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Steaming under boilers #1 and #2, on course 322° (T & pes), 323° (pse}, speed 9.5 kmots (8&5 37.5,
enroute to point "Tare" in accordance with CJTF operations,slan fieuj for “Saker® test of crossroaas
overation,
Steazing in company witr USS SHANGRI-La (CV38)(CTS 1.6 OTC) and USo CHARLES P, CECL_
(00535) (ComDesQanr¥VE, in bent Line @erean Sorcatio:n #12 (USF 105) as follows: SHANGHI-LA Fleet
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Center ang guide, CECIL in station #1 (2.5060); TURNER in station #2 (<,5300}. Regular eruising water
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anc material condition "Baker" set,
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Lt.(3g),
4 to 8
Steaming as before on course 328° (T & pgc), 323° (psc), speed 9.5 knots (85 aP_).
3437 changed course to 290°(T & pgc), 283°(psc). Q500 ligntec fires uncer boiler #4. 0503 lighted
lires und_r bo ler #3. 0539 changed course to 325 (T & pec), 322°(psc). 0559 changed speed to
12 mots (108 RPL).
fi. (2120).
O700 changed speed to 15 knots (1b0 RPL).
Changed oburse to 160°(T & pgc), 159°(psc).
0725 took plane guard station
Changed spesd to lh: mots (172 RPi).
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Steazing as before on course 160° (T & pge), 159°(psc), speed 1€ knots. C800 msterec
crew on stations. AbSentees: None. 08]3 completed launckung operations. Turned to 325°(T & pgs),
32.°(psc}. Chan-ed formation speed to 20 mots (194 RPK). O617 detacned from formation by oraer
of CT3 1.6. Proceeding independently to point "Able"* (CJTF operations plan #1-46) on course 12°
(T& pec), 145° (psec), speea 27 mots (270 RP.). Commenced building up to maxim.c speed,
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Mission: to assist with fighter direstion in conjunction with Drone control. 635 test "Baker"
atozic bomb exvloded. White eloud or flame observed moving lateral_y at the horizon on oearing
13°(T). 0903 attained maximux specd of 345 BF..)(31.5 knots engine speed, 30 mots b; pitometer log).
1.25 changed course to 140°(T & pgc), 143 (pac). 1O50 oraered by CTG 1.6 to rejoin formation.
Changed course to 320°(+ & pgc), 315°(psc). 1123 signtec US: SHA.GHI-LA bearing 520°(T), distant
l, miles. 1130 procedding on various courses to rejoin SHANGRI-LA. 1150 rejoinec SHAIZiU-LA
taking plane guard station #1 (2170), on course 138°(T & psc), 139°(psc). Specd le knots (172 RPL).
USs CECIL elgnt (8) giles astern, Made aaily inspection of magazines anc smokeless poder sacpies.
Conditions nornal, except for a maxicum recorded tecperature,or 1 OF in
202 reacy service box #5.
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Steaming as before on course 138°(T & pgc), 139°(psc), speed 18 kmots (172 R>k).
1205 let fires die under boilers #. and #2.
1330 CECIL rejoined for.ition, tak_ng plane guarc station.
#2 (2:50). 1350 formation turmed to 1659(T & pgc}, 1630 (psc). 1352 stationed plane crash detail.
1:5 increased fleet speed to 25 knots (248 RPK). 1357 SHANSRI-LA cam.enced flight operations. 1404
SHANGRI=LA completed flight op-rations. 1405 formation turned to Il? (T & pec), 138°(pse).
14,06 reduced fleet speed to 20 mots (194 RPM).
Sp-ed to 12 kmets (108 BPL},
1409 eecured plane crash cevail.
1416 changed fleet
1417 proceeding on various courses and at various speecs to go alongsia:
SHANGRI<La.” 1425 SH-NOAI-La transferred mail to TURNER.
1,0°(T & pge), 138°(pse;, speed 25 mots (248 BP).
reduced apeed to 16 kmots (150 RPL).
1444 cleared SEANGRI-WUA, on course
1452 changed course to 075°(T & pgc}, O64°(psc),
Detached from assigned duty with ShAIGAI-LA (CV38)(CTG 1.6)
and Oseration Crossroads. Proceeding enroute P-arl Marcor, T.H., in accoraance with CJTr-i aispatch
232238 of July 1946. 1537 let fires die out under #3 boiler.
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