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 USS Walnwrlght (OD-419) 6 August

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Shot BAKER Locatlon: 15 nml (28 km) E Decontamlnatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Flnal Clearance: 23 October 1946

average, 0.068 R/24 hours. below deck maximum, 0.11 R/24 hours (C.P.O. mess. port bulkhead, next to skin). 7 August 0745 1700

Task Unlt and Functlon The destroyer walke was a member of TG 1.7 (Sur-

Ship's force aboard. Evacuatedship.Topsideaverage,0.09 0.5 R/24 R/24 hours, topside maximum, hours(topofdirector);belowdeck average, 0.08 R/24hours:bslowdeck maximum, 0.5 R/24 hours (sonar room).

face Patrol), Destroyer Division 71. The ship was primarily responsible for conducting oceanographic surveys and radiological monitoring during the operation. Oceanographic cruises included bathythermographs and oceangraphic soundings. Sho t

8 August 0810 1632

Ship's force aboard. Topside average 0.06 R/24 hours, maximum 0.43 R/24 hours (mainmast): below deck average 0.07 R/24 hours. below deck maximum 0.32 R/24hours(porticebox). Evacuated ship.

9 August 0810 1700

Changed course and speed, left area Mack. proceeding to area Hudson to take station for shot ABLE. 0340 Arrived in area Hudson. 0941 Secured evaporators. 1241 SetnormalconditionRakerthroughout ship. 1337 Arrivedatpointbearing350°Tfrom target ship USS Nevada (EB-36), range 50 nmi (93 km). Changed to reciprocal coursesof 350°Tand17OoTevery 15 minutes to remain in vicinity of present position. 1839 [sic] Commenced steaming on various courses at various speeds to destroy floating object and to make radiological probe. 1832 Laying to. probing. Object in water dest royed. 1940 Completed radiological probe.

2 July 13 August 1035

18 August 0825-1

0209

Ship's Team A aboard to pump engine room 50 percent. dry: reduced stern tube leaks Staff inspections completed.

16 August

0612-0837 0853-1029

140Ship's team and monitors aboard for Geiger survey.

20 August 0800-1530

1058 1100

Majority of Wainwriqht crew transferred to USS Georqe Clymer (APA-27). Fifteen men aboard to repatch stern tubes.

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21 August

Commandingofficerand10-manworking USS Trippe (UDparty from target ship 403) boarded for 4 hours to make repairs and prepare for towing.

23 August

TowedtoKwajaleinandretainedfor radiological studies.

Underway to clear Bikini Lagoon. Arrived in area Mack.

1 July 0157

Ship's force aboard. Topside average 0.04 R/24 hours, topside maximum 0.15 R/24 hours (part of #3 uptake):belowdeckaverage0.03R/24 hours, below deck maximum1 .O R/24 hours (skin of bilge, sonar room). Departed ship.

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ABLE (1 July, 0900)

30 June 1235 2000

Ship's team aboard. UisSecuringship:teamsevacuating. continueddecontaminationworkpending clearance byradsafe.Geigerreadings: topside average 0.004 R/24 hours. topside maximum 0.4 R/24 hours (top of director): below deck average 0.07 R/24 hours, below deck maximum 0.34 R/24 hours (sonar room).

10 August 0824 1013

Walke (DO-723)

1533 1659 3 July 1309-1548

Remainlng Wainwriqht crewmembers were transEerred to other units at Kwajalein.

1731 1804

USS WALKE (00-723)

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Crew Slze: 242 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 27 May 1946 Blktnl Atoll Departure: 8 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 24 nml (44 km) NE

4 July 0810 0820

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Made downwind surface patrol, axis 170OT, 3500T. 50-nmi (93-km) radius. Changed course. having completed crossing Stopped all engines and commenced laying to conduct radiological patrol. All engines stopped: commencedradiolqical probing. Underway for Bikini with patient requiring emergency appendectomy. All engines stopped: hoisted aboard probing wire, losingboththermographand probe. Laying in vicinity of E Benevolence (AH-13) at Bikini. Proceeded to clear Bikini Lagoon. Stopped all engines. Laying to at Point Raker radiological patrol. All engines stopped: on station Baker off Lukoj Pass. Commenced taking bathythermograph readings. Proceeded to next station for radiolcqcal probing. All engines stopped: on station Raker for radiological sounding off Lukoj Pass. Commenced radiological soundings. All engines stopped: laying to at position Baker for radiological soundings. Commenced taking radiological probings.
 * 1) 4. Proceeded to station Raker of radiological patrol.