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 USS LST-871

USS LST-989

4 Julv

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

1 JulyMoored

in

6645MooredtoUSSSaintCKOiX(APA-231) becth 92. 1749Anchoredinberth51.

off RongerikIslandatthetime of shot ABLE as part of the Rongerik Evacuation Unit.

8 July Shifted to anchorage north Island.

4 July

of

Adrikan

1601UnderwaytoBikini. 9-23JulyAnchoredasbefore. 5 July 0922Anchoredinberth

58, Bikini. Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

6-24 JulyAnchored

0835)

as before. 24 July 1507

Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

24 July 1351Underway.departingBikiniLagoon.

25 July 1140

mi (41 k m ) east as unit guide for a

25 JulyObservedshotBAKER22 of Bikini Lagoon 12-ship column.

27JulyDepartedKwajaleinforLaeAtoll

28 JulyArrivedLaeAtoll. 29 July 0625DepartedLaeAtollwith route to Yotho Atoll. 1441BeachedatYothoAtoll. 1616 Underway en route to Rongelap. 30 July 1204AnchoredatRongelap. 1855 Cleared Rongelap jalein.

Anchored in berth29, Rongelap Atoll.

30 July

1745

26 July Arrived Kwajalein.

Underway for operating area Harmon with Division 4, TG 1.3.

Underway for Bikini.

31 July 0720 1837

Anchored at Bikini. Beached at Bikini LST beaching area.

1 August 1738

Moored to a pontoon causeway.

4 August

93 nativesen

1940

Harbor en route to Kwa-

31 July Anchored at Kwajalein. Since it did not enter Bikini Lagoon after BAKER, it was not contaminated. It departed from Kwajalein for San Francisco on9 August 1946.

Anchored in the southwest end of Eneu Island.

22 August 1211

Departed Bikini Lagoon for Enewetak.

23 August 1052

Anchored at Enewetak.

25 August 1249

Departed Enewetak en routeto Kwajalein.

21 August 1051

Anchored in berth K-20. Kwajalein.

31 August

Departed Kwajaleln for Pearl Harbor.

USS LST-881 Crew S l z e : 71 B l k l n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 14 March 1946 B l k l n Al t o l D l eparture: 22 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 38 nml (70 km) ENE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 25 nm ( 4 6 km) E D 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 e1: 3 December 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 23 December 1946

USS LST-989 Crew S l z e : 84 B l k l nA l t o lA l r r l v a l 1: 1 June 1946 B l k l nA l t o lD l eparture: 25 J u l 1y 9 4 b Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n R
 * o n g e r l kA t o l l

22nml(41 km) W Shot BAKER L o c a t o n : D 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 D p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e1: 9 November 1946 F l n aCl l e a r a n c e : 22 November 1946

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

LST-881. a tank landing ship, was a member of TU 1.3.1 (Transport Unit). It and USS LST-811 were Task loaded with construction materials and Seabees at Pearl Harbor.At Bikini. both ships served as bar5, racks and storage ships for Seabees (Reference p. 6-A-20).

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

LST-989. a tank landing ship, was a member of TU ABLE 1.8.1 (Rongerik Evacuation Unit). During shot all Rongerik natives were aboard LST-989 as a precautionary measurein the event the islands became contaminated as a result of the CROSSROADStests.

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

30 June 1135 Underway for operating area Harmon.

1 July 0900ObservedshotABLE. in berth 1823 Anchored Bikini Lagoon.

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0900)

30 June 1430 All Rongerik natives embarked on LST-989 (Reference 5. p. 6-B-2).

after entering

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