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 USS Suncock (AN-80)

USS Suncock (AN-80)

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30 July 0227-0325 Salvageboatcamealongsidestarboard side, commenced taking on 1-inch wire. Finished taking on 1-inch wire; commenced 31 July transferringheavyweightstosalvage 0835 boat. Finished attaching heavy weights to 1530 horns. Underway to moor to stern of Nevada to 1758 plant ballons 100 feet (91 meters) off stern of Nevada. Moored to stern of Nevada. Commenced planting heavy weights. 1 August Finished planting heavy weights astern of Nevada.Proceeding toplantheavy weights between Nevadaand Naqato. Anchored between Nevada and Naqato. Commenced planting heavy weights. Proceeding to plant heavy weights between 2 August Nevada and Arkansas. 3 August Commencedplantingheavyweightsnear

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Finished planting heavy weights: proceeding to anchor near Fall River. Anchored of€ starboard quarter of

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Suncock and others made preparations for sea after working throughout the night assisting in submerging submarines (Reference 6. p. VII-I-3-B).

Shi€ted to berth R to lee of Eneu Island. to assist Directed to go alongside Ottawa in loading anchors and chains (Reference 6, p. VII-1-58-8). Underway from mooring array to take on water. Completed taking on water from USS Wildcat (AW-2) (Reference 6. p. VII-I-64-B). Moored in berth R.

USS Etlah (AN-79). Suncock. and USS Hender (ARSD-2) remained at anchor in berth R on standby status (Reference 6. p. VII-

I-66-B). ShiEted to berth 379. Suncock was directed to proceed to @ Fulton (AS-11) to embark instrumentation team. then to proceed and recover instrument string and 2,000 feet (610 meters) of cable laid by Current before BAKER day (Reference 6, p. VII-I-76-B). Anchored in berth

Boarding Team#IO reported aboard; underway to Gasconade. 0925-1112 Boarding teams aboard Gasconade; underway to circle Gasconade to take photographs. 1I50 Laying to off Wharton. 1155 'Boarding team disembarked for Wharton. Anchored in berth R of€ Eneu Island. 1245 Anchored in berth 88. Bikini. 1425

Underway to special BAKER Day berth off Eneu Island. Anchored in berth R. off Eneu Island. Underway to Cortland. 8 August MooredalongsideportsideofCortland withlinesover.Boardingteamwent Boarding team #lo came aboard from 0825 t land. aboard Cor e:proceeded to target shipUSS LST-545 to place boarding team #10 aboard. Roarding team back aboard. Proceeding to vicinity north of Cortland to await o r 0850-0900 Moored to LST-545; boarding team aboard ders. LST-545. 0917-0925 Moored to target ship YSS LST-661 while Proceeding to target ship USS Carteret (APA-70). boarding team boarded. 0945-0953 Moored to target ship USS LST-52 while Alongside starboard side to portside of Carteret; unsafe for boarding, proceeding boarding team boarded. 1004-1012 Moored to target ship USS LST-133 while to vicinity north of Carteret, awaiting orders. boarding team boarded. 1032-1055 Moored alongside target ship USS CrlttenStopped north of Carteret. Proceeding to go alongside Carteret. den (APA-77) while boarding team boarded. AlongsidestarboardsideofCarteret. 1121 Disembarked boarding team #10 to Wharton. 1140 proceeding to vicinity north of Carteret. Anchored in berth 88, Bikini. Underway.proceedingtogoalongside 9-11 August Anchored in berth 88. portside of Carteret. Alongside portside of Carteret. Geiger sour condition. Proceeding to vicinity 12 August 1106 Underway to assist USS Coucal (ASR-8) i n north of Carteret. of Carteret. mooring buoys. Stopped in vicinity north R. Underway, proceeding to berth 1115-1132 Stopped near Gasconade to hoist buoy on Made inspection of engine room and water deck. 1157 intake to determine radiological condiBegan planting buoyof€ bow of Coucal in tion (condition normal). line with bow of target ship USS PennsylAnchored in berth R oE€ Eneu Island. (Em-38). 1159 Completed dropping anchor. 1253 Completed planting buoy on bearings; proShifted to berth 379. Suncock and Oneota ceeding to buoy off Pennsylvania. assigned to unload chain and anchors from 1310-1318 Stopped o f € stern oE _Pennsylvaniato O t t a w a to be used for Test CHARLIE (Refhoist buoy on deck; proceeding to plant erence 6, p. VII-I-83-B). buoy off Coucalin line with bow of sylvania. Anchored near berth399.
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