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 USS Mount McKlnley ( A G C - 7 )

3-5JulyAnchored

USS Mugford (DD-389)

1432

in berth112.Bikini.

Shot BAKER (25 J u l y, 0835)

25 July 0518 0800 0835 0858 0925 1718

Underway for BAKER Day exercises. in area Steaming to maintain position Chevrolet. Bomb explodedbeneathtargetarrayin Bikini Lagoon. Received verbal orders to close to the east of Bikini Atoll. Began maneuvering to maintain position approximately 1 runi ( 2 km) west of Bikini Reef. Anchored in berth Peter, Bikini.

1515-1604

1615-1618 30 July 1059 1108

28 July 1722

Anchored in anchorage Able, Bikini 1409

30 July 0842

Anchored in berth 112, Bikini.

1459

10 August 1759

Underway for Pearl Harbor.

1514 1547

USS MUGFDRD ( 0 0 - 3 8 9 )

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Crew S l z e1:2 6

1625

BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: By 1 June 1946 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e : 19 August 1946 Crew L o c a t l o nf o rS h o t ABLE: USS Bottlneau(APA-235) Crew L o c a t l o nf o S r hot BAKER: Bottlneau (2.5 km) E S E Shot ABLE Locatlon:2,690yards Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : 2.595 y a r d s( 2 . 4 km) NE Sunk 22 March 1948 n e a rK w a j a l e l n

31 July 1316 1620-1634

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

The destroyer Huqford was a target vessel during CROSSROADS. Its crew was evacuated before each test.ItwasamemberofTU1.2.3(Destroyer Unit), Destroyer Division 3. Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

0900)

30 June 0930 Teams C and D left the ship. 1150 Captain and Team A left ship.

2 July 1111

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By 4 July the full crew had returned to Hugford.

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Current reported that i t had completed washingdownandinspectingHusford. IRT-1 reported 3 to6 R/24 hours topside. USSReclaimer(ARS-42)camealongside Huqford and placed monitors aboard (Reference 6, pp. 7-1-8-61 and 7-1-8-63). DSH and radsafe monitors completed inspecting Huqford above and below decks.

of Radioloaical conditions were such that Dortions crews could be put aboard for carrying out' DSM decontamination ptocedures for target vessels. Muqford had between 3 and 4 feet (0.9 and 1.2 meters) of water accumulatedintheenginebilges(Reference5.p. 6-D-46). Hugford received no damage from shot BAKER (Reference 2 ). 0800

0835)

24 July 0910 Team C left the ship. B left ship. 0945Team A left the ship. 1030 Captain and Team USS Current(ARS-22)reportedthat

Commandingofficerandboardingparty aboard and reported ship highly radioactive. Pumping operations conducted in the afternoon.

2-7 August

Boarded daily for decontamination. Twoto four-hour shifts used with total t i m e aboard about 9 hours per day.

8 August

Decontamination team aboard for 5 hours. Huqford crew transfecred to USS Rockwall (APA-230).

9 August

Decontamination team aboard for 4.5 hours.

13 August

Unidentified team of at least three men aboard.

15 August

Urinalysis made on all Huqford crew by USS Haven ("12) crew.

Crew aboardHuqford.

Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

29 July 1307-1311

Current sent a boarding team aboard to remove instruments. Boarding team returned and USS Deliver (ARS-23) was directed to cover Muqford with foam. it had completed Current reported that washing down Huqford. Deliver reported that it had reached its radiological tolerance for one day. ford was90 percent covered with foam. USsClamp (ARS-33) reported that Huqford was covered with foam. Clamp reported operations complete (Reference 6, pp. 7-I-B-51. 7-I-B-52, and 7-1-8-54 through 7-I-B-56). IBT-10 reported short survey indicated4 to 14 R/24 hours topside.

1 August

USS Oneota (AN-85) reported that a boarding party was on board Huqford. 1132ReportedGeigersweetby USS Shakamaxon (AN-88) (Reference 6. pp. 7-I-A-27 through 7-FA-29). 1530 Captain and Teams A and B and last-minute security party returned to ship. 1533 Inspected ship.

5-23July

1907

Current was instructed to remove black boxes and other instruments that would be damaged by water and wash down Huqford with high-pressure hoses. Subsequently. the orders were changed to wash d m only. Current washed down Muqford. taking care not to hit the instruments. It was not to be boarded after the washing (Reference 6, pp. 7-I-B-42. 7-I-B-44. and 7-I8-45). Boarding team aboard.

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boarding team was aboard Huqford.

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