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Steaming on various courses at various speeds in anchorage area in BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHAL! ISLANDS,
shifting bertis from berth 314N to berth 353 to avoid excessive exposure to radiological activity, Captain
at the Conn, Navigator on the bridge.
Steaming on boilers #3 and #4.
Condition BAXER #m set,
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Anchored in berth 353E, BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS in 28 fathoms of water with 8 fathoms of chain
to the port anchor, on the following radar anchorage bearings: right tangent ROKAR ISLAND 066 degrees T,
right tangent I0N ISLAND 075° T, right tangent ENYU ISLAND 107° 7. Steaming on boiler #3 for mxiliary
purposes, boosting steam to six hundred pounds pressure on boiler #4. Main engines on one hour notice
With jacking gear engaged. Various unite of U. S. PACIFIC FLEET present with SOPA V.Adm. BLANDY, USN,
ComJolntTaskForoeQNE in USS MOUNT McKINLEY (AGC-7).
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Anchored as before. 0535 Made all preparations for getting underway. 0547 Anchor hove to short star.
0550 Anchor aweigh. .Underway from berth 353 E, BIEINI ISKAuD, in accordance with CJTF-l's visual dispatch
2812362 0f July 1946. Steaming en various courses and at various speeds to conform with channel while
standingout of harbor, Ceptain at the Conn, Navigator on the bridge.
0605 Passed channel bucy #3 abeam
to port, distant 350 yards. 0610 Passed channel bucy #1 abeem to starboard, distant 400 yards.. Chanzed
course to 135° T, FGC, end PSC, changed speed to 10 mots (88 RPM).
PGC,
054° PSC. 0700 Mustered crew at quarters. No absentees,
279° & PSC. O73] Changed course to 0907 T and PGC, 086° PSC,.
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0708 Changed course to 290
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O806 Changed course to 215.2° T, gis° FOC, 210° PSC;
335.2° T, 335° PGC, 327° PSC. 0901 Changed course to 005.2
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» 357° PSC. 0941 Changed course
to 115.26 7, 15° FaC, 113° PSC. 0945 Changed course to 155.2° 7, 155° POC, 453.5° PSC, 1024 Changed
course to 220.2 T, 220° PGC, 217° PSC. 104) Changed course to 2%0.2°.T, 22 FOC, 217 PSC. ,1050
Changed course to 00.2° T, 000° BGC, 385° FSC. 1150 Changed course to150.2° T, 150° Puc, 149 PSC. Made
daily inspection of magazines and smokeless powder samples, conditi
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as before. 1247 Changed course to 250° f and POC, 243° PSC. 1908 Changed course to 355° T
and PGC, 347° PSC. 1324 Commenced maneuvering on various courses to give clear berth to USS SAIDOR (CVE117), end USS PERRY (DDS83) conducting flight operations. 1330 Set course 000° T and PGC, 350° PSC.
1347 Directed by CITF-1 dispatch 291330 L of July to reenter lagoon,
Changed course to 176
T and POC,
175° PSC. Changed speed to 15 mots (138 RPM). 1400 Lt.(jg) Dean W. HALES,
USNR, (MB), conducted
minor operation on R, L. DECKER,
CTM, USN.' A foreigh body, small piece of steel, which was in
hie left arm above the wrist was removed.
duty.
‘The wou.d was closed with two stttures and DECKER was returned to
1406 Commenced steaming on various courses approaching harbor entrance.
entrance with eye bucy #2 abeam to starboard distant three hundred yards.
1430 Entered channel
Commenced steaming on various‘
courses at various spe ds standing into harbor proceeding to anchorage in vicinity of the USS HAVEN (AFH12)
1445 Approaching anchorage berth 381. 1449 Let go port anchor. 1451 Anchored in berth 381 in 30 fathons ,;
of water with 75 fathoms of chain on deck td the port anchor. 1505 Directed by CJTFHl dispatch ef 2904021
of July to shift to anchorage berth "DOG". Made all preparations for cetting underway. 1510 Hove to short
stay. 1523 Anchor aweigh. Got underway proceeding on various courses at various speeds to berth "DOG",
Captain a.d navigator on the tridge. Standard speed 15 mots, 1537 Commenced approach to berth "DOG".
1539 Let go port anchor. 154) Anchored in berth "D0G® S.E. in 24 fathoms of water, with 75 fathoms of
chain on deck to the port anchor on the following bearings: Bn "4" 099 degreca T, Bn "B" 055.5 T and
Bo "C" 027.5° T.
1552 Let fires die out under boiler #3.
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