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 USS S a i d o r ( C V E - 1 1 7 )

USS Rolette (AKA-99)

USS ROLETTE (AKA-99)

Crew Slze: 151 Blklnl Atoll Arrival: 20 M a r c h 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 26 A u g u s t 194b Shot A B L E Locatton: 27 nml (50 km) E N € Shot B A K E R Locatlon: 24 nml (45 km) E Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Olego Operatlonal Clearance: 28 January 1947 F al Clearance: 1 February 1947 Task Unlt and Functlon The attack cargo ship Rolette was a member of TU 1.3.1 (TransportUnit),TransportationDivision 31. Rolette and USS Ottawa (AKA-101) were loaded with construction material at Port Hueneme. California, and sailed with 200 Seabees for Bikini on 5 March. After arriving at Bikini. they served as barracks and material stores ships for the Senbees (Reference 6. p. VII-I-20-A). Rolette was initially designated as an intratransit cargo ship: when Rolette left after BAKER, USS Sylvania (AKA44) took over handling intratransit freight (Reference 6. p. VII-I-68-A). Shot A B L E ( 1 July, 0900) 30 June 1300Underwayfromberth 18,Bikini, in accordance with CJTF 1 Op Plan 1-46 for ABLE day exercises. ABLE daysafety pre1710Publishedspecial cautions. 1 July 1900Anchored

2 August 1650Shiftedtoberth379.Bikini. 7 August 1413Shifted

to berth56A.

8-20 August Routine activities. 21 August 0815-0940

Radsafepersonnelaboardto determine radioactivity level aboard ship.

23 August 1045Fifteenenlistedmenfrom reportedaboard Enewetak.

for

26 August 1626 Underway

for Enewetak.

27 August 1000 Anchored

at Enewetak.

USS LST-817 transportation to

29 August 1500Oneofficerandfourteenenlistedmen boarded for transportation to Port Hueneme, California. 30 August 1329Underway

forPort

13 September 0959 Moored to Pier 2. nia.

Hueneme. California. Port Hueneme. Califor-

in berth 335. Bikini.

USS SAIOOR ( C V E - 1 1 7 ) 2 July 1442Shifted

toberth

18, Bikini.

4 July Shifted to berth 56A. 5-23JulyRoutineactivities. Shot

BAKER (25 July, 0835)

24 July 1628 Underway in accordance with CJTF 1 Operation Plan 1-46for BAKER day operations. 25 July 0923Proceeded 26 July 0723Anchored

to Kwajalein. in berth 17. Kwajalein.

27 July 1355UnderwayforBikiniAtoll. 28 July 0826 Anchored in berth E, Bikini. 1550Underway for RongelapAtoll.

Crew Slze: 854 B l k l n l Atoll Arrlval: 24 May 1946 B l k l n l Atoll Departure: 4 August 1946 Shot A B L E Locatlon: 30 nml (5b km) N Shot B A K E R Locatlon: 15 nml (28 km) N E Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Olego Dperatlonal Clearance: 28 January 194J FInal Clearance: 1 F e b r u a r y 1947 Task Unlt and F u n c t l o n Saidor. an escort aircraft carrier. was a member of TU 1.6 (Naval Air Croup). Saidor's mission was for the totrain crews andprepareequipment atomic bomb tests: to conduct photographic operations, operate helicopter aircraft for radiologcal reconnaissance. photography. and photographic utility flights on shot days; to provide airborne control of drone boats; to carry out air operations for embarked units: and to provide mapping and other photography before and after the shots. In addition Saidor carried a complete aerological unit that took upper wind radar readings (Reference 6. p. VII-20-0). Shot A B L E ( 1 J u l y, 0900)

29 July 0657

Anchored in berth 27. Rongelap Atoll.

30 July 1610

Two civilians and73

31 July 0650

Anchored in berth 56A. Bikini Atoll.

enlistedmen reported aboard foc duty with 53rd Naval Construction Battalion. 1817Underway for BikinifromRongelap.

1 JulySteaming

in companywithplaneguarddestroyers USS Newmen K. Perry (DD-883) and USS Purse (DD-882) in area Paige. 0708-1130 Conducted flight operations. 1250-1257 Conducted flight operations. 1610-1710 Conducted flight operations. 1900Anchored in berth285. Bikini.

2 July 1216Shiftedtoberth34.

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