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 USS Wenatchee ( A T F - 1 1 8 ) 6 July 0758 1100 1230 1400 1458 1610 1700 7 July 0800 0930 I120 I140 1323

1403-1531 1536 1555-1625 1645 9 July

10 July 0855 0920 0935 1052 1348 1513 1602 1630 1735 1751

USS Wenatchee ( A T F - 1 1 8 )

19 July Moored portside to Chikaskia. Underway from alongside Chikaskia to as1400 Cast off YF-753 in berth K-19, Kwajalein. sist USS Rockinqham (APA-229) alongside 1620UnderwayTorBiklni. target shipUSS Arkansas (BB-33). Underway from Rockinqham to take water 20 July 191A. Bikini. barge from alongside Saratoqa. 0850Anchoredinberth Underway with water barge along portside. USS GeorgeClymer 22 July Underwaytoassist (APA-27) with target ship USS Nevada (BB1303AnchoredabeamtoSaratoqa. USS Chowanoc 1313UnderwayfromSaratoqato 36). Anchored in berth 268, alongside Clymer. (ATF-100). Anchored in berth 191A. Biklni Atoll. 1423Anchored in berth 191A. Bikini.

Underway t o assist Clymer alongside

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24 July 1555 Let go anchor off portside of Nevada. Underway t o go alongside Clymer. 1638 Moored alongside Clymer; assisting Clymer to go alongside Nevada. USS Aiax (AR-6). Underway to go alongside 25 July Took on steel plate €or target ship 0835 Salt Lake City (CA-25). Underway t o go alongsjde Salt Lake City. 1505 Moored to Salt Lake City to deliver steel plate. 30 July Anchored in berth 191A. Bikini. 1540 Routineactivities;notinvolvedwith target vessels. 31 July 0925 Underway with LCT-1132. 1 August Moored LCT-1132 alongside LCT-1341. 0848 Underway to Eneu Island. Anchored off Eneu Island. 1455 LCT-1130. LCT-1155. and ICT-412 secured to starboard side: proceeded USS to Creon 1520 (ARl.-ll). Cast off all lines to LCTs. proceeded t o 1630 Eneu Is 1and. Took LCT-1377 in tow. 1707 Took target vessel LCT-1187 in tow. Cast off all lines to KT-1187 and LCT2 August 1377. 1315-1800 Anchored in berth 191A. Bikini. 1905-2300

1 1 July

Operated in Biklni; notinvolvedwith target vessels.

12 July 0920 0940

3 August 0610 Moored alongside Nevada. LCT-1420 moored alongside starboard quar0620 ter. 0633 Cast Off LCT-1420. Underway t o USS Severn (AO-61) for water. 6 August Anchored in berth 191A. Bikini. 1353 Moored to Nevada. Anchored in berth191A. Bikini.

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LCT-1187 moored to starboard. 1405 1630 Transferred Army ordnance material aboard LCT-1187. Underway from alongside LCT-1187. 7 August 0755 Anchored In berth 270A. Bikini. LCT-1377 mooredto starboard side. 1125 1250 1719 Underway Eor ARD-29 with LCT-1377 in tow. Cast Off LCT-1377. 8 August Moored to YF-753. 0758 Underway with YF-753 in t o w for Kwajalein.

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Underway from Bikini Atoll. Maneuvered to getin formation with ships of TU 1.8.7. En route to Rongelap. Marshall Islands: observed atomlcbomb blast. Anchored in vicinjty of berth5. Rongelap Atoll. Underway with YF-733 moored to starboard side en route to Bikini Atoll. Anchored in berth 191-A. Bikini Atoll. Commenced salvage operations on submerged LCM Hade all preparations for getting underway. Underway with LCM in tow to designated disposition area. sink as diLet go LCM and allowed to rected. Anchored in berth 191A. Bikini Atoll.

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Conducted salvage operations on beached target shipUSS LST-125. Attempted to tow beachedYSS LST-817 oEf beach. Underway, commencing operations of towing LST-817 off beach. LST-817 pul!ed off beach. Anchored in berth 61, Bikini. Received 500 pounds (225 kilograms) of YSS Pollux(AKS-4)and500 lyefrom pounds (225 kilograms) from USS Clamp (ARS-33). Underway for decontamination operations. Anchored in berth 369. Bikini. Underway for decontamination work on unspeci€ied target ship. Anchored in berth 198, Bikini. Underway for decontamination work. Anchored in berth 108A. Bikini. Underway f o r decontamination work.