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 USS B a r t o n ( D D - 7 7 2 )

USS Banner (APA-60)

Arrived August

27 AugustDecommissionedandtowedtoKwajaleinby28AugustDecommissioned. ATA-192 for radiological tests. 1OctoberTopsideaverage0.22R/24hours(Refer29 7). 1 OctoberTopsideaverage0.21R/24hours(Reference 7).

USS BARTON (00-772) Crew S l z e : 2bO B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlval: 15 June 194b B l k l n l A t o lDl e p a r t u r e1: 0A u g u s1t 9 4 6 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1: 0n m(l1 9 km) ENE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n1: 0n m(l1 9 km), ENE D e c o n t a m l n d t l o Ln 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 : 2 November 1946 18 December 1946 F i n aCl l e a r a n c e :

USS BARROW (APA-b1) Crew Slze: 114

30 May 1946 26 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot ABLE: USS Bexar(APA-237) Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot BAKER: Shot ABLE L o c a t i o n1:, 3 7 5y a r d s ( 1 . 3 km) N km) W Shot BAKER L o c a t i o n : 2,075 y a r d s( 1. 9 S c u t t l e d 11 May 1 9 4 8 ,n e a rK u a j a l e l nA t o l l

B l k l n l A t o l lA r r l v a l : B l k l n l A t o lDl e p a r t u r e :

Bexar

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

The destroyer Barton was a support ship in Destroyer Division 71. TG 1.7 (Surface Patrol). It functioned as a survey ship throughout the operation; therefore special oceanographic and radiological equipment was installed.

T a s k U n l t andFunctlon

Barrow. an attack transport. was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before I n Transportation Division each shot. It served 92 of TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit). 0900)

July

JShot u l y, ABLE ( 1

30 June 1130Crewevacuatedto

2

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

1

B s.

2 July 1539 The commanding officer with a Geiger monitor and Team A boarded and started the inspection. 1700 ship The declared was free of B came aboard. 0744 radioactivity and Team

0601

Anchored in berth 367-A, Bikini Atoll Changed anchorage to 251-A.

3 July

C andDandtheremainderofthe

3JulyTeams

1027 1030 1058

Sightedvariousfiresonunidentified target ships after detonation. commenced taking soundlngs. Entered Bikini Atoll Channel. Started taking oceanographic soundings. Leftthelagoonforareawestofthe atoll.

board. Received 1815 on back came crew

"23 alongside up pick to oceanographic survey party and water samples.

8 July 1515 Jettisoned an FF-2 airplane condemned by CROSSROADS group. air

8-14 oceanographic Took Julysoundings. 14JulyReturnedtoberth147-W.BikiniAtoll.

9 July 1420Jettisonedanothertestplane.

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835)

13 July 0855AnF6Faircraftwasdeliveredforshot BAKER.

24 July 1210Underwayforpatrolareaoutside goon.

O E la-

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

24 July 1040 Barrow was secured and all personnel were evacuated toB e 3 e.

25 July 0941 Began the safety survey of the lagoon. 1112 Departed the lagoon for a radsafe patrol station west of the atoll.

25 JulyBarrowsustainedheavyradiologicalcontamination.Thecrewremainedaboard -B e until reassigned to other units.

26 July 0348 Anchored in berth

342, Bikini Atoll.

28-29 July Took oceanographic soundings. The ship was secured until an unknown date. There was one inspection on9 August for 1 hour, according to an 29 July inspection report (Reference 2). Anchored. 1135 1433 Shifted berths. 23AugustTopsideaverage0.30R/24hours(Reference 7). 30 July 1431 Underway to fuel, then anchored in berth 26 August Towed to Kwajalein by VSS Achomawi (ATP147W. 148) for radiological studies and observat ion. 147E. 31JulyShiftedtoberth 27 August Kwajalein. Arrived at

2 August berth Shifted to

289

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