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 LSM-60

USS LST-125

19 July 1445Officersandcrewreturnedaboard,resumed normal operations. 1515CommencedraisingdetectorChamber. 1555 Detector chamber clear of water. 20 July 0807 Underway from berth 0843Flooredinberth54A.

1845Reboardedship.Restoredtonormaloperation in berth 109. Ship reboarded after orders from DSM. 3-24July

Crew aboardLST-52.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

0835)

161 t o berth 54A.

24 July 0900

C c w evacuatedtoRockwall.

24 July 0515 0540

ATA-180 came alongside. 28 July E M Geigerreading4.5R/24hoursfrom Underway to shift berth with assistance 30 feet (9.1 meters). of ATA-180. 0605 40. 8 August Moored to Albemarle in berth 0615 ATA-180 underwayfrom alongside. 1000 Geiger readings: main deck average 7 R/24 0715 ATA-180 alongside starboard side. hours. maxlmum12 R/24 hours; first plat0730 Underway from Albemarle to assigned moorform average 1.5 R/24 hours. maximum 3 R/24 hours. lng buoy. Comenced mooring. 0830 DSM and ship's representa14AugustInspectedby ATA-180 underway from alongside. 0855 t ives. Completed mooring to four mooring buoys 0935 In berth 161. Evacuated one officer and twelve enlisted17AugustStaffinspectionscomplete:shipmade 1230 avallable for towing. men to Albemarle. 1600 Commenced lowering detector bell. 19 August Detector bell lowered to desired depth. 1635 1914 Two officers and twenty-three enlisted 1000 Crew shifted from Rockwall to USS Dixie men evacuated to Albemarle in preparation (AD-14). for BAKER. 21AugustAveragetopsideGeigerreading3.9R/24 25 July hours, 0609 Final evacuation party left the ship with all personnel accounted for. Ship com26 August Towed to Kwajaleln by USS Clamp (ARS--33). pletely abandoned. of on decomA 26 August letter on the condition LST-52 missioning stated that Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y 0835) it was very radioactive and therefore did not allow long periods of inspection. It later states that the ship in wasfair condition. 25 July 0835LSM-60wascompletelydestroyed byshot 27 August Anchored at Kwajalein, berth A-20. BAKER. August 28 Decommissioned.

Its crew was dispersed to various units of the task force.

30 September Average topside Geiger reading 1.14 R/24 hours.

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June 1946 B l k l nAl t o lUl e p a r t u r e : 26 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o Sr h o t ABLE: USS Rockwall(APA-230) Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot BAKER: Rockwall Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 1, 5 5 0 yards ( 1 . 4 km) E km) N Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n 1: , 5 9 0y a r d s( 1. 5 Sunk A p r l l1 9 4 8 .n e a rK w a J a l e l nA t o l l

USS LST-125

T a s k U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

LST-52, a tank landing ship. was a target vessel during Operation CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuin ated before ABLE and did not return. It served LST Group9 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

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Crew S l z e : 5 ( o n l y 2 a tB l k l n lf o rt e s t ) B t k l nAl t o lAl r r l v a l 1: 3J u l y1 9 4 6 Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot BAKER: USS Rockwall(APA-230) S h oA t b l eL o c a t l o n : En r o u t ef r o mS u b t c Bay t o KwaJaleln Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 3 nmt ( 6 km) NE, beached on B l k l n lI s l a n d Sunk 14August1946 a t s e an e a rB l k l n l Task U n l t andFunctlon

LST-125, a tank landing ship, was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated for BAKER and did not return. It served in LST Group 9 of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit).

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Evacuated ship; crew aboard Rockwall. Boardingteamreportedonboard(Reference 6. p. I-26-A). USS Etlah(AN-79)reportedLST-52Geiger sweet.

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

Not present for ABLE. En route from Sublc Bay to Bikinl Atoll. 8 July 1435 Anchored in berth 63. Bikini Lagoon.

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