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 USS Fulton ( A S - 1 1 )

USS Furse (DD-882)

16 July 0915-1050 Discharged freshwater to 1410 Skate underwayfromalongside. 1452 Skiplack moored alongside to port. 1653 Skiplack got underway Erom alongside.

was to provide support for drone and photographic operat ions.

Skate.

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 30 June 1356Underwaywith USS Saidor (CVE-117) and USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) for area north of R l k l n l Atoll.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835) 74 July 1629

25-29 July 30 July 0735 2 August 1100

1508 1638 3-6 August

Underway for area outside of the lagoon. steaming with

w.

in berth 321.

Remained steaming outside lagoon. No information is avallable about its role as E Shanqri-La's (CV-38) plane guard during aircraft launches.

Anchored in berth 231. Bikini Atoll. Radiological safety council members reported on board for radiological detection duties. It is not known when they left. Underway to shift berths. Anchored in berth 386. Anchored In berth 386: engaged in routine activities.

7 August 0902 1019

Underway for berth 231. Anchored in berth 231.

8-13 August

Anchored In berth 231, routine duties.

13 August 1025

1 July 1906Anchored

2 July 1825 Anchored In berth 54-A. Bikini Atoll.

5 July 0805 6 July 0920

Anchored at KwajalelnAtoll.

12 July 1700Underway 13 July 0630 1622

Dentuda stood in and moored alongside to port.

Underway for KwajalelnAtoll.

for BikiniAtoll

Arrived at BikiniAtoll. Left Bikini Atoll for air rehearsal ations with Saldor and

Perry.

14 July 1433 Anchored

oper-

at berth 53A. Bikini Atoll.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 1 4 August

1302 1335 1417 1500

24 July 0930

Dentuda underway from alongside. Underway Eor new berth. Anchored in berth 92. Dentuda moored alongsideto port.

15-20 August Anchored in berth 92, routine activities. 20 August 1642 21-25 August 25 August 1635 26 August 0957 1312

Parche got underwayfromalongsideto port and stood out.

Underway for areaoutside rendezvous with Saidorand

of lagoonto

Perry.

25 July 0845

Changedcourse to maintainplaneguard station #2during flight operations. 1120Securedfromflightoperations. 1500Saidorlaunchedtwoplanes. 1842 On screening station yards (1.8 )an) from Saidor.
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Anchored in berth 92, routine activities. 26 July 0344 0745 0818

Departed for Kwajalein Atoll. Anchored in berth K-17. Kwajalein. Dentuda stood In and moored alongside to port.

0846 1110 1115 1345-1405 1640-1706

USS FURSE (OD-862) Crew Slze:

293 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: Before 25 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 28 July 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 30 nmt (56 k m ) N Shot BAKER Locatlon: 1 1 nrnl ( 2 0 k m ) NE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles 22 November 1946 Flnal Clearance: By

Task Unlt and Functlon The destroyer Furse served in Destroyer Division 51 in TG 1.6 (Navy A i r Group). Its main function

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Proceeding to Bikini Atoll. Saidor launched three planes. Laying to 500 yards (457 meters) Saidor Underway to plane guard station Comenced steaming to plane guard tlon. Secured from flight operations. Saidor launched planes. Engaged in flight operations.
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from sta-

21 July 0721 On plane guard station X2. 0739-0142 Saidor launched two F6F aircraft. 0835-0900 Flightoperations. 1516Anchored in berth N, BikiniAtoll. SevFurse for eral men were transferred to passage to Kwajalein Atoll. 1636Underway to berth N. 1717Proceedingtostation in area Palge.
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