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USS Panamint(AGC-13)

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Directed to have two boats made ready with cutting equipment and to report to Reclaimer for instructions (Reference 6. p.VII-1-543). One cutting boat (LCPR) was returned to Palmyra before entering the target array. An officer with a 5-man worklng party left the ship for the target area. Working party returned to ship.

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Freshwatertank and intaketestedfor radioactivity and foundto be clear. 13 August Directed to stand clear until Reclaimer 0940 passed through anchorage area with target ship USS Hushes (DD-410). 20 August Anchored at berth 344, Bikini. 0855 Directed to send an LCM to pick up an obstruction buoy and replant it on 4-1/2 fathom (8.2-meter) shoal off north end of Eneu (Reference 6, p. VII-I-21-B). Directed to send an LCM to beaching area to assist in beaching target ship U a 6. p. VII-IFallon (APA-81) (Reference 23-B). Directed to have an LCH plant anchors for Fallon (Reference 6. p. VII-I-24-B). Directed to have two LC% ready to assist in berthing target submarine USS Dentuda (SS-335) (Reference 6. p. VII-I-30-B). LCH #2 left ship. LCM #3 left ship. Anchored 450 yards (411 meters) south of berth 380. LCM #3 returned. LCM #2 returned.

21 August 0815 25 August 1403

LCM #2 departed with 30 cases of dynamite for blasting on Eneu Island. LCH #3 departed with a salvage party. Moored in berth Q. LCM #3 and salvage party returned. Moored 500 yards (451 meters) south of berth 380. Anchored in anchorage M. Radsafe section representative came aboard for temporary duty. Target vessel LCI(L)-615 moored to starboard. LCI(L)-615 underway. Sank radioactivespring fire.

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30 August 0920 1355

LcI(L)-615 came alongside. LCI(L)-615 underway.

5 September 1815

Underway to Kwajalein.

6 Septembet

Arrived at Kwajalein.

7 September 1450

Radsafe Radiological Clearance Board reported aboard and commenced examination of ship and personnel.

Directed to have boat take a series of USS PANAMINT (AGC-13) soundings around Fallon and Dentuda (RefCrew Slze: 591 erence 6 . p. VII-I-36-B). Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 29 June 1946 Directed to place obstruction buoy In Blklnl Atoll Departure: 27 July 1946 area of sunken target ship USS Saratoqa Shot ABLE Locatlon: mark mastand afterend of 18 nml ( 3 3 km) NNE (CV-3)to island (Reference 6, p. VII-I-38-€3). Shot BAKER Locatlon: 9 nml (17 km) ESE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Directed to have an LCM prepared and at Operatlonal Clearance: 22 November 1946 high tide to swing stern of Dentuda clear Flnal Clearance: By 22 November 1946 of Huqhes (Reference 6. p. VII-I-39-B). Some Palmyra personnel were directed to Task Unlt and Functton inreport to USS Hender (ARSD-2) with Panamint. an amphlbious force flagship.was a memstructions on planting submarine mooring ber of TU 1.3.3 (Observers Unit). Panamint carried buoy. aboard it United Nations representatives. civilian scientists. Congressional representatives, and specialpressrepresentatives.Becauseofthe LCM #2 left Palmyra. press observers. television transmitters and reLCM #2 returned: crew was contaminatedby ceivers were placed aboard the ship. It also had radioactivity and ordered to change and special equipment for reflectivity measurements. washclothesand ‘shoes andtotake shovers. Anchored in berth Mike. Shot ABLE (1 J u l y, 0900) DispatchedanLCPRwithadynamiting party to capsized target vessel LCT-1114. 29 June LCPR and dynamiting party returned. 0930Arrived at Bikini. p.m. Nonparticipating observers boarded and inspected target ships Naqato.USS Nevada (BB-36). and USS Independence (CVL-22). LCM #1 with 14 men left to haul Huqhes’ stern off Dentuda. 30 June LCM #1 returned. 1100 Put toseatotakeupitsstationfor shot ABLE.

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