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 USS Shangrl-La (CV-38)

USS Shakamaxon (AN-88)

24AugustAnchoredinvicinityofberth kini.

0631Anchoredinberth285.Bikini. 1628UnderwayfromBikinitoRoiwithTurner and

108. Bi-

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25 August 1018

Underway from USS Gvpsy (ARSD-1) to vicinity of target ship USS Fallon (APA81). 1155 Laying to off Eneu Island. in berth108.Bikini. 1400Anchored

4 July 0639Anchoredat

Roi.

8 July 0847 Catapaulted

t w o TBMs for Roi Island.

11 July 1025-1543 Received aboard three drone aircraft from MooredtoFallon t o place transport anchor and chain aboard: furnished electria lighter. cal power to anchor windlass on 13 July 1225Completedunloadingtransportanchorand 1627 Underway from Roi Island for air rehearchain: secured electric power to Fallon. sal of BAKER. 1403 Anchored in berth 108. Bikini.

26 August

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27 August 1042 Departed Bikini Lagoon for Kwajalein. 28 August

Arrived at Kwajalein.

6 September

Underway to Guam.

14 July 0737-0800Launched12F6Fdrone-controlaircraft and 3 F6F drones. 0925-0931 Landed six F6F drone-control aircraft. 1313 Anchored in berth 228. Bikini. 15 July

1626 Underway for Roi Island from Bikini with Turner and

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USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38)

Crew Size: 1,935 Blktnl Atoll Arrlval: 5 June 1946 (Rot Namur) Blkini Atoll Departure: 25 July 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 43.8 nml (81 k m ) SE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 40 nml (71 km) SE Ftnal Clearance: By 22 November 194b

16 July 0802 Anchored between berths Island.

B-5 and A-7, Roi

17 July 1100-1130 Self-propelled barge moored alongside with three F6F drones from Roi.

Task Unlt and Function 18 July The aircraft carrier Shanqri-La was a member of 1628UnderwaytopointTarewithTurnerand TU 1.6 (Navy Air Group). Shanqrl-La was responsible for training personnel and preparing equipment C a for William Day rehearsal. for atomic bomb tests. Four drone aircraft (F6Fs) flew from Shanqri-La and were used t o collect 19 July radioactive samples from the nuclear cloud: the 0723-0842 Conducted fllght operations: launched and drone-control aircraft remained a safe distance landed 12 F6F aircraft. from the detonation while directing the drones two TBNs. 1243-1244 Launched via radio control. In addition, a complete aero1559 Anchored between berths A-7 and B-5, Roi. logical unit. which took radar upper wind soundings at Bikini, was aboard Shanqri-La. 20 July 0940-1000 Launched 12 F6F drone-control aircraft. Shot ABLE ( 1 July, 0900) 21 July 30 June 0900-1000 Self-propelled barge alongside to deliver 1625UnderwayfromRoiAnchorage,RoiIsland, three F6F drones. @ S KwajaleinAtoll,incompanywith Turner (DD-834) and USS Charles P. Cecil 23 July T A M alongside at #1 (DD-835). 1631 Barges carrying one crane. 1 July four drone and sixteen drone0714-0750 Launched Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) control aircraft. 24 July 0756Launched two %Ms. 0901 ObservedABLEexplosion. 1630 Underway with Cecil andTurnerfromRoi 0956-1004 Landed nine F6F aircraft. to Point Tare for BAKER test. in berths A-7 and 8-5. Roi 1534 Anchored Island. 25 July 1546-1556 Catapault-launched 12 F6f aircraft. 12 F6F drone-control aircraft, 0724-0810 Launched 3 F6F drones, andTB2Ms. 2 July 0909-0913 Recovered two F6Fs. 1627UnderwayfromRoitoBikiniwithTurner 0932-0935 Launched three TBfls. and C a. 1354-1403 Recovered nine F6Fs and four TWs. 1700 Anchored between berths B-5 and A-7, Roi 3 July Island. 0550 Entered Bikini entrance to channel.

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