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 USS Clamp (ARS-33)

USS Chowanoc (ATF-100)

14 August

Alongside target ships USS Wilson (DD408) (2-1/2 hours). USS Trlppe (DD-403) (2 hours). and YSS Mayrant (DD-402) (1 hour. 50 minutes) to retrieve torpedoes: all torpedoes were placed on LCT-1116.

15 August

Alongside target ship USS New York (BB34) for 20 mlnutes to transfer torpedoes to LCT-1116.

16-19 August

Routine activities.

20 August

Alongside target ship YSS Pennsylvania (88-38) for 4 hours, 20 minutes, assisting in swinging i t to remove twists in anchor chains.

the ship was involved In towing. diving, demolition, andunderwaterphotographyfunctionsin of the task force. preparation for the arrival During the operation its function was as a submarine rescue ship. Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 30 June 1300

Underwayforareaoutsideoflagoon. steaming with TU 1.2.7.

1 July

21 August

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Prepared Eennsylvania for tow and departed for Kwajalein.

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22-23 August En route to Kwajalein with Pennsylvania in tow.

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At Kwajalein: cast off tow and set return course for Bikini.

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At Bikini, prepared target ship USS Cart e r s (APA-70) fortow:departedfor 2 July Kwajaleln. 0820-0850 En route to Kwajalein with Carteret in 0901 tw. 0905

At Kwajalein; cast offt w : underway for Bikini. At Bikini. Prepared target ship USS Brule

(APA-66) for tow: departed for Kwajalein with B U in tow.

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30 August

Arrived at Kwajalein, cast proceeded to anchorage.

31 August

Assisted target ship USS Geneva (APA-86) for 25 minutes.

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9 September

Assisted target submarine USS Skiplack (SS-184) in drydocking.

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off tow, and

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10 September Radsafe monitors boarded Chowanoc for4 0 minutes to test the ship's hull for radioactivity (results unknown).

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16 September Departed Kwajalein for Pearl Harbor with ARD-29 in tow. That evening heaved over five radioactive fenders. 3

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Arrived at Pearl Harbor. USS

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CLAMP (ARS-33)

Crew Slze: 88 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 15 March 1946 Elklnl Atoll Departure: 28 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 27 nml ( 5 0 km) E Shot BAKER Locatlon: 12 nml (22 km) NNE

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Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Flnal Clearance: By 22 November 1946 6 July

Task Unlt and Functlon C l a m p was a salvage ship used as a support ship in TU 1.2.7 (Salvage Unit). Before the operation

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Ordered to put boarding team No. 2 aboard target ship USS Catron (APA-71) after receiving radiological clearance. Underway from alongside Catron. Moored next to Catron. Boardingteamreturned:underwayfrom of taralongside. laid to southwest side get ship USS Saratoqa(CV-3). Underway. proceeded to target ship US> New York (88-34). Moored next to New York after receiving radiological clearance. Boarding team boarded New York. Underway from New York to anchorage. Anchored in berth Item. BoardingteamboardedCatronforan inswction. A Larding team boarded target ship Briscoe (APA-65) for an inspection. A firefiqhtinq team was placed aboard Br iscoe. The fire aboard Briscoe was extinguished. The firefighting party departed Briscoe. The boarding party departed Briscoe. A boarding team boarded target ship Carteret (APA-70). A fire party boarded Carteret after a report O E a fire. The fire aboard Carteret was out. The parties returned to Clamp. A boarding team boarded target ship USS Banner (APA-60) to inspect ship. A boarding team was placed on target ship USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) for an inspection. A boarding team boarded target ship 5-

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A fire party boarded Naqato. The fire aboard Naqato was out. All parties returned toC l a m p. A boarding team boarded target ship [Jss Nevada (BB-36 . A fire party boarded Nevada. The fire on Nevada was out and fire party returned t o C l a m p . The boarding party returned to Clamp. Moored near USS Deliver (ARS-23) after disembarking initial boarding teamto Uharton (AP-7). Towed target ship USS Huqhes (DD-410) to its new berth. MooredalongsideNaqato.remainingat that location overnight. Alongside Naqato. conducting operations to hoist its anchor. Underway from alongside Naqato.