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 TG 1.1 had the following three task units, listed below with the ships on which they were based.


 * TU 1.1.1 (Laboratory Unit)
 * -- USS Albemarle (AV-5) (Flagship)
 * -- LCT-1359
 * -- LSM-60 (BAKER surface zero vessel)


 * TU 1.1.2 (Instrumentation Unit)
 * -- USS Avery Island (AG-76)
 * -- USS Burleson (APA-67)
 * -- USS Cumberland Sound (AV-17)
 * -- USS Haven (AH-12)
 * -- USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14)
 * -- USS Wharton (AP-7)


 * TU 1.1.3 (Drone Boat Unit)
 * -- USS Begor (APD-127)

Task Group 1.2 (Target Vessel Group)


 * TG 1.2 did the following:


 * Prepared and placed target vessels for tests


 * Salvaged and provided rescue assistance to damaged, strained, or distressed vessels


 * Evacuated ships at time of tests


 * Furnished boats and boat crews to the boat pool


 * Provided boats from target vessels for radsafe reconnaissance and transport of initial inspection parties.

TG 1.2 was composed of seven task units during the testing period: their respective ships are listed in Table 1. USS Fall River (CA-131) was the flagship for TG 1.2. Not all TG 1.2 ships were target ships, although most were. Nontarget ships listed supported preparation, placement, and salvage of the targets. An eighth task unit, TU 1.2.12 (Kwajalein Maintenance Force), provided radiological decontamination and ammunition removal and disposal services for the JTF 1 ships moved from Bikini to Kwajalein during August and September 1946. Other activities included rollup of operations at Bikini, radiological survey of marine life around Wotho, Rongerik, and Rongelap islands, preparation of ships for movement to other shipyards, and aid in the training of radiological safety school graduates who had been sent to Kwajalein for practical experience. The unit initially consisted of about 1,500 men based ashore and on assorted small craft as well as the following vessels:

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