354

Source:

Steamed in assigned
assigned operating area

13 May at 1857 underway from

USS Estes (AGC-12) Deck Log.

area; at 2001 arrived in operating area

Enewetak to assigned operating

14 May

NECTAR (€)

0620

Steamed as before

4 May at 2049 underway for operating area; at 2218 arrived in
operating area

0610

At 0741 anchored in anchorage C-1,
Enewetak; at 1526 underway en route to
San Diego

At 1355 Curtiss (AV-4) approached starboard for highline transfer; at 1428
C1G 7.3 arrived by highline; at 1708
anchored at berth N-4, Bikini; at 1934
underway to Enewetak; 6 May at 0823
moored at buoy B-1, Enewetak; at 2015
(ee ai} provisions from the Arequipa
(AF -31

At 1552 anchored at berth N-4, Bikini;
at 1952 underway from Bikini to Enewetak;
from 2220-2230 lost power to running
lights

5 May

At 1101 anchored at berth N-3, Bikini;
8 April at 1845 received provisions from
Karin (AF -33)

27 March at 1325 anchored at berth N-4,
Bikini; 28 March at 0737 underway; at
0934 anchored in berth A-6, Bikini

from Enewetak to Bikini; 3 March anchored
at anchorage N-4, Bikini, at 0843

dition Purple II; 2 March steamed en route
from Bikini to Enewetak; at 0845 moored
to buoy B-1, Enewetak; at 1831 underway

At 0830 set condition Purpte [[; at 1125
set condition Purple III; at 1535 set con-

Postshot

Steamed on station

YANKEE (B)

5 April at 1207 underway for
operating area; 7 April steamed
to remain on station

Steamed as before

Steamed as before

KOON (B)

26 March at 2039 underway from

Bikini to assigned operating
area; at 2259 arrived at assigned
position

Steamed as before

25 April at 2228 underway; at
2348 arrived in operating area;
26 April steamed to remain on
station; at 0545 mustered crew

0620

7 Apr

ROMEO (B)

“

28 February at 1842 underway from
Bikini to operating area; at 2022
arrived at assigned operating
area; steamed independently off
Bikini

At Shot Time

0605

0630

27 Mar

BRAVO (8)

Preshot

26 Apr

0645

1 Mar

Shot

Ship Location/Activities

UNION (B)

of
Det.

Time

USS Estes (AGC-12) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.

Shot
Date

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