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 ATA- 180

ATA-180

ATA-1 80

1957

Crew Slze: 45 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: Before 25 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 1 September 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 20 nml (37 krn) SE (area Hercury) Shot BAKER Locatlon: >14 nrnl (26 km) Sf Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: Puget Sound Operatlonal Clearance: 24 February 1947, Puget Sound

14 July 0803 0918 15 July 0830-1216 1240

ATA-180, an auxiliary ocean tug. was a support ship in TU 1.2.7. (Salvage Unlt). Its functions were to fight fires and repair and salvage damaged target vessels.

16 July 0700-0733

Shot ABLE ( 1 J u l y, 0900)

1207-1320 1340-1415 1500

Underway for area outside the harbor. Anchored in berth Queen. BikiniAtoll.

17 July 0700-1745

2 July 0920

Took radiological party aboard from (AH-12) to target ship USS Indepen-d (CVL-22). 0925-1312 Towed Independence. 1645-1735 Aided VSS Chickasaw (ATF-83)towing pendence 1858 Anchored in berth Roger, Bikini Atoll.

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3 July 0945-1505 1512

Anchor cleared by diver from (ARS-33). Anchored in berth 52.

USS Clamp

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Task Unlt and Functlon

1 July 0530 1750

Port anchor fouled on Nevada's mooring buoy: remained anchored at berth 143.

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18 July 0510-0900 0915 20 July 0715-0905

Towed target vessel ARK-13 to beaching area. Anchored in berth Queen.

1300

Moored target vessels LCI-332 andLCI-327 in target array. Anchored in berth 52. Towed LSH-60 to Albemarle; then proceeded to anchoracle. Towed LSM-60 to mooring buoy. Alongside target ship USS Fillmore (APA83) to pick up APA hook. Anchored in berth 52. Moved Independence to area with t h o m (40 meters)of water. Anchored in berth 52.

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Towed and moored LSM-60. Anchored in berth 52. Towed and moored LSM-60. then got underway. Anchored in berth 52.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 6 July 0750-1125

1320 1620

Conducted towing operation and assisted in mooring target ship USS Nevada (BB-36). Underway' topickupinstrumentsfrom Chickasaw to take them to USS Kenneth Uhitinq (AV-14). Anchored in berth 52.

7 July 1005-1250 1310-1312 1326

Towed target ship NaQatO. Alongside LSM-60. Anchored in berth 52.

8 July 0700-0905 1520-1717 1730

Towed LSH-60 to USS Albemarle (AV-5). Towed LSM-60 to mooring buoy. Anchored in berth 52.

9 July 0800-0805 0820 11 July 0520-0700

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24 July 0505-0902 0917 1300 25 July 1145 1240

1300-1310 1333 28 July 1350 1440-1710 1806

In vicinity of Naqato. Anchored in berth 52.

30 July 0753 0830

Towed LSH-60 to a buoy and moored it: then got underway. Towed ARK-13 to deep' water, then got unde may. Towed LSH-60 to berth 54. Anchored in berth 52, Bikini Atoll.

0850 0900-0946 1020-1055 1100

12 July 1355-1615 1630

Remoored LSH-60 in the target array. Anchored i n berth 52. 1125

13 July 0750-1957

Towed ARK-13 to the target array.

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Remoored LSM-60 in the target area after towing lt to Albemarle several times before shot BAKER. Anchored in berth 52. Underway for area outside of lagoon. Anchored Underway 63). Standing Returned

in special assigned berthJ. to target ship VSS Bladen (APAby Bladen. to Berth J.

Underway to assist ATA-192 in beaching target submarine USS Dentuda (SS-335). Assisted in beaching Dentuda. Anchored south of berth 379. Underway to Kenneth Uhltinq. Stood off Kenneth Uhltinqwhile radiological instrument party went aboard. Underway to inspect vessels In target array and pick up radiological instruments. Alongside Nevada. Alongside target ship E S Pensacola ('3241. Radiological monitors reported that the ATA-180 crew had reached maximum tolerance of radioactivity (0.1 R/24 hours maxilnum allowed). Underway to Kenneth Whiting to transfer instruments taken from target ships. Anchored in berth J.