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3.9.2
Evacuation
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The extent of personnel evacuation at Eniwetok Atoll for Eniwetok
shots depended on the magnitude of the shot. The maximum involved withdrawal of all personnel from the upper islands to Japtan, Parry, and Eniwetok with a limited number of project personnel permitted on Aniyaanit,
For shots at Bikini Atoll, all Bikini personnel were evacuated except
the firing party in the bunker at Station 70 on Enyu. For Zuni}.
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the firing party was on the USS Curtisa,
Personnel were advised to take
all personal belongings afloat for each shot. Average evacuation time at
Bikini, including readying and buttoning up instrument stations, was eight
hours,
In general, afloat housing at Bikini was assigned as follows:
USS Curtiss (AV-4) - TG 7.1 Command Section (less those at the Control Station on Enyu) and key scientific, staff section, and task unit personnel,
USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116) - J-3 and J-1 representatives, Rad-Safe
team, and persons scheduled for early re-entry and recover. by helicopter.
USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (TAP-181) - J-3 and J-1 representatives,
project personnel, CTG 7.5, and H&N civilians,
USS Estes (AGC-12) - Joint Task Force Seven, TG 7.3 and TG 7.4
commanders and staffs, and Program 2 Control Center personnel,
USS Catamount (LSD-17) - Early TG 7.1 boat re-entry—recovery
parties, and a small number of Rad-Safe personnel.
Assignment of cabin space was as follows:
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Name of Ship
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D-2 to morning of D—1
J~-1 Bikini
USNS Ainsworth
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J-1 Representative on
USNS Ainsworth
Same as above
USS Badoeng Strait
J-~-1 Representative on
USS Badoeng Strait
Upon embarkation
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USS Estes
Representative of
Upon embarkation
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Other Ships
Representative of Ship’s
Captain
Upon embarkation
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but prior to embarkation
CTG 7.3
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When Cabin Assipnments Were Made
USS Curtiss
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Agency Making
Cabin Assignments