RESTRICTED MAVPERS (34 MEV Pace 11-83 DECK LOG—REMARKS SHEET usteo states sue ALLENSTEER (ppé92) ee z (Dan Fat Date) vw LE Uidermch) CO tod Woored starboard side to USS DIXIE (AD14) in berth 363, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHAL! ISLANTS. Boiler #2 in use for mociliary purposes. Material condition BAKZR set. Various units of the U. S. PACIFIC FLEET present, with SOPA, V.Adm. W,H.P. BLANDY, USN, ComJointTaskForceCiz, in USS MOUNT WeKINLEY (A707). en e . - ly Ensign, USKR. 4 to 8 way. Mcored as before. 0628 Lighted fires under boiler #2,. 0700 Made all preparations for vetting w.der 0745 Singled up all lines. speeds standing out of herbor, the Conn, 0747 Cast off all lines. Underway on various courses at various Steaming on boilers #1 and #2. navigator on the bridge. Standard speed 15 mots. Captain at bEhlCow. R. E. ELLE BRAND, Lt.(jg), USh. 8 to l2 Steaming as before, O802 Changed speed to 15 knots (138 RP}. 0806 Formed column distant five hundred yards; order of ships, the U5S ALLE) "'. SUR (DD692), the Ul MOALE (p2693). C315 With beacon "A" bearing 007° T, distant 1.5 miles set course 090.5 T, 090° PGC, O80 PSC and t-ok departure from BIXZINT ATOLL, “MARSHALL ISLADS in compliance with CDD72 visual disratch 060335Z0f August 1946. 0823 USS MIALE (DD693) tcok station on relative bearing o90° distant one thousand yards. 0900 Sounded general quarters; set condition "AFTRA" throughout the shtp., 0912 Steaming on various courses at various speeds to take station bearing 0860 T, distant nine thousand yards from the target, USS MCALE (DD693), for offset firing practice. the target, course 181° 0942 On station bearing 086° T, range nine thousand yards fror 0949 Conmenced offset firing practice to starboard, distant nine th-usand yards; firing T and POC, 183° PSC, sped Lid kmots (130 RP). - Steaming on various courses at various speeds to maintain station for of‘set firing practice. 1027 Ceased firing offset firing practice having expended 23 rounds of five inch thirty-elcht common, -] round of five inch thirty-eight "AA" common, 24 rounds of five inch thirty-eizht smokeless powder cartridges. 1029 Secured from general quarters, set condition "BAYER" throuzhout the ship. 1036 Stean ns on various courses at various speeds proceedinz to station for "GEORGE" runs in accordance with ComDesFon7 letter, serial NZ. 24 of 31 July 1946. 1107 On station and commenced "GEORGE" mus, #t—various sreeds maintainging station for "GEORGE" runs. smokeless powder samples. Conditions normal, ’ Steaming on variouz courses at various ao Made daily inspection of mevazizes ané & LK, 2, K. BOLES, Lt.(jg), US. 12 to 16 Steamins as before. 1205 Completed making "G" runs. Changed course to 338° T and PGC, 331° PSC. 17.5 miles, Changed speed to 15 kmots (138 RP). 1337 Changed couree to 350° T and POC, 341° PSC. distart 16 miles. 1322 Sighted ENYU ISLAND bearing 355° T, 1343 Lighted fires under boiler #3 to test safety valves. O00" T and PGC, 350° PSC, 1405 Changed course to 208° T and PGC, 357° PSC. #2 eabeam to étarboard, distant 200 yards. 1206 1317 Made yadar contact on land bearing 340° T, distant 14°C Changed course to 1418 Passed channel buoy Commenced steaming on various courses ant at various speecs ¢e conforming to the channel while standing in to anchorage, berth IA7E, Caectain at the Conn, Navigator on the brides. 1445 Anchored in berth 147s, BISINI aTOLL, “APSHALL ISLAITS, in 9 fatho-s of water with 30 fathons of chain at the water's edze to the starboard anchcr, on the following anchore-e beerings: Beecor. *C® 111,5° T, Beacon "D" 017.5" T, Beacon "E" 343.5° T. 1511 Let fires die out under boiler #2. 1515 Lighted fires under boiler #4 to test safety valves. 1530 Let fires Sc), die out Ke f - §. W, REI&SV Ensign, USN. under boiler “3. ’ 16 to 18 Anchored as before. 1445 Let fires die under boiler #4. 1730 Let fires die under boiler M. 2. 1711 v7 fires under boiler N°. 3. bs pK . BOLES, he Lt.(4g), USN. APPROVED : EXAMINED