VIII There the equipmant was moved to the beach, loaded in the L@Ws which were in turns loaded in BOLLE GROVE's well, and returned to mniwetck for decontamination and further shipment. Rolleup of the other three werther stations, st Hajureo, Kusale and Ponape, was acccaplished by LST 551 enroute to Pearl Harber. ‘The LST beached at these atolls with- ont diftionlty. ORBE & ‘The Task Group 7.3 roll-up was largely a self-contained operction, ‘The only materia) left in the forward area woe the under’ waber detection installation at Eaiwetok, The unterwater aystes ant hydrephenes were left in places equipment above water was acthballed and left in carctaker states, Underwater Detection Unit supplies end spare parte were losied im BELLE GIOVE with the Bosh Pool equipnetth, Special equipment that had been installed in ships‘in the forwand area, incluting much voles radio equipsont that had been loaned to the Ravy by ether task groups or installed in ships far use by scientific or base facility's personnal, was renoved and returned to its ommers before ships left the ares, Special ,ulpment instalietions that Kad been made in saval ehipyards prior to CASTLE, including the extensive conmuntestion installation in ESTES, were scheduled for re- moval when ships reached their hone yerds. The only ship te retain her special equipment was GETISS, eince she was alrasdy elated for exploynent in Operation HIGHAM, Shipe ware instructed to renove their BUSH IFS designed washdoun gear, recomiition it, survey conusable articles quel 2h2