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Steazing sinziy, lying te off Morth Coast of BIKINI ATOLL, “MARSHALL ISLS. Collecting oceantzrs;-t<
dete in accordance with ComTaseGrour 1.7 dispatch 1604197 of June 1946. Steaning or. boilers #3 and el,
Condition BAXTER set. 0015 Set course 225 degrees T, POC 202 decrees FSC, speet 27 kncts (191 RFMD.
0925 Chanced spe2d tz 15 kmots (132 RP“). 0030 Cnance2 speed te 27 keots (191 RP
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0052 Set ecurse 275 degrees T, and PGC 202 desrees FSC, sresd 2. krots (ltl RE‘).
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Completed oceanographic tests, [2139 Set course 1X degrees T anc PGC, 176 decrees PSC, spee2 £ knots
(42 REG procdéding to entrance of ELEINI ATILL, 02°73 Changed course to 190 degrees 7 and Fac, 127
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Steaning as before. 0455 Changed course tc 190 degrees T and FOC, 176 degrees PSC, speed 7 kmots
(52 RPMS. O552 Changed speed to 6 knots (42
RP!;. 0605 Chanved course to 246 degrees T and POC, 240
degrees PSC. C705 Mustereid crew at quarters, no absentees. .0702 Cnangec course t~ 343 degrees T and
PoC, 337 degrees PSC, C709 Change: ccou_pse to 346 degrees T.ancPGC, 339 degrees PSC. O711 Caanzed Sah
speed te 10 knots (88 RE. Cocmenced steaming on varicus courses and at various speeds confornin:z to
the channel, Capteiz at the Conan, Navicator on the bridge. Q734 Passed channel buoy #2 abeer to sverbrert,
distant 3°2 yards. Stationed all the special sea details. Q743 Passed channel buoy #4 abect to staerbcerd,
distant four mundred yards.
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Steaming as before, 0856 Conmenced approach tc berth #22 South. O900 Anchored in berth #21 South,
BININI ATOLL, MARRHALL ISLANDS, fn 15 fathoms of water, herd botto:, with 45 fethoms of cnain te port ancher
or. following bearings: Beaeccn "E* 043.5 degrees T, Beacon "C". 123 degrees T, Beacon *"D® 093 dezrees T.
O914 Lighted fires under boiler #2. 1103 Lighted fires under. boiler #1. 1152 Cut in boiler #1 on main
steam line, Made daily inspection of mazezines and smokeless powder satmries, Conditions normal.
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1200 Secured boiler #4.
1328 Lighted fires under b-iler #2.
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preparations fer getting underway. 1410 anchor aveighy; underway froz berth #21 South, BIKINI ATOLL, 47
“ARSHALL ISLANDS, for fueling station alongside USS ENORE= (4969), vroceeding on various courses at
various speeds, conforming to the channel, Captain at.the Conn, Navigator en the bridge.
obstruction busy abean to port distance 200 yards.
1/38 Passed
1503 Moored starboard side to USS ENO=ZE (A769).
In coming alongside one stanchion and booz for bathythermograth winch was carried awa> on tne starboard
Side just aft of frame 140. 1525 <SS O'BRIEN (DD725) moored alongside to port. 1545 Co-menced fueling
Ship. Draft of ship fwd. 13 feet, aft. 12 feet, 6 inches.
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Moored as before. 162) Completed fueling shir, having received on board 560 barrels of fuel oil
at & degrees F. Draft of ship forward 14', aft 13'6", 1737 USS O'BRIE: (00725) got underwar from
por t. 1745 Set special sea detail.
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Moored as before. 1802 Underway from port side of USS ENOPIE (A069), proceeding on various courses
ani at various speeds to anchcr in the vicinity of the Harbor Entrance Contrsl Vessel, Captain at the
Conn, Navigator on the bridge. 1834 Anchored in 18 fathoms of water, with 75 fathoms of chain to the
port anchor, in BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS, on the fo lowing anchorage bearings: Beacon "3" 026
degrees T, Beacon "A" O% degrees T, right tangent te EXYU ISLA:D 101 degrees T, left tanzen* tc EXTU
ISLAND O48 degrees T,
1842 Secured special sea details.
1852 Let fires die out under boiler #1. 1910
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