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Evacuation
The extent of personnel evacyation at Eniwetok and

Bikini Atolls depended on the magnitude of the shot.

The maxi-

mum, at Eniwetok Atoll, involved withdrawal of all personnel
from the upper islands to Jatin, Parry, and Eniwetok, with a
limited number of project personnel permitted on Aniyaanii.
At Bikini personnel were generally evacuated to Enyu

Island; however, on large shots all personnel (except the arming party which was located in station 70 on Enyu Island) were
evacuated aboard ship.

The average evacuation time at Bikini,

including readying and buttoning up instrument stations, was

eight hours.

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In general, afloat housing at Bikini was assigned as
follows:

USS Boxer (CVS-21) - Joint Task Force SEVEN, TG 7.3,
TG 7.4, and TG 7.5 commanders and staffs, TG 7.1 Command and
Staff Sections, key scientific personnel, Rad-Safe team, and
persons scheduled for early re-entry and recovery by helicopter,
The USS Monticello (LSD-35) was substituted for the USS Boxer in

July and August when the Boxer was at Johnston Island.

USNS Ainsworth (TAP-181) - J-1 and J-3 representatives,
project personnel, and Holmes and Narver civilians.

Assignment of berthing space (cabin and troop) was as

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follows:
Name of Ship

BerthingAssignments

Agency Making

When Berthing

USS Boxer
USNS Ainsworth
Other Ships

J-1 Bikini
Same as Above
Representative of

D-3
Same as Above
Upon Embarkation

Ship's Captain
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Assignments Were Made

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