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 USS Suncock (AN-80)

I358 1421 13 August

USS Suncock (AN-80)

Completed planting buoy. Anchored in berth 88. Bikini.

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Anchored as before.

14 August 0859

Anchor on B U fouled; tools, working party on board, having received tolerance forday(dailyallowabletoleranceat CROSSROADS was 0.1 R/24 hours): took in power line. Underway from-B to anchorage. Anchored in berth 54A.

1602 Underway to go alongside target submarine 1640 E S Parche(85-384)toclearParche's 25 August fouled anchor. 0827 Underway togo alongside& B to furnish 0930-1110 Alongside Parche to clear .fouled anchor. 1118-1201 Anchored in vlclnity of Parche; hoisted power to house anchor. 0847 inoperative motor launch aboard. Monltor and working party aboard .-B 0916 Moored alongsideB e. Underway to vicinity south of Nevada to 1242 recover small cylinder marker buoy. 0921 Ship-to-shore powerlines connected up and furnished power to anchor windlass on 1309-1345 Stopped south of Nevada; hoisted buoy on deck and secured collapsible balloon to .*B 1233 it. Finished furnishing power to comAnchored in berth 54. Bikini. pleted housingB a ' s anchor. 1435 1244 Cast off lines from .-B Transferred monitor and working party to 1300 15 August Underway to Crittenden to clear fouled Palmyra. 0807 Anchored in berth54A, Bikini. 1318 anchor. In vicinity of Crittenden. awaiting ar0840 rival of monitor: captain and working 26 August 0855 Underway to go alongside target ship party of Crittenden aboard. E Monltor arrived and boarded Crittenden. Catron (APA-71). 0940 0954-1700 Moored alongside Crittenden. 0925 Moored alongside Catron. 0935 1650 Cleared and housed fouled Crittenden anCommenced furnished power for hoisting Catron's anchor. chor. 1415 1700 Underway from Crittenden to Palmyra. Underway from Catron to anchorage. 1502 Crittenden captain and men disembarked. Anchored in berth91. 1721 Anchored in berth 54A. Bikini. 1735 27 August 1110 16 August Underway to go alongside target ship to hoist 0755 Underway to target shlpUSS Dawson (APABanner (APA-60) to furnish power 79) to furnish power to hoist anchor. anchor. 11 13 In vicinity of Dawson. awaiting arrival Assistance not needed, returnlng to an0825 chorage. of monitor. Anchored in berth91. 1119 0835 Monitor aboard Dawson. 0845 Moored alongside Dawson. Etlah in 28 August Underway to Gasconade to assist 1153 clearing fouled anchor. 0838 Underway to go alongside target ship E LST-220 to furnish power €or housing anMoored to stern of Gasconade. I225 1320 chor. Proceeding to go alongslde target shlp 0847 Moored to LST-220. USS Briscoe (APA-65) to furnish power to 1122 Forward anchor of LST-220 housed and sehoist anchor. Moored alongside Briscoe. 1330 cured; USS Preserver (ARS-8)took LST-220 1540 in tow. Underway to USS Chikaskia (AO-54) to take Clear of LST-220; underway for anchorage. 1 I24 on fuel. Anchored in berth 128. 1155 Anchored in berth 54 after refueling. 1747 Underway. 1320 1338 17 August Moored to Butte. 1558 UnderwayforPennsylvaniatofurnish Butte's anchor housed; disconnected 0824 power to hoist anchor. powerline: USS Munsee(ATF-107)took of Pennsylvania.awaiting Invicinity B G in tow. 0850 Underway to moor alongside target ship 1605 arrival of monitor and working party. 0920 OE€icer in charge of working party came LST-545. 1657 Moored to LST-545. aboard. Unable to furnish p o w e r to holst anchor; 1835 USS Clamp (Am-33) LST-545 anchor housed: 1020 officer and working party left ship. took LST-545in tow. 1900 1334 Anchored in berth 109, Bikinl. After taking on water from Wildcat. anchored in 54A. Anchored as before. 29 August 18-23 August Anchored as before. 30 August 0645 Underway to go alongside target shlp 24 August Rhind (DD-404) to takeit in t o w. Underway to go alongside Barrow to fur0843 0711 Moored alongside nish power to hoist and house anchor. 0916 Underway from Blklni en route to Kwaja1121-1255 Moored to Barrow, hoisting and housing anchor. lein withRhlnd in tow. Moored alongslde target shlp USS Brule 1310 1 September Arrived at Kwajalein. (APA-66) to hoist and house anchor. 1312 Passed power line to .-B
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