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 USS Bramble (WAGL-392)

4 July 0816

USS 8 r i s c o e ( A P A - 6 5 )

1600

Arrived at KwajaleinAtoll. 1630

5 July 1010Underway

for BikiniAtoll.

6 July 1212Arrived at BikiniAtoll berth 150.

and anchored in

2 July 0901 0905 0917 0925 0947

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

24 July 1400

Departed Bikini Lagoon tosortie with TU 1.8.7 in area Packard.

0948

25 July 0855 I545

Changed course for Rongelap Atoll. Anchored at Rongelap Atoll.

30 July 1732

Underway for Bikini Atoll.

31 July 0719

Anchored in berth 250, Bikini Atoll.

2 August

Moved to an anchorage off of Eneu Island.

7 August

Returned to berth 250.

1055 1140 1155 1158 1245-1450 1335 1400 1506-1535

23 August 1320 1330 1639

24 August 1203

A monitor from USS Haven (AH-12) came on board to measure any radioactivityon moorings that were to be loaded. Loaded small boat moorings. Monitor left having found no radioactivity on moorings: the shlp then completed picking up moorings.

3-23 July

Underway for Kwajalein Atoll.

12 July 0900-1125

USS BRISCOE

1510 1645 1705-1715

0915-1015 1040-1125

( APA-65)

Crew S l z e1 :1 2 B l k l n l Atoll A r r l v a lB
 * efore

30 J u n e 1946 B l k l n l A t o lDl e D a r t U r e : 20 Auaust 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf oSr h o t A B L E : 6 S S B a y f i e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) Crew L o c a t l o fnoSr h o t BAKER: B a y f l e l d km) S Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1:, 6 5 6y a r d s( 1. 5 Shot B A K E R L o c a t l o n9: 2 0y a r d s( 8 4 1m e t e r s ) WSW Sunk 6 May 1948. n e a rK u a j a l e i n Atoll

14 July 0900-1115

15 July 0915

Last-minute personnel joined ship's company on Bayfield. USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) proceeded to investigate Briscoe and other target ships (Reference 1. Skiplack). Boardingteamfrom USS Clamp (AB-33) boarded Briscoe for inspection. Firefighting team aboard Briscoe. Fire aboardBriscoe extinguished. Firefighting party departed Briscoe. Boarding party departed Briscoe (Reference 1. C-). Briscoe reported Geiger sweet (Reference 6. p. I-25-A). Damage reported as negligible (Reference 3, p. 3 ). Briscoe team A left Bayfield. Picked up Geiger man on USS Haven (AH12). Reboarding team A. Geiger man. and civilian technicians reboarded. Commenced inspecting and opening ship. Technicians came aboard to read ordnance instruments. Team B reboarded. Technicians came aboard to read electronics. Technicians came aboard to read instruments. Technicians came aboard to read instruments. , Team C reboarded. Technicians came aboard to read instruments. Technicians periodically boarded. Diving party aboardto install underwater instruments. Diving party underwater. Diving party underwater. Divers working from an LCM on CROSSROADS instrumentation engaged In operations on the portside. Bureauof Ships Instrumentation Group began working on underwater blasting to test installed gauges.

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

Briscoe. an attack transport. was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. It served in Transportation Division 93 in TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit). Its crew was evacuated before shot ABLE. Briscoe carried transmitters for the Electronics Group and was also equipped with water-pressure-telemetering channels to measure ionized clouds.

20 July 0805-1015 23 July 0615

Diving operations conducted in connection with gauge installation and tests. USS Achomawi (ATF-148) and ATR-87 alongside to assist ship in dropping stern anchor.

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

30 June 1020

Crew evacuated to Bayfieldexcept for seven crewmembers and two civilians left aboard as last-minute personnel.

24 July 0815-0945Crew evacuated shlp for Bayfieldwith the exception of six crewmembers and two civilians conducting last-minutedetails.

Last-minute personnel evacuated to George C l W r (APA-27).

25 JulyLast-minutedetailevacuated to USS Rockbridqe (APA-228) prior to BAKER.

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