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 USS C a r t e r e t( A P A - 7 0 ) 2 July

USS C a r t e r e t( A P A - 7 0 )

1530 Radiologist departed. having reported Carteret to be free of radioactivity. 1652 A l l hands returned to Carteret. 6 July

0543Underwaytoshiftberths. 0621 Anchored between berths 185 and 197. 1055YO-63mooredtostarboard. 1110-1125 Took on fuel from YO-63.

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Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

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Commenced evacuating personnel to Be>. Commanding officer left Carteret: completed evacuating the ship.

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AverageradioactivityaboardCarteret 0.14 R/24 hours: boarding team returned to clamp. The captain and working party with a radiologist boarded to conduct decontamination operations; returned to .-eB DecontaminationcrewboardedCarteret afterinstructionsontarget ship Muqford(DD-389). The survey by the Geiger men indicated that the ship was clear below deck. Diesel generators were lit off. Deconstarted and the boiler tamination work was carried out on the weather deck and upper deck throughout the day (Reference4).

USS Suncock (AN-80) was advisedthat CarThe final Geiger readings that day were: upper deck was clear for boarding and directed 1.2 R/24 hours. cabin deck 0.15 R/24 hours, poopdeck to place a team aboard. 1.2 R/24 hours, bridge deck 0.3 R/24 hours, catwalk 1420 The water around Carteretwas Geiger sour between stacks 1.2 R/24 hours, signal bridge 0.5 R/24 Two monitors were (5 R/24 hours): Suncock awaited further hours. forecastle 1.2 R/24 hours. required all day without relief (Reference4 ). instructions. 1621 Suncock directed to proceed from Carteret to special anchorage (Reference 1, Sun3-11 August Decontamination work continued. Working parties generally boarded at 0745, recock). turning to e B about 1630. A radiolo27 July gist accompanied the teams each day. From 3 August to 1000 on 11 August, the com1217-1224 USS Conserver (ARS-39) recovered instru1. Conments from Carteret (Reference manding officer and a skeleton crew of server). engineersremainedaboard at nightto 1225 Ship reported Geiger sour. and i t was operate the ship’s boilers. not cleared for boarding (Reference 6 . p. I-22-E). 13 August 1230 0930 CarteretGeigersour.Team not placed Captain, accompanied by the radiologist. returned to ship to obtain chronometers. aboard: Geiger readlng 0.25 R at 8-foot Two instruments (2.44-meter)distance. Captain and radiologist left the ship. hanging over stern recovered. 14 August 29 July 0905-1100 Captain and working party boarded ship 1430 with radiologist to receive paint stores. CarteretdeclaredGeigersour (1 R/24 hours). 1450 16 August Carteret approved for reboarding for a limited time: monitor present to guard 0830 Captain boarded ship with radiologist and against exceeding tolerance. working party to rig ship for painting. Captainandworkingpartyreturnedto 1630 USS Current (ARS-22) moored alongside Carteret for 15 .-eB minutes: boarding team aboardfor 15 minutes (Reference 1. Current). 17 August Captain boardedship with radiologist 0830 31 July and working party and commenced painting 1101 USS Preserver (ARS-8) underway to Carouter deck and superstructure. to take Geiger readings and spray Captainandworkingpartyreturnedto 1730 with foam. .-eB Preserver completed taking Geiger read1137 ings: conenced spraying Carteret with 18 August 0814-1715 Captain. crew. and radiologist on board powdered chemical foam. 1255 PreservercompletedsprayingCarteret to complete painting. and proceeded to target vessel LCT-705 (Reference 1. Preserver). Decontamination operations were ordered 19 August discontinued.andthecrew was trans1 August ferred to USS Georqe C l m e r (APA-27). 0742 Preserver underway to wash d m Carteret in target array. 20 August Crew transferred to other ships: captain 0810-1004 Preserver washed d m Carteret with two and one petty officer continued to live 5-inch water monitors. on &x<. 1017-1027 Preserver monitor team on board Carteret totakeGeigerreadings(Reference 1, 25 August USS Chowanoc (ATP-100) prepared Carteret Preserver). for towing: Chowanoc departed for Kwaja1054-1105 Radiological monitor from Claapp boarded lein with Carteret in tow. Carteret (Reference 1. Clamp). 26 August Ship decommissioned.

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