USS Belle Grove (LSD-2) operational activities during the CASTLE test series.
Table 78.
Shot
BRAVO (B)
Shot
Date
Time
of
Det.
1 Mar
0645
Ship Location/Activities
Preshot
At Shot Time
28 February underway from an-
chorage N-3, Bikini, to assigned
operating area BF 30-35-R with
Steamed in assigned
operating area
18 LOMs and 1 AVR in well deck
Pastshot
At 1245 set the gas-tight envelope, repair parties manned
and crew at shelter stations; between 1252-1537 washdown
system on; at 1651 closed in on Bairoko (CVE-115); at 1717
helicopter Jeft radiac cargo on ship; at 1720 he ticopter
left 1 USAF officer on ship; at 2012 set gas-tight enve-
lope; from 2025-2115 ara system on; 2 March steamed
in company with Philip (ODE-498), Gypsy (ARSO-1), Cocopa
(ATF-101), Grosse Point (PC-1546); at 0706 det achedFrom
unit, proceeded to Bikini; at 0804 anchored N-3; at 1220
debarked 13 LCMs
ROMEO (B)
27 Mar
0630
26 March at 2130 underway for
operating area BF 29-34-R, with
14 boat pool LCMs, 4 civilian
Steamed in assigned
operating area
At 1328 anchored berth N-2, Bikini
Steamed in assigned
At 1136 anchored berth N-2, Bikini
Steamed in assigned
operating area
At 1656 anchored berth N-2, Bikini
LOMs, 1 AVR below deck
7 Apr
0620
L9E
KOON (B)
5 April departed Bikini for
operating area BG 32 36-L with
14 boat pool LCMs, 4 civilian
Operating area
LOMs, 1 AVR
UNION (B)
26 Apr
0605
25 April at 1937 underway from
berth N-2, Bikini, to assigned
Operating area BG 25-30-R with
1 AVR, 18 LCMs, 4 DUKWs: at 0324
took station 10 miles (18 km)
from Curtiss (AV-4); at 0353
proceeded to operating area
BH 45-50-R
YANKEE (B)
5 May
0610
4 May at 1645 underway from
berth N-2, Bikini, to assigned
operating area BG 25-30-R with
1 AVR and 18 LCMs; at 0310
Operating area
Steamed in assigned
At 1743 anchored berth N-2, Bikini; at 2013 underway
from berth N-2 to operating area BG 35-40-R with LCMs
and AVR still embarked; 6 May at 0743 anchored berth
N-2, Bikini
BY 35
steamed to Ronger ik
14 May at 0640 disembarked LCU-292; at 0640 disembarked
LCU-637; at 0824 disembarked LCU-1348; from 1848 to 1903
embarked LCUs; at 1955 departed from Rongerik en route to
Enewetak; 16 May at 0650 anchored berth B-2, Enewetak
changed course for area
BG 35-40-R
NEV TAN
Toe
Te tay
Le
ian), LCU-637, LCU-1348
Source:
newetak
to Rongerik with LCU-292 (civil-
USSBelle Grove (LSD-2) Deck Log.