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 USS Banner (APA-60)

ATR-87

US’S BANNER (APA-60)

3 September 0814-1208 Anchored KT-1112 and LCT-818 in Kwajalein. 1242 Moored next to ATR-40.

Crew S i z e : 104 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 28 May 1946 B l k l n Al t o l O l eparture: 27 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o r Shot ABLE: USS Bottlneau(APA-235) Crew L o c a t l o n f o r Shot B A K E R : B o t t i n e a u Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1:, 2 5 0y a r d s( 1 . 1 km) SE Shot BAKER Locatton:2,049yards(1.9km) W S c u t t l e d1 6F e b r u a r y1 9 4 8 .n e a rK u a j a l e l nA t o l l

4 September

1345-1400 8 September

Radsafe inspection party boarded; ship declared radiologically safe. Departed Kwajalein for Pearl Harbor via Johnston Island.

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

20 September Arrived Pearl Harbor.

Bannee, an attack transport, was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before each shot. It served in Transportation Division 91 in TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit).

USS AVERY ISLAND (AG-76) Crew S l z e : 483 B l k l n Al t o l Al r r l v a l S
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1946 B i k t n Ai t o l D l eparture: 7 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon:15nml(28km) SE, A r e aF e d e r a l nml(28 km) SE, A r e aF e d e r a l Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n :1 5 D e c o n t a m i n a t i o nL o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 3 December 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : By 4 January 1947

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 ) 30 June

1217Completedabandoningship.

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

Avery Island, classified as a mlscellaneous ship, was used as a support ship TU in 1.1.2 (Instrumentation Unit). Its primary function was furnishing laboratory and base facilities for the Instrumentation Unit and Electronics Croup. It aided in stillphotography.telemeteringequipmentfor measuring ionized clouds, and infrared measuring on target vessels. Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

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2 July 1610 Commanding officer with four officers and sixten enlistedmen returned to Banner to inspect for damage: declared cadiologfcally safe. 1840 Twenty-two additional men returned aboard from Bottlneau. 3 July

1135 Remainder of the crew returned to Banner.

A 4 July damage report stated there was no major damage 2). warranting any special inspection (Reference 9 July 1100 Jettisoned one FI-2 Navy aircraft.

30 June 1658 Underway for area outside of lagoon.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0 8 3 5 )

1 July

23-24 July Crew evacuated to Bottineau.

1545 Anchored

in berth 5 4. Bikini Atoll.

2 July 1251 Changed anchorage

25 JulyShipheavilycontaminated from thedetonation. Crew remained aboard Bottineau.

to berth 108-A. 8 AugustCrewtransferredto

USS Bexar(APA-237).

3-23JulyRoutineactivities. 9 August four officers,and 0845-1000Commandingofficer, nine enlisted men boarded Banner with Dicector of Ship Material representatives to inspect for damage: inspection party -e returned to.B

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y ,0 8 3 5 )

24 July 1657

Underway for area outside of lagoon.

25 July Anchored in berth B. Bikini Atoll.

Banner deck log gives no evidence that the crew reboarded after9 August.

Underway for area Hercury by order of JTF 1.

11 August Commanding officer reported no major damage or flooding that required special inspection.

29 July 1109

Anchored in berth King, Bikini Atoll.

30 July

Shifted to berth 20.

2 August

Shifted to berth Baker.

USS Georqe Clymer (APA17-19 August Crew dispersed to 271, USS Haven (AH-12)- USS Fall River (CA-131). USS Dixie (AD-14). remanned targetship USS Geneva(APA-86).and 3 B e for transportation to the U.S. West Coast for reassignment.

7 August 0935

Departed Bikini Atoll for San Francisco.

1443

28 July

1710

23AugustTopsideaverage ence 7 ).

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