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 PGM-23 3 September 2218

PGM-24

Secured from special sea detail, orders to patrol area of target vessels having been cancelled by CTU 1.8.

2 July 0755

4 September 0930-1012 Hoored alongside USS Tombiqbee (Am-11) to take on water. Anchored in berth King-17. 1023 Anchored in berth K-9. 1322 Underway 1506 Moored to starboard slde "2of 4. 1525 1904 Underway. 1907 Anchored In Unspecified anchorage. Kuajaleln.

1130 1143 1147

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1240 1340 1430

5 September 1135 Proceeding to N.O.B.. Guam. 1920 Received orders to proceed back to Kwajalein.

1530 1548 1935

6 September 0810 1537

1945

Anchored in berthK-21, Kuajalein. Moored to portside of PGW-24.

2004 7 September 1312

Anchored in berth K-16.

3 July

0906 1243 1545

8 September Shifted anchorage in berth K-16. 1325 Shifted anchorage to unspecified point 1925 in Kwajalein Lagoon. 9 September

Departed for Pearl Harbor.

16 September

Arrived at Pearl Harbor. An inspection for radioactivity was conducted.

1802

Underway resuming radiological patrol. Laying to. underway for next station to obtain water samples for radsafe section. Anchored in vicinity of.-H

4 July

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PGH-24

1730

Crew Slze: 48 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 14 May 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 20 nml (37 k m ) ENE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 8 nml (15 km) S Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Pearl Harbor 1947 Operatlonal Clearance: 13 February Flnal Clearance: 13 March 1947

Underway to make radiological patrol of northern part of area in vicinity of target vessels. LCPL alongside to pick up water samples and record sheets. Anchored close astern target ship USs Nevada (88-36), Underway and laid to. waiting for tugs to t c w target shipUSS Independence (OJL22) clear of area. Anchored close astern to Nevada. LCPL-B-12 took some oceanographic equipment from PGn-24 aboard. of lagoon to underway to western edge take radiological samples. Arrived on station. Proceeding to specified sectors. taking samples on arrival. USS Haven Arrived in last sector near (AH-12). Received a radiological group aboard from H a v e n
 * disembarked group that was aboard.

Anchored at Bikini.

5 July 1116

1232 1515 1533

Underway to resume radiological patrol of western part of lagoon. Moored alongside PGn-23. Underway from PGW-23. steaming to first station.carryingoutradiological patrols. Anchored off Haven. Underway for Bokdrolul. Emkaetoktok. Adrikan.Jelete,andLukojislandsto conduct radiological tests. Arrived at Bokdrolul Island. laying to awaiting radiologists to clear island. Underway for Oroken and Adrikan islands. Arrived at passage between Oroken and Adrikan islands. Anchored in vicinity of

Task U n l t and Functlon "24. a patrol motor gunboat, was a member of 1816 TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool Unit). It Engaged in routine activities. 6-24 July was assigned to perform lagoon radiological patrols. These were conductedin the first few days following each shot. The ship then performed boatShot BAKER (25 July, 0835) pool duties. 24 July Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900) 1700 Arrived in area Franklin. joining PGn-25, FGn-29. and "32. Proceeded in column 30 June to patrol sector. 1505ProceedingtoareaFranklin. 25 July 1 July 0001SteaminginareaFranklin. 0903-0950 Proceeding to area Caterpillar. 0838 ProceededtoareaCaterpillar. 1120Arrivedatlagoonentrance. 0940Proceededtolagoonentrance. 1145-1210 Proceedlng to patrol sector Chile Inc m 1225 Entered the lagoon and proceeded via pany with radiological patrol boats LCPLsafest route with Bikini landing party 8-6,B-7, and 8-8. following in LCPL-A-6. 1530Layingtoandchangingpositioninacin newstationaccompaniedby 1245Arrived cordance with radiological readings. LCPL-B-6, B-7. and B-8, laying to awaitin sectorChile. 1853Anchored ing further orders. 1300 Proceedlng to Bikini via safest route.

Haven.

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