final PPG assembly to be made, since much of the more time consuming
. work had already been completed.
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oe stored and checked in Building
341 on Parry and then loaded aboard an LSD for transport to Bikini Atoll.
The final assembly was done on a concrete slab on Eninman Island, The
D.
device was detonated at 0556 local time, May 28, 1956,
The assembly of the
was completed in CMR
Building 341 and the complete package (warhead, missile nose cone, and
support stand) was transferred to the shot barge. The barge was towed to
the firing position in the Mike Crater and detonated at 0606 local time,
July 9, 1956.
Thedevice was stored and checked in CMR Building 341 on
Parry, then shipped by T-boat and truck to the 300-ft tower located on
Eniwetok Atoll, Station 3, Eberiru Island,
This final assembly
was completed in the shot cab on July 2 and detonated at 0606 local time, |
f
July 3, 1956,
The GE.cvice was stored and checked in CMR Building
341, then transported to the barge slip, and lowered aboard the barge. The
barge was then transported by LSD to the shot location in Bikini Lagoon,
towed into position, and anchored. Final assembly was completed on the
anchored barge and theSEE:<vice was detonated at 0546 local
time, July 21, 1956.
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