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 USS Fulton ( A S - 1 1 )

F l u s s e r (DD-368)

USS

5 September 141 1 Anchored in berth K-6, Kwajalein. 9 September 1600

7 July 1000-1055 1115-1130 1210

Underway for Pearl Harbor. 1220 1230

14 September Moored to berth H-2. Pearl Harbor. 0920 USSFULTON

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(AS-11)

Crew S l z e : 733 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 23 May 194b Blklnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatton: 21 nml (39 km) NE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 14 nml (26 km) NE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Francisco Operatlonal Clearance: 24 December 1946 Flnal Clearance: 10 January 1947

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Task Unlt and Functlon Fulton was a submarine tender in TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). Its function was to service submarines used as target vessels during CROSSROADS. Shot

Dlscharged battery water to Tuna. Completed discharging freshwater toE-

9 July 0915

Tuna underway from alongside.

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3 July 1515 1546 1630 1643 5 July 1045 1119

1120 1205 1230-1250 1253-1319 1337 1356 1404 1412 1421 1443

Steamed In operatlng area with USS Dixie ABLE. (AD-14) during shot Anchored in berth 231, Biklni Atoll. Alongside target submarines YSS Pilotfish (SS-386). VSS Dentuda (88-335). USS Tuna (SS-203). and YSS Searaven (SS-196) to discharge freshwater and fuel.

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Pilotfish stood in and moored outboard of Tuna. Completed dlscharging freshwater to Dentuda. Discharged freshwater to Searaven. Discharged freshwater toTuna. Searaven got underway €rom alongside to shift berths. Searaven moored alongside to port outboard of Pllotfish, having shifted berths. Commenced discharging freshwater to TUI. Commenced discharging freshwater to Pilotfish. Completed discharging freshwater Tuna. to Completed discharging freshwater to Pilotfish.



Pilotfish underway from alongside. TargetsubmarineUSSParche(SS-384) moored alongside to port. TargetsubmarineUSSApogon(SS-308) mooredalongsidetoport,outboardto Parche. Target submarine USS Skiplack (SS-184) moored alongside to port. outboard

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10 July 1107 1119 1438-1508 1523

Pilotfish moored alongside to port. Dentuda moored alongside to port outboard 11 July Pilotfish. p o r t out1143 Searaven moored alongside to board of Dentuda. 1315-1330 Tuna moored alongside to port outboard 1415-1511 searaven. 2043 Pilotfish got underway from alongside to moor outboard ofTuna. Commenced discharging freshwater to E-

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8 July 1000-1025 1646

ABLE (1 July, 0900)

1 July

Discharged diesel oil to Tuna. Discharged diesel oil to Pilotfish. Commenced discharging freshwater toSearaven. Commenced dlscharglng freshwater to Tuna. Completed discharging freshwater toSearaven. Completed discharging freshwater to Discharged diesel fuel oil to Searaven. Discharged diesel fuel oil to Dentuda. Commenced discharging battery water to Dent .uda Commenced discharging lubrlcating oil to Pilotfish. Completed discharging battery water to Dentuda.

12 July 0905 1330 1422 1518 1525 1603 1700 1705 13 July 0628

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Skiplack underway from alongside. Apoqon underway from alongside. Pumped battery water to Parche. Parche underway from alongside. to port. Parche moored alongside Discharged battery water to Parche. Discharged freshwater to Parche. Parche got underway from alongside and anchored o f € the starboard quarter.

Apoqon moored alongsidet o port. Apoqon got underway from alongside. to port. Skiplack moored alongside SkipCommenced discharging freshwater to jack. Commenced discharging battery water to Skipjack. to S U Completed discharging freshwater lack. Completed discharging battery water to Skipjack. Skiplack got underway from alongside and anchored in berth 206. Target submarine USS Skate (SS-305) moored alongside to port. Skiplack made stationary trim dive.

14 July 1055-1210

Skate. Discharged diesel fuel to

15 July 1023-1226

Discharged battery water to Skate.

6 July

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Target ship USS Nevada (88-36) got underway to shift berths.

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