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 USS Severn ( A O - 6 1 )

USS Shakamaxon (AN-88)

USS SEVERN (AO-61)

0833

Crew Slze: 145 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 24 May 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 24 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: En route from Pearl Harbor to Blklnl Shot BAKER Locatlon: 15 nml (28 km) E Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Flnal Clearance: 3 November 1946

1651 1720 1750 18 August 0830

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Reentered Bikini Lagoon from Pearl Har-

bar. 0900

Task Unlt and Function The oiler Severn was a member of 1.8.1 TU (Repair and Service Unit). Severn provided fuel and water for other SUDDOKt ShiDs. Durinq the test Series i t made two tkips to Pearl Harbo; to refuel.

Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900)

Moored to USS Wildcat (AW-2) in berth 370. Underway ATA-187 alongside. Departed Bikini Lagoon for Pearl Harbor via Kwajalein.

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August 1118

21 August 1130

Anchored in berth 189. Bikini. Target vessel LCT-1115 alongside 2 hours for freshwater. TargetvesselLCI(L)-615alongside hour.

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1 July

0900 7 July 0803 0915 1309 1440

8-16 July

16 July 0744 0828

17-18 July

En route from Pearl Harbor to Bikini. Entered Anchored Underway Anchored

Bikini Lagoon. in berth 287. to shift berths. in berth 229.

Underway t o shift berth. Anchored in berth 205. Bikini. Remained anchored: performed routine duties: had no contact with target vessels. YE-70 came alongside to starboard. YE-70 cast off after receiving water.

19 July 1520

Anchored in berth 205, Bikini.

20 July 1501 1509

Underway to shift berth. Anchored in berth 229.

1410-1415 24 July 1459

1045 24 August 1637

Remained anchored: performed routine duties and was not in contact with target vessels.

18 July 0950 1037

23 July 0935 1040

23 August 1005

Target vessel LCI(L)-549 alongside 2-1/2 hours to receive water. Target vessel LCI-329 alongside 1 hour, 45 mlnutes to receive water. Departed Bikini Lagoon for Kwajalein.

USS SHAKAHAXON (AN-BE)

Crew Sze: 38 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: By 2 Aprll 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 27 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 18 nml (33 km) SE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 18 nml (33 k m ) SE Oecontamlnatlon Locatlon: Pearl Harbor Operatlonal Clearance: 12 December 1946 Flnal Clearance: 4 January 1947

Task Unlt and Functlon The net laying ship Shakamaxon was a member of TU 1.2.7 (Salvage Unlt). Shakamaxon's main duties included salvaging the damaged target vessels after thetests.performingemergencyrepairs,and fighting fires.

Shot ABLE 1 July 1308

YE-63 came alongside to port. YE-63 and USCGS Bramble (WAGL-392) cast off after receiving water. LCT-1184 alongside.

1325 1328 1421

Underway for area Packard. 1445 1453

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835)

1504

25 July 0835ObservedshotBAKER. 30 July 0724EnteredBikiniLagoon. 0743 Passed buoy No. 6, 300 yards (273 meters) to port. 0759Anchored in berth270.

1530 1531 1723

31 July Underway. 0745 1820

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Ordered to place a boarding team on target ship USS Conynqham (DD-371) (Refecence 6, p. VII-I-8-A). Entered Bikini Lagoon after Shot ABLE. All of sector 8 declared clear (Reference 6. p. VII-I-8-A). Alongside Conynqham, placed boarding team 8 aboard (Reference6. p. VII-I-10-A). Reported Conynqham Geiger sweet. fiOrdered to withdraw eastward after nishing Conynqham. Ordered to place boarding team (Team 8) on board target ship USS Saratoqa (CV-3). using caution because of previous fire (Reference 6. p. VII-I-11-A). Team 8 reported aboard Saratoqa. Team 8 reported Saratoqa clear for boarding (Reference 6. p. VII-I-12-A). Reported parts of Saratoqa were radioactiveundertheflightdecktothe waterline portside, frame 90 to fantail. Recommended no team board until 2 July. Anchored in berth N. Bikini.