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 USS Tuna (SS-203)

USS Turner (DD-834)

20 August

Fillmore.

Not contarnlnated; dld not enter Blklnl Lagoon after shot BAKER Flnal Clearance: By 22 November 1946

1600 Boat secured: officers and crew evacuated Decontarnlnatlon Locatlon: to

21 August 0845Officersandcrewreboardedandresumed decontamlnation work. Geigerreadingsaboard

Tuna arelistedinTableA.13.

Table A.13. Gelger readlngs (R/24 hours) aboard USS-Tuna (SS-203).

Task Unit and Functlon The destroyer Turner was a member of TU 1.6 (Navy Air Group).DestroyerDivision51.Itprovided patrol and plane guard support for the Navy's air units.

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Shot ABLE (1 July, 0900) 30 June

Maxlmum Topslde 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August B August 9 August 10 August 1 1 August 12 August 13-14 Augustb 16 August

Average Topslde

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0.95 ."

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0.08

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1.0 0.85 0.86 0.45 0.41 0.47 0.36 0.18 0.27 0.05 0.05

0.11

1611

Average Below Decks 0.08 - 0.1

a.1

1 July

0757

<0.1 <o. 1 <o. 1 <0.1

<o. 1

0900

<0.1 <o. 1 0.02 "

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1200

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1541 0.13

O.lb

Underway from berthA-1, Roi Island. KwaYSS Shanqri-La jalein. to point Tare with (CV-38) and YSS Charles P. Cecil (DD835). By order of CTG 1.6, Turner detached from in Eormation. proceeded independently conjunction wlth fighter direction plan for the atomicbomb test. Atomicbombwasreportedreleasedby bombing plane. No visual effectsof bomb explosionwereobservedfromTurner's locat ion. Began patrolling on station Able outside Bikini Lagoon. Anchored in berth A-I, Roi, Kwajalein.

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2 July 161 I

Underway for Bikini Atoll

Notes: a No reading avallable.

b On 13-14 August and after 16 August all topslde readings takenfrom a helght o f 2 feet deck were 0.10 R/24 hours (0.61 meter) above or lower. Hlgher readlngs were noted In those areas where the thickest coats o f paint and rust spots were present, speclflcally the rnaln Inductlon plpe and brldge.

4 July 0645 13 July 1610

Source: Reference 4.

22 August 0856Underway

3 July 0648 0808 0949 1618

14 July 0808

for Kwajalein. 1522

2 3 August

1155Anchoredinberth anchorage.

Moored to berth Underway for tour Anchored in berth Underway to Roi and.-C

324, Bikini. of target array.

268. Bikini. Island with Shanqrl-La

Anchored in berth A-1. Rol, Kwajalein. Underway for Point Tare with Shanqri-La and C a. Departed from Shanqri-La; proceeded to Po i n t Able In accordance with operation order. Anchored in berth 144A. Bikini Lagoon.

A-28. southKwajalein 15 July 1617

28 AugustUnderwaytoPearlHarbor. 7 October Underway to San Francisco.

14 October Moored in San Francisco. 1 1 DecemberDecommissioned.

Underway in company with Shanqri-La and C a for Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll.

16 July 0758 Anchored in berth lein Lagoon.

A-1, Roi Island, Kwaja-

21 July 1734Underwayfromberth A-I. Roi Island. Kwalalein Atoll. for BikiniAtoll.

USS TURNER (DD-834)

Crew Slze: 313 Blklni Atoll Arrival: 5 June 1946 8tklni Atoll Departure: 25 July 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 82 nrnl (152 km)SE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 49 nml ( 9 1 km) Sf

22 July 0925 Anchored in berth

A-22, Bikini Atoll.

23 July 1723 Underway for Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll.

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