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 USS Coucal ( A S R - 8 ) 29 J u l y 1650 30 July 1056-1155

1306-1325 1331-1353 1530-1550 1559 1646 31 July 1306 1335 1355 1406

1418 1746 1 August 1240

1615 1830 2 August

USS Creon ( A R L - 1 1 )

6 September

Widqeonmooredalongsidetotakeon Ereshwater.

0740

Made a two-point mooring over submerged 7 September target submarine grSS Skipjack (SS-184) 0830-1030 Radsafe inspection party, consisting of andbeganblowingSkiplack'sballast threeofficersfrom Ha=. aboardto tanks. Conducted diving operations on Skipjack. lnspectforradioactivity.Resultsnot Blew ballast tanks on Skipjack. recorded in log. Made a two-point mooring over submerged submarinePilotfishandbeganblowlng 1 1 September its ballast tanks. 1640 Departed Kwajalein for Pearl Harbor with Skipjack in tow. Broke two-point mooring. Anchored in unidentified berth. 22 September 1500 Moored at Pearl Harbor after releasing Moored portside to Searaven. Skipjack from Its tow. Began blowing Searaven's ballast tanks. Underway from alongside Searaven. Came alongside target submarine USS CREON (ARL-11) Pacche (95-384): sent a boat with a G e i Crew Slze: 144 ger monitor to check radioactivity on Eiklnl Arrival: 1 June 1946 Parche. Boat returned from Parche. Blkinl Atoll Departure: 21 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: Kwajaleln Atoll Anchored near Eneu Island. Shot BAKER Locatlon: 17 nml (31 km) ENE Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operatlonal Clearance: 23 January 1947 Underway to take soundings with Geiger Final Clearance: 1 February 1947 meter over Pilotfish. A m o n, and Skipjack. lask Unlt and Functlon Moored to USS Sylvania (AKA-44) to take ,-C a landing craft repair ship, was a support on freight. ship in TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). It Anchored in unidentified berth. served as a repalr facility dutlng CROSSROADS. Engaged in diving operations to lay a Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) four-pint moor.

1 July 0915 Departed Kwajalein Atoll for Bikini Atoll.

3 August

Moored over Skipjack: conducted salvage and diving operations.

4-9 August

Conducted diving operations on Skipjack.

10 August 1015 1230-1900

EnteredKwajaleinLagoonandanchored LCT-412 and LCT-874. Anchored in berth AX.

Completed four-point moor over Apoqon. Conducted diving operations Apwon. on

2 July 1125ArrivedatBikiniandanchoredinberth 96. July 13 LCT-412 alongside.

1 1 August 1015

Conducted diving operations on Apoqon.

15JulyTargetshipLCT-1187alongside.

I2 August

Made four-point mooring over Apoqon and engaged in diving operations.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

24 July 1131 13 August-I September Diving and salvaging operations continued 25 July over Apoqon. 0902 1715 2 September Underway to Apoqon to assigned anchorage. 3 September Moored to Skiplack to aid Widqeon in sal30 July 1735 vaglng Skiplack. 1200 Skiplack surfaced. 31 July Underway to anchorage. 1438 1047 4 September USS Conserver (ARS-39) came alongside to 0650 bring target vessel LCT-874 alongside. 2 August 1704 USS Palmyra (ARS([T]-3) towed BAKER tarI000 get vessel KT-412 alongside: commenced rigging LCT-412 and KT-874 for towing. 7 August 1630 Departed Bikini for Kwajalein with LCT874 and LCT-412 in tw. 21 August

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Steaming in column with 11 other ships. Departed for Rongelap Atoll. Anchored at Rongelap Atoll. Underway for Bikini Atoll. Arrived at Bikini Atoll and anchored berth 96.

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Shifted anchorage to area between berths Sail and Victor. Returned to berth96. Left Bikini Atoll for Kwajalein Atoll.