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‘The surface security ships reguierly performed a variety
of minor funations concurrently with thelr patrel and escort tacks.
Thay furnished the primry Search and Rescue sarface potential at
Doth atolls, although never called upon to effect any rescues.
On
each shot one DDS, ucuslly RZENSHAW, vas stationed approximately midway Detween the two atolls with Air Fores Task Group personnel and a
honing device aboar€, to act as control ship for Task Group 7.3 alr
ervaft, and as a communications relay,
One DDS served as plane quaré .
for BAIROKD at sea during shot periods,
Fighter airereft at Enivetoxr
were eontrolied in flight from ane of the WD%e stationed there.
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‘The Surface Seeurity Cait experienced a loas in effective
strength throughout the Gperation of about 25 percent éu0e te the
necessity of diverting ite ships te éutics enrelated @ security.
. the firet euch incident tock place when NICHOLAS was dispatched en
28 Yebruary, just prior to BRAVO, te assist in the seare® for a
Ganterra bomber lest between Kwajalein and Lee Necroe. She vas returned to CT 7.3 operational control on 3 March.
For a considsratie
period after BRAVO some of the Dia were texporarily relieved of their
security duties and assigned a variety of tacks necessitated by the
extensive post-BRAYO contamination in the area.
natives from Reagelap and Ai{linginas.
PEILIP evacuated the
RXESHAY was sent to Utirik
where she performed the same task; and then wae returned to the
conteninated atelle to conduct a radielegical survey at lecations
where seaplane lendings were fwpracticable.
All DDEs, in their turn,
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