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 PGM-23

USS Pensacola(CA-24) 10 August 1 July 0445

1300Themenwereexaminedandreturnedto duty. 11-24 August High radioactivity continued to prevent reboarding of the ship except for short periods of time.

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14 August to 0830RadlologistscameaboardRockinqham check all Pensacola personnel who had been on board Pensacola. Results were satisfactory. Pensacola continued to be unsafe for habitation.

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17. 19 August About 200 Pensacola cremembers were transferred to Clymer.

1452 19 August Operations were started to pump all the water out of the ship and temporarily plug up the leaks.

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Six men were transferred to Preserver for temporary additlonal duty in connection with towing and anchoring Pensacola. A small party reboarded Pensacola to pre0830 pare it For towing. tow toKwajalein:crewmembers 1000Takenin departed aboard Rockinqham.

26AugustArrivedatKwajalein:the6-mantowlng detail returned to Rockinqham from server.

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6-23 July

Underwayafterevacuationpartyfrom Aomen reported aboard. Rendezvoused with PGn-24.PGW-25. PGW-29. "31. and PGM-32. Received clearance into lagoon from radsafe section. Conrnenced making oceanographic and radiological survey of sector Brazllwithradloloqicalpatrolboats (LCPL-A-1. A-2, A-3, and B-19). Evacuation party from Aomen departed. Anchored in berth 33. Bikini. Conducted radiological and oceanographic surveys. Anchored in berth 40. Underway in accordance with safety plan of CJTF 1 Op Plan 1-46. Anchored at Bikinl. Underway. Moored alongside USS Barton (DD-772). Anchored in berth 21. Shifted anchorage. bearings Beacon "B" 112.5°T.Beacon "C" 7 6 q . Beacon "E" 31.59. Underway from anchorage. proceeding to make radiological surveys of Lukoj, Bokonejien.Nam.Aomen.Iroij.Odrik. and Lomilik islands. Anchored in berth 3A. No

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ence 7). Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835)

Pensacola was towed to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard by USS Hitchiti (ATP-103) and USS Takelma (ATF-113) For 24 July radiological research April 1947. 21 0950 Radlological on section party aboard. comPERRY, NEWHAN K. ; see USS NEWHAN

menced operation of BAKER D-1. 1235 Evacuation of Iroij Island completed. 1605Underwaytodropseismographicandwave measurement buoys.

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Crew S l z e : 39 5 Hay 1946 B l k l nA l t o lA l rrlval: B l k l nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e : 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : 20 nml ( 3 7 km) EN€ Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : B nml ( 1 5 km) S O e c o n t a m l n a t l oLno c a t l o nP:e aH r la r b o r Oecomnlssloned1947 Task U n l t a n dF u n c t l o n PGM-23, a patrol motor gunboat, was a

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TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool Unit). It 26 July 0743 was assigned to perform lagoon radiological patrols. These were conductedin the first few days following each test. The ship then performed boat 1657 pool duties. 1702 Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y 0, 9 0 0 )

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Evacuation party From Aomen Island aboard. Departed for area Franklin as assigned in CJTF 1 Op Plan 1-46. EnteredthelagoontoawaitLCPL-A-1, A-2, A-3, and B-19 of lagoon safety patrol;underwayconductingradiological to reconnaissanceoflagoonnorthwest north of surface zero (sector Argentina). Anchored in berth 251. Blkini.

A radsafepartyreportedaboardtopar-27July ticlpate in theoperation.Evacuated personnel from Iroij and Nam before anchoring off Aomen Island.

Underway, proceedlng to make radiological reconnaissance of lagoon in accordance wlth CJTF 1 Op Plan 1-46. All monitors and oceanographers departed. ternAnchored 700 yards (640 meters) From porary berth Roger.

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