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 USS Independence(CVL-22) 4 July 1341 1353

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USS Independence(CVL-22)

Captain and his party reboarded the ship. 15 July Team A, consisting of 13 officers and 28 0730 enlisted men, completed reboarding and commenced inspection of the ship with one 1630 radiological monitor. TeamBreboardedshipandmovedto forward end of the flight deck under the 16 July command of the engineering officer. 0930 USS Burleson (APA-67) came Party from aboard to photograph, inspect. and pick 1700 up animals. Evacuated ship. 17 July 0755

Captain and party reboarded ship. Team A and selected members of Team B reboarded ship. Evacuated ship.

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Embarked from Rockwall and proceeded to Independence. Evacuated personnel returned to Rockwall for the night. Salvage barge came alongside with divers to check screws and bottom of ship from frame 108 aft. Completedevacuationofpersonnelto Rockwall. Party for day's work C ~ Eaboard pendence In newly assigned berth. towed by Deliver (ARS-23). Completed mooring operations.

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0845 0910 0955-1055 1540-1645 7 July 0850 1545-1705 8 July 0850 1530-1725 9 July 1030 1045 1650 10 July 0750 1625

11 July 0800 1635

12 July 0800 1615

13 July 0750 1550

Captain and party reboarded ship. Team A and selected members of Team B reboarded ship. Inspection party aboard. Evacuated ship.

18 July 0745 1314

19 July 1418 Captain and party reboarded Independence. Team A and selected members of Team B and 20 July the ship's company reboarded. 0755 Evacuatedship;threesignalmenleft aboard for anchor watch. 21 July 0753 Captain and party reboarded Independence. 1600 Generalworkingpartyanddesignated officers reboarded. 23 July Evacuated ship. 0755

14 July 0745 1530

Certain men from the R and E divisions reboarded Independence. Commenced receiving men from Rockwall. Working parties from Independence crew aboard Rockwall began coming aboard. Completed evacuation. WorkingpartiesofIndependencecrew arrived from Rockwall. Completed evacuating personnel to

1605 RockMoored to new berth. Wall. Embarked in small boats from Rockwall and proceeded to Independence. Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y . 0835) Evacuation of ship completed except for engineering and signal watch. 24 July 0800 Captain and party boarded ship. 1145 Comenced evacuating personnel from ship. Embarked in small boats from Rockwall and 1316 Captain and party left the ship. Ship proceeded to Independence. completely evacuated to Rockwall. engicompleted evacuating ship. neeringplantcompletelysecured,all cross-connecting lines secured. and in condition of maximum watertight integrity Completed boarding ship from Rockwall. €or shot BAKER. Completed evacuation of ship; one officer and eight enlisted men left aboard as 27 July watch standers. 1655 6. Portside very radioactive (Reference p. 1-24-8). Boarded Independence. Ship not reboarded due to radioact ivlty. 1 August Completed evacuation of ship except 37 of B division and other selected men Crew transferred toUSS Alax (AR-6). 12 August selected divisions. Crew aboard ship. Commenced evacuation of ship for

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Comnced receiving men from Rockwall. ShipcompletelyevacuatedforWilliam rehearsal.

Captain departed ship. Embarked from Rockwall in small boats and proceeded to Indewndence. Completed evacuation of ship.

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Radsafemonitorsand30-manboarding party opened Independence. inspecting for explosive and toxic gases and lack of oxygen and monitoring radioactivity. A few spaces were tolerable and capable of sustaining life -- all engineering spaces, main deck forward of hangar deck, and a few deck areas. The only damage was the high radioactivity evident on all