPs, YF-582. and a pontoon. underway in tow by USS Sioux (ATF-75). USS ARKANSAS (BE-33)

2 July 0930Mooredtobuoy Atoll.

Crew Stze: 441 B l k t nA l t o lA l r r l v a l 2: 9 May 1946 C r e wL o c a t t o nf oSr h o t ABLE: USS Rockbrldge(APA-228) C r e wL o c a t t o nf oSr h o t BAKER: Rockbrtdge Shot ABLE L o c a t t o n1: 1 0y a r d s( 1 0 1m e t e r s ) SSE Shot BAKER L o c a t i o n6: 2 0y a r d s( 5 8 8m e t e r s ) N Sunk 25 J u l y1 9 4 6 ,B l k l n lA t o l l

in berth270-A.Bikini

Shot B A K E R ( 2 5J u l y ,0 8 3 5 )

23 July 1840 Carrying 20 LCVPs. YF-582, and a pontoon, Sioux for Rongelap underway in tow by At01 1. 24 July 1615AnchoredatRongelapAtoll.

T a s kU n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

The battleship Arkansas was a target vessel ducing CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated for each 7 in TU shot. It served in Battleship Division 1.2.1 (Battleship and Cruiser Unit). Arkansas was equipped with ball-crusher and free-piston recording gauges for the Ordnance Group; it also carried test aircraft.

30 July 1315UnderwayforBikiniAtoll. 31 July 1043Anchoredinberth loading.

43, BikiniAtoll,for Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

0900)

3 August Shifted berth to 270A. June Crew evacuated 30 Rockbridqe. to Three Con-

gressmen visited during evacuation.

515 43.berth to 7 Shifted August 1525 Captain departed.

25 August 0538

DepartedBikiniAtolltowedby

Sioux.

Kwajalein. Arrived August 26 16 September Departed Kwajalein towed by (ATF-100).

USS

2July 1545-1625 Initial boarding and salvage team (Team reported was A) Ship aboard. still radioactive. Chowanoc 1644 Three fires put out (Reference 5. p. 6-B-17).

5OctoberArrivedPearlHarbor.

3 July 1441Thecaptain,tworadsafemonitors,and Team A reboarded for a radiological inspectionoftopside,gasolinestorage area. ammunition lockers, and turrets 3 and 4. 1530Inspectioncompletedanddangerousareas marked. Ammunition lockers and turrets 3 and 4 found radiologically safe. Inspection of second deck begun. 1711Groupleftship.

AROC-13 Crew S l z e : 4 30 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlvalB
 * efore

Shot ABLE L o c a t t o n8: 2 7y a r d s( 7 5 6m e t e r s ) W Shot BAKER L o c a t t o n1:, 2 5 0y a r d s( 1 . 1 km) NNE Sunk 6 A u g u s t1 9 4 6 ,B l k l n lA t o l l Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

ARK-13. a concrete auxiliary floating drydock, was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. It served in the Miscellaneous Group in TU 1.2.5 (Landing of flooding after Craft Unit) and sank as a result shot BAKER.

4 July A and B boarded to be0757 Captain and Teams gin opening compartments below decks. 0945 All turrets inspected and found radiologically safe. 1645 All parties left ship for Rockbridqe.

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

Upon arriving at Bikini Atoll shot mained for there ABLE.

ARK-13 anchored and re-

1 July 2400Reportedtostillberadioactive(Refer0830 Captain Teams and ence 5, p. 6-B-17).

5 July 0810 Captain and Teams A and B reboarded. parties All departed 1705 except for six-man a security detail. 6 July

A, B. and C reboarded.

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