289
P NICHOLAS
LST-1157 — 59 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 171°
USS GEORGE EASTMAN (YAG-39)" — 26 nmi NE OF GZ, BEARING 055°
USS GRANVILLE S. HALL (YAG-40)° — 25 nmi NE OF GZ, BEARING 055°
USNS LEO (T-AKA60) — ANCHORED AT ENEWETAK ATOLL
.
LSG-551 — ANCHORED AT ENEWETAK ATOLL
USNS FRED C. AINSWORTH (T-AP-181)* — 35 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 138°
USS CURTISS (AV 4) — 35 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 148°
USS EPPERSON (ODE-719) — 32 nmi NW OF ENEWETAK, BEARING 317°
USS ESTES (AGC-12) — 53 nmi SE OF G2, BEARING 150°
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LST-551
Figure 82.
163°
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SOURCE OF INFORMATION. SHIPS’ LOGS
DF ROM OPERATION CASTLE PROJECT 6.4
162°E
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NOTES:
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Ship positions at detonation time, CASTLE, UNION.
3FROM TG 7.3 OPERATION LETTER — UNION, 11 APRIL 1954
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USS BAIROKO (CVE-115) — 57 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 155°
USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2) (WITH 18 LCMs, 4 DUKWs, 1 AVR) — 30 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 146°
USS COCOPA (ATF-101) (WITH YFN-934) — 63 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 172°
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TAWAKONI
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RENSHAW
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10° | USS MENDER (ARS-2} — 60 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 175°
USS MOLALA (ATF -106) — 36 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 136°
USS NICHOLAS (DDE 449) — 90 nmi SW OF GZ, BEARING 245°
USS PHILIP (ODE 498)? — 64 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 152°
USS RECLAIMER (ARS 42) — 51 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 150°
USS RENSHAW (DDE 499) — ANCHORED AT ENEWETAK ATOLL
USS SHEA (DM.30)* — 40 nmi SE OF GZ, BEARING 133°
USS SIOUX (ATF-75) — ANCHORED AT ENEWETAK ATOLL
USS TAWAKONI (ATF-114) — ANCHORED AT ENEWETAK ATOLL
11°
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LST-762
ATOLL
ENEWETAK
EPPERSON
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