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Source:

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0620

Time
of
Det.

Steamed in assigned
operating area

26 March at 2130 underway for
operating area BF 29-34-R, with

jan), LCU-637, LCU-1348

to Rongerik with LCU~292 (civil-

By 13 May steaming from Enewet ak

BG 35-40-R

1 AVR and 18 LCMs; at 0310
changed course for area

operating area BG 25-30-R with

berth N-2, Bikini, to assigned

4 May at 1645 underway from

proceeded to operating area
BH 45-50-R

Steamed to Rongerik

Steamed in assigned

operating area

Steamed in assigned
Operating area

25 April at 1937 underway from
berth N-2, Bikini, to assigned
operating area BG 25-30-R with
1 AVR, 18 LCMs, 4 DUKWs; at 0324

took station 10 miles (18 km)
from Curtiss (AV-4); at 0353

Steamed in assigned
operating area

5 April departed Bikini for
operating area BG 32 36-L with
14 boat pool LCMs, 4 civilian
LCMs, 1 AVR

L(Ms, 1 AVR below deck

14 boat pool L(Ms, 4 civilian

Steamed in assigned
operating area

At Shot Time

28 February underway from anchorage N-3, Bikini, to assigned
operating area BF 30-35-R with
18 LOMs and } AVR in well deck

Preshot

Postshot

14 May at 0640 disembarked LCU~292; at 0640 disembarked
LCU-637; at 0824 disembarked LCU-1348; from 1848 to 1903
embarked LCUs; at 1955 departed from Rongerik en route to
Enewetak; 16 May at 0650 anchored berth B-2, Enewetak

N-2, Bikini

At 1743 anchored berth N-2, Bikini; at 2013 underway
from berth N-2 to operating area BG 35-40-R with LCMs
and AVR still embarked; 6 May at 0743 anchored berth

At 1656 anchored berth N-2, Bikini

At 1136 anchored berth N-2, Bikini

At 1328 anchored berth N-2, Bikini

debarked 13 LCMs

unit, proceeded to Bikini; at 0804 anchored N-3; at 1220

(ATF-101), Grosse Point (PC-1546); at 0706 detached from

At 1245 set-the gas-tight envelope, repair parties manned
and crew at shelter stations; between 1252-1537 washdown
system on; at 1651 closed in on Bairoko (CVE-115); at 1727
helicopter left radiac cargo on ship; at 1720 helicopter
left 1 USAF officer on ship; at 2012 set gas-tight envelope; from 2025-2115 washdown system on; 2 March steamed
in company with Philip (DDE-498), Gypsy (ARSD-1), Cocopa

Ship Location/Activities

USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.

USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) Deck Log.

14 May

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