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USS Current ( A R S - 2 2 )

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min3 July USS Rhind0830Teams C and D reboardedDawSon. Utes.Washeddowntargetship (DD-404); boarded for5 minutes. in Biklni. AJuly damage 3 report stated that overall the condi1434 Anchored tion of the ship was good and that the radioactivity 7-12 Auqust Conducted diving operations over wreck was negligible (Reference 2). .~ of Apoqon. Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 13-20 August Conducted diving operations over wreck 24 July of target submarine UsSPilotfish (SS0950EvacuationofDawson'screwtoHenrico 386). began. 21AugustContinueddivingoperationsover P@YSS Rockbridqe (APA13 August Crew transferred to Searched for sunken hull of Naqato. 228). Dawson was boarded for 2 hours by a monitor, select members of the ship's 22-24 August Conducted diving operations over Naqato. company. and a representative from DSH to reopen and inspect the ship (Refer25 August Completed diving operations over Naqato. ence 2 ). Departed for Kwajaleln with target ship USS LST-661 in tow. -____ 14 AugustTopsideaverage 0.6 R/24hours(Refer27AugustArrivedKwajaleinAtoll.Anchored !.STence 7 ). 661. Left Kwajalein for Wotho Island. 16 August Dawson boarded by five personnel to lift anchor in preparation for towing. 28AugustProceededtoWothoIsland.Begantowing target ship YSS Mayrant (DD-402) to Kwa19 AugustTowedby USS Achomawi (ATF-148) to Kwajaleln. jaleln Atoll. 29AugustAnchoredMayrant in Kwajalein.Anchored 24 August Arrived at Kwajaleln Atoll. off Ebeye Island. Kwajalein Lagoon.

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CurrentremainedatKwajalein,assistlngintowing,28AugustDecommissioned. mooring, and salvaging vessels until i t left for Pearl Harbor on 2 December. ItreturnedtoKwajaleinon 11 1 October Topslde average 0.14 R/24 hours (ReferFebruary 1947 and resumed salvage work on target ships. ence 7 ). On 31 July 1947, Current returned to Pearl Harbor. USS

DELIVER (ARS-23)

USS OAWSON (APA-79)

Crew S l z e : 110 Blklni Atoll Arrlval: Before 1 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 19 August 1946 Crew Location for Shot ABLE: USS Henrlco (APA-45) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Henrlco Shot ABLE Locatlon: 900 yards (823 m e t e r s ) NU Shot BAKER Location: 1,2?5 yards (1.1 krn).WNW Sunk 19 Aprll 1948 near Kwajaleln Atoll

Crew Slze: 84 Blktnl Arrlval: Atoll 10 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 20 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: Approxlmately 27 nmt (50 km) E Shot BAKER Locatlon: 12 nml (22 km) SE Decontamination Locatlon: Franclsco San Operatlonal Clearance: 20 December 1946 Flnal Clearance: 27 December 1946 and Functlon Deliver was a salvage ship used as a support ship in TU 1.2.7 (Salvage Unit). Its functions were salvaging, firefighting. and repalr work on damaged target vessels.

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Attack transport Dawson was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated for each shot. It served in Transportation Division 92 of TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit). Dawson carrled Geiger counters and radio transmitters f o r the ElectronShot ABLE (1 July, 0900) ics Group. 30 June Shot ABLE ( 1 July 0900) 1300 Underway for area outside of lagoon, steaming with TU 1.2.7. 30 June Crew evacuated to Henrico. 1115 1 July Anchored in berthDog, Bikini Atoll. 1340 2 July 1017 USS Clamp (ARS-33) reported a fire on 2 July board Dawson. 0900 A party left the ship in small boats t o Fire extinguished by ATR-87. 1027 inspect the landing craft on the beach. 1148 Another fire reported (Reference 6, pp. 0902 Anchored in berth94. 1-29-A and I-30-A). 1140-1230 Boarded target ship USS Crittenden (APA1322 6, pp. Fire extinguished (Reference 77) for an inspection. I-29-A and I-30-A). 1301-1413 Inspected target vesselARE-13. 1615 Commanding officer TeamsA and B boarded 1442 Boarded target ship USS Pensacola (CA-24) to open ship and make radiological surfor an inspection. veys. 1448-1535 Extinguished two fires on Pensacola. 1730 Dawson declared safe. 1622 Completed inspection of Pensacola.

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