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 YMS-354 10 August

1220 Moored near

YMS-413

.&A

berth 205A. Bikini.

12 August 0620Underwaytoconductfishingsurveyof Bikini Atoll. 1700 AnchoredatBikini. 14-16AugustConductedfishingsurveysofBikini Atoll.returningeachdaytomoor Bikini Lagoon. 22 August 1220Entereddrydockof

17 July 1700

Underway to Rongerlk.

18 July 1243

Anchored off Rongerik Island.

19-22 July

Engagedinroutinefishing.returning each evening to Rongerik Island.

in 23 July 0545 1320

ARD-29. 1854

23 AUgJSt 0052Shipclearofdrydock. 1327 Anchored in berth 251A. Bikini. 27 August-2 September Engaged in wire dragging operations and wire drag surveys off the southern area of Bikini Atoll. Returned each day to Bikini. 4-11 September Conducted wire drag surveys. returning t o anchor each evening in southwest Bikini Lagoon. 14 September 1153UnderwayforKwajalein.

Underway for routine fishing. Anchored off Rongelap Island.

Shot B A K E R ( 2 5 J u l y, 0835)

25JulyAnchoredoffRongelapIsland. 26-29JulyEngagedinroutinefishing,returning each evening to Rongelap Lagoon. 30 July 0523Underwayforroutinefishing. 1419MooredinRongelap. 1721DepartedforBikini. 31 July 1330Mooredinberth390.Bikini.

15 September 1558AnchoredatKwajalein. 21 October 0700Underwayto

24 July 0600 1236

Underway for routine fishing. Secured from fishing. en route to Rongelap. Anchored off Rongelap Island.

1-5AugustEngaged in routinefishing.returning each evening to Eneu Island. Guam.

8-17 AugustEngagedinroutinefishing.returning each evening to Bikini Lagoon. YHS-358 Crew Stze: 31 B l k t n lA t o l lA r r l v a l : 27 March 1946 E l k l nAl t o lD l e p a r t u r e 1: 4 September 1946 Shot ABLE Locatton:Rongelap, 65 nml ( 1 2 0 km) E Shot BAKER Locatlon:Rongelap,65 nmt ( 1 2 0 km) E O e c o n t a m t n a t l oLno c a t l o n : Guam/Marlanas O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 20 December 1946 F t n aCl l e a r a n c e : 10 February 1947 Task U n l ta n dF u n c t l o n

The minesweeper YMS-358 was a memberof TU 1.8.5 (Survey Unit). As part of the survey unit, its mission included surveying the probable effects of the nuclear tests on fish and other wildlife and conducting an oceanographic survey to deterin and mine the character of the ocean currents around Bikini Atoll.

26-31 August Engaged in wire dragging operations. returning each evening to anchor in the western end of Bikini Lagoon. 1-2 September Engaged in wire dragging operations, ceturning each evening to Bikini Lagoon. 4-11 September Engaged in wire dragging operations. returning each evening to Bikini Lagoon. 14 September 1201 Underway from Bikini to Kwajalein. 15 September 1605Moored

in berthK-15.Kwajalein.

21 Cctober Departed Kwajalein for

Guam.

Shot ABLE ( 1J u l y ,0 9 0 0 )

1 July

YHS-413

0847AnchoredatRongelapAtoll. 3 July 0530Underwayforroutinefishing. 1235AnchoredoffRongelap. 4 July

0405UnderwayforBikini. 1245Anchoredinberth

390, Bikini.

Crew S l z e : 32 BlklnA l tolA l rrlval: 27 March 1946 B l k t nAl t o lDl e p a r t u r e : 14 September 1946 Shot ABLE L o c a t l o n : At Rongelap, 65 nml ( 120km) Shot BAKER L o c a t l o n : A t Rongelap, 65 nml (120km) Oecontarnlnatlon Locatlon: Guam/Marlanas O p e r a t l o n aCl l e a r a n c e : 20 December 1946 F t n aCl l e a r a n c e : 10 February 1947

5-16 July Engaged in routine flshing, returning each eveningt o Bikini.

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