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Washington, D. C., and the RENDOVA was released to Commander Air Force Pacific

Floet (ComiirPac).

This release dissolved Task Unit 132.3.0.

The USNS GPNERAL ©. T. CCLIINS was released to ComMSTSPac on 20Novemter 1952.

Patrol Squadron TWO was released to ComAirPac 19 November 1952. This
release dissolved Task Unit 132.3.1.

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The H/V HORIZON and W/V SPENGER F. BAIRD, the Soripps Tnstitute vessels,
were released from the Task Group on 22 November 1952.

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The USS LST-836 was scheduled to be released som Task ‘roup 132.3
operational control on 21 November 1952, but was required for roll-up of

weather stations which she. »ccomplished enroute to Hawaii. The USS LST-1126
was designated to relieve the LST-836, later, ani was expected to arrive at
Eniwetek about 6 December 1952,

The I1ST~836 finally was released on 10

December 1952, at Pearl Harbor after offloading Air Task Group Weather Station
equipment and material at Hickam Air Forea Base.
The CURTISS and Fscort Destroyer Division "I7V"N made rendezvous with

the USS VIITEIST (DE~634) and USS SILVE°STEIN (DE~534), off the Hawaiian
Islands on 23 November.

Escort Destroyer Division ELFVEN was relieved of

ite escort duty with the CURTISS and released from the Task Group, dissolving

task Elenent 12.33.

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The CIRTISS arrived at Port Chicago, California, on 30 November 1952.
The escorting vessels were released on entry of CrRTISS into

San Francisco

Bay on that date. The CU°TIS9S completed unloading at Port Chicago on 1
December and moved to Naval Supply Center, Oekland, California.

On comrle-

. tion of unloading at Cakland, she vas released from the Task Group to Com

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