344

26 March at 1601 underway from
Bikini for DDE air control station

0630

27 Mar

BRAVO (B)

ROMEO (B)

0610

0620

5 May

14 May

YANKEE (B)

NECTAR (E}

Source:

Moored at berth N-3, Enewetak with

0605

26 Apr

UNION (B)

USS Renshaw (DDE-~499) Deck Log.

tak, for area southeast of Enewetak at 1900; arrived on station
at 2145 in assigned sector

13 May left anchorage K-2, Enewe-

Bairoko (CVE~115) at 2117

patrolling; rendezvoused with

4 May steaming on a random patrol

north of Bikini; at 1914 ceased

craft of the Pacific fleet

Leo (T-AKA-60) and other small

Anchored at berth K-2, Enewetak

0620

7 Apr

KOON (B)

10942'N, 164907°E at 0500

steaming on station at 0032; proceeding to new contro) station

at 11910'N, 163950'E; 27 March

28 February at 1100, underway from
berth N-5, Emewetak, to air control station, 10°41'N, 164906'E;
1 March proceeded to new control
station, 11942'N, 164°06'E at 0531

0645

1 Mar

Shot

Preshot

Time
of
Det.

Steamed on assigned
station

assigned sector

Steamed on patrol

southeast of Bikini
with Bairoko in

Mdored at berth N-3,
Enewet ak

Anchored at berth
K-2, Enewet ak

Steamed on contro}
station

Steamed to control
station

At Shot Time

Entered Enewetak Lagoon at 0633; anchored at berth
B-2, Enewetak at 0820; moved to berth C-2, Enewetak,
at 0840; moved to berth 8-2, Enewetak, at 1727;
underway for Pear) Harbor at 2157

sector southeast of Bikini

1602 proceeded to remain 5,000 yards (4.6 km) off
Eneu Channel, Bikini; at 1857 proceeded to assigned

to station 100 yards (90 meters) astern Bairoko; at

guard station with Estes (AGC-12); at 1442 returned

Curtiss (AV-4); at 1055 returned to plane guard
station with Bairoko; at 1318 proceeded to life-

At 1030 proceeded to lifeguard station astern

Remained anchored

Remained anchored

patrol area south of Enidrik Island; at 1845 on patrol station

At 1344 released from contro) station, proceeded to

first evacuees; motor whaleboat also employed in
evacuation; evacuated and decontaminated 154 natives of Utirik Atoll between 1055-1256; at 1314
underway for Kwajalein Atoll

ashore in gig at 0810 and returned at 1055 with

embark a passenger; 3 March remained at sea on patrol off Enewetak; 4 March underway in the early
morning to Utirik Atoll; arrived off Utirik about
0800; executive officer and Yanding party went

at 0945 received small boat along starboard to dis-

Postshot
Arrived at control station at 0832; at 2054 control
duties completed, proceeding to Enewetak; on 2 March

Ship Location/Activities

USS Renshaw (DDE-499) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.

Shot
Date

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