374
26 March departed Eneman for
Eneu anchorage and anchored in
berth N-3, Bikini, at 1616;
underway to evacuation area
BG 29-34-L at 2011
Qn 5 April at 1310 departed
Bikini anchorage for assigned
0630
0620
at 1835 with 200 passengers
On 4 May TG 7.5 LCMs removed decontamination barge from alongside and moored to buoy off
Eneu at 1300; underway to area
On 13 May at 1901 underway for
assigned evacuation station;
on station at 2030
0620
BG 30-35-L at 1616
onboard
On 25 April TG 7.5 LCMs removed
decontamination barge from
alongside and moored to buoy
off Eneu at 1638; sailed for assigned operating area BG 30-35-L
0610
0605
28 February left Eneman Island
for Eneu and anchored in berth
N-4, Bikini, for final loading
of passengers at 1100; underway
to evacuation area BG 30-35-R
at 1838
0645
area
Preshot
Det.
Steamed in
assigned area
Steamed in
assigned area
Steamed in
assigned area
Steamed in
assigned area
Steamed in
assigned area
Steamed in
assigned area
At Shot Time
Postshot
On 14 May at 0730 departed assigned station for
Enewetak Atoll; anchored in Enewetak at 0801; took
on 75 passengers and at 1715 departed for Pearl
Harbor; arrived Pearl Harbor on 21 May
On 5 May at 1210 departed evacuation station and
anchored in Bikini Ato]? at 1838; at 1955 departed
Bikini for sea; on 6 May at 0725 reanchored in
Bikini Atoll; 11 May at 1819 underway for Enewetak; 12 May at 1052 anchored in Enewetak Atoll
On 26 april at 1100 departed assigned area for an-
chorage number 3 in Bikini Atoll; anchored at 1710
On 7 April at 1019 departed evacuation station and
anchored at N-4 in Bikini Atoll at 1150
On 27 March at 1336 anchored in Bikini Atoll
By 1300 began receiving BRAVO fallout; at 1800 en
route to Enewetak with Curtiss (AV-4) and Estes
(AGC-12) to allow task force ta reorganize and resume Bikini operations afloat; on 2 March anchored
at Enewetak Atoll at 0943; on 4 March at 1847 departed for Bikini, arriving 5 March at 0900
Ship Location/Activities
Installment History of Operation CASTLE (Reference 14); Operation Letters for BRAVO, ROMEO, UNION, YANKEE, NECTAR;
Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Deck Log.
14 May
NECTAR (E)
Sources:
5 May
KOON (8)
YANKEE (B)
7 Apr
ROMEO (B)
26 Apr
27 Mar
BRAVO (B)
UNION (B)
1 Mar
Shot
of
Time
USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) operational activities during CASTLE test series.
Shot
Date
Table 82.