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 USS Shakamaxon (AN-88)

USS Shakamaxon (AN-88)

26-29 July 30 July 1638 1800 1830

Anchored: not involved with target vessels.

8 August 0900 0910

Moored portside of Skate. Underway to anchorage. Anchored in berth Tare, Bikini.

1020 1034 1100

31 July 0131

Ordered to go alongside Ottawa for removal of anchors and chain (Reference 6, p. VII-I-58-B).

1 August

Continued to plant submarine mooring in lee of Eneu Island (Reference 6. p. VIII-66-B ).

2 August

Performed routine activities in Bikini; not involved with target ships.

3 August 1125

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7 August 0910

1209 1204 1305 1333 1352 1750

Boarding team from Wharton embarked. Alongside Mustin: boarding team disembarked. Reembarked boarding team. Alongside target ship Mayrant (OD-402): boarding team disembarked. Reembarked boarding team: underway for target ship USS Oawson (APA-79); boarding team disembarked. Reembarked boarding team. Alongside target ship USS Barrow (APA61); boarding team disembarked. Reembarked boarding team. Boarding team disembarkedto Uharton. Anchored in berth 105, Bikini. Anchored in berth 51, Bikini.

9-11AugustRoutineoperations: target vessels.

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h a Directed to proceed to vicinity ofU 8. ton to embark boardlng Team 12 August Proceeded to target shlp USS Gasconade 1143AlongsideMuqfordtotakeofftorpedoes. (APA-85) andplacedboardingteamon 1145TargetvesselLCT-1115 came alongside. 1315LCT-1115cast off; operation completed. board after ATA-180 completed washing it Underway from Huqford. down (Reference 6 . p. VII-I-77-B). 1333Anchored in berth51, Bikini. Reported assignment completed, boarding team back aboard Uharton, proceeding to 13-18 August Operated inBikitii:not involved with anchorage (Reference 6. p. VII-I-81-B). target vessels. Anchored: not involved with target ships. 14 August 1355 Anchored in berth 108 after refueling and receiving water. Radsafe monitors of boarding team #8 reUSS Haven ("12). portedaboardfrom 19 August composed of 1 officer. 4 enlisted men. Alongside target ship USS Huqhes (DD-410) 0850 and 1 civilian. Eight-man working partyof Gasconade came to take aboard pumpand generator to salt Lake City. aboard. Underway from Huqhes to Salt Lake City. 1125 Eighteen additional members of boarding 1227 Alongside Salt Lake- to unload pumps team 0 reported aboard. Working party, composed of 17 members of and generator. Underway from Salt Lake City to berth 1325 target ship USS New York (88-341, re108. ported aboard. 1543 Underway to Salt Lake City. Laying to in vicinity of New York. Alongside Salt LakeCity. 1605 Anchored in berth 189, Bikini. Anchored in berth 108, Bikini. 1645 Laying to in vicinity of Wharton to disembark boarding team and working party. 20 AugustAnchored in Bikini: not involvedwith Anchored in berth 378. Bikini. target vessels. 21 August Laying to to pick up boarding team from 0845 Moored to target ship USS Pensacola (CAUharton. 24) to furnish electrical power to port Boarding team 8 reported aboard. anchor windlass. Alongside target ship USS Pennsylvania 1300UnderwayfromalongsidePensacola. (88-38): boarding team on Pennsvlvania: 1314Anchored in berth108. boarding team reembarked. Alongside target ship USS Butte (APAboarding 22 August 68):boardingteamon 1402Alongside target ship USS Ralph Talbot team reembarked. (OD-390) to takeits anchor aboard. Anchored in berth 188. 1650 Talbot anchor aboard. Nineteen members of New York crew re1655 Underway to anchorage. ported aboard. 1755Anchored in berth 108, Bikini. Anchored in berth 201. Alongside New York: boarding team and 23 August working party disembarked. 0820 Alongside Salt Lake City to receive Reembarked boarding team: underway from 3-inch pump. New York. 0835 Underway from Salt Lake City. In vicinity of Wharton: New York boarding 0858 Alongside Huqhes to unload pump and Talparty disembarked. anchor. Anchored in berth 378. 1040 Underway from Huqhes; duty completed, having placed anchorand pump aboard. 1132Anchored in berth108,Bikini. Anchored in berth 105.

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