3.9.2
Evacuation
The extent ofpersonnel 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 Aniyaanil,
For shots at Bikini Atoll, all Bikini personnel were evacuated except
the firing party in the bunker at Station 70 on Enyu. For
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the firing party was on the USS Curtiss. 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 Con-
trol 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 recovery 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:
Name of Ship
Agency Making
When Cabin Assign~
Cabin Assignments
ments Were Made
USS Curtiss
J-1 Bikini
D—-2 to morning of D—1
but prior to embarkation
USNS Ainsworth
J-1 Representative on
USNS Ainsworth
Same as above
USS Badoeng Strait
J-1 Representative on
USS Badoeng Strait
Upon embarkation
USS Estes
Representative of
Upon embarkation
Other Ships
Representative of Ship’s
Captain
Upon embarkation
CTG 7.3
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