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 USS Wldgeon ( A S R - 1 )

USS Wldgeon ( A S R - 1 )

WHITING, KENNETH; see USS KENNETH WHITING (AV-14) USS

0600 0838-1010

WIDGEON (ASR-1)

1131 1134-1807

Crew Slze: 86 Bikin Atoll Arrlval: By 1 June 1946 Blkinl Atoll Departure: 5 September 1946 Shot ABLE Location: 24 nml (44 km) E Shot BAKER Location: 12 nmi (22 km) SE Decontamlnatlon Location: San Francisco Operatlonal Clearance: 13 December 1946 Final Clearance: 10 January 1947

1858 8 July 1232 1240-1905

Task U n l t and Function

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The submarine rescue vessel Widqeon was a member of TU 1.2.7 (Salvage Unit). Its main duties included salvaging the damaged target vessels after thetests.performingemergencyrepairs.and fighting fires.

9 July 0700 1014

S h o t A B L E (1 July, 0900)

30 June 1252

1030

1035-1146 Underway to join formation of

TU 1.2.7.

1245 1 July 1343

2 July 0657

1315

Anchored in boat pool anchorage. berth E, Bikini.

10 July 0746

UnderwayinaccordancewithCTU1.2.7 0847 orders. proceeding to center of target array. Radiological monitor reported aboard. 0830 1005 0850 E Moored portslde to target submarine Skate (SS-305). 1030-1630 0851 Radiologicalmonitorboardedandinspected skate. Skate found to be Geiger sour. Cut Skate's Forward port anchor chain to .io 1 1 July clearmooringbuoy.Commencedrigging 0720 skate for towlng astern. 0911 0935 Underway, proceeding to assigned beaching area to beachSkate. 0925 Anchored off beaching area Eneu Tsland. 1152 Bikini. 12 July ~542-1646 Reached Skate. 0726 1657 Radiological monitor left the ship. 1709 Anchored in berth E. Bikini. 0828-1500 Anchored asbefore. 3-4 July

Moored in Bikini Lagoon. Conducteddivingoperationstoclear fouled anchor. Shifted moorings. Conducted diving operations, recovering slipped anchor. Anchored in berth 161. Bikini Harbor. Moored i n center of target array for diving operations. Conducted diving operations searching for planted instrument: recovered planted instrument. Moored in berth 161, Bikini Harbor. Transferred underwater instrument to Whitinq via motor launch. Underway to search for sunken target ship USS Anderson (DD-411). Anchored in berth 163 for dlvlng operat ions. Conducteddivingoperations.searching for sunken Anderson: found Anderson. Completed laying four-polnt moor around Anderson. Moored in berth 324. Underway t o go alongside USS Fulton ( A S 11) to transfer submarine rescue chamber. Transferred submarine rescue chamber via motor launch to Fulton while laying to off Fulton. Moored in four-point moor in berth 163 over Ande cson . Conducteddivingoperations,searching For instruments and estimating damage to Anderson. .___

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0541 0815 0900-1320 1354 1420-1755 1830 7 July 0536

13 July 0818-1900 Shifted anchorage. Conducted diving operations searching For 0925-1655 plantedinstruments:recoveredplanted instrument. 14 July Anchored in berth 106. Bikini Lagoon. 0810-1606 1648 1655-1900 Proceeding to center of target array for diving operations. to Transferredplantedinstrument 15 July Kenneth Whitinq (AV-14). 0815-1610 Conducteddivingoperations;recovered planted instruments. Underway to shift berths. Conducted diving operatlons. 16 July Moored in berth 161. Bikini. 0800-1645 Underway to shfft berths for diving operat ions.

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Underway to recover four-point moor. Completed recovering four-point moor and proceeded to assigned anchorage. Anchored in berth 106, Bikini.

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Moored over sunken target ship USS Car(APA-69) in berth 219. Bikini. Conducteddivingoperations.searching for instruments on Carlisle. Conducteddivingoperations.searching for instruments on Carlisle. Underwater photo unit party on board. Conducted diving operations on Carlisle. Anchored over Anderson in berth 163. Conducteddivingoperations,searching for sunken Anderson: located Anderson. Conducted diving operations over recovering two torpedoes from Anderson.

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Conducted diving operations. recovering anchor and chain from Anderson.