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 USS GYPSY (ARSD-1)

USS GYPSY ( A R S D - 1 )

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17 July 0722-0810 0828-1032 1122-1420 1500 18 July 0925-1020 1250 19 July 0700 20 July 0907 1620 1704 1912 1932

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BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

Recovered Underway Anchored Completed Anchored

third anchor. to USS Fulton (AS-11). 25 July off Fulton. 1210 transferring anchors to Fulton. in berth 29. 26-27 July After receiving anchors from USS Henrico (APA-45). anchoredIn unspeci€ied anchor- 28 July age. 1058 1043

Alongside USS Rolette (AKA-99) to dispose of anchor chains. Alongside USS Ottawa (AKA-101) t o transfer anchors and chains. Alongside USS Enoree (AO-69) to take on fuel. Anchored in berth 69.

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1838 Alongside USS Palmyra (ARS[T]-3) to load 29 July dynamite. Anchored off Oroken Island and commenced 1229 diving operations. 1400 1500 Diving party left ship to continue diving operations. 1520 1555 Moored t o USS Georqe Clymer (APA-27). Underway fromC l m r. Moored portside to target submarine U B Apoqon (SS-308). Underway from Apoqon. Anchored in berth 240.

1620 1830 30 July 0600

21 July 0602 0810 0840-1020 1032-1205 1350 1610-1748 1800-1921 1943 22 July 0550 0600 0720-1110 1130-1345 1417 1910 23 July 1205 24 July 0530 1205 1300

0705 0749

Moored alongside ApOqon. Underway from Apogon. Alongside Clymer. Alongside Apoqon. Anchored in berth 220. Moored alongside Clvmer. USS Dentuda Moored to target submarine 699-3353, discharging weights. Anchored off berth 316.

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31 July Underway for alongside Dentuda to complete hanging weights. Moored to Dentuda. proceeding to Clymer to receive weights for target submarine USS Tuna (SS-203). Alongside Clymer. placed weights aboard. Alongside Anchored in berth 64. Anchored in berth 29.

1 August 0556 0640

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Tuna.

1020 1145 1540

Anchored in berth 119.

1618 Anchored near berth 23. Picked up monitor for ship during test BAKER. Underway €or operatingareafortest BAKER.

AnchoredoffEneuIslandnearberth sugar. Anchored as before. Underway to the vicinity of Dentuda. Arrived in vicinity of Dentuda, standing by to assist USS Coucal (ASR-8) i f required. Underway to Palmyra. Standing to of€ Palmyra. Anchored in berth Sugar. Underway to discharge two anchors for mooring Dentuda. Operations completed, returning to anchorage. Anchored in unspecified anchorage. Underway: proceeding to target area to recover submarine anchors. Commenced recovering anchors. Geiger reading of anchor chain 0.25 R/24 hours. Recovering anchor in vicinityof Ionchebi Island. DischargedanchorinleeofIonchebi Island. Anchordeposited:underwaytorecover second anchor. Anchored in unspecified area.

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Underway. Laying to offUSS Reclaimer (ARS-42). Underway €or target submarine USS Sea(58-196). Moored to Searaven. UnderwayfromSearaven:Geigermeter reading above tolerance. Commenced washing submarlne. Secured from washing Searaven. laying to. Proceeding t o assigned anchorage. Anchored in lee of Eneu Island. Remained anchored. Undeway. Moored to Searaven: commenced recovering anchors. UnderwayfromalongsideSearavenwith first anchor. Discharged anchors to wet storagein lee of Eneu Island, proceeding to Searaven t o recover stern anchor. Moored to Searaven. Underway from alongside Searaven, proceeding to anchorage. Anchored of€ Eneu Island.

2 August 0931 1810

Shifted berths off Eneu Island. Anchored south of berth 376.

3 August 1055

Underway for salvaging anchors.

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