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 USS E t l a h (AN-’79)

USS Fa1 1 River (CA-131)

30 J u l y I528 3 August 0835-1525 1630 7 August 0820 0920-0955 1015-1200 1350-1505

Anchored in berth Q. Engaged in operations on instrument buoy recovery. Anchored south of berth 380, Bikini. Underway to pick up boarding team and make assigned shipsin array. USS Stack (DD-406): Alongside target ship team aboard. Alongside Trippe: team aboard. Alongside target ship USS Banner (APA60).

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0945-1012 1023-1110 1120-1150 1240 1855 12 August 0750 0805 0845 1125 1435-1515 1520-1531 1540

1805 13 August 0905 1000-1535 1612

I5 August 0807 0845-1155

Underway for buoy operations. Laying to near USS Haven (AH-12) to pick up monitor. Monitoraboard,proceedingtocenter array. Moored to buoy for pumping. Engaged in shallow diving operations. Engaged in shallow diving operations. Underway to locate sunken buoy. Anchored. Underway to repair buoy. Startedoperationstorepalrmooring buoy. Anchored in berth 7. Engaged in unspecified operations. Anchored. Underway on assigned dutyin target area. Moored to target ship YSS Bracken (APA64).

1310-1700 1730 16 August 0740 0807-0915 0930 1345 1430-1435 1505

19 August 0803 Anchored

in berth 94, Bikini.

24 August 0855-1145 Alongside Banner, proceeding with operations to hoist anchor. 1403 Anchored in Bikini Atoll in berth 94. 27 August 0953-1030Alongsidetargetship USS Mavrant(DD402); commenced hooking up t o w line. 1040UnderwaywithMayrant In towforKwajalein.

Moored t o port bow of target ship U s Gasconade (APA-85). Anchored. Underway to assist destroyer in raising anchor. Moored to Wilson. power Alongside Gasconade, furnishing air to clear fouled anchor. Underway to USS Bexar (APA-237). Laying to in vicinity of B s to pick up freight. Anchored in berth90. Bikini.

12 September 0805ArrivedPearlHarbor.

USS FALL R I V E R (CA-131) Crew S l z e : 817 Blklnl Atoll Arrival: 27 May 1946 Biklnl Atoll Oepdrture: 4 September 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 18 nml (33 km) ENE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 12 nml (22 km) ESE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operatlonal Clearance: 23 December 1946 Final Clearance: 27 December 1946 Task Unlt a n d Functlon The heavy cruiser Fall River served as flagship of TG 1.2 (TargetVesselGroup).Itsupported staff members before and during the operation. Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) I July 0526Underwayforoperatingareaoutsideof the lagoon. 1202 Entered the harbor and anchored 386. Bikini Atoll.

2 July 1147ShiEted 3-18 July Anchored

Alongside Gasconade to furnish auxiliary power to clear fouled anchor.

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in berth

berth91.

in berth 91.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 25 July 0522Underwayforoperatingareaoutside the lagoon. 1106 Anchoredinberth386. 26-29 July Anchored

17 August 0855-1115

90, Bikini.

After taking on fuel and water. anchored 28 August in vicinlty of Eneu Island. 0725 Stopped to shift tow to USS Current (ARS22). 0920 Underway in company with Current. Boarding team 7 aboard. 1000AlongsideMayrant:placedboardingparty YSS Ralph Talbot Alongside target ship aboard to adjust rudder angle. (DD-390). Alongside target ship USS Rhind (DD-404). 1045 Party aboard, proceeding as before. Alongsidetargetship YSS Wilson (DD29 August 408). A, Kwajaleln. 1300 Anchored in Berth Alongside target shipUSS Brule (APA-66). Returned boarding team 7 to OSS Uharton 2 September (AP-71. 1253LeftKwajaleinforPearlHarbor. Anchored.

14 August

1250-1610 I700

1155Anchoredinberth

in berth 386.

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