346

KOON (8B)

Anchored in lagoon
at Rongerik Atoll

No log available,
presumably moored
in Pearl Harbor

Anchored in lagoon at
Rongerik Atoll

13 May anchored at

0610
0620

5 May

14 May

YANKEE (B)

NECTAR (E)

Source:

at Rongerik Atol]

Grosse Point (PC-1546) Deck Log.

berth Able-3, Pear]
Harbor

Anchored in lagoon

Anchored in lagoon at
Rongerik Atoll

0605

26 Apr

firing

Steamed in assigned
operating area; at
0633 began firing
illuminating shells;
at 0635 completed

Anchored at Enewetak

Steamed in designated

operating area

At Shot Time

No log available, presumably moored
in Pear] Harbor

Underway to assigned station at
1255

Bikini at 1326; 27 April arrived
Bikini Atoll] at 0401; anchored in
berth N-8, Bikini

Underway from Rongerik Atoll to

At 0928 departed Ailinginae Atoll
en route Bikini; at 1203 arrived
assigned area; at 1928 anchored in
berth N-7, Bikini

Remained anchored

berth N-1, Bikini Lagoon

starboard side of Cocopa (ATF-101),

2 March joined formation with
Philip (ODE-498) and other ships;
left formation at 1541 to proceed
to Bikini Lagoon; at 1634 moored to

At 2120 commenced screening Belle

Postshot

Grove (LSD-2), TU 7.3.7; 2 March—

Ship Location/Activities

UNION (B)

area southwest of
atol]

Atoll] for assigned

6 April at 1600 under-

7 Apr

ROMEO {B)
way from Ailinginae

Anchored at Enewetak

0630

27 Mar

BRAVO (B)

0620

28 February underway
to conduct ASW patrol
off Bikini; 1 March in
designated operating
area with Tawakoni
(ATF-114)

0645

1 Mar

Shot

Preshot

Time
of
Det.

USS Grosse Point (PC-1546) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.

Shot
Date

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