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 USS Deliver (ARS-23) 7 August 1723 1737 8 August 0808

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USS Deliver (ARS-23)

Proceeded to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth 32.Bikini.

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19 August 0920 0934-0956 1010-1023 1047-1137 1145 1241-1530 1530

UnderwaytovicinityofUSS Wh (AP-7) to pick up working party. then proceeded to Pensacola. Completed washing down Pensacola. Anchored in berth 117, Bikini. Shifted to berth 32. Bikini. 1620 LCT-1186 came alongside to deliver boiler 1650 compound. LCT-1186 departed. 20 August 0742

Director of Ship Material (DSM) boarding 0757 team came aboard. 1010 Proceeded to target shipYSS Trippe (DD403). Moored starboard side put to to 1014 boarding team aboard. 1028 DSM boardlng team on Trippe. Underway to Independence. 1212 Continued unspecified operations. Anchored in berth 198. Bikini. Underway to continue operations. 21 August Moored starboard side to Independence to put DSM boarding team aboard. DSM boarding team aboard Independence. 22 August 1135 Underway to target ship USS Bracken (APA64). 23 August Moored starboard side to Bracken to put boarding team aboard. 24 August DSM boarding team aboard Bracken. 0527 Underway to assignedanchorage. Anchored in berth 32, Bikini. 0750-1132 Underway to retrieve drifting rafts. Anchored in berth 32, Bikini.

1150 25 August 0742-1112

Underway to vicinity of target submarine USS Skate (SS-305). 1139-1210 Anchored near Skate. Continued unspecified operations. 1225 Underway to vicinity of target submarine USS Parche (93-384). 26 August Conductedunspecifiedoperations.then 0530 proceeded to Arrived in vicinity ofSkate and contin0645 0843 ued operations. Ceased operations and proceeded to target 0915 submarine USS Searaven (SS-196). Arrived near Searaven. 1025 Proceeded to Parche. Arrived near Parche. 1110 Completedoperationsandproceededto 1210 assigned anchorage. 1230 Anchored in berth 32, Bikini. 1306 1335

Skate.

Underway to vicinity of USS Rockinqham (APA-229). MooredtoMustintopumpwaterfrom boiler rooms. Anchored in berth 32, Bikini.

27 August 0638 1000 1404

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18 August

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Underway to New York. Moored to New York. Moored to Pennsylvania. Mooted to target ship USS Stack (DO-406). Laying to in vicinity of Nevada. Moored to Nevada. VSS Preserver Standing clear to assist (ARS-8)with N S. Proceeded to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth 108-A. Underway to take target ship USS Briscoe (APA-65) in tow. Anchored in berth 202. Bikini. A four-manworkingpartyreportedon B B board for anchor at Kwajalein for Coe *

Unde rwav , Anchoreb and preparedto take Briscoe in tow. Underway for Kwajalein with Briscoe in tow. En route to Kwajalein with Briscoe in tow. Anchored at Kwajalein. Anchored at Kwajalein. Underway to assist in bringing in msvlvania. in AssistedPennsylvaniatoanchorage Kwajalein Atoll. Anchored in berth A-14. Kwajalein. Assisted USS Chickasaw (ATF-83)in towing target ship USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) through Kwajalein Passt o anchorage area. Moored to Pennsylvania to discharge Chrysler pump. Anchored in berth A-14. Kwajalein. Underway to assist Preserver with tow. Passed tow line to stern of Pensacola. Let go llne to Pensacola, then proceeded to assignedanchorage. Anchored in berth A-14. Kwajalein. Underway to assist Reclaimer in mooring Crittenden. Moored to portside of Crittenden. Cast off from alongside Crittenden. Moored portside to Reclaimer. Underway to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth A-14, Kwajalein. ~

Underway to assist with Independence. Passed tow wire to Independence. Anchored Independence. Let go t c u line from Independence and proceeded to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth A-14. Kwajalein.

28-29 August Anchored in Kwajalein. After taking on fuel and water, anchored in berth 108-A. Bikini.

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