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

10 August 1112

USS Benevolence ( A H - 1 3 )

water samples from the lagoon after the detonations. LCVP drones were directed to desired sample areas to obtain water samples after an adequate Geiger reading had been transmitted to controllers. When the mission was completed, drones returned to Beqor where they were washed down with hoses by & B e and boarded by a safety officer. When safe, Underwater Demolition Team 3 (UDT-3) boat crew took over and transferred water samples.

DepartedBikiniAtolltorendezvouswith Destroyer Squadron 1 en route to Pearl Harbor. USS BAYFIELD (APA-33)

Crew Slze: 428 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 1 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 3 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 25 nml(46km) NE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n1: 5 nml ( 2 8 km) ENE D e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o nP: u g eSt o u n d O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 7 December 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e1: F 0 e b r u a r 1y 9 4 7

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

1 July 0544 0115 1015

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

Bavfield. an attack transport. was a support ship in Transportation Division 31. TU 1.3.1 (Transport Unit). Its function was the evacuation and berthing of personnel from target vessels.

1130 1215 1528 1610

Underway en route to areaFranklin. On station, AreaFranklin. maneuvering to keep on station. Wlntaining station off Bikini Atoll for drone boat operation. Underway for assigned anchorage off Eneu Island, Bikini. Anchored off Eneu Island. Underway to berth38, Bikini. Anchored at Bikini Atoll in berth 37.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 ) Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,0 8 3 5 )

30 June 1521Underwayto evacuate targetvessel crews to area outside of lagoon with TG 1.3. 1 July 1128Anchored

to berth 211.

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

29 July 0625

Underway with TG 1.3 with personnel from various target ships for areaeastsoutheast of surface zero. Anchored in berth A, Bikini Atoll and started disembarking teams and personnel of target ships.

30 July

Shifted to berth219.

2 August

Shifted to berth318.

3 August 1600

Underway to reach station (Area Franklin) designated for BAKER day. 0109 Arrived on station for BAKER day. 0840 Steaming toassignedstationoff Eneu Island, Bikini. 1054 Anchored in area off of Eneu Island.

in berth 298.

2 July Shifted

24 July 1525

25 July 0540

Departed Bikini Atoll Atoll.

for

28 July 1630

Shifted to berth Jig.

30 July

Shifted to berth 31.

2 August

Shifted to berth D.

3 August 1012

Departed Bikini Atoll for Pearl Harbor. USS BENEVOLENCE

Kwajalein

4 August

Arrived at Kwajaleln.

8 August

Departed Kwajalein for San Francisco. USS BEGOR

Two LCVP drones were monitored by boarding parties after detonation and were found very radioactive. Water samples collected were left aboard drones and recovered 2-1/2 hours later. Forty water samples (5 gallons [18.9 liters] each) were collected on BAKER Day.

(APD-127)

Crew Slze: 155 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 5 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 3 August 194b Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n 1: 5 nml ( 2 8 km) ESE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n :1 5 nml ( 2 8 km) SE. A r e aF r a n k l l n D e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : San Dlego Operatlonal Clearance: 30 September 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 25 January 1947 Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

was a high-speed transport used as a support ship in TU 1.1.3. (Drone Boat Unit). Its function was the support of drone boats that collected

(AH-13)

Crew Slze: 673 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 22 May 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 21 nml ( 3 9 km) NNE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 1: 6 nml ( 3 0 km) E D e c o n t a m l n a t l 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 : 24 September 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c eA: p r l l 1947 T a s kU n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

Benevolence was a hospital ship used as a support ship In TU 1.8.4 (Medical Unit). Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

30 June 1519Underway TG 1.8.

for areaGraham.steamingwith

1 July 1845 Anchored

in berth 268, Bikini Atoll.

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