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 USS Preserver (ARS-8)

USS Preserver (ARS-8)

30 J u l y 1450-1708 1730

Engaged in operations to pull stern of Dentuda away from the stern of Huqhes. Anchored in special berth C.

6 August 0540-0947 1020

31 July 0755

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E Underway to wash down target ship Conynqham (DD-371) withsaltwater and target vessels LCT-705 and KT-1013 with powdered foam. Washed down Conynqham with saltwater and moored alongside to send a team aboard with Geiger metersto take readings. Underway totarget ship USS Carteret (APA-70) to takeGeigerreadings and spray with foam. Completed taking Geiger readings, commenced spraying down with povdered chemical foam. Completed spraying Carteretand proceeded to LCT-705. After taking Geiger readings, conunenced spraying LCT-705 with foam. Completed spraying LCT-705 and proceeded to LCT-1013. Sprayed LCT-1013 with foam: useda total of 192 5-gallon cans of powdered foam on both target vessels. Proceeded to USS Palmvra (ARS[TI-3) to renew supply of chemical foam. Upon receipt of message that no foamite available, got underway to anchorage. Anchored in special berth C.

1 August 0742

Underway to wash down Carteret In target

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7 August 0722-1135 1155-1440 1506

Engaged in towing operations with

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Anchored south of b e r t h 379.

Engaged in towing operations with ARD-29. USs Engaged in towing operations with Quartz (IX-150). Anchored in berth 85.

8 August

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Underway to plck up boarding teams and board Pennsylvania. Embarked boarding team. Boarding team boarded Pennsvlvania; team departed via small boat. Underway en route to vicinity of E George C l m r to disembark working pacties. Working parties disembarked in L C W. Anchored in berth 107. Underway to plck up boarding team and board Nevada. Boarding team aboard. Moored alongside N W. Boarding team and working party boarded Nevada. Engaged in pumping operations on Nevada. Washed down Nevada's decks and superstructure with saltwater. Boarding team left Nevada via boat. Anchored in berth 107.

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10 August Washed d m Carteretwithtwo5-inch 0725 water monitors. MonitorteamaboardCarterettotake 0756-0921 Geiger readings. 0951 Moored alongside Reclaimer. USS Pensacola Underway to targetship 1118-1523 (CA-24). 1649 DSM and party came aboard to direct operations in placing submersible pumps aboard Pensacola. 12 August Party in LCVP boarded Pensacolaand found 0905 it radiologically unsafe for reboarding. with two5-inch WasheddownPensacola monitors from close aboard. 0947 Moored to Pensacola and placed submersible pump aboard. 1037 Boarding team boarded Pensacola to take 1110-1320 Geiger readings. Transferred equipment to deck of E-

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Underway from Pensacola to anchorage east of berth 145. Routine activities. Anchored in specialberth, 675 yards (617 meters) south of berth 379.

13 August 1145 1204-1439 1451

3 August 0733

0816-1110 1137 1215 5 August 0927

Underway to wash down target ship USS New York (88-34) with saltwater and take m e r readings. Yashed dawn New York. Completed taking readingson New York and proceeded to anchorage. Anchored south of berth 379.

1505-1647 1706 14 August 0757 0820 1159

Anchored in beaching area near Eneu.

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Underway to embark divers and radiological monitors to recover instruments. Embarked divers and monitor. Anchored in berth 285 near instruments. to recover Diving Operations undertaken instruments: located one instrument. Anchored in berth 107. Radiological monitor and six divers reported aboard in connection with ganrma meter salvage operations. Underway to conduct operations in berth 161. Anchored in berth 161. Engaged in diving operations to recover gamma meters: failed to find meters due to deep layer (6 to 8 feet [1.8 to 2.4 meters]) of fine coral on bottom. Geiger monitor came aboard. Engaged in diving operations: failed to find wires or meters due to heavy layer of pulverized coral. Anchored in new position 180 yards (165 meters) off. Engaged in diving operations in new position; failed to locate wire. Geiger monitor left the ship. Underway to continue operationfor recovery of g a m a meters by dragglng. ?wo radiological monitors came aboard. Anchored in berth 161.