350 eer “) oy At 0620, steaming from Kwa- 13 May at 1746 underway from 0620 14 May NECTAR (E) Source: bearing 150° from shot; USS Bairoko (CVE-115) Deck Log. Kwajalein Atoll Atoll Philip to Bikini Bikini operating area with 25 April at 1853 underway for jalein to Bikini, 40 nmi (74 km) SE of Eneu 0625 set modified condition Able; between 0652-0702 washdown gear on At 0610, 34 nmi (63 km) bearing 155° from shot At 0605, 57 nmi (105 km) 4 May at 1555 underway with Renshaw (DDE-499) from Bikini to assigned operating area 0605 operational area off Bikini 0610 from shot 5 May ing 100° At 0620, 23 nmi (43 km) bear- operating, but no new fallout received At 0630, 43 nmi (80 km) bearing 124° from shot; from 0700-0710, washdown gear YANKEE (B) Epperson (DDE-719) in the Steamed in the company of the ational area off Bikini 26 April at 2024 underway from Bikini Lagoon to oper- from Bikini to Enewetak use until 1845; steamed from began; firehoses continued tem; at 1800 a second fallout after securing washdown sys- At 0645, 38 nmi (70 km) bearing 1326 from shot; at material condition Able set when heavy fallout detected; washdown system operated 0810-0931; firehoses used 26 Apr 0620 0630 area; 1 March at 0243 rendezvoused with Philip (DDE-498) 28 February at 2307 underway from Bikini to operating At Shot Time UNION (B) 27 Mar ROMEO (B) 0645 Preshot Ship Location/Activit 1405 anchored in berth N-5, Bikini; 1206 anchored in berth N-3, Bikini; at underway for Enewetak From 0912-1045 Philip alongside to fuel; At 1643 anchored in berth N-6, Bikini 1611 anchored in berth N-5, Bikini 1104 anchored in berth N-5, Bikini buoy T-2, Bikini; 29 March washdown system operated 0130-0215; reactivated at 0320 March at 0859 after shifting moored to approximately 0900 launched two heliters for initial radiological survey; carried on all day; 3 March arrived Bikini, launched helicopter radsafe surveys use of high-pressure hoses and scrubbing March decontamination efforts started gain after 0800 radiological monitoring; Postshot uri ng the CASTLE test series. 7 Apr 1 Mar BRAVO (B) Det. Time of USS Bairoko (CVE-115) operational activities KOON (B) Date Shot Shot Table 67.