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 PGM-25

PGM-29

11 August 0952AnchoredatKwajalein.

1130

12 August Underway from Kwajalein to Guam. 1745 17AugustArrivedatGuam. 1900 2145 2250

PGM-29 Crew Slze:

48

Blklnl Atoll Arrival: 14 May 1946 Blkinl Atoll Departure: 10 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 20 nmi (37 km) EN€ Shot BAKER Locatlon: 8 nmi (15 km] S Oecontamlnatlon Location: New Orlebans Flnal Clearance: 28 May 1947

26 July 0612 1230

Task Unlt and functlon 1350-1403 1415 1520-1530 1645

"29. a patrol motor gunboat, was a member of TU 1.8.3 (Dispatch Boat and Boat Pool). It was assigned to perform lagoon radiological patrols during the first few days following each shot, after which i t Was to perform boat pool duties.

27 July 0122

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 30 June 1320 1600 1 July 0910 0919 1150 1230-1800

1820

1230

Underway to area Franklin for ABLE day operations. Arrived area Franklin.

1307-1310 1315

28 July Proceeding to harbor entrance. 0653 Laying to in area Caterpillar. 0720 Entered the lagoon. Steaming in Bikini Lagoon. sector Eng1728 land, in company with radiological patrol boats LCPL-B-12. 8-13, and E-14 while 1827 testing water for radioactivity. Anchored in BikiniAtoll.

2 July 0125-1132 1732

Underway conducting radioactivity survey. Anchored.

3 July 0800

Two photographers and two radiological

0900 0935 1240-1532 1820 4 July 0911 1616

29 July 0910 1031-1850 1830 1850

men came aboard. Photographers left ship. Steaming while carrying out radioactivity 30 July 0930-1515 survey. Anchored off Nan. 1536 Anchored in berth 40. Bikini Atoll. Underway in Bikini Lagoon while taking water samples. Anchored in berth40, Bikini.

1 August 1330 1533-1641 1641

4-24 July

1258 1448 25 July 0835 0900

1100

Crew returned to PGM-29. Underway to sector Holland (west of surface zero) to take water samples. Observers aboard. In vicinity of target vessels. Observers departed. Anchored in Bikini Lagoon. Underway in sectorEngland(southto southeast of surface zero). taking samples of radioactive water. Entered sector Argentina (north to northwest of surface zero). T W e d LCPL-B-14. Anchored in area92, Bikini. Monitors came aboard. Steaming while taking samples oE radioactive water in the lagoon. Anchored In Bikini Lagoon (1191'10"N. 165030'30"E). Shifted to anchorage position 11°30'50"N, 165030'30"E. Monitors boarded. Steaming in Biklni Lagoon for radiological survey work. Monitors left ship. Anchoredinposition11030'45"N.1650 30' 20"E. Underway in Bikini Lagoon taking water samples. Anchored in berth 35. Unde may. Proceeded on decontamination run inside lagoon. Anchored in berth55, Bikini.

Routine activities.

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 24 July 1015

In target area carrying out BAKER day operationsinsectorDenmark(eastto southeast of surface zero) in company with LCPL B-12, B-13. and B-14. Radiologicalandphotographicparties left ship. Anchored in berth 320, Bikini. Shifted anchorage. Due to excessive radioactivity accumulated while carrying out BAKER day activities. all of the crew was evacuated to USS APRlinq (APA-58) with the exception of the captain, executive officer. and six crewmembers.

2 August 0830 0930-1614

1745 Radsafe party fromUSS Haven (AH-12) came aboard for BAKER. 3 August Proceeded out of harbor. 1300-1546 Patrolled area Franklin. 1546 Proceeding to area Caterpillar. Laying to in area Caterpillar. Entered lagoon.

4-5 August

384

Monitors boarded. Proceeded to take water samples for radiological survey. Anchored in berth 384. Steaming in Bikini Lagoon on a decontamination run. Anchored in berth 361. Anchored in berth 361. Bikini.