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 USS Oneota (AN-85)

USS Oneota (AN-85)

Directed to proceed to the vicinity of USS Kenneth Whitinq (AV-14) to embark a special instrumentation team (Reference 6, p. VII-I-6-B). Anchored in lee of Eneu Island.

7 August 1745 1845

Underway t o shift berths. Anchored in berth 88. Bikini.

8 August 1812

Anchored in berth 31, Bikini.

26-27 July

Anchored in lee of EneuIsland.

9 August

Anchored in berth 31, Bikini.

28 July 1555 1635

Underway to change berths. Anchored in unidentified berth in Bikini.

25 July 1129

1810

29 July 0805 0935

0945 1017 1155 31 July 0745-1415

1120

1300 1421 1426

1 August

0750-1530 1530 1543 1620

2 August 0745 0815 1055 1345 1744 1810 3-6 August

Underway. Moored to raft of outermost instrumentation gear station. Hauled gear aboard. Underway to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth 380, Bikini.

10 August 0745 0809

Underway to shift berths. Moored portside of ATA-185 to the portside of USS Pulton (AS-11) in order to have repairs made on the #2 auxiliary generator.

11-12 August fbored to portside of ATA-185 to portside of Fulton. awaiting repairs. 13 August 0938

0950 Underway to instrumentation stations. Reported that it would take one more day 14 August to complete the recovery of the vertical 1252 stations. Oneota also reported that its radsafe monitor had been ordered removed 1635 from the ship. CTU 1.2.7 reported to Radsafe that removal of the monitor from Oneota without 15-18 August prior notice made it Impossible to oper19 August ate the ship. 0728 Radsafe reported that i t had not ordered 0749 the removal of the monitor. 1015 Anchored in berth 54. Bikini. OneOta was directed to discontinue oper1148 ations for the day because the monitor 1345 6, pp. VIIhad been removed (Reference 1420 I-60-B and VII-1-61-8). 1703 Directed to recover vertical stations as 1718 requested by the Technical Director. Upon completion. it was directed t o CTU 1.8.1 20 August for repairs to auxiliary generator (Ref0800 erence 6, p. VII-1-6533). Underway, picking up instrumentation stat ions. 0837-1035 Ceased operations for the day and proceeded to anchorage. 1040 Anchored in berth 54, Bikini. Reported having recovered three vertical 1102 stations and that there were probably nine more to pick up. However, one was 21 August fouled and two were on the bottom. The 1512 radioactivityoftheinstrumentshad slowed up operations. The estimate of 1628 total radioactivity received was 0.1 R (Reference 6. p. VII-I-70-B). 22 August 1300 Underwaytotargetarraytocollect 1402-1705 gauges. Began collecting gauges. 1750 All gauges aboard, secured operationsfor the day. Anchored in lee of Eneu Island after receiving water fromUSS Yildcat (AU-2). 23 August Underway to shift berths. 0840 Anchored off Eneu Island. 0850 Anchored off Eneu Island.

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Underway to shift berth with ATA-185 tow on starboard side. Anchored in berth 231A. Bikini.

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UnderwaytomooralongsideYildcatto take on freshwater. Anchored in berth 58. Blkini. Anchored in berth 58. Underway to pick up anchor. Anchored in berth 95. Underway to locate anchor in wet storage in vicinity of Ionchebi Island, Bikini. Anchored in lee of Ionchebi Island. Underway to shift berths. Moored to portside of LCT-1184 to portside of Palmyra. Underway to shift berths. Anchored in berth 33, Bikini. Underway to go alongside targetship Carteret(APA-70)tosupplypowerto hoist its anchor. Floored to Carteret to supply power to hoist motor. Underway from Carteret to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth 33, Bikini.

l e e of Ionchebi Island to Underway to place anchor in wet storage. Anchored in unidentified berth in Bikini. Underway to go alongside target ship LST-133 to assist in hoisting its anchor. Alongside LST-133 to furnish power for hoisting Its anchor. -red next to USS Severn (AO-61) to take on freshwater. Underway from alongside Severn to as-

signed anchorage. Anchored in unidentified berth in Bikini.