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 ::USS Conserver (ARS-39)
 * USS Current (ARS-22)
 * USS Geneva (APA-86)
 * USS Haven (AH-12)
 * APL-27
 * LCI-329
 * LC1 (L)-549
 * LCI(L)-615
 * YF-753

Task Group 1.3 (Transport Group)

TG 1.3 transported personnel and equipment to Bikini Atoll as well as evacuating personnel of the Target Vessel Group. It also furnished boats ad boat crews to the boat pool, supplied two AKAs and two LSTs for the construction unit, and transported and quartered the press and observers. This task group was composed of three task units: their respective ships are listed below.


 * TU 1.3.1 (Transport Group)
 * Transport Division 31
 * USS Bayfield (APA-33)
 * USS Bexar (APA-227)
 * USS Bottineau (APA-235)
 * USS George Clymer (APA-27)
 * USS Henrico (APA-45)
 * USS LST-817
 * USS LST-881
 * USS Ottawa (AKA-101)
 * USS Rockbridge (APA-228)
 * USS Rockingham (APA-229)
 * USS Rockwall (APA-230)
 * USS Rolette (AKA-99)
 * USS Saint Croix (APA-231)


 * TU 1.3.2 (Press Unit)
 * USS Appalachian (AGC-1)


 * TU 1.3.3 (Observer Unit)
 * USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
 * USS Panamint (AGC-13)

An alphabetically arranged list of participating target and support ships, which includes a summary of their activities, forms Appendix A of this report.

Task Group 1.4 (Army Ground Group)

TG 1.4 was responsible for determining damage to selected Army equipment exposed at varying distances from the detonation point and measuring radii of effectiveness for each detonation. Each of the operating task units had Army equipment on certain ships and on Bikini Island for exposure to the nuclear detonations. Figure 10 shows the TG 1.4 organization. Each unit had inspection teams that were assigned to target ships and responsible for loading, securing, maintaining, and inspecting assigned test items. These teams also instructed crews of each target ship concerning exposed test items. Teams were to reboard

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