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 USS Flusser (00-368)

USS Fallon ( A P A - 8 1 )

1945

Party C returned to Fillmore.

22 August

Departed Bikini for Kwajaleln.

23 August

Arrived at Kwajalein.

3 September Arrived at Kwajalein. USS FILLHORE (APA-83)

Crew S l z e : 109 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 31 May 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 22 August 1946 Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Bayfleld (APA-33) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Bayfleld Shot ABLE Locatlon: 2,433 yards (2.2 k m ) SSW Shot BAKER Locatlon: 2,012 yards (1.8 km) S Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Operatlonal Clearance: By 22 November 1946 Oecomntssloned 24 January 1947, Norfolk, Vlrglnia

27 August 1610 1810

Fiveradiologicalmonitorsboardedto monitor ship and men. Radiological monitors finished inspection of ship: pronounced the ship radiologically safe and left.

28 August

0820

Departed for Pearl Harbor.

Task Unlt and Functlon 5 September Moored to pier H-3. Pearl Harbor Fillmore, an attack transport, was a target vessel 0938 during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before each shot. Fillmore served in Transportation Divi-6 September Two radiological officers came aboardto 1345 sion 93 of TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit). clear ship. Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) Radiological officers left ship: results 1545 of the Inspection unknown. 30 June Officers and crew evacuated to Bayfield. Later in September, a radsafe inspection of small boats 0900 1031 All boarding teams had departed. aboard Fillmore found 11 of these craft had been con1300 The special animal detail departed. taminated. Nine of these had been received on board 9 August 1946. from USS Bottineau (APA-235) on 1 July 1730 Fillmore givenradiological cl.earance f o r reboarding. USS FLUSSER (00-368)

2 July 1240 1503 1529 1535 1538

Reboarding party A with a radiological monitor boarded Fillmore. Reboarding partyB returned. Reboarding partyC embarked. The radiation monitor declared Fillmore sufficientlyfreeofradioactivityto allow complete operation and occupation. Monitor departed.

1 8 July

William Day operation was in effect and the crew left Fillmore.

19 July

Crew returned to Fillmore.

Crew Slze: 146 1 July 1946 Blktnl Atoll Arrlval: Before Blklnl Atoll Departure: 4 September 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 18 t o 22 nml ( 3 3 t o 41 km) S Shot BAKER Locatlon: Kwajaleln Atoll Decontamtnaton Locatlon: Pearl Harbor Operatlonal Clearance: By 22 November 1946 Flnal Clearance: 13 December 1946 Task Unlt and Functlon The destroyer FlUSSeK served in Destroyer Division 3 of TU 1.2.3 (Destroyer Unit). Its functions were to patrol the surface area. conduct oceanographic surveys, and do radiological monitoring inslde and outside of atoll.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 24 July 0937 25 July 1226 1309 1338 2312 29 July OB35

0955 1010 1155 1530

The officers. crew, and reboarding teams were evacuated to Bayfield.

30 June 1241 1322

Fillmore cleared for reboarding. Fillmore declared Geiger sweet. The first boarding team returned to (Reference 5 . p. D-12). Radiological clearance given (Reference 5. p. D-19).

1 July

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1827 2 July 0920

A section of party A with a radiological monitor returned to Fillmore. The monitor left and returned with another monitor at 0940. The captain returned. Remainder of party A with party B came aboard Monitors declared Fillmore safe except for four areas of the ship. The monitors reboarded.

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Underway forABLE test. Received orders to proceed to area Mack. Steaming independently in accordance with

cTG 1.7 OpPlan1-46.patrollingthe south border of area Mack. Anchored in berth 342. Bikini Atoll. Underway to Oroken Island to carry out Operation Ivory in connection with radiological unit dispatch. LoweredmotorwhaleboatoffOroken Is land. to go to Party embarked in whale boat Oroken Island. Completed Operation Ivory: motor whale boat returned with landing party. Proceeded from Oroken Island to Bikini. Anchored in berth 116. Bikini. Members of the radiological unit returned to USS Haven (AH-12).