Naval Task Greup Summary of Tasks
CJTF SEVEN No. 1-53

TYPE

NO.

IDENTIFICATION

ETA FWD AREA

MISSION & REMARKS

Task Group 7.3 boat pool in place and operational by 20 January 1954,
consisting ef the following craft:
LOM

21

LOP(L)

2

LOP(R)

2

LCU

5

AVR

2

ycv

1

Ycv-9

1 Feb 54

Helicopter land-

YO

1

YO-120

Now in Forward Area

POL storage

YOGN

1

YOGN-82

Now in Forward Area

POL storage

YOG

1

YOG-61

15 Jan 54

POL storage. Now
at KWAJALEIN.

YFN

1

SAR. One AVR now
at BIKINI. One
now at ENIWETOK.

1 Feb 54

ing platforn.

Boat pool tender.

Parts storage.

PLY-20

1

BuNo 59763

1 Feb 54

P2vV-5

1

BuNo 124881

27 Jan 54

Drone vessel con-

HMR-362

15 Jan 54

Liaison & reentry

BuNo 122080
BuNo 122471

15 Jan 54

Inter-atoll transport

HRS
PBM-5A
4

r

Task Group 7.3 Aircraft:

10
2

"Tuna Can" Proj.
trol.

The Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet has provided the following
ships and aircraft for security of the ENIWETOK-BIKINI area:
DDE

4

CORTDESDIV 12
USS EPPERSON DDE-~-719
USS NICHOLAS DDE~L49
USS PHILIP DDE-498
USS RENSHAW DDE-499

PC

15 Jan 54

Escort and security.

Escort and secu-

rity (Tentative).

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