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 USS Reclaimer(ARS-42)

Blklnl Atoll Departure: 1 September 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 24 nml (45 km) I Shot BAKER Locatlon: 1 1 nml ( 2 0 k m ) SE Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operational Clearance: 24 December 1946 Final Clearance: By 4 January 1947

USS Reclaimer(ARS-42)

5 July 1250-1253 1345 1354-1440 1500

Task Unlt and Functlon The salvage ship Reclaimer served in TU 1.2.7 6 July (SalvageUnit).Reclaimer'sfunctionsincluded 0746 0803 salvaging damaged target vessels after the tests, 0936-1145 performing emergency repairs, and fighting fires. In addition, theDSM was embarked aboard Reclaimer 1145 tocoordinateallsalvageoperations.TheDSM aboard Reclaimer made the Elrst Inspection of the 1500 target array. 1600-2045 1800 Shot ABLE (1 J u l y, 0900) 1 July 1116

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1525 1532-1555 1600 1615 1625 1733-1742 1742 1839 2 July 0815

1131-1135 1733-1737

1848 3 July 0757 1000-1030 1041-1210 1220-1310 1330 1500-1530 1530-1556 1645

in accordance 7 July Steaming in area Mercury 0900 with CJTF1 Operation Plan 1-46. with DSM 0924-1130 and CTU 1.2.7 embarked. In accordance with CJTF 1 dispatch, TU 1330-1530 1.2.7 proceeded to reenter Bikini Atoll. Steaming ahead of TU 1.2.7 to take posi1520 tlon as visual guard. Entered lagoon with CTU 1.2.7. went east. I600 and as areas were declared safe moved in 1645 closer. Engaged in safety probe of target area with safety monitors (Reference 6 . 8 July p . VII-I-6-A). operating in water having 1425-1447 a radioactivity level between0. 1 and 1.0 1500 R/24 hours. Proceeded on various courses and speeds to go along portside of target ship _US> 9 July 0814 Pennsvlvanla (88-38) to extinguish fires. Sprayed water on Pennsylvania_ fires. Pennsylvania cleared. 0849 Fought fires on target shipYSS New York (88-341. 0927-1736 New York cleared. YSS Nevada Fought fire on target ship (BB-36) 10 July Cleared Nevada. 0845-1210 Anchored in berth 190. Bikini.

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Steamed through target area on various 11 July courses and speeds while DSM and C'rU 0748 1.2.7 directed salvage operations. Directed stream of water from the forward 0835 monitor onNevadq to extinguish fire. Placed a stream of water on target ship 0851 USSIndendence(CVL-22)fromforward 1040 monitor tFextingulsh flre on hangar deck aft. 1045 Anchored in berth 42. Bikini. 1125 1514 Underway through target array. 1747 Laying to off target vessel ARK-13; put boarding team aboard. 1805 Moored to Nevada and put boarding team 1815 aboard. USS Arkansas Moored alongside target ship 12 July (BB-33); boarding team aboard. 0915 Proceeded to salvage unit. Moored to target vessel YO-160. YSS Crittenden 0926 Mooredtotargetship 1035 (APA-77); boarding team aboard. Anchored in berth Baker, off Eneu Island.

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Laid spring buoy mooring in berth 54 Able. Moored alongside LSM-60. the ship from which the BAKER weapon was to be hung. Towed LSM-60 to spring buoy moor. Anchored in berth 141, Bikinl. Underway from berth 141. Standing by to tow Nevada. Towed and reanchored NevadaIn berth 269. Underway from berth 269 for vicinity of USS _ _Haven _ (AH-12) to pick up itor. Moored in berth 161. Engaged in diving operations. Radiological officers left the ship. Radiological officers came aboard. of Engaged in diving operatlons on leg mooring buoy. Engaged in operationst o heave in anchor chain and anchor from buoy. Physician and party came aboard to make radiological test of two men. Physician and party left ship. Radiological monitors left ship. Planted mooring buoy Moored in berth 219. Underway to vicinity of target ship Pensacola (CA-24) to recover USS AchoW ' s (ATF-148) anchor and chain. Anchored In vicinity of berth 187 and 201. Engaged in diving operations in search of anchor and chain. Engaged in dlving operations to recover Achomawi's anchor chain and anchor. Underway from the vicinity of berth 27 to go alongside target ship USS Brule (APA-66). _ & in viAlongside starboard side toB cinity of berth 59. - in tow to berth 160. Underway with B Anchored -B in berth 160. Completed anchoring :-B underway for target ship USS Mayrant (DD-402). Anchored in berth 239 near Mayrant. Underway from berth 239 with Mayrant in tow to berth 142. Anchored Mayrant i n Iwrth 142; let go tow wire. Underway. Anchored in berth 141. Underway from berth to USS Palmyra (ARS[T] -3). Moored alongside Palmyra. receiving UnderwayfromPalmvraafter aboardfourreelsof1-5/8-lnchwire:

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