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 LCI(L)-615

LCI-332

2 July 1550 Team

1 July 1317

A. two officers. and eight enlisted men reboardedandinspectedship.Requested that remainderofcrewreturn from evacuation transport.

1349 1355

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y ,0 8 3 5 )

1610 Crewmembers went aboard ship for unspecified amounts of time during 1 to 23 August. The crew was later dispersed to various task force units. On 28 August LCI329 was decomissioned. It was towed to Kwajalein where it was used as part of the ship security detail until 22 February 1947.

2 July 1630

USS Etlah (AN-79) (Team 7) ordered its team aboard. Etlah came alongside and the boarding team went aboard. Declared Geiger sweetby Etlah (Reference 6. pp. 7-I-A-8 and 7-I-A-9). Declared free of radiological contaminatlon (Reference 5. p. VI-D-12).

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Boarded ship and inspected for damage. No damageexcept for ashakengalley smokestack.

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835) LCI-620

25 Julv liO7

Crew S l z e1:6 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l :B e f o r e 30 June1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t BAKER: B a v f l e l d Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : Beached, B l k l n lI s l a n d , 3 nml (5.6 km) EN€ Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : Beached, B l k l n Il s l a n d , 2.75 nml ( 5 . 1 km) NE Sunk 1 0A u g u s t1 9 4 6 ,a ts e ao f fB l k l n l

USS Clamp (ARS-33)reportedaboarding team aboard. 1310ReportedGeigersweet(Reference 6. pp. 7-I-B-8 and 7-E-B-9).

28 July 1952ReboardedandreportedGeigersweet the DSM (Reference 5, p. VI-D-34).

by

LCI(L)-549 suffered no material damage from shot BAKER (Reference 2).

Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

LCI-620. a landing craft infantry ship.was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before ABLE and never returned. It served in LC1 Group 7 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit).

August 10

Reboarded.

24 August 0757

LeftBikiniforKwajalein.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

25 August 1345Arrived at Kwajalein.where it remained as part of the ship security detail until June 1948.

Crew was evacuated to Bayfield before the detonation. LCI-620 was beached at slot 17 on Bikini Island. Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835)

Crew aboard Bayfield during the detonation. LCI-620 was beached at slot 17, Bikini. The crew was embarked on USS Rockbridqe (APA-228) between 4 and 13 August and Crew S l z e1:6 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlval: on cemanned target ship USS Fillmore (APA-83) between B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 14 and 22 August. Crewmembers went aboard LCI-620 at Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t various times, duration unknown. during the period of 30 June to 3 August. Crew L o c a t l o n for Shot

1 June 1946 4 September 1946 ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) BAKER: B a y f i e l d Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n :S l o t1 4 ,B l k l n Il s l a n d , 5.500 t o 6,000 y a r d s ( 5 t o 5 . 5 km) NE 14, B l k l n lI s l a n d 6,000 Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n :S l o t y a r d s (5.5 km) NE o fc e n t e ra r r a y O e c o n t a m l n a t l o Ln o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 30 June 1947 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 17 August 1948 F l n aDl l s p o s l t l o nS: o l d1 9A u g u s1t 9 4 9p, r l v a t e purchase

LCI(L)-549 Crew Slze: 22 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 1 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 24 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS B a y f l e l d( A P A - 3 3 ) Bavfleld Crew L o c a t l o nf o r Shot BAKER: Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 4,553 y a r d s( 4 . 2 km) E Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 3:, 9 3 3y a r d s ( 3 . 6 km) ENE D e c o n t a m l n a t l o nL o c a t l o n : San F r a n c l s c o O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 4 A p r l l 1947 Flnal Clearance: August 1948 F l n aD l lsposltlonS
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19 August 1949, prlvate purchase

Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

LcI(L)-615. a large infantry landing craft. target vessel for CROSSROADS. Its crew was ated before each shot. It was a member of (Landing Craft Unit), LC1 7. It was loaded armnunition and mines (Reference 3).

LCI(L)-549. a large infantry landing craft. was a targetvesselduringCROSSROADS.Itscrewwas evacuated before each shot. It was a member of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). LC1 Group7.

30June

was a evacuTU 1.2.5 with

Shot ABLE ( 1 July,0900)

Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

LCI(L)-615

1 JulyBeached

in slot %14. BikiniIsland.All officers.men.andnecessarygearon board Bavfield.

3 July

1516 Commanding officer. executive officer. and six men reboarded LCI(L)-615

Crew evacuatedtoBayfield.

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with