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 USS Reclalmer (ARS-42)

USS Rhind (DD-404)

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Anchored In berth109.

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25 August Party left ship to service pumps on board Mayrant and Pensacola. Working party leEt to service pump on 26 August _Preserver ___ 0920 Target vessel LCI(L)-615 alongside. LCI(L)-615 departed. 1042 1 IO8 Working party off to service pump on Pensacola. Underway to New York. Moored alongside New York. Underway from alongside New York. Anchored in berth 109.

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Anchored Crittenden at Kwajalein. Moored alongside Crittenden. Commenced movlng Crittenden to come alongside target ship USS Dawson (APA79). Underway from alongside Crittenden. Departed Kwajalein en route to Bikini. Hoored alongside Fallon. t o reBoarding teams went aboard Fallon move two generators and conduct pumplng operations: these teams remained on lon for an unspeciEied period of time. Underway from alongside Fallon. Commenced flrst of hourly boat trips to Fallon to service salvage pumps. Made final hourly boat trip of the day to service pumps on Fallon. Sent working parties on an hourly basis to service pumps on Fallon. These hourly dlspatches continued throughout t h e day and evening hours.

Routine activities.

Moored alongside Pennsylvania. Startedtowing(swinging)Pennsylvania in order to get the turns out of its anchor chain. Completed swinging Pennsylvania. Returned to anchorage.

En route from Bikini to Kwajalein with Crittenden in tow.

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Moored alongside Nevada: furnished power to i t for 6 hours. Working party serviced pump on Pensacola. Underway from alongsfde Nevada, proceeding to Pensacola to check draft readings and inspect pumps. Returned to anchorage.

Moored alongside Pennsylvania. Commenced furnishing power to Pennsyl!+a*. Pump detail departed for Pensacola. Pump detail returned. Completed furnishing power to Pennsylvan>. UnderwayfromalongsidePennsylvania, proceeding to anchorage. Pumping detail departed for Pensacola. Pumping detall returned from Pensacola.

Underway with Crittenden in tow, en route to Kwajalein.

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Continuedservicingsalvagepumpson Fallon. Moored alongside Fallon: loaded anchor chain and anchors for ballast on board Fa1 lon. Underway: proceeded to anchorage. Routine activities. Moored alongside Fallon. u in tow. en route Underway with F from Bikini to Kwajalein.

2 September En route from Bikini to Kwajalein with Fallon in t o w.

3 September Anchored Fa- in Kwajalein Lagoon. Pro0955 Moored alongside New York. Supplied elecceeded to anchorage. trical power to New York for about 3-112 5 September hours. Moored alongside Pennsylvania and removed 1440-1520 Ship's crew and oEficers inpsected for beach aear and winch. La.; all radioactivity by monitors from Underway from Pennsylvania, proceeded to hands found to be radiologically safe. anchoraqe. Underway to assist in clearing Pennsyl-- 6 September Departed Kwajalein for Pearl Harbor with from lagoon. ARE-7 in tow. Standing by in vicinity of Pennsylvania 25 September Arrived at Pearl Harbor. to assist in towing that vessel. No assistance wasrequired.' Returned to anchorage. USS RHIND (DO-404) Moored alongside Mayrant in order to re- Creu Slre: 104 Biklnl Atoll Arrival: 1 June 194b move salvage equipment From that vessel. Bikini Departure: 30 August 1946 Crew Locatlon for Shot ABLE: USS Bayfleld (APA-33) Routine activities. Creu Locatlon f o r Shot BAKER: Bayfleld Shot ABLE Locatton: 1,020 yards (935 meters) N Shot BAKER Locatton: 2,240 yards ( 2 . 1 km) NW Anchored aheadof Crlttenden. Scuttled 22 March 1948, KuaJaleln

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