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 USS Wharton ( A P - 7 )

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Transferred decontamination tanks to LCT1184 and decontamination supplies to US2 1. Chickasaw (ATF-83 Anchored in berth 191A. Bikini. UnderwaytoassisttowingLST-125 off beach. Anchored in berth 6, Bikini. secured tow wire to LST-125. Underway to anchorage in berth 61. R J kini.

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1 July 1050

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Underway for inner area Graham. Proceeding at various courses and speeds to conform with traffic in inner area GrahamoffBikiniAtoll in accordance with JTF 1 Operation Plan. Formed column astern of USS Haven (AH12). Order of ships in column: -, Wharton, USS Bucleson (APA-67). 0 2 Kenneth Whitinq (AV-14). _VSS Cumberland sound (AV-17). Ordered to proceed independently. Anchored in berth 3 3, Bikini. Anchored in berth 92, Bikini Atoll. Director of ShipMaterialreturnedon board.

2 July Underway to take strain on tow wire se1542 Anchored in berth 89. Bik'.'i. cured to beached LST-125. Secured salvage operations on LST-125. Shot BAKER ( 2 5 July, 0835) Anchored in berth 6, Bikini Atoll. Underway. commenced to take strain on tow 24 July wire t o beached LST-125. 1458 Underway for inner area Graham off Bikini Secured salvage operations on LST-125. Atol I In accordance with JTF1 Operation Anchored in berth 61. Bikini. Plan. Director of Ship Material's staff and instrumentation unit aboard. Underway from APL-27. US2 CastoffAPL-27fromtargetship Geneva (APA-86). Moored APL-27 to portside of Geneva. Anchored In berth 147.

19 August 1149

Anchored in berth 15. Kwajalein Atoll.

28 August 1040

Shot ABLF ( 1 July, 0900)

Underway to assist USS Dixie (AI-14) in taking target ship USS Cortland (APA-75) to berth 190. Anchored in berth 108A. Biklni.

Underway to Kwajalein.

28 August 0630 0920

Task Unlt and Functlon The transport Wharton was assigned to TU 1.1.2 (Instrumentation Unit). The ship furnished laboratory and base facilities during the operation. In addition. it was the flagship for the Director of Ship Material.

30 June 1453

18 August 1753

27 August 1610

Oecontamlnatlon locatton: Puget Sound Operatlonal Clearance: 10 February 1947 (Seattle)

Conducted decontamination operations on target submarine USS Skate (SS-305). Conducted decontamination operations on target submarine USS Parche(ss-384). Anchored in vicinity of Ionchebi Island. Underway for decontamination operations on =e, Secureddecontaminationoperationson Skate and proceeded to Parche. Conducted decontamination operations on Parche. Anchored in berth108-A,Bikini Atoll.

25 July 1144

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Formed column astern of Burleson. Order of ships in column: Burleson. Wharton, USS San Marcos Whitinq, Cumberland Sound, (LSD-25) and USS Albemarle (AV-5). Column maneuvered on vclrious courses andspeeds to area FordO F JTF 1 Operation Plan. n; Wharton assumed tactical command of 1.1, Burleson proceeded independently. Anchored in berth Queen, Bikini Atoll.

28 Ju IlY 1617

Anchored in berth Fox, Bikini Atoll.

30 July 1355

Anchored in berth 145, Bikini Atoll.

31 July 0915

Anchored in berth 145, Bikini.

14 August 1040

Anchored in berth 91, Bikinl

25 August 1700

Underway €or Kwajaleln

26 August 0908

Anchored in berth K-10, Kwajalein Atoll

28 August 1109

Underway for San Francisco.

Anchored with stern line Skate. on Underway withSkate In tow. Skate and standing Cast off tow wire from by while USS Fulton (AS-11) took Skate in tow. Underway for Pearl Harbor. USS WHARTON ( A P - 7 )

Crew Slze: 493 Blklnl Atoll Arrlval: 29 May 194b Blklnl Atoll Departure: 25 August 1946 Shot ABLE Locatlon: 10 to 15 nml (19 to 28 k m ) E Shot BAKER Locatlon: 15 to 18 nml ( 2 8 t o 33 km) E

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