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 USS Rocklnqham (APA-229)

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15 August 1535-1615

Rockwall (APA-230)

1050 Team B from Saratoqa departed. 1428ShiEtedtoberth223.

Discharged Prinz Euqen personnel to remanned target ship USS Bladen (APA-63).

3 July

16 August 0805-0930

1100 Disembarked 262 enlisted men to Saratoqa. 16 enlisted 1555Disembarked2officersand men to Saratoqa. 44 enlisted men to E 133. and20 enlisted men to LST-52.

Disembarked _ P r i m Euqenpersonnelto Bladen.

19 August 0836-1130

1330 1455 23 August

24 August 1649

Discharged target ship personnel to Rockwall (APA-230). Total discharged: 84 enlisted men from w. 86 enlisted men from 2 s. and 118 enlisted men from Pensacola. CATransferred 35 Catron personnel to mer. Transferred24Pensacolapersonnelto Clmer.

12 July 1400LST-545camealongside. 1640 LST-545 Cast off.

Five enlisted men each transferred €rom to USS SylHuqhes, Rhind. and Ed& (AKA-44).

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

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15 July 0935TarqetvesselLCI-1115mooredalongside. 1640 LCTI1115 cast off. 16-23JulyRoutineactivjties.

24 July 1330

Underway for Kwajalein. 1445

Completed embarking 417 enlisted men and offlcers of the target ships for shot BAKER. Underway pursuant to CJTF 1 OP Plan 1-46.

25 August

1220 29 August 1548

Anchored in berth L. Kwajalein Atoll.

25 July 0730 081

Commenced steaming to join CTG 1.3. 4 Joined CTG 1.3.

Underway for Pearl Harbor. 26 July

Steaming in company withTU 1.3.1 in area , Mar mon

USS ROCKWALL (APA-230)

Crew S l z e :

200 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 1 June 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 19 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 23 nml (43 km) ENE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 16 nml (30 km)W Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Operatlonal Clearance: 17 December 1946 Flnal Clearance: 27 December 1946

27 July 1356 1435 30 July 0634

Dispatched LCVP No. 15 to Rockbridqe to pick up 4 officers and 11 enlisted men from Saratoqa. Completed embarking passengers and hoisted LCVP No. 15. Anchored in berth 280, Bikini.

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2 August 1445 The attack transport Rockwall was a member of‘TU 1.3.1 (Transport Unit). Transport Division 31. One 6 August of the Transport Unit’s primary functions wds to 0921 house target ship crews during and following the detonations. Crews O E the target ships that were sunk or rendered uninhabitable by the tests continued living aboard TU 1.3.1 vessels after the 8 August 0835 detonations.

Shl€ted anchorageto berth 352. Received 15 enlisted men from target ship USS Arkansas (BE-33). Received 5 officers and 132 enlisted men from target ship USS Muqford (DD-389).

Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900) 30 June 1015-1420 Embarked offlcers and enlisted men from targetships USS Saratoqa (CV-3). E Independence (CVL-22). USS LST-52. LST-133. USS LST-220. USS LST-545. and USS LST-661. 1453UnderwayforareaHaFmon.

10 August 1330

Transferred 8 officers and 130 enlisted men to Rockbridqe.

12 August I550

Transferred 26 officers and 317 enlisted men of Independence to USS Alax (AR-6).

18 August 1 Julv SteamedincomDanvwithTU1.3.1(less

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Disembarked 1 1 officers and 122 enlisted men.

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19 August

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2 July 1030 Team

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A from Saratoqa departed.

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Began disembarking LST-52 crew to Dixie (AD-14). Underway for Pearl Harbor.

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