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 USS Conserver (ARS-39)

USS Conserver (ARS-39)

Operatlonal Clearance: 4 May 1947 Flnal Clearance: 1 1 May 1947

16 July 0950-1132

Task Untt and Functlon

1455-1645

Conserver was a salvage ship used as a support ship in TU1.2.1 (Salvage Unit). Its functions were salvaging, firefighting, and emergency repa1 rs.

20 July 1345-1715

Shot A B L E ( 1 J u l y, 0900) 30 June 1255 1 July 1338

21 July 1012-1454 Underway for area outside of the lagoon. steaming with TU 1.2.1. 22 July 1128-1335 Anchored in berth Baker, Bikini Atoll. 1355-1530

2 July 1015-1115 1115-1143 1300-1310 1322 1451 1454 1601 1640 1740

Placed a boarding team on target ship USS Rhind (DD-404). Boarding team on target ship USS Stack (DD-406). A boarding team and fire party boarded target ship USS Dawson (APA-79) to extlnaulsh a fire. Boaiding and fire teams left Damon. Inspected target ship P r i m Euqen. Proceeded to target ship USS Arkansas (88-33). Extinguished fires aboard Arkansas. Boarding teams returnedto Conserver. Reanchored in berth Baker.

23 July 1515-2121 Shot

1350 1812

Removed stack of target ship USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). Dropped stack of Salt Lake City in water. Anchored in berth 50.

25 July 0455 0530 1125 1402

Cleared damagedequipmentfromtarget ship USS Nevada (8B-36).

1638 21 July 1004-1020 1211-1224 1238

1 July

Continued salvage operations on Nevada.

9-10 July

Continued salvage operations on Nevada.

1 1 July

Removed heavy gear from Arkansas.

1239-1250 1410 I511

12 July 0144-1115

13 July 0944-1144 14 July 0743-0825 0902-0945 1030 15 July 0725-1340 1559-1744

Removed a half-track and an armored car from Nevada and transferred themto LCT1420.

28 July 1310 1340 1 341-1352

Removed 1 5 5 - m guns from Arkansas. 429-1436 Transferred 155-nun gun and carriage from Arkansas to LCT-1420. Conducted salvage operationson Arkansas. Anchored in Bikini Lagoon. Removed a half-track and an armored car from target ship USS Pennsylvania (88-38) and transferred them to LCT-1420. Engaged in other salvage operations on Pennsylvaniaandtransferredequipment to LCT-1420.

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Removed 90-mn and 155-mm guns from Nevada and transferred themto LCT-1420. Removed a tank turret from Arkansas and placed i t aboard LCT-1420. Removed a tank from Nevada and transferred it to LCT-1420. Worked with USS Etlah (AN-79) in putting anchors on target submarine USS Skiplack.

Unde may. Picked up target ship USS Gasconade (APA8 5 ) personnel. Anchored off Eneu Island. Underway to place a boardinqteamon Butte.

6 July

1330-1112

Removed a 12-1/2-tonarmorplate from Salt Lake City and transferred i t to LCT1420.

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

1440 4 July 0805-1055

Conducted operations to recover sunken LCVP. Anchored off target ship USS Butte (APA68).

508-1528 1552 1602 1618-1636 1652 1134

Butte found to be still radioactive and Conserver proceeded to southeast of array. Anchored off Eneu Island. A boarding team boarded target ship !@ Bracken (APA-64) to recover instrument. Boarding team declared sour. Recovered instruments from target ship USS Carteret (APA-70). Recovered instruments fromtarget ship USS Cortland (APA-75). A boarding team boarded Cortland. A l l recoveredinstrumentsweretransferred to USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14). Anchored in unidentified berth. A Naval Medical Research Services (NMRS) team came aboard. A monitor boarded Bracken. The NHRS team boarded Bracken and returned to Conserver with all animals. instruments. and monitor. The animals and instruments were removed from target shipUSS Catron (APA-71). All instruments wpre retrieved from target ship USS Fillmore (APA-83). Teamsboardedtarget shlp USS Bladen (APA-63) to remove instruments. Recovered instruments aboard Bladen. Retrieved instruments from target shlp USS Geneva (APA-86). NMRS parties returned to E S Burleson (APA-67) with all instrumentsand animals for further studies. Anchored in unidentified berth.