required at Bikini after BRAVO and provide command facilities for . CTG Tel it wasnecessaryto revise this plan and shift ‘the AGC to Bikint; She wasused there primarily as the headquarters ship for the Scientific Task crcupis Bikini staff, continuing to serve a8 the Task . Force flagehip during shots. Her planned function ass Enivetok Harbor. Control was dissimed by the senior vessel ‘Fresent atthat atoll, wscaly. one) of the socurity DDEs.ave LS . oO, SLe : se Le - ot oe. a 6. Use.of the ships as the fw tine baseforoperations at Bikini | increased some of the Navy's problems there.“thereplanning had called| ee LvS for only temporary‘and oscastonal occupancy. of ‘the“aitips by Bikini”oS persomel, ‘they were nowon ‘board Permanently. This caused greatly inereased‘consumption of stores ant‘fresh weier, placed a strain on = a ships’feotlities, particularly launiriesend nesses,and in general *aoe lea ‘toJong’and arduous ‘hours of ‘dabor for shipat crews.1 ‘The ‘ecosssty. for‘ships to ‘vemain famobilized at Bikini complicatedthe logistics , prebiea,sopsotallyinréfuoling operations. It was cccsstonally necessary to eet ships miervay despite‘the,smerfereic withoperations “st ashore’ ‘end‘tend then 6 sea for refueling. ‘Training, except RadSafe. treining, ‘suffered serious r during the period. “The Boat Pool felt the | change to a considerabledegree, in the form of a sharply increased work load. BRAVO ‘cost naval personnel their recreation facility ashore on Bikini Island. The area renained too "hot" for use. Since the major ships ‘were required to remain at Bikini, there was no opportunity for 138 me _ “Lee eee, Boe ag