64 SPECTAL SURFACE SECURITY 7.3.1 b (ODF -499) (Reference 13). (CVE-115), a control ship for TG7.4 Supported JTF 7 Rongerik weather station and Project 6.6 personnel at Rongertk Atoll for shots YANKEE and NECTAR. Assisted Project ?.5a in recovering fallout buoys. 283 25 0 237 20 5? Assisted Project ¢.5a 10 recovering fallout buoys. 250 19 0 aircraft during shots, scientific project support, and escorts for 7.3.0 and 7.3.9 as required. On board Epperson (DDE-719); unit provided surface security for bath atolls, a plane guard for Bairoko Escort Division Twelve provided a screen for Curtiss (AV-4) from Hawatl to the PPG. to TG 7.1, assisted mm positioning aircraft at shot time using a Raydist system; served as a radsafe checkpaint and decontamination station. orabory and machine shop facilities Provided surface transportation for shot devices from the United states to the PPG; in the PPG provided 1ab- Comments 24? (Reference 11) or Operation Plan 1-53 (Reference 12), PC-1546 Epperson (ND£-719) Renshaw Civ 17 18 0 246 Philip 255 256 17 0 257 17 (DDE-498) 16 594 FM Nicholas (DDE-449) 51 off NA ) Civ NA 668 EM NA 40 Off Complement Personne] in Consolidated Listb Commander Escort Division 12 (See 7.3.1) Destroyers as assigned Curtiss (AV-4) Ship Name, Hu 11 Number a Operation CASTLE, functions and complements of Task Group 7.3. From Consolidated Last of Pxpasures YPeom TS 7.3 Final Sourees: NA -- Not Available. UNIT Escort Element 7.3.0.1 DEVICES Special Devices Element UNIT 7.3.0.0 7.3.0 Number Task Element /Uait Table 5.