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 USS S k i p j a c k (SS-184) 5 August

out Proceeded 1348 6-9 August

USS Sphlnx (ARL-24)

BAKER (25 July, 0835)

were unsuccessful. All ballast tanks ex- Shot cept 2A showed air leakage at or near tanktops.OperationsonSkipjack se-24 cured. Diving operations conducted on Skipjack.

13 August Diving operations conducted on Skiplack by USS Widqeon Atoll. (ASR-1).

July 25JulySteamedincompanywithGroup I T of TG 1.8 In area for BAKER test. 0857 Proceeded independently Rongelap to 1820 Anchored in berth

14-15 August Salvage operations on Skalack continued.

17 AugustMinorprogressmadeonsalvage la*.Bikini. 117,

6 . ROnaelaD - . Atoll.

30 Julv 0640UnderwayenroutetoBikiniAtoll. Anchored 1711

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berth

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19 AugustAttemptstomaketightthetopsofthe2August mainballasttanksonSkiejackproceeding slowly. Atoll.

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V. Bikini

20 AugustSalvageonSkiplackproceedingslowly from investigation party Radsafe 1010-1030 10). (Reference

5 August

Haven (AH-12)aboardtoInspectship evaporators.

3 September Skipjack raised: boarded at 1305. for Kwajalein,7August 5SeptemberSkipjackdepartedRikinl USS Gypsy (ARSD-1). 1135 Anchored berth in117, Bikini Atoll. towed by

Kwajalein. 7 September Arrived at

19 August 1031 Underway for Kwajalein.

1 1 SeptemberDepartedKwajaleinforPearlHarbor. towedbyCoucaland YSS Palmyra(ARS20August Moored 1245 [TI-3). 20 August-26

22 September Arrived at Pearl Harbor. USS SPHINX (ARL-24)

July, 0900)

30 June

1415 Underway to assigned operating areas. 1 JulySteamingincolumnformationwith

USS San Marcos (LSD-25). USS G u n s t o n m (LSD5). USS Presque Isle (APB-44). ATA-187, and USS LST-388 in area Packard offA i kini Atoll. 1935Anchoredinberth369N.Bikini.

2 July 1357 Anchored in berth

September At Kwajalein. routine activities.

28 September-27 November Routine activities. 28 November Sent two L.CVPs and crew to assist fire-

fighting aboardIC-329. 29 November-11 December Routine activitles.

lark Untt and Functlon The landlng craft repair ship Sphinxwas a member of TU 1.8.1(Repair and Service Unit). Sphinx provided a maintenance and repair facility that was in use 82 percent of the time from 1 June to 25 July. Sphinx personnel repaired boat pool boats. (1

19. Kwajalein.

27 September Target vessel LC-329 moored alongside approximately 1 hour.

Crew Slre: 155 Blklnl Arrival: By 14 June 1946 E i k l n l Departure: 19 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 28 nml (52 km) € N E Shot BAKER Locatlon: 20 nml (37 k m ) E Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: Los Angeles Operatlonal Clearance: 14 February 1947 Flnal Clearance: 2 3 April 1947

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12 December Radiological safety party boarded sphinx to conduct a survey. The survey indicated that the ship was generally free of contamination except for the saltwater system. This contamination occurred to almost all the nontarget ships that had entered Bikini Lagoon during late July or August 1946. The radsafe monitors recommended an acid decontamination O E the saltwater system and a remonitoring of the ship uponits arrival at Pearl Harbor and the West Coast. As a result of the survey.Sphinxreceivedaradiological operational clearance to proceed to the West Coast.

13 December Routine activities. 14 December Departed

117, Bikini Atoll.

3-23 July Routine activities: no contact with target vessels.

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