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Anchored in anchorage berth 369, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ‘ISLANDS in 28 fathoms of water with 75
fathoms of chain @eon deck to the port anchor on the following bearings: RT of ENYU ISLAND 145 decrees
T, RT of ION ISLAND 052 degrees T, and RT of ROCHT ISLAND 033 decrees T.
Main engines on one hour#
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notice. Jacking gear engaged. Steazing em boiler #3 for auxiliaries. Boosting steam to 60) pounds
on boiler #4. Taking hourly radiological test readings. Various units of the U.S. PACIFIC FLEST presext
with SOPA, V.Adm. BLANDY, USN, CJTF-1, in USS MOUNT McKINLEY (AGC-7).
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Made daily inspection of magazines and smokeless powder samples.
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Anchored as before. 1406 Made all preparations for getting underway.
1425 Anchor hove to short
stay. 1429 Anchor aweizh, underway from berth 369, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANIS, commenced steaming
on various courses at various speeds to conform with the channel, Captain at the Conn, Navigator on the *r
bridge. Proceeding to investigate oil slick at approximately 11 degre:s 40 minutes North, 165 degrees
28.5 misutes East, in accordance with CJTF-1's dispateh 270257 of July 1946. 1440 Passed channel buoy
#4 abeam to port. 1448 Passed channel buoy 42 abeam to port. 1454 Set course 670.5 degrees T, 070
degrees PGC, 065 degre-s PSC, spzed 20 mots (191 RPM). 1501 Changed course 010.5 degre:s T, 010 decrees
PGC, O00 degrees PSC. 1504 Changed cow se to 355.5 degrecs T, 355 degrees PGC, 345 degrees PSC. 1527
Changed course to 320.5 degrees T, 320 degrees PGC, 308 degrees PSC. 1533 Changed course tc 274.5
desrees T, 274 desrees PGC, 244 degrecs PSC. 1535 Changed speed to 15 mots (138 RPM). 1553 Chansed
course to 320.5 degre:s T, 320 degrees FGC, 310 degrees PSC, and changed speed to 16 knots (088 RP).
1559 Cnanged course to 334.5 degreas T, 335 degrees FOC, 326 degrees PSC.
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Steaming as before. 1609 Sighted ofl slick bearing 335 degrees T distant eight hundred yards. 161C
Chan-ed speed to § mots (040 RPM). Sine Changed course to O60 degrees T and PGC, 055 degrees PSC. 1612
Stopped ali engines.
Lying to in oil slick testing samples of water for radioactivity.
1634 Samples of
water show eightytines tolerance. 1635 Set course 120 degrees T and PGC, 119 degrees PSC and speed 15 “**
knots (138 RP ).” 1726 Changed speed to 20 kmots (191 RPM). 1728 Passed bestroyer screen abeam to port
distant threethousand yards. 1729 Changed course to 165 dezrees T and PGC, 160 degrees PSC. 1733
Changed course to 190 degrees T and PGC, 191 degrees PSC. 1737 Changed course to 240 degrees T and PGC, ¢
235 degrees PSC.
1741 Changed course to 270 degrees T and PGC, 263 degrees PSC.
315 degrees T and PGC, 306 degrees PSC.
1746 Changed speed to 15 mots (138 RPM).
1744 Changed course to =
Approaching entrance
channel, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS. 1749 Entered entrance channel with buoy #2 abeam to starboasd ®
distant, two mundred and fifty yards. Commenced steaming on various courses and et various speeds
conforming to channel proceeding to anchorage berth 360. 1755 Passed bucy #4 abeam_to atarbeord distant
two bundred and fifty yards.
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1607 ancfored in berth 360, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS in 24 fathoms of
water with 65 fathoms of chain to the port anchor on the followinc anchorage bearings: Beacon "A" 120.5
1812 Engine room placed on one~wus
1816 Secured PCL #4.
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