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 USS LST-125

USS LST-220

3-23JulyCrewaboardLST-133.

10JulyShiftedtoberth53.BikiniLagoon.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 13JulyBeachedonBikiniIsland,berth 16. All personnel except for commanding officer 23 July and one man were transferred to USS ChilCrew evacuated to Rockwall. 1530 ton (APA-38) for return to the United BAKER. states before test DSH reported a Geiger reading 1.5 of R/24 27 July hours measured close aboard. 14-22 July One-man security watch aboard each night. Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 23 July 31 July

28 July

All personnel departed LST-125 for Rock&w .

8 August 1020

Army requested that ramp be lowered to remove gear. Ship reported to be radiologically clear.

0.25 DSH reported a Geiger reading of R/24 hours at 250 feet (76 meters).

IBT-10 reported main deck average 2.5 R/24hours,insideaftersuperstructure reading, 2.5 R/24 hours. main deck first platform 1.5 R/24 hours. and tank deck aft 0.3 R to 1.0 R/24 hours.

1 August

1405-1515

Commanding officer boarded ship for inspection. Engine rooms completely flooded

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13 August

Blast damage to the ship reported.

19 August

Pumpedoutapproximately40tonsof water. apparently no leaks in ship.

20 August

Pumped out 90 tons of water from bilges. control room. engine room, and tank deck: apparently no leaks. Pumped out approximately 15 tons of water room. from main engine

2 August

Engine room pumped out.

10 August

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12 August

Staff inspections complete

21 August

Towed 5 mi (9.3 km) southwest of Bikini and sunk by gunfire.

23 August

14 August 1436

Hunsee (ATF-107) and USS Wenatchee from beach. (ATF-118) removed ship

staff inspection completed and made available to CTG 1.2 for disposition. ,Average topside reading 0.9 R/24 hours.

28 August

Decommissioned.

Crew Slze: 78 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 15 Aprll 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 29 August 1946 Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall (APA-230) Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Rockwall Shot ABLE Locatlon: 5,550 t o 6,000 yards (5.0 t o 5.5 km) N, beached on Blklnl Island Shot BAKER Locatlon: 675 yards (617 meters)NE Sunk 1 1 May 1948 near Kwajalein Atoll

29 August

Departed Bikini for Kwajalein in USS Achomwi (ATF-148).

30 August

Arrived at Kwajalein.

in the area. LST-133 was Immediately after arriving beached on Bikini Island. Its crew was evacuated to Rockwall on25 June.

Task Unlt and Functlon Tank landing ship USS LST-220 was a member of TU 1.2.5 (Landing Craft Unit). LST Group 9. It was a target vessel for shots ABLE and BAKER involved in Army ordnance experiments with poison gases and munition.

USS LST-133

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USS LST-220

Crew Slze: 59 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 4 Aprll 1946/12 June 1946 Task Unlt and Functlon Blklnl Atoll Departure: 2 8 August 1946 LST-133, a tank landing ship, was a target vessel Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Rockwall (APA-230) during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated for each Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Rockwall shot. It served in LST Group9 of TU 1.2.5 (Land- Shot ABLE Locatlon: 3,272 yards (3 km) N Shot BAKER Locatlon: 3,466 yards (3.2 km) N ing Craft Unit). Oecomnlssloned: 28 August 1946 Sunk 12 Hay 1948 near Kwajaleln (E044'N. 167O25'E) Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900)

1 July 1442Testanimalswereremovedfromtopside. 1610Declaredfreeofradioactivecontamination (Reference 5. p. B-12).

2 July 1710

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900)

Team A and B returned to LST-133 to put it back in operating condition. An inspection of the ship showed no damage.

3 July in berth38. 0538Anchored 0924Shiftedtoberth 44. 1645 Team C and remainder of crew returned.

1 July 1756

2 July

0938

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USS Etlah's (AN-79) boarding team decided not to board since it was still smoking fore and aft.

Etlah reported the boarding team aboard.