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Table 76.
USS Tawakoni (ATF-114) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.
Shot
Shot
Date
Time
of
Det.
BRAVO (B}
1 Mar
0645
Ship Location/Activities
Preshot
At Shot Time
28 February at 1640 transferred
YCV-9 to Cocopa (ATF-101); at
Steamed in assigned
operating area
2000 left Bikini Lagoon for
assigned operating area
«
Postshot
At 1045 maneuvered and rendezvoused with Molala (ATF-106),
600 yards (550 meters) astern; at 1710 made Inspection of
YAG-39; 2 March towing YAG-39 en route to Enewetak; at 1306
maneuvered to put whale boat in water to board YAG-39; at
1900 moored to buoy in anchorage C-3, Enewetak; between
2000-2205 moored YAG-39 with 2 M-boats and a YTi assisting, cracked starboard and port quarters while mooring
YAG; at 2225 left Enewetak Atoll for Bikini; 3 March at
1955 anchored in vicinity of YCV-9, Eneu
ROMEO (B)
27 Mar
0630
26 March at 1318 underway with
YFN-935 in tow; at 1501 anchored vicinity of Eneu Island;
Steamed in assigned
At 1812 proceeded to intercept YAG-39; 28 March at 1219
operating area
at 1820 underway again; at 2110
maneuvering by YAG-39; steamed with YAG-39 until 29 March
around 0800; at 1140 anchored in berth K-2, Enewetak
Z9E
maintained position 1,000 yards
(900 meters) on starboard beam
of Cocopa
KOON (B)
7 Apr
0620
6 April at 0634 underway from
Enewetak for assigned evacuation area BG 30-34-R
Steamed in assigned
evacuation area
7 April at 1550 picked up passengers at Eneu Channel and
proceeded out of channel to vicinity of Eneman Island; at
1902 entered lagoon by Eneu Channel; at 1928 anchored off
Eneu Island, Bikini Atal)
UNION (B)
26 Apr
0605
Did not sortie
Anchored in berth
€-5, Enewetak
26 April at 2000 underway to assigned operating area;
28 April at 0948 anchored mooring D-4, Enewet ak
YANKEE (B)
5 May
0610
4 May at 1600 underway with
YFN-934 in tow
Steamed in
operating area
Until 6 May, at 0400, remained in operating area; at 0823
anchored in Bikini off Eneu Istand; at 1330 LCM-4] and
LCM-42 took YFN-934; at 1730 underway for decontamination
project; at 1803 moored alongside LCU-636; at 1926 underway to N-11 anchorage; at 1935 anchored in N-11, Bikini
NECTAR (£)
Source:
14 May
0620
USS Tawakonj
8 May at 1608 underway from
Bikini to Pearl Harbor with
YCV-9 in tow
bt
ce,
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Steamed from Bikini
to Pearl Harbor
with YCV-9 in tow
Continued steaming; 18 May at 0613 cast off YCV-9;
at 0640 moored alongside DE-3 at Pearl Harbor
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