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 USS Benevolence ( A H - 1 3 )

USS Bladen ( A P A - 6 3 )

17 August 1310

2 July 1536Anchoredinberth145.

Began personnel disembarkation fromtarget ships USS Barrow (APA-61). USS Crittenden (APA-77). and USS Banner (APA-60). and support ship USS Georqe Clvmer (APAJuly 27).

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

24 1518 Underway goon.

for area Packard

30 July 0751 Anchored

outside oflaAugust

19 berths.

Shifted

in berth 145, Bikini Atoll. 1530 Underway

for Kwajalein Atoll.

August Arrived 224 August berth Nan. Shifted to

7 August

at Kwajalein.

29 August

Shifted to berth145.

Departed Kwajalein €or San Pedro, California. via Pearl Harbor.

to berth 34A.

14AugustShifted

USS

25AugustDepartedforPearlHarborviaKwajaleln Atoll.

ELADEN (APA-63)

Crew Size: 111 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r i v a l : 31 May 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 20 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS Henrlco(APA-45) Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t BAKER: Henrlco Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n2:, 8 1 0y a r d s( 2 . 6 km) SE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 2: , 4 8 0y a r d s( 2 . 3 km) SW O 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 : 6 November 1946 F i n aCl l e a r a n c e : 21 December 1946 Decomnlssloned 26 December1946. N o r f o l k ,V l r g l n l a

USS BEXAR (APA-237) Crew S f z e : 293 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 10 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 23 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 25 nml(46 km) NE Shot BAKER Locatlon:15nml(28 km) ENE Decontarnlnation Locatlon: San Dlego Operatlonal Clearance: 29 January 1947 1 February 1947 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e :

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

Bladen. an attack transport, was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before each shot. It served in Transportation Division 93 of TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit).

F u n c t l o na n dT a s kU n l t

Be&?.

an attack transport, was a support ship in Transportation Division 31 of TU 1.3.1 (Transport Unit). Its function was to house target vessel crews during thedetonations.

S h o tA b l e( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 ) Shot ABLE ( 1 J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

30 June 1530 Underway for area outside of lagoon after embarking target vessel personnel, steaming with n; 1.3. I July 1739 Anchored in berth 297. Bikini Atoll. 2 July 1218Shifted to berth140. 1900 Completed disembarking target ship personnel

.

16 July 1320-1420

1 July 1420-1433 1730

ATA-192 fought a fire aboard Bladen. Bladen cleared for boarding.

2 July

The ship's crew reboarded Bladen.

13 July 0900

The commandinq officer. comenced a personnel and upper decks inspection of^ the ship.

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

24 July Target ship YCG-83 came alongside to fuel. -eB

25 July 1137 1230

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

24 July 1526 Underway after embarking target vessel personnel for areaFranklin. steaming with TU 1.3.1.

28 July 1552-1602

30 July 0649

29 July Anchored in berth 278. Bikini Atoll.

2 August

Shifted to berth351.

Crew evacuated to Henrico. Bladen cleared for boarding. Geiger readings showed Bladen at 0.0002 R/24 hours (Reference 6.p. I-7-B). Medical research unit removed test animals to USS Conserver (ARS-39). The crew returnedaboard

30JulyShifted

ship.

to berth 246.

2 AugustShiftedtoberth331. 3 AugustShifted

to berth 355. 7 August

Shilted toberth262.

7 AugustShiftedtoberth278.

20AugustDepartedfor

291

Kwajalein Atoll.