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 USS Walke (DD-723)

USS Wenatchee ( A T F - 1 1 8 )

4 July 1451ProceedingtogoalongsideUSS O'Brien3-4August (DD-725) to pick up radiological instrument s. 4 August 1523 Commenced laying to off portquarter 1139 of O'Brien. to returntostationoffL.ukoj 7 August 1622Underway Pass. 1642 Commenced laying to on station for oceanographic soundings. 8 August 1051 5 July in berth 190 South. Bikini. 1313 Anchored

Took oceanographic soundings. Anchored in berth L South, Bikini. Anchored in0830 berth 190 North, Bikini. Underway for oceanographic cruise consisting of sounding station at 60-mi (Ill-km) intervals northward along 165OT east longitude meridian.

8 July

1346Underwayfromberth190 South,Bikinl,6-10August to take oceanographlc soundings. 10 August oceanographic 9-14 Took soundings. 1945 July 14 July 0912 Anchored

Took oceanographic soundings. withDestroyer Underway torendezvous Squadron 7 and proceeded to Pearl Harbor.

in berth 190. Bjkini. August 15 i200

Moored at Pearl Harbor

Shot BAKER (25 July, 0835) 24 July 1230 25 July 0818 0835 1138 1231 1916 2140

2155 2319 26 July 0802

1243 1637 1815 27 July 1'155 28 July 1646 30 July 0448 1300 1354

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Underway for stlot RAKER operations. procecdtng to area Hudson.

WENATCHEE ( A T F - 1 1 8 )

Crew Slze: 99 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 30 May 1946 Blklnl Atoll Departure: 18 August 1946 Shot ABLF Locatlon: 132 nml (244 k m ) SE Shot BAKER Locatlon: 20 nml (37 km) ENE Decontaminatlon Locatlon: San Franclsco Operatlonal Clearance: 13 November 1946 Flnal Clearance: 13 November 1946

Commenced using various courses and speeds to remain within area Hudson until atomic bomb detonation. Bomb exploded. Left column, all engines stopped; laying to for test probe. lask Underway to rejoin EJS Laffey (DD-724) and USS Inqraham(DD-694) in column. Commenced radiological patrol. of downwind Commenced crossing station #4 patrol, stopping at intervals to lower probe. Stopped to lower probe while crossing #4. Stopped to lower probe while crossing #4. Shot

U n l t and Functlon The fleet ocean tug Wenatchee was a member of TU 1.8.1 (Repair and Service Unit). Wenatchee malnIt astained maintenance and repair facilities. sisted in decontaminating target vessels. salvage, towing, and emergency repair work. A B L E (1

July, 0900)

Took oceanographic and radlological soundings while on downwind patrol. Underway to Enldrik Pass to conduct Operation Colgate (oceanographic and radiological probes). Secured from downwlnd patrol. All engines stopped: laylng to for Operation Colgate. Anchored inside Enidrik Pass. Commenced lowering probe.

30 June

Anchored in berth 330, Bikini Atoll. Took radiological readings with probe.

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Anchored in berth 307 North. Bikini.

3 July 1749Anchoredinberth

Evaporatorssecuredbecause of radioactlvlty. All oceanographers and radiological monitors left.-W Anchored In berth 307.

31 July 081 1

Anchored in berth 190 North. Bikjni

2 August 0858

Underway for oceanographic cruise #71.

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UnderwayfromRikiniforrendezvouswith USS Munsee (ATF-107); APL-20 in tow en route to Kwajalein.

I July t o Kwajalein 0900EnroutefromRikiniAtoll Atoll with APL-20 in tow. Large ball of fire noted on horizon (Wenatchee 132 nml [244 km] from detonation). in berth 67 Able 1A25AnchoredwithAPL-20 anchorage. Kwajalein.

July 1440Underwaywith Atoll.

YF-733 in towforBikini

191-A, Bikini.

5 July USS Saratoqa 1450 Underway for target ship (CV-3) with water barge along portside. 1528Mooredwaterbargealongstarboardside Saratoqa. pro1532 Underway from alongside Saratcqa. ceeding to anchorage. 191A. Bikini. 1546Anchoredinberth 6 July

0650 Underway to assist

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Chikaskia (AO-54).