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 USS Oneota (AN-85)

USS O ' B r i e n (OD-725)

Shot BAKER ( 2 5J u l y ,

24 July 1232 25 July 0935-1129 1515 1923 2150 26 July 0402-0505 1225 1717 27 July 1613 28 July 1619

1338

0835)

Underway for area Hudson for shot BAKER.

1412

Conductedradiologicalpatrol of Eneu Channel entrance. Conunenced patrolling area Studebaker. Comnenced downwind radiological patrol. Conmenced radiological survey.

1430

0937 1114 1152 1355 1406 2 August 0813 0900 1516 5 August 0742 1738 8 August 1218

1524 1537 1542

Conducted radiological survey. Anchored in berth 316, Bikini. Anchored in berth 357. obtaining radiological data.

1635 1725

Shifted to berth 370. 1737 1855 Anchored in berth U, obtaining radiological data.

30 July 0800

1452

Relieved USS Fall River (CA-131) as Harbor Entrance Control Vessel ( H E W ). Anchored 600 yards (549 meters) northwest Of berth 386. Relieved as HECV. b o r e d In berth 305. Relieved USS Laffey (DD-724) asH E W. Anchored in berth 386.

2 July 0708 0730 0815 0816 0854 0855 0925 0927-0942 0935 0944 1040 1122 1551

Relieved of duties as H E W. Anchored in berth 116s. Anchored in berth H-North. Departed Bikini Lagoon to conduct firing exercises. Anchored in berth H-North.

3-4 July 5 July 1334 1455

Departed Bikini; underway on oceanographic cruise en route to Pearl Harbor.

1602 1612

Placed a boarding team on target ship USS Geneva (APA-86) (Reference 6. p. VIII-Ea-A). Reportedfires on USS Bladen (APA-63) and USS Bracken (APA-64) (Reference 6. p. VII-I-9-A). Pronounced Geneva Geiger sweet (Reference 6. p. VII-I-10-A). Placed boarding team on USS Niaqara (APA87). Reported Niaaara Geiger sweet (Reference 6. pp. VII-I-lla-A and VII-I-12-A). Placed boarding team on Bladen. Reported a small fire on the afterdeckhouse of Bracken (Reference 6. p. VII-I13-A). Placed boarding team on target ship Fillmore (APA-83). Placed boarding team on target ship Hayrant (DD-402). Placed boarding teamon Bladen. Anchored in lee of Eneu Island, Bikini. Underway to pick upboarding party. Boarding party aboard. Moored to the starboard side of Bracken. Placed boarding team on Bracken. Boarding team returnedto.-nO Underway to target submarine USS Parche (S-384). Moored to Parche. Boarding party aboard Parche. Reported Parche Geiger sweet (Reference 6, p. VII-I-24-A). Underway from Parche. Boarding party left in a boat. Anchored in leeof Eneu Island. Reported Fillmore GeigerSweet (Reference 6. p. VII-I-33-A). Anchored in lee of EneuIsland. Underwav from anchoraae. Moored t o an LCT portside of USS Palmyra (ARST[TI -3 Unde G a y . Anchored 800 yards (720 meters) astern target ship USS LST-661.

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USS ONEOTA (AN-85) Crew S l z e : 45 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: By 2 A p r l1l 9 4 6 B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e2: A 6 u g u s1t 9 4 6 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n1: 8 nml ( 3 3 km) SE Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n1: 8 nml ( 3 3 km) SE D e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o nP: e a rHl a r b o r O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e1:1 December 1946

6 July 1004 1020 1045 1120 1247 1310

1825 1858

Task U n l t and F u n c t l o n

Oneota. a net laying ship, served in TU 1.2.7 (Salvage Unit). Its main duties for CROSSROADS included salvaging damaged target vessels after thetests,performingemergencyrepairs. and fightingfires. These tasksrequiredboarding crews from Oneota to inspect target vessels for damage and radiologicalcontamination. Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,

Underway from LST-661. Laying off near Palmyra. Proceeding to target array. Moored to mooring buoy 13. Underway. lloored next to USS Rolette (AKA-99) to receive clampand chain for mooring buoy. Underway from alongside Rolette. Anchored in berth 143A, Bikini.

7-17 July

Operated in Bikini Lagoon laying mooring buoys in preparation for test BAKER.

18-19 July

Departed lagoon.

20-23 July

Moored in Bikini Lagoon, laying instrumentation gear.

0900) Shot BAKER ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

1 July

1222 Entered Bikini

Lagoon.

24 July 1320Joinedformationleavingthe

370

lagoon.