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 USS New York ( 8 8 - 3 4 )

USS Nlaqara ( A P A - 8 7 )

Table A.6. Decontamlnatlon results on New York (88-34)topslde maln deck aft.

Readings (R/24 hrs) frame N o.

7 Aug

8 Aug

9 Aug

10 Aug

Final Clearance: 10 November 1946 Scrapped In 1950 Task Unlt and Functlon Niaqara, an attack transport, served in TU 1.2.6 (Merchant Type Unit), Transport Division93, as a target vessel. Its crew was evacuated before each shot. The Quartermaster Unit had placed food and clothing aboard it for experimental purposes. Shot ABLE I 1 July, 0900)

1.6 1.2 1.6 70s 70P1.3 1.2 1.2 1.5 3.0 2.0 0.8 80s 80P 1.6 3.0 1.3 90s 2.4 0.5 0.9 1.7 1.0 0.9 90P 100s 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.65 lOOP 1.7 0.8 0.9 110s 1.5 1.3 1.0 ll0P 1.2 2.01.5 2.0 0.8 0.95 120s 120P 1.8 1.0 0.9 130s 1.8 1.5 1.0 130P 1.6 13.0a 0.8 Stern 0.99 1.5 2.0

1.3 0.9 0.9 0.6

30 June 0805 1528

1 .o 1 .o

0.9 1.3

1 July 1307

0.8

0.6 0.3 0.7

1335-1358 1524

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1610

Commenced evacuation of Niagara crew to Bayf ield. Bayfield,withallpersonnelaboard, underway to operating area about 18 n m i (33 km) east of Bikini Atoll. USS Oneota (AN-85) sent a team aboard

Niaqara. ATA-192 €ought a fire on Niagara without boarding it (Reference 6. p. 7-I-A-8). Oneota Team 9 reported Niaqara Geiger sweet (Reference 6. p. 7-I-A-12). Niaqaradeclaredfreeofradiological contamination.

Note: 2 July 1205

aPalnt chlpplngs. Source: Reference

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1425 21 August 0800

The captain and Team A (six officers, nineteen enlisted men. and one radiological monitor) came aboard t o inspect and open Niaqara. enTeam B (four oEficers and twenty-€our listed men) came aboard to light off the boilers. The radiological monitor returned to (Iss Haven (AH-12). Team C (all remaining men and gear) came a k a rd

Four teams aboard for 2 hours each. 1559 Yidqeon (ASR-1) alongside to starboardtoassistinhoistingstarboard 1715 anchor. Ordnance inspection team aboard. Anchor detail aboard. 0830 Reclaimer came alongside to port to fur0835 nishelectricalpower.Targetvessel Niaqara's crew lived aboard ship until 24 July. LCI(L)-615 came alongside to starboard Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) to furnishpower. Reclaimer and LCI(L)-615 cast off. 1220 24 July Ordnance detail left ship. 1235 Commanding officer and the last evacua1036 Starboard anchor was housed. 1430 tion group were received on board EayWidqeon cast off. 1530 field. Anchor detail left ship. Average topside 1545 reading 0.4 R/24 hours. 25 July CTU 1.2.7 reported Niaqara radiologically 1129 22AugustTowedtoKwajalein. 5 . p. 6clear €or boarding (Reference D-10). 24 AugustArrivedatKwajalein. 1210-1223 USS Preserver (ARS-8) boarding team on Niaqara(Reference 6. pp.7-1-8-7and 28AugustNewYorkdecommissioned. 7-I-E-E). 1224 Radsafe reported Niaqara Geiger sweet and New York was towed to Pearl Harbor, arriving on 15 recommended all teams be returned aboard. March 1947. Instrumentation Team #1 went aboard N&1240 qara (Reference 5. p. 6-D-11). USS NIAGARA (APA-87) 27 July 1022-1144 An instrumentation team boarded Niagara Crew Slze: 271 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 31 Hay 1946 (Reference 6. pp. 7-1-8-21 and 7-1-8-22). Blklnl Atoll Departure: 21 August 1946 28 July Another boarding team was placed on NACrew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Eayfleld (APA-33) qaca. Crew Locatlon for Shot BAKER: Bayfleld Shot ABLE Locatlon: 3,318 yards (3.0 km) SSE 29 July Shot BAKER Locatlon: 3.060 yards (2.8 km) S The commanding officer and Team A left 0748 Decontamlnatlon Lacatlons: San Franclsco, Kwajaleln Bayfield to reboard Niagara. Operatlonal Clearance: 6 November 1946 USS

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