ae 2. DEFLODONT ‘During this period “ships ‘and units of Task Group 7.3 arrived in and departed from the forward area in the following orderx': 2% January - USS PC 1546 arrived at Eninetok. She had sailed from Pearl Harbor on 5 January but was delayed at Johnston Island by an engineering breakdown. With the arrival of the 1546, _ USS PC 1172, her temporary replacement, was released, and departed Eniwetok 27 January for her base at Kwajalein. 2 a USS APACHE (ATF-67) arrived at Bikini from Subic Bay. . *«B February - USS ESTES (AG0-12), flagship of Coomander Joint Task Force Suva, arrived at‘Eniwetok from San Diego and Pearl : ~ Harbor, 2: 7 . 6 February | - Task Unit 723065 the Atomic Warfare Counter : measures Unit, composed of YAG ce YAG40, and USS MOLALA (40-106)with CTU 1.306 in YAG 40, arrived at Bileini from San Francisco and -Pearl Harbor, This unit reached Eninetok the following day and began preparations for the first shot. a $ February - uss/C0coPA (ATF-1OL)(LT W. 0. Wilson, USN) 1 with YC 1081 (barge for Project 1.4) in tow, and USS GYPSY (ARSD-1) (LT R. 0. Wilson, USN) arrived at Bikini from Pearl Harbor and comi . nenced operations in support of Project 1.4 the following day. 12 February - USS LST 825 (LT K. W. Laughlin, USN), relief Nee ee ee v — —